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Legislators mull Medicaid changes rather than expansion
The Columbus DispatchOhio Medicaid recipients could face time limits and work requirements under alternatives being discussed in the legislature to Gov. John Kasich's proposed expansion of tax-funded health care for the poor and disabled. Republican leaders also are...Tags: Health Insurance, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Parties and Movements, John Kasich, Health Insurance Cost
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Special session talk pervades the Capitol, but Perry isn't talking
Austin American-StatesmanThe likelihood of a special legislative session during the summer appeared to grow Thursday, as lawmakers began predicting they will return to Austin in June to address the politically touchy issue of redistricting. If they come back to affirm the...Tags: Parties and Movements, Royce West, Ted Cruz, Lawyers, Regional Authority
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COLUMN: Washington-gate
Reuters(David Rohde is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By David Rohde NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - Unprecedented U.S. Justice Department searches of journalists' phone records. IRS targeting of conservative political groups. Spiraling sexual...Tags: U.S. Department of State, National Government, Sexual Assault, Roger Ailes , U.S. Department of Justice
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Christian groups push for preschool vouchers in Ohio
The Dayton Daily NewsSaying it would promote economic opportunities that lead to stable, traditional families, a group of Ohio pastors and Christian educators on Thursday urged state lawmakers to put more money in pre-kindergarten education. The group, organized by...Tags: Preschools, Budgets and Budgeting, Early Learning, Religion and Belief, Washington, DC
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Column: Washington-gate
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Unprecedented Justice Department searches of journalists' phone records. IRS targeting of conservative political groups. Spiraling sexual assault rates in the U.S. military. And the downplaying of the first killing of an American...Tags: National Government, U.S. Department of State, Sexual Assault, U.S. Department of Justice, Roger Ailes
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CORRECTED-Virginia governor's race to test Tea Party Republicans' allure
Reuters(In 22nd paragraph, corrects to show that Johnson, Saban are top McAuliffe donors, not that McAuliffe is his own top donor. Removes reference to McAuliffe giving almost $300,000, as that was for a previous fundraising cycle.) By Gary Robertson RICHMOND,...Tags: Chesterfield County, Ken Cuccinelli, David Koch, Executive Branch, Elections
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Virginia governor's race to test Tea Party Republicans' allure
ReutersBy Gary Robertson RICHMOND, Va., May 17 (Reuters) - The most nail-biting U.S. governor's race this year is centering on whether a Tea Party Republican can win Virginia, the southern state that has twice backed Democratic President Barack Obama. So far,...Tags: Parties and Movements, Abortion Issue, Chesterfield County, The Washington Post, Ken Cuccinelli
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Sestak ponders Senate campaign in 2016
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa.Possibly running for governor in 2014 really tempted Joe Sestak. The Democrat topped Gov. Tom Corbett, a Republican, by 14 percentage points in a recent Quinnipiac University poll. He previously reached the rank of three-star admiral in the U.S. Navy,...Tags: U.S. Navy, Parties and Movements, Fiscal Cliff, Patrick J. Toomey, International Military Interventions
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U.S. House votes again to repeal 'Obamacare'; Coburn pushes bill against expanding Medicare
Tulsa WorldThe U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to repeal the Affordable Care Act -- Obamacare -- with all five House members from Oklahoma joining the majority. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn has introduced a bill to strike funding for one of the...Tags: Parties and Movements, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Judges, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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Morelli, Urban call on Griffith to resign
The Citizens' Voice, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.The calls for Walter L. Griffith Jr. to resign as Luzerne County controller have begun. "I firmly believe the right thing for Mr. Griffith to do is resign," Luzerne County Councilman Rick Morelli said Thursday, hours after news broke that Griffith is...Tags: Elections, Parties and Movements, Local Elections, Politics, Government
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U.S. House bill to have more stringent immigrant controls -aides
Reuters* Longer path to citizenship than Senate measure * Republicans, Democrats deadlocked on low-skilled workers By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - A bipartisan plan brokered in the House of Representatives will be tougher on illegal immigrants...Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Illegal Immigrants, Immigration
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Lawmakers ask Google's Larry Page to address Glass privacy issues
SAN FRANCISCO -- Months before the futuristic glasses become publicly available, Google Glass is already getting scrutiny from Capitol Hill. Eight members of Congress on Thursday sent a letter to Google Chief Executive Larry Page to ask what his company...
Tags: Twitter, Inc., Computer Hardware, U.S. Congress, Media Industry, Google Glass
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