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Sell Outs?
Selling a city street to close a short-term municipal budget gap may seem like a strange idea. But how about a public zoo? Or a parking lot? Or maybe some taxpayer-owned art work, or park land, or a concert hall? It's happening folks, or is being...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Branford, Beardsley Zoo, John DeStefano
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Budget report gives key push to Senate immigration bill
WASHINGTON — The sweeping immigration overhaul bill received a boost Tuesday as senators appeared to narrow their differences on border security and the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reported that newly legal immigrants would provide...
Tags: John McCain, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Bob Corker
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Enroll America sets private outreach for Obamacare enrollment
ReutersBy David Morgan WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - Enroll America, a nonprofit group at the center of the political fight over President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, launched a multi-state grassroots campaign on Tuesday to help sign up millions...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, American Hospital Association, Kathleen Sebelius, Congressional Budget Office
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Raises for state workers could affect decision on governor's pay
Gov. Jerry Brown’s new offer of a 4.5% pay raise to the largest state employee union could affect the decision of a citizens panel that meets Wednesday to decide whether to give salary increases to the governor and legislators. It could be a...
Tags: Government, Civil and Public Service, Regional Authority, Career and Workplace, Public Officials
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Broward sheriff threatens layoffs if budget increase isn't met
Broward Sheriff Scott Israel says he might be forced to lay off 200 to 300 employees if county commissioners don't provide enough money for his budget this fall. The newly elected sheriff's warm relations with county commissioners have grown cool in...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Israel, Collective Contract, Career and Workplace, Broward County Sheriff's Office
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BSO threatens layoffs
Broward Sheriff Scott Israel is threatening to lay off employees if county commissioners don't provide enough funds for his budget this fall. At a county budget workshop Tuesday, Commissioner Barbara Sharief said the sheriff told her 200 employees...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Collective Contract, Israel, Finance, Job Layoffs
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Live blogging: County budget debate
LIVE BLOGGING AT BOTTOM OF POST: Today's the big budget debate in Broward County Hall. It's the last meeting of the nine commissioners before their summer break, and they'll decide how high they're willing to raise taxes to accommodate budget requests...
Tags: Al Lamberti, Marketing, Layoffs and Downsizing, Israel, Broward County
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Palm Beach County's corruption watchdog gets temporary budget fix
Palm Beach County's public corruption watchdog avoided a $300,000 budget shortfall Tuesday, but long-term financial obstacles continue to hamstring the voter-approved inspector general. It was the second time in two years that county commissioners agreed...
Tags: Delray Beach, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Elections
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Senate immigration bill would boost economy, CBO says
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A White House-backed immigration bill moving through the U.S. Senate would cut federal budget deficits over the long term and provide an overall boost to the economy, the Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday. The CBO, the...Tags: Medicaid, Public Finance, Health Insurance, Marco Rubio, U.S. Senate
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NASA wants to better track asteroids that threaten Earth
WASHINGTON — Add this to your worry list: Orbiting somewhere near Earth are an estimated 13,000 asteroids big enough to obliterate Orlando and a good chunk of Central Florida — and NASA has no clue as to when, where or whether they might...
Tags: Space Programs, Science, Science and Technology, Orlando, NASA
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Summer Box Office Up 13 Percent: How Hollywood's Big Bet Is Paying Off
ReutersJun 18 (TheWrap.com) - Hollywood's gamble on a crowded summer movie season chockablock with pricey tentpoles is paying off, with the box office running 12.7 percent ahead of last summer and on track to possibly break the all time summer record. That $4.4...Tags: Epic (movie), Iron Man 3 (movie), Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Star Trek into Darkness (movie)
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