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In Kansas, it's lawmakers versus the courts
The Kansas City StarKansas lawmakers began the year turning away the chief justice of the state Supreme Court from his traditional speech to the Legislature. The legislative session nears an end with the chief justice accusing a leading senator with political coercion....Tags: Parties and Movements, Ray Merrick, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Lawyers, Politics
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After devastating Oklahoma tornado, a desperate search for friend
A few hours after a massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City area, ravaging neighborhoods and an elementary school in the suburb of Moore, Edie Cordray sent an urgent message to members of her church in nearby Norman. "Please pray for my best...
Tags: Government, Tornadoes, Politics, Natural Disasters
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Academy to give more Oscars for animated feature
ReutersLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The Academy has relaxed the rules for winning an Oscar for Best Animated Feature, allowing more individuals to take home statuettes. In rule changes approved by the AMPAS Board of Governors, the filmmaker with producer...Tags: Movies, Entertainment Events, Entertainment, ABC (tv network), Animation (Movie Genre)
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Gov. Scott vetoes 3% tuition hike, $368M in projects
TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Rick Scott vetoed $368 million in lawmaker pet projects Monday and blocked a 3 percent tuition hike for Florida colleges and universities. The tuition increase passed earlier this month was a small piece of the overall $74.1...
Tags: Linda Chapin, Colleges and Universities, Budgets and Budgeting, Brevard County, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Metal and Mineral, Government, The Happiest News!, Rotary International, Polio
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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: Firearms, Behavioral Conditions, National Rifle Association of America, Politics, Interior Policy
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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: Movies, Entertainment, Mark Ruffalo, Music, Politics
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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: Science and Technology, U.S. Department of Justice, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Work Rules Contract Issues, Business
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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: Government, Politics, Abel Maldonado, Regional Authority, Elections
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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: Health Insurance, Colleges and Universities, Budgets and Budgeting, Fort Lauderdale, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida)
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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: Abraham Lincoln, Washington, DC, Colleges and Universities, Immigration, Lifestyle and Leisure
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RPT-INSIGHT-The road to a greener America is littered with road-kill
ReutersBy Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES, May 20 (Reuters) - In October 2004, then California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger rolled up to a pioneering fueling station at Los Angeles International Airport in a hydrogen-powered metallic blue Hummer loaned to him by...Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Petroleum Industry, Finance, Companies and Corporations, Financing and Stock Offerings
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