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Wednesday Morning Reads: Elections, super bowls and foreclosures
TALLAHASSEE -- Good morning and happy Wednesday. Here's what we're reading this morning. Â * Orlando Sentinel reports that Gov. Scott signed the elections bill yesterday. Â * Sun-Sentinel looks at South Florida's future Super Bowl chances. Â ...Tags: Politics, Insurance, Palm Beach County, Government
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Witness undermines case against Russian protest leader
Reuters* Governor doubts Navalny harmed Kirov region * Putin foe faces up to 10 years in jail if convicted * Navalny says testimony unlikely to bring acquittal KIROV, Russia, May 22 (Reuters) - A Russian official undermined state prosecutors' case against...Tags: Regional Authority, Justice System, Labor Legislation, Theft, Dmitry Medvedev
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Gov. Jerry Brown's cap-and-trade plans face opposition
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to borrow $500 million from cap-and-trade proceeds to cover general fund expenses has not been warmly welcomed in the Legislature. "It doesn’t really make sense," said Sen. Jim Beall (D-San Jose) at a budget...Tags: Politics, Jim Beall, Jr., Regional Authority, Elections, Jerry Brown
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Senate Backs Bill To Label Genetically Modified Foods
The Hartford CourantA bill that would require food made with genetically modified organisms to carry labels cleared the state Senate late Tuesday night. The Senate's approval, on a 35-1 vote, gives new energy to a measure that had strong grassroots backing but appeared...Tags: Regional Authority, Whole Foods Market, Robin Williams, Chemical Industry, Genetic Engineering
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Ill. Senate overrides Quinn veto of smart grid rate hike
Tribune reportersRejecting Gov. Pat Quinn's plea to not increase power rates to help improve some of the state's electrical grid, the Illinois senate voted to override his veto of a bill that bulks up the revenue Commonwealth Edison will receive as it modernizes the...Tags: Sales, Springfield, Regional Authority, Environmental Issues, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois)
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Seafood company announces expansion, new jobs in Newport News
High Liner Foods, a publicly owned frozen seafood processor and marketer, announced on Tuesday it will expand its production in Newport News. The action means an investment of $6.6 million and creation of 57 new jobs at its facility in the city, which...
Tags: Regional Authority, Fort Eustis, Food Industry, Hampton Roads, High Liner Foods Incorporated
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UPDATED: Gov. Snyder, GOP lawmakers agree to budget targets
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican Gov. Rick Snyder and leaders of the GOP majority in the Legislature reached a budget agreement Tuesday for next fiscal year that doesn't include an expansion of government health insurance for low income-adults and...
Tags: Rick Snyder, Republican Party, Justice System, Health Insurance, Medicaid
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Bill Drafted In Secret Would Block Release Of Some Newtown Massacre Records
The Hartford CourantThe staffs of the state's top prosecutor and the governor's office have been working in secret with General Assembly leaders on legislation to withhold records related to the police investigation into the Dec. 14 Newtown elementary school massacre —...Tags: Crime Victims, Justice System, Danbury, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Shootings
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Water district leader submits resignation letter
The head of the South Florida Water Management District resigned Monday, leaving after just two years and creating another leadership shakeup for the far-reaching agency charged with guarding against flooding and leading Everglades restoration....
Tags: Regional Authority, Everglades, Marine Science, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues
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Medicinal pot is coming. Why it's not time to worry
Change of SubjectIf it goes through, we'll see a trade-off. Increases in addiction, crime and family dissolution along with assorted benefits. But enough about the proposed expansion of casino gambling in Illinois. Today I want to talk about the inevitability of... -
Citadel's Kenneth Griffin exposes 'cronyism,' causes a stir at Economic Club
Citadel LLC founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the financially strapped state in a speech to a prominent Chicago business group. "The last election cycle I called a local CEO to talk to him...
Tags: Republican Party, CNBC (tv network), Democratic Party, Ken Griffin, Chicago Tribune
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Cal State moving to offer online science labs
California State University is moving aggressively to offer web-based science labs, a systemwide virtual campus and online advising as remedies for "bottlenecks" that impede student progress and graduation rates, officials said Tuesday. Some of these...Tags: Politics, Colleges and Universities, Teachers, Jerry Brown, Teaching and Learning
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