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Local governments spend big to lobby Legislature
Washington :: DC :: USA | 11 hours ago
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Rosenthal Seattle Times staff reporter Local government spending on lobbying state lawmakers Top government type, January-April 2013 Cities: $860,052 Indian tribes: $490,779 Counties: $334,623 Ports: $191,404 Utility districts: $128,687 Top
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China Stimulated Its Economy Like Crazy After The Financial Crisis... And Now The Nightmare Is Beginning
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 2 days ago
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Concerns are building over a massive credit bubble, and some say it is no longer an engine of global growth. Excess capacity in which demand for products is less than potential supply continues to be one of China's biggest problems. An excellent
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Holcomb to delay new state concealed carry law
Holcomb :: KS :: USA | 6 days ago
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Holcomb city officials have voted to delay implementing a new state law that allows concealed weapons in public buildings. The law takes effect July 1 but local governments are allowed to seek a delay until Jan. 1, 2014. The law requires local
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State using coal taxes for Rupp Arena project, upsetting coal-county leaders
London :: KY :: USA | 8 days ago
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Gov. Steve Beshear's administration is taking $2.5 million from shrinking coal severance tax funds and giving it to Lexington to help pay for the planning and design of Rupp Arena's renovation. The decision to divert coal tax money to downtown
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NY State Secures $45 Million in Federal Grants for Terrorism Prevention
New York City :: NY :: USA | 10 days ago
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Tweet You may also like Local governments across New York State can now vie for federal grant money targeted for terrorism security and prevention. On Saturday, Governor Andrew Cuomo said that $45.3 million will go toward state homeland security and
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Nankai quake preparedness
Ōsaka :: Japan | 16 days ago
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Apanel of the Cabinet Office on May 28 issued a final report on measures to cope with the effects of a massive earthquake expected to occur in the Nankai Trough, which lies in the seabed in the Pacific Ocean off Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu, running
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Dan Walters: How is this California Legislature different? Let us count the ways
Sacramento :: KY :: USA | 17 days ago
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It's the first since an independent commission redrew legislative districts. The 2012 elections were the first with a "top-two" primary system. Nearly half of the Assembly's 80 members are new to the Capitol. A revised term-limit rule would allow
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State bans dog breed discrimination
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | 20 days ago
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When visitors stop by the Clemens home, Duke and Louis barrel toward them, jump in their laps and sniff them. Don't worry, they're friendly, their owner, Jesica Clemens, says. Duke, a pit bull mix who turns 6 next month, and Louis, a 4-year-old pit
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Records law changes face opposition
San Diego :: TX :: USA | 27 days ago
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Previously Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to save money by lifting certain requirements of the California Public Records Act is getting some pushback from at least one corner of the Legislature. Two years ago, an obscure state commission determined that
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Gag order
Hutchinson :: KS :: USA | 27 days ago
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Earlier this session, the Legislature approved a measure requiring local governments to either allow concealed weapons on their public properties or prove they had beefed up security enough to ensure residents' safety...This week, the Kansas House
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