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Los Angeles city councilman opens lead in race for mayor
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles City Councilman Eric Garcetti opened a convincing election-night lead in his bid to become mayor of America's second-largest city as it faces an increasingly gloomy financial outlook, returns showed late on Tuesday....Tags: Carmen Trutanich, Elections, Wendy Greuel, Politics, Bill Clinton
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JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon survives vote to strip him of chairman role
NEW YORK – Jamie Dimon survived a bruising fight to strip him of his chairmanship, but directors at JPMorgan Chase & Co. may still have to calm restive shareholders. Dimon, JPMorgan's savvy chairman and chief executive, easily beat a proposal to...Tags: Elections, Financial Markets, California Public Employees' Retirement System, Politics, Citigroup Incorporated
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Hagerstown budget approved with no change in tax rates
davem@herald-mail.comHagerstown City Council members passed a $133.1 million budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year Tuesday night, but not without a lot of wrangling. Among the items discussed were financial issues facing the city and whether enough is being done for city...Tags: Employees, Politics, Career and Workplace, Budgets and Budgeting, Economy, Business and Finance
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JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon survives vote to strip him of chairmanship
A JPMorgan Chase & Co. shareholder proposal to split the bank's chairman and chief executive roles -- now both held by Jamie Dimon -- failed to win a majority's support Tuesday. The proposal to split Dimon's jobs at the nation's largest bank won only...
Tags: Elections, California Public Employees' Retirement System, Politics, New York City, Annual and Special Corporate Meetings
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CORRECTED-Los Angeles mayoral race between two former allies nears climax
Reuters(Corrects mayor's first name to Antonio from Anthony in paragraph 6) By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, May 21 (Reuters) - Voters head to the polls on Tuesday to choose between two longtime fixtures of Los Angeles politics in a mayoral election shaped by...Tags: Elections, Wendy Greuel, Politics, Bill Clinton, Local Government
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Council to consider mayor's proposed pension changes
With the city retirement system short hundreds of millions of dollars in unfunded liabilities, officials say they are likely to begin requiring municipal employees to contribute to their pensions. "Pretty much everyone is in agreement that it's fair,"...
Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), William Donald Schaefer, Politics, Career and Workplace, Economy, Business and Finance
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Los Angeles mayoral race between two former allies nears climax
ReutersBy Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, May 21 (Reuters) - Voters head to the polls on Tuesday to choose between two longtime fixtures of Los Angeles politics in a mayoral election shaped by the dire financial outlook of America's second-largest city and the...Tags: Elections, Wendy Greuel, Politics, Local Government, Bill Clinton
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Business briefs: Frontier expands Kanawha broadband
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.Frontier Communications announced it has expanded broadband access to hundreds of homes and businesses in the Kanawha Valley. The company said landline broadband service is now available in the Amma Road, Charleston Road and Cottontree Road areas of...Tags: Employees, Politics, Career and Workplace, Telecommunication Service, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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East St. Louis city employees are hit with surprise drug tests
Belleville News-DemocratCity employees were surprised Wednesday morning with a drug test when they arrived at work. City officials said they felt it was time to do a random test in light of the recent situations involving Fire Department Lt. Khari Sharp, who was charged in...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Urinalysis, Politics, Government
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Bridgeport Is Worse Off Than Stockton
Stockton is one of California's larger cities. Nearly a year ago, its city council voted to file for bankruptcy. This is the largest municipal bankruptcy filing in the nation's history. Bridgeport, however, is in worse financial condition that Stockton...
Tags: Employees, Politics, Career and Workplace, Economy, Business and Finance, Chris Shays
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City of San Francisco, worker unions protest Kaiser premium hike
SAN FRANCISCO — It's a trend many public employees can relate to: Health insurance premiums climb year after year, while at the bargaining table workers have agreed to kick in more for pensions, take salary cuts and sign on to furlough days. But...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Employment, Politics, Career and Workplace
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How not to run a local government
One of the more enjoyable aspects of my public career was an excellent relationship with public safety unions. Law enforcement, fire and EMT groups were supportive of my races for the state legislature, Congress and governor. Although not unheard of,...Tags: Elections, California Public Employees' Retirement System, National Government, Politics, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
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