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Lawmakers have a week left — and much unsettled
— State lawmakers went home to march in holiday parades this weekend, leaving behind a full dance card that looks a lot like the one they put together when they started in January: pension reform, gun control, gambling expansion and a budget....
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Pension and Welfare, Democratic Party, Pat Quinn, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Lehigh Valley low turnout thwarts democracy
I was a William F. Buckley Jr. devotee, not a hippie, as a high school student of the '60s. Still, even we young conservatives took note of the era's peace/love posters and their message, "Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?" Tuesday offered us a...Tags: Allentown, Ed Pawlowski, Macungie, Tea Party Movement, Local Elections
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What's 'intentional' in redistricting is still being defined
TALLAHASSEE – Florida's redistricting fight may be years away from a conclusion, but there are important rules of the road that are being established. Florida's courts are in the midst of defining for decades how to implement new "Fair Districts"...Tags: Republican Party, Government, Politics, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Boxing Obama in
Greater than the risk of being accused of criminality in the three scandals now gripping the Obama administration is the peril that the president's substantive agenda is being hopelessly knocked off track. The liberal Illinois senator who entered the...Tags: Government, Internal Revenue Service, Human Interest, U.S. Congress, Executive Branch
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Letters to the Editor - May 24
Let us do more than just change gun laws To the editor: A look at the world through gun ownership will confirm that a higher percentage of gun availability increases the murder rate. For example, I traveled to Morocco and was told that gun ownership...Tags: Politics, Memorial Day, Internal Revenue Service, Murder, Parenting
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IRS puts head of problem office on leave
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service has replaced the head of the office under fire for improperly targeting conservative groups, a day after she invoked the 5th Amendment and refused to answer questions before a congressional committee. Lois...
Tags: Chuck Grassley, Taxation, FBI, Government, John McCain
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Does the IRS scandal give the tea party a boost?
The tea party must be loving this IRS scandal. I mean, the tea party hates everything the IRS represents — taxes, big government, you name it. And now, with the IRS stonewalling over the tax exempt status scandal, the tea party must be...
Tags: Taxation, Politics, Internal Revenue Service, Tea Party Movement
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Harris calls for expanded audit of education spending
Rep. Andy Harris said Thursday that he will request an expanded review of the Maryland Department of Education's use of federal funds after an audit found that the state may have to return up to $540,000 in misspent stimulus dollars and money designated...
Tags: C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Salads, U.S. Department of Education, Foods and Beverages, Baltimore County
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Retired teacher to challenge Donchez for Bethlehem mayor
Valley 610The day after Bob Donchez won the Democratic nomination for Bethlehem Mayor, a retired teacher announced his intention to challenge him this fall. Bruce Sigmon alerted the media that he will be filing a petition in June to get on the November ballot as an... -
Anne Arundel stormwater fee debate flows into June
In Anne Arundel County, where new stormwater fees have generated national attention amid criticism of what some call Maryland's "rain tax," the debate over how much to charge property owners will continue into June. County Council members had been...
Tags: Politics, Laura Neuman
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Snyder: Michigan could still get Medicaid expansion
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican Gov. Rick Snyder said Wednesday he is hopeful he can still broker an agreement with the Republican-led Legislature to expand government health insurance for low-income adults, despite the state's tentative budget...
Tags: Republican Party, Medicaid, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Health Insurance
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Eric Garcetti's winning strategy took Wendy Greuel strongholds
Eric Garcetti defeated Wendy Greuel in the Los Angeles mayor's race despite Greuel’s overwhelming support in heavily African American neighborhoods. The city controller's strength among black voters in South L.A. was too little to make up for...
Tags: Wendy Greuel, Politics, Richard Riordan, Kevin James, Eric Garcetti
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