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Presque Isle advisory group hears about federal funding concerns
Erie Times-News, Pa.Presque Isle State Park's annual sand replenishment project isn't in President Barack Obama's budget proposal for 2014. Park Operations Manager Harry Leslie shared the bad news at the Presque Isle Advisory Committee meeting Thursday. However, Leslie...Tags: Barack Obama, Robert P. Casey, Jr., George W. Bush, Patrick J. Toomey, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Senate panel OKs funds for pop culture museum, American Indian Cultural Center
Tulsa WorldIn a surprise move, a Senate panel approved a measure Thursday to fund construction of a pop culture museum in Tulsa and another to finish the financially troubled American Indian Cultural Center and Museum in Oklahoma City. The Senate Joint Committee...Tags: Mary Fallin, Museums, Politics, Culture, Government
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Spokesman: Iowa Democrats upset with governor's pay raise conceding Branstad re-election
The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IowaIowa Democrats are hitting Republican Gov. Terry Branstad for a proposal he's made to raise the salary of future governors. "Branstad is out of touch proposing a $10,000 pay raise for himself," said Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Rep. Tyler Olson of...Tags: Regional Authority, Politics, Health Insurance, Public Officials, Government
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U.S. Senate to vote on bill to fund Chickamauga lock repairs
Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.A bill that could reignite one of Chattanooga's biggest infrastructure projects may pass the Senate as early as this morning. But, as with nearly everything that may clear the upper chamber these days, the latest Chickamauga lock fix faces delay in the...Tags: Politics, Ohio River, Chuck Fleischmann, Republican Party, U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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Legislators question funding for teaching program
Several legislators and education lobbyists made clear Tuesday they don’t think Teach For America should have received $250,000 from the Legislature for the coming school year. James Curran, the national nonprofit organization’s executive...Tags: Regional Authority, Teachers, Politics, Jim Bradford, Teaching and Learning
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Lawmakers, governor settle on overall Iowa budget figure
The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IowaUPDATE: Leaders in the split-control Legislature and Gov. Terry Branstad have agreed upon the overall spending level for the fiscal 2014 budget year -- a key development that should begin the process of shutting down the 2013 legislative session....Tags: Regional Authority, Auto Racing, Politics, Health Insurance, Personal Income
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Bill would regulate 'biosimilar' drugs
SACRAMENTO — Two of the nation's largest biotech companies — Amgen Inc. of Thousand Oaks and Genentech Inc. of South San Francisco — are fighting in Sacramento to keep a tight grip on some of their most lucrative drugs. At stake is a...
Tags: Jerry Hill, Health and Medical Professionals, Chemical Industry, Genentech Inc., Exports
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Budget priorities taking shape in Harrisburg
HARRISBURG — Choice and convenience. They are two words Gov. Tom Corbett has used often since February. He says them when talking about his budget proposal to expand beer sales and sell the state-owned liquor store system to fund a four-year grant...
Tags: Politics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Mike Brubaker, Government, Budgets and Budgeting
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Missouri Legislature sends governor difficult choice in budget
St. Louis Post-DispatchMissouri lawmakers want Gov. Jay Nixon to decide which is more important to the state budget: support for low-income seniors or programs for children with developmental disabilities. The Legislature adopted a nearly $25 billion budget Thursday that...Tags: Regional Authority, Politics, St. Louis, Personal Income, Jay Nixon
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$2.5 billion transportation bill passes Senate committee
HARRISBURG — Motorists would face higher gasoline taxes as well as licensing fee and traffic ticket hikes to pay for an additional $2.5 billion in long-neglected repairs and upgrades to roads, bridges, mass transit and ports, according to a state...Tags: Pennsylvania Turnpike, Transportation, Politics, Tom Corbett, John N Wozniak
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Bill would create 'Made in California' label
SACRAMENTO — A "Made in USA" label has long been seen as an advantage in marketing a product. Now there are in-state manufacturers that want to see the adoption of an official label that declares Made in California. State Sen. Ellen M. Corbett...
Tags: Tesla Motors, Inc., Ellen M Corbett, Hybrid Vehicles, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Crisis at Canaan: Warnings preceded guard attack
The Citizens' Voice, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.The warnings were clear. The response was not. After inmates attacked and killed a correctional officer at a federal penitentiary in California in 2008, union leaders pleaded for the Bureau of Prisons to hire additional staff and end the "unsound" and...Tags: Corrections Corporation of America, Unemployment, Politics, Elijah E. Cummings, Prisons
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