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Editorial: Speaker Madigan, work your House pension bill in the Senate
Dear House Speaker Michael Madigan, May we call you Mike? Mike — we know you are aware of Wednesday's date, May 29. Friday marks the scheduled end of the Illinois legislature's spring session. Three workdays. As you know, we support your...
Tags: Michael Madigan, Government, Jim Thompson, Chicago Mayor, Elections
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Mailbag: Inheritance, long-term care and tapping retirement savings
Retire SmartEvery few months, I like to use this space to empty out the inbox and answer some reader questions. And just a reminder: If you have a financial question or a comment about a recent column, send it to askjill@jillonmoney.com. And if you would like to be a...Tags: Long Term Care, Internal Revenue Service, Taxation, Radio, Retirement
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX may open lower as commodity prices slip
ReutersMay 31 (Reuters) - Canadian stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Friday as commodity prices slipped, with many investors still nervous about the possibility that the U.S. Federal Reserve could end its monetary easing policy sooner than...Tags: Japan, New Gold Incorporated, Prices, Rainy River Resources Limited, Intel Corp.
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Financial help for patients fighting cancer
After finding a lump in her breast, Laura Wells had to wait nearly six months before getting a confirmed diagnosis of cancer. The 46-year-old Costa Mesa woman was uninsured and working part-time when she discovered the lump in 2007. She worked for...
Tags: Conservation, Lymphoma, Insurance, American Cancer Society, Prostate Cancer
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Billions on the chopping block: Senate debates farm bill
WASHINGTON - Working on a new farm bill, the Senate recently defeated an amendment to change the sugar program but limited the crop insurance premium subsidies for high-income farmers before putting off further action on the bill until after a Memorial...Tags: Joe Donnelly, Conservation, Tammy Baldwin, Agriculture, Al Franken
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Guest commentary: Apple's tax tactics strengthen case for closing loopholes
The following guest commentary was written by Carl Levin, the senior U.S. Senator from Michigan and chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Recently, the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which I chair, held the latest in...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Government Debt, Republic of Ireland, Politics, Head Start
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Germany ends tax disadvantage for corporate electric cars
ReutersFRANKFURT, June 7 (Reuters) - German legislators voted in tax incentives for drivers of zero-emission corporate cars on Friday, cheering an industry so far disappointed by the country's flagging electric car market. Chancellor Angela Merkel wants 1...Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Car Engine Repair, Passenger Cars, Vehicles, Services and Shopping
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Vodafone says paid no UK corporation tax in past year
ReutersBy Tom Bergin LONDON, June 7 (Reuters) - Vodafone Group Plc said it paid no corporation tax in Britain for the year to March 2013, prompting fresh criticism from campaigners who have made the UK mobile telephone group a target in the debate on...Tags: United Kingdom, Politics, Luxembourg, Taxation, Vodafone Group Plc
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Lawsuits target proposed rail yard for Los Angeles harbor
Environmentalists and Long Beach officials are seeking a court order to stop the Port of Los Angeles from proceeding with plans to build a $500-million rail yard that could affect low-income neighborhoods nearby. The Natural Resources Defense Council,...
Tags: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, Justice System, Lawyers, Natural Resources Defense Council, Justice and Rights
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READER SUBMITTED: Free Back-To-School Supplies Program
Cromwell2013 Free Back To School Supplies For Low-Income Families. The Town of Cromwell Youth Services Department in conjunction with the Cromwell Human Services Department is accepting pre-registration for our 2013 Back-To-School Program. Each year, with the...Tags: The Salvation Army, Schools, Preschools, Kmart, Back to School
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State Spending Cap A Costly Failure From The Start
The Hartford CourantConnecticut's constitutional spending cap is a study in inadvertent consequences. Its flaws are congenital. It was born of the longest, nastiest fight in Connecticut political history, the battle over the state income tax in 1991. It was written hurriedly...Tags: Government, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Chris Christie, Inflation and Deflation, Money and Monetary Policy
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Waukegan man ordered to pay $760K in restitution to housing scheme victims
Richard Osty solicited hundreds of thousands of dollars from investors who thought they would profit by building houses in low-income Chicago neighborhoods. But authorities say the money entrusted to Osty was spent instead on things like groceries, dental...
Tags: Justice System, Punishment, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Homes
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