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EDITORIAL: Open government gest another test in Texas House
Fort Worth Star-TelegramIssues of transparency and ethics in government and political campaigns have received mixed reaction from the Texas Legislature this year, but they'll come up again Monday when the House considers an omnibus ethics bill. It should make for some...Tags: Charlie Geren, Vicki Truitt, Texas Legislature, Values, Laws
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Debate over end-of-life care legislation falters
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, TexasWhat once looked like an impending change to Texas legislation regarding end-of-life care fell short Friday morning, May 17. Although the bill passed 26-4 in the Texas Senate on April 18, it will not be put to a vote in the Texas House of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Roman Catholicism, Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Senate, Values
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Being numb to it all no longer big shock
Sometime in the next few weeks, if you're walking down Fullerton Avenue around DePaul University and have 15 minutes to spare, duck into the tidy brick building alongside the CTA station. Here you will find the DePaul Art Museum, an institution so...
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Sheldon Silver to push Assembly to expel Vito Lopez
NewsdayThe leader of the State Assembly said late Thursday he would introduce a resolution calling for the chamber to expel Assemb. Vito Lopez, following the release of two reports that determined Lopez routinely groped and harassed young female staffers....Tags: Lindenhurst (Babylon, New York), Values, Manhattan (New York City), Staten Island (New York City), Prosecution
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Newsday Dan Janison column
NewsdayFor the moment, the only sensible question is whether you wish to call Albany's ethical sewer pipe half empty or half full. Are the new revolting details about a state lawmaker's behavior just that -- or do they mark a step on some hard-to-detect path...Tags: Andrew Cuomo, Crime, Law and Justice, Government, Values, Manhattan (New York City)
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Independent review of Smith case needed, supporters say
Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper has no compelling reason to avoid meeting with independent experts to gather as much information as possible about Kalvin Michael Smith, supporters of Smith's years-long appeal effort said Thursday. No ethics guideline...Tags: Lawyers, Police Investigations, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI, Values
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WNMU regents raise tuition, extend benefits to domestic partners
Silver City Sun-News, N.M.The WNMU Board of Regents voted last week to increase tuition and fees at the university, add two new programs and extend benefits to domestic partners at their annual spring meeting May 9. The board approved a new tuition rate of $140 per credit hour...Tags: Teachers, Colleges and Universities, Trials, Values, Laws
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Lobbyist spending down in 2013
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.Although lobbyists spent more than a quarter-million dollars during the first four months of 2013, they tightened their purse strings a bit compared to last year. Lobbyists spent about $280,825 during the first quarter of 2013, according to documents...Tags: Lobbying, Greenbrier, Values, Politics, AFL-CIO
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Canada comes to Silicon Valley to poach high-tech workers struggling with immigration problems
The Contra Costa TimesCanada has landed in Silicon Valley with a brazen message: Give us your smart, your restless, your huddled Googleplex workers yearning to breathe life into the high-tech economy up north. As the U.S. Congress wrestles with a long-sought overhaul of...Tags: Interior Policy, U.S. Senate, Values, U.S. Congress, Migration
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'Hiring our Heroes'
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore.Medford resident Kyle Tuttle knows it's unlikely he will be able to roll over his U.S. Army job into the civilian world. After all, an explosive ordnance disposal technician isn't exactly in high demand stateside. "I want to get out of the technical...Tags: Employment Opportunities, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Values, Career and Workplace, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Montana high court unanimously upholds ethics violation
The Montana Standard, ButteThe Montana Supreme Court has upheld the ruling that former Public Service Commissioner Brad Molnar violated state ethics laws and should pay $20,700 in fines and costs -- some five years after the case began. In its 5-0 decision, the court late...Tags: Brian Schweitzer, Values, Punishment, Laws, Politics
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Canada's PM defends aide at heart of growing expenses scandal
Reuters* Scandal becoming one of biggest to strike government * Conservatives had promised to be more accountable By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, May 17 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper defended on Friday a top aide who is at the center of an...Tags: National Government, Canada, Government, Ottawa (Canada), Values
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