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Douglas County sheriff returning about $200,000 worth of stolen items, 5 facing charges
Reporter, PhotographerDouglas County sheriff says investigators uncovered a large theft ring that spans several counties. Five people are facing charges. Sheriff Chris Degase says he expects more arrests and charges. List of Individuals Facing Charges: Frankie Dwain Rogers,...Tags: Crimes, Politics, Interior Policy, Methamphetamine (drug), Prosecution
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Asian stocks brace for fall, China data eyed
ReutersSYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian stock markets were braced for a fall on Thursday in line with Wall Street after the U.S. central bank confirmed that it would begin to withdraw stimulus this year if the economy continued to recover as it expected. Tokyo's Nikkei...Tags: Cyprus, Nasdaq Composite, Christopher Johnson, Wars and Interventions, Land Price
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State lawmakers set up committee to tackle pension reform
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD --- The General Assembly is in special session today to form a conference committee of lawmakers who will try to come up with a way to break a stalemate on government worker pension reform. The Senate got the ball rolling by voting 45-11 not...Tags: Justice System, Regional Authority, Pat Quinn, Elections, Politics
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Britain says reckless bankers could face jail
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Bankers who are reckless with customers' or taxpayers' money could face criminal charges and have bonuses and pensions clawed back, according to proposals backed by Britain's prime minister on Wednesday. Many Britons blame bankers'...Tags: Services and Shopping, United Kingdom, Prisons, Politics, David Cameron
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Lawmakers may punt on pensions
State lawmakers return to the Capitol on Wednesday to consider fixes to Illinois' financially woeful government worker pension system, but the heaviest lifting they're likely to do is to vote to form a committee to seek an elusive compromise. Lacking...
Tags: Christine Radogno, Justice System, Parties and Movements, Elections, Illinois Governor
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Chile's Pinera eyes pension fund reform to boost returns
ReutersSANTIAGO, June 19 (Reuters) - Chilean president Sebastian Pinera is seeking to reform the Andean country's private pension funds to boost competitiveness and increase pensions for workers, he told a local radio station on Wednesday. The conservative...Tags: Radio Industry, Entertainment, Elections, Credit Ratings, Politics
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Don't count Cullerton out
"You must be one of those (expletives) from Room 6." I don't remember the first 10 words my now-wife spoke to me back then, much less the exact first words of old friends. Except, that is, for Illinois Senate President John J. Cullerton, D-Chicago....
Tags: Students, Illinois General Assembly, Pat Quinn, Politics, Illinois Governor
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State Holding Its Own On Corporate Welfare, 'Megadeals' Report Shows
When it comes to the biggest corporate welfare deals, Connecticut is holding its own among states -- for better or worse -- with six incentive packages worth $75 million or more over the last two decades. Pound for pound, under Democrats as well as...Tags: Washington, DC, Dannel P. Malloy , Regional Authority, Politics, UBS AG
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Allentown residents grill LCA on water, sewer rates
Under terms of the Allentown water and sewer lease, city customers will pay a different rate than suburban customers getting their water from the same source, Lehigh County Authority officials said Tuesday at a community meeting. LCA is holding a series...Tags: Collective Contract, Market and Exchange, Wage Contract Issues, Politics, Allentown
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Pro and con:
In advance of the special legislative session in Springfield on Wednesday to take another stab at pension reform, I initiated an email dialogue with Anders Lindall, spokesman for the local chapter of the American Federation of State, County and...Tags: Labor Legislation, Justice System, Politics, Civil and Public Service, Employment
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Voice of the People, Jun. 19
What would Abe do? Even in the time of Abraham Lincoln you needed moral integrity plus either political capital or political savvy to get anything meaningful accomplished. Lincoln had the moral integrity and political savvy; today's politicians are...Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Pat Quinn, Politics, Illinois Governor
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State retirees aren't the bad guys
You've gone from labeling legislators voting against your preferred, more-Draconian Michael Madigan pension bill as cowards (Editorial, "The do-nothing caucus," May 6) to calling them out by name as “obstructionists” (Parts 1-4, June 15-18). I...Tags: Elections, Politics, Interior Policy, Michael Madigan, Finance
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