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Federal immigration services union joins opposition to bill
WASHINGTON – A labor union that represents federal officers who vet immigration applications has decided to oppose the immigration overhaul winding through the Senate, saying provisions in the bill could lead to fraud. The proposed legislation...
Tags: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Judges, Politics, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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U.S. panel votes to speed up airport fingerprinting of immigrants
Reuters* Major U.S. airports would be first to install equipment * Negotiations continue over high-tech visas By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - High-tech systems for tracking the movements of immigrants and other foreigners when leaving the...Tags: Government, Technology, Migration, AFL-CIO, Orrin Hatch
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Broward women brought 143 Haitian workers to US for fake jobs, feds say
The 143 workers paid as much as $3,500 each, lured to South Florida from Haiti with false promises of steady paying jobs in construction or on farms, the hope of getting permanent residency and making a life in the U.S., they said. But when they arrived,...
Tags: Haiti, Fort Lauderdale, Prosecution, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC
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Memorial Day 2013 closings
Washington County - All county administrative offices will be closed Monday for Memorial Day. - Trash will not be collected. - The County Commuter will not operate Monday. - City of Hagerstown - City of Hagerstown offices are closed Monday. -...Tags: Career and Workplace, Human Interest, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Memorial Day, Unemployment Benefits
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New sheriff seeks 14 percent budget increase
Broward County's new sheriff wants more money. Some $93.7 million more. That amounts to a 14 percent budget hike — or about half the price of the new county courthouse under construction. Broward Sheriff Scott Israel would use the money to add 72...
Tags: Elections, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Local Government, Career and Workplace
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Hammonton First candidates announce run for Town Council
The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J.Three former elected officials endorsed by the independent Hammonton First party are jumping back into the political fray, challenging three incumbent council members from the Hammonton Republican Party. Tom Gribbin, Ed Marinelli and Ed Wuillermin...Tags: Elections, U.S. Air Force, Politics, Atlantic County, Science and Technology
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YOUR MONEY-Should you skip Obamacare and keep your old plan?
Reuters(The author is a Reuters contributor. The opinions expressed are her own.) By Kathleen Kingsbury BOSTON, May 20 (Reuters) - When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, starts rolling out in October, it will overhaul how Americans...Tags: Employment, University of Chicago, U.S. Congress, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Marketing
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This week in government
Scheduled meetings this week of the Washington County Commissioners, Washington County Board of Education, and Hagerstown Mayor and Council: WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Hager Hall Conference and Event Center 901 Dual Hwy., Hagerstown Tuesday,...Tags: Government, Local Government, Culture, Charles Street, U.S. Department of Justice
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Hospitals send home some ailing immigrants
The Columbus DispatchHospitals in Ohio and at least 14 other states have forced undocumented immigrant patients who were injured or sick to return to their home countries, according to a recent report. "I think most people have no idea that this is going on," said Lori...Tags: Healthcare Provider, Migration, Immigration, Politics, Hospitals and Clinics
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Arizona law paves way for new for-profit corporations to create 'public benefit'
The Arizona Daily Star, TucsonArizona has adopted a new type of corporation with more than just the bottom line in mind. Called a "benefit corporation," this type of for-profit entity must have a purpose of creating a "general public benefit," in addition to the general corporate...Tags: Judges, Economy, Business and Finance, Laws, Jan Brewer, Lawyers
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OPINION: Saving President Obama's legacy
The Fayetteville Observer, N.C.In January 2009, I took the first major road trip with the woman who became my wife -- a drive to Washington, D.C., to watch Barack Hussein Obama take the oath as the 44th American president. We wanted to be part of history. By sheer coincidence,...Tags: Nobel Prize Awards, Taxation, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Justice
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Supreme Court agrees to hear Fidelity whistleblower case
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a case involving whistleblowers at Fidelity Investments, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether mutual fund employees are subject to the same whistleblower protections as workers at publicly traded companies....Tags: WorldCom Incorporated, Economy, Business and Finance, Employees, Career and Workplace, Personal Finance
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