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OPINION: Ethics reform: At a crossroads
The StateA YEAR AFTER political scandals launched a cluster of competing study panels and catapulted ethics reform to the top of the 2012 campaign agenda, the Legislature has reached a critical crossroads. What happens in the Senate will determine how strong we...Tags: Lawyers, U.S. Supreme Court, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Justice System
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Early entries start 2014 governor's race
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, CheyenneWith 535 days until the 2014 general election, Wyoming's gubernatorial race is already well under way. Superintendent of Public Education Cindy Hill kicked off the contest when she announced her candidacy Jan. 31. That was just two days after the...Tags: Politics, Matt Mead, Primaries, Executive Branch, Republican Party
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Judge considers request to dismiss lawsuit challenging Kentucky health exchange
The Lexington Herald-LeaderFranklin Circuit Judge Philip Shepherd said Monday he plans to make a ruling as soon as possible on Gov. Steve Beshear's request to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the legality of the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange. Tea Party activist David Adams...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Justice System, Executive Branch, Judges
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Academy to Give More Oscars for Animated Feature
ReutersMay 20 (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 credit...Tags: Television Networks, Politics, Executive Branch, Academy Awards, Entertainment
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Jerry Brown says new Bay Bridge won't open 'unless it's ready'
BERKELEY -- Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday he was "digging deeply into" the questions surrounding the safety of the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, and said he could not commit to a scheduled Labor Day opening for the new span. "I take it very...Tags: University of California, Berkeley, Politics, Culture, Executive Branch, Arts and Culture
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Gov. Fallin impressed with Oklahoma wines
The Norman Transcript, Okla.The Oklahoma Grape Industry Council is partnering with Gov. Mary Fallin to help promote Oklahoma wines. OGIC member wineries poured Oklahoma wines at a recent Made In Oklahoma reception. Gov. Fallin was present at the reception and remarked that at a...Tags: Grapes, Politics, Alcoholic Beverages, Executive Branch, Consumer Goods Industries
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New Haven Mayoral Candidate Toni Harp slams 'politics' at campaign launch
New Haven Register, Conn.Toni Harp, who has been a state senator for two decades, blamed " politics" for getting in the way of solving the biggest problems at both the city and state level on education, economic development and crime, as she addressed an enthusiastic crowd at the...Tags: Politics, Toni N Harp, Executive Branch, Democratic Party, Economic Policy
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Conflict-ridden session could lead to more Nixon vetoes
St. Louis Post-DispatchGov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat, likes to portray his relationship with the Republican-dominated Legislature as one where they work toward common goals. But Friday's conclusion of the Legislature's four-and-a-half month session magnified their differences...Tags: Benghazi, Crime, Law and Justice, Tom Dempsey, Politics, Abortion
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The Idaho Statesman Rocky Barker column
The Idaho StatesmanGov. Butch Otter declared victory when the Obama administration dropped its appeal of a federal judge's decision to negate the listing of slickspot peppergrass as a threatened species. Chief U.S. Magistrate Candy Dale refused in December to reconsider...Tags: Conservation, Politics, Environmental Issues, Executive Branch, Butch Otter
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'Maldonado for governor' off to a bad start
SACRAMENTO — It seemed like a fairly good idea at the time — the idea of Abel Maldonado running for governor. He wasn't going to win. But neither would he be a Republican embarrassment. There was no Republican in sight with even a faint...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Condoleezza Rice, Executive Branch, George H.W. Bush
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Judge to hear arguments on NCAA motion to dismiss Corbett suit
Centre Daily TimesA federal judge will hear arguments Monday on the NCAA's motion to dismiss the antitrust lawsuit Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett brought against the organization to overturn the sanctions against Penn State. The NCAA has maintained in written arguments...Tags: Education, Crime, Law and Justice, Tom Corbett, Politics, Justice System
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Gov. Rick Scott speeds up warrants for Death Row inmates
Miami HeraldGov. Rick Scott has accelerated the pace of signing death warrants in Florida by lining up three executions over the next few weeks, the most in such a brief period of time in more than two decades. Scott and his chief legal adviser say they are doing...Tags: Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Justice System, Executive Branch
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