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The Charleston Gazette, W.Va., Phil Kabler column
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Lobbyists' spending for the first four months of 2013 totaled $280,825, according to disclosures filed with the state Ethics Commission. That was down $94,650 from the same point in 2012, in part because for the first time in four...Tags: Coal, Politics, Chiropractic, Employment, Rentals
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Texas behind the curve on regulating fertilizer plants
Austin American-StatesmanIf the West Fertilizer Co. plant had been in Illinois, state regulators there likely would have inspected it annually, making sure that its bins storing tons of ammonium nitrate were still in good shape and that the potentially explosive chemical wasn't...Tags: Plant Openings, Local Government, Emergency Incidents, Standards, Crime, Law and Justice
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Johnson leads Williamsport at 2A West meet
Saturday, May 18, 2013 PREP TRACK & FIELD IJAMSVILLE, Md. — Nick Johnson led the Williamsport boys team to a fourth-place finish at the Maryland Class 2A West region championships at Oakdale High School. Johnson won the 400-meter dash in 50.23...Tags: Pittsburgh Pirates, Baseball, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, AAA
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Labor leader Kenney pushed for farmworker rights
Seattle TimesFormer state Labor Council President Lawrence Kenney was remembered last week for his advocacy for farmworkers at a time when such a stance took courage. "He was very committed to working the problems of farmworkers and did much to bring farm laborers...Tags: Regional Authority, Elections, Politics, Consultancy Service, Feminism
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Prison for Yuba City union official, wife
Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.A Yuba City union manager and his wife were sentenced to prison in federal court in Sacramento on Friday for misappropriating at least $120,000. U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. sentenced Robert L. Carr, 58, to two years and six months in...Tags: Credit and Debt, Punishment, Judges, Justice System, Career and Workplace
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The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Kevin Leininger column
The News-SentinelIt took Bill Bean just one meeting to realize that the system he had been appointed to enforce deserves to be repealed instead. So Bean, a successful commercial real estate broker and developer who wields considerable clout among Republican bigwigs, has...Tags: Politics, Judges, Justice System, Unions, Crime, Law and Justice
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Tech, labor brandish dueling studies in U.S. immigration fight
ReutersBy Caren Bohan WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - The technology industry and organized labor are locked in a fight that threatens to complicate the U.S. Senate's immigration bill. At the heart of the debate is whether there is a shortage of Americans...Tags: Elections, Microsoft Corporation, Migration, Politics, Justice System
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Illinois Chamber, AFL-CIO agree on compromise over fracking rules
It's no secret our two organizations, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO, don't always see eye to eye on issues. However, we're proud that the issue of hydraulic fracturing is one where our voices have united as part of a broader coalition...Tags: Environmental Issues, Politics, Environmental Politics, Illinois Governor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Labor group won't back away from campaign mailer
The most powerful labor organization in Los Angeles refused Friday to back away from a campaign mailer in which it urges voters to support Wendy Greuel for mayor because she "will raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour." Even though Greuel has said she...
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House bill to have more stringent immigrant controls: aides
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan plan brokered in the House of Representatives will be tougher on illegal immigrants living in the United States than a Senate counterpart, congressional aides said on Friday. But it fails to address the difficult issue...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Migration, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Politics
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Lobbyist spending down in 2013
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.Although lobbyists spent more than a quarter-million dollars during the first four months of 2013, they tightened their purse strings a bit compared to last year. Lobbyists spent about $280,825 during the first quarter of 2013, according to documents...Tags: Elections, Energy Resources, Politics, American Federation of Teachers, Greenbrier
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U.S. House bill to have more stringent immigrant controls -aides
Reuters* Longer path to citizenship than Senate measure * Republicans, Democrats deadlocked on low-skilled workers By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - A bipartisan plan brokered in the House of Representatives will be tougher on illegal immigrants...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Migration, Politics, Justice System, U.S. Senate
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