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UPDATED: Republican statewide candidates crisscross Virginia
Assignment ManagerFresh off last weekend's Republican convention, the party's statewide ticket is crisscrossing Virginia. Gubernatorial candidate and current Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli led the candidates at a stop at the Roanoke Regional Airport Monday morning. ...Tags: Labor Markets, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Crime, Law and Justice, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Politics
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Mental Health board to recommend against merger at Cumberland County Board of Commissioners meeting
The Fayetteville Observer, N.C.If the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners push ahead with plans to merge local mental health care oversight with a larger authority, they'll do it without a recommendation from their own mental health board. Commissioners told the Mental Health...Tags: Healthcare Contract Issues, Collective Contract, Politics, Health Insurance, Government Health Care
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Editorial: It's democracy by default when candidate choices are limited
Contentious political campaigns aren't new to Virginia, but when they involve candidates such as this year's gubernatorial party picks, voters are in for a long, tiresome election season. To date, neither candidate has received more than a lukewarm...Tags: Bob McDonnell, Politics, Elections, Regional Authority, Political Candidates
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EDITORIAL: Give districts option to merge
The Telegraph, Alton, Ill.Sometimes, less is more. In the case of public school districts in Illinois, it would be grammatically correct to say that fewer is more, but the idea is the same. Illinois has 879 school districts, more than almost any other state, with many of them...Tags: Politics, Pat Quinn, Schools, Illinois General Assembly, Public Schools
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Candidate for lieutenant governor says Planned Parenthood is worse than the Ku Klux Klan
At the Republican Party of Virginia Convention over the weekend, E.W. Jackson of Chesapeake was nominated for Lieutenant Governor, effectively making him the running mate of gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli. This raised a few eyebrows around the...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Government, Family Planning
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Gov. Rick Scott to veto tuition hike
Miami HeraldGov. Rick Scott on Monday will veto a 3 percent increase in Florida college tuition and approve $65 million in extra Medicaid funding to hospitals that provide much of the care to the poor, including Jackson Memorial in Miami and Broward Health in Fort...Tags: Politics, Medicaid, Fort Lauderdale, The Miami Herald, Hospitals and Clinics
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Uncommonwealth: In his new role, Ben Chandler begins 'a labor of love'
The Lexington Herald-LeaderBen Chandler, beaming like he just won the Powerball, said he has always wanted to teach history. His pride is his library at his home in Woodford County, which has 5,000 volumes. When the former congressman travels, he takes his books with him in a...Tags: Maxwell Street, John F. Kennedy, Politics, Arts and Culture, Ben Chandler
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Skelton: Maldonado off to a bad start
Back in February, George Skelton examined the Republican field of potential candidates for governor and said Abel Maldonado seemed like a pretty good idea. Maldonado is a moderate in a party that has drifted to the right and a former mayor, lawmaker and...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Regional Authority, Abel Maldonado, Government
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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: Charles Street, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Local Government
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CT Film Festival and the Bruce Museum Screens Anti-Fracking Concert Doc on May 22
The Bruce Museum in Greenwich is screening the Connecticut premiere of the issue-laden documentary Dear Governor Cuomo. The film covers a celebrity-studded protest concert held at the Egg Empire State Plaza in Albany on May 15, 2012, which followed a...
Tags: Politics, Music, Bruce Museum of Arts and Science, Greenwich, Arts and Culture
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott should be fired up to sign this reasonable gun bill
It's not often a Florida governor gets caught in the crossfire between gun enthusiasts and the National Rifle Association. Unfortunately, that's where Gov. Rick Scott finds himself, thanks to a reasonable gun-control bill awaiting his signature. HB 1355...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, National Rifle Association of America, Firearms, Florida Legislature
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Ashland Area Rotary celebrates 75th anniversary
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa.The Ashland Area Rotary Club celebrated the 75th anniversary of receiving its charter with a dinner and program Sunday at The Mineshaft Cafe. The dinner celebrated a club that has placed the Rotarian motto, "Service Above Self," in its community...Tags: The Happiest News!, Human Interest, Polio, Politics, Rotary International
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