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Malloy Orders Layoffs Today; No Deal Reached With Unions
The Hartford CourantDespite numerous hours of talks over the past two months, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy ordered layoff notices to start going out Tuesday because no deal has been reached between his administration and the state employee unions. Malloy had been warning workers...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Executive Branch, Prisons, Regional Authority, New Britain
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Can't pay student loans? Look for proactive options
If you have just finished college and have a job — congratulations. Still, even with a job, many new graduates are shocked when they find out how difficult it is to cover student loans and other expenses. Graduating with $20,000 in federal...Tags: Government, Human Interest, Politics, Teaching and Learning, Students
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IRS puts head of problem office on leave
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service has replaced the head of the office under fire for improperly targeting conservative groups, a day after she invoked the 5th Amendment and refused to answer questions before a congressional committee. Lois...
Tags: Chuck Grassley, Darrell E Issa, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. Congress, Tea Party Movement
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ANALYSIS-In any scandal, lying to Congress is tough to prove
Reuters(Repeats from earlier May 23 for wider distribution) By Joan Biskupic and Kim Dixon WASHINGTON, D.C., May 23 (Reuters) - When embattled Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner was called before a congressional committee Wednesday, she declared...Tags: Lewis Libby, U.S. Congress, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Prosecution, U.S. Department of Justice
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RPT-Los Angeles' new mayor: hipster, Rhodes Scholar, budget fixer?
Reuters(Repeats with no changes to story) By Sharon Bernstein and Tim Reid LOS ANGELES, May 22 (Reuters) - A Rhodes Scholar and urban planning wonk in a city that generally prefers its politicians to be less eclectic, Los Angeles mayor-elect Eric Garcetti will...Tags: Wendy Greuel, Colleges and Universities, Entertainment, Health and Safety at Work, Antonio Villaraigosa
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Analysis: In any scandal, lying to Congress is tough to prove
ReutersWASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) - When embattled Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner was called before a congressional committee Wednesday, she declared that she had done nothing wrong - but said she did not intend to testify. Her defiance only...Tags: Lewis Libby, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Justice, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Prosecution
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Eric Garcetti faces tough tests when he takes office as mayor
In the campaign for mayor, Eric Garcetti spoke grandly about a city with plentiful summer jobs for low-income teens, a tunnel under the traffic-clogged Sepulveda Pass and even an end to homelessness. But a day after winning office, the mayor-elect faced...
Tags: Wendy Greuel, Antonio Villaraigosa, Politics, Elections, Los Angeles International Airport
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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: Retirement, Baltimore County, Howard County, Health and Safety at Work, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Eritrean youth face most harrowing atrocities: activist
Sudan TribuneRenowned Eritrean activist Meron Estefanos has told an international conference in Oslo that of all the atrocities taking place in the repressive Red Sea nation, the plight of its youth is the most harrowing. In an eloquent and quietly emotive speech at...Tags: Sudan, Civil Rights, Activism, Justice and Rights, Africa
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Payroll meltdown keeps costing California
SACRAMENTO -- California officials are still cleaning up the mess after halting an expensive and troubled overhaul of the payroll system for public employees earlier this year. Roughly two dozen workers are responsible for sifting through the rubble...Tags: Employees, Government, Career and Workplace, Politics, Jerry Brown
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Sri Lanka opposition says government threatened to sack strikers
ReutersCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's opposition parties and trade unions accused the government on Tuesday of threatening state employees with the sack if they took part in planned street protests against a sharp rise in electricity prices. Only a few hundred...Tags: Sri Lanka, Employees, Government, Unions, National Government
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Factbox: Four key questions in the unfolding IRS scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional and Justice Department investigators are examining the Internal Revenue Service over its inappropriate scrutiny of conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. President Barack Obama, seeking to contain the...Tags: Darrell E Issa, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Justice, Jay Carney, Tea Party Movement
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