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4 teams make finals for I-4's $2.1B makeover
Four teams made up of some of the largest companies in the world are in the final running for the $2.1 billion makeover of Interstate 4 through Metro Orlando, state officials said Tuesday. Three other consortia was eliminated during a scoring and ranking...
Tags: Teresa Jacobs, Economy, Business and Finance, Florida's Turnpike, Interstate 4, Florida Department of Transportation
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Supreme Court upholds FCC power in cellphone tower case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's two leading conservatives staked out opposite stands Monday over whether judges should play a greater role in second-guessing regulations issued by "unelected bureaucrats" in federal agencies. The divide arose when...
Tags: Judges, Lawyers, Justice System, Politics, U.S. Congress
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As contraband phones flood Baltimore jail, blocking technology comes online
Maryland corrections officials are taking advantage of new technology designed to block the use of contraband cellphones by inmates — a problem at the heart of recent indictments at the Baltimore City Detention Center. In a program being used at...
Tags: Lawyers, Gang Activity, Black Guerrilla Family, U.S. Congress, Prisons
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Public access back on the airwaves
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- After a five-year hiatus, public-access television is back on the air in St. Joseph County — and it’s back with a bang. Five years of funding appropriation decisions by the city council and lobbying by advocates to bring back...Tags: Government, Television, Politics, National Government, Satellite and Cable Service
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Somerset County church news for May 18
Middlecreek COB The Rev. Linda Stoner will share the message “Look Up and Live” as the Middlecreek Church of the Brethren celebrates Pentecost Sunday. The Rev. John Stoner will serve as worship leader. The church is at 226 Middlecreek Road,...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Customs and Tradition, Human Interest, Lutheranism, Entertainment
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News Corp. hires Toni Cook Bush to oversee lobbying after split
News Corp. has hired a D.C. heavyweight to handle its lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill after it becomes primarily a newspaper publishing company. Antoniette "Toni" Cook Bush will join News Corp. next month as its executive vice president and global head...
Tags: Government, Television, Politics, Los Angeles Times, Entertainment
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U.S. Bank gains naming rights to LaSalle Street building
Trying to raise its profile in Chicago, Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank said it has secured naming rights to the 190 S. LaSalle St. building, where it will boost its square footage by 65 percent. The street-level U.S. Bank Building signage should go up this...
Tags: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Park National Corporation, Labor Legislation, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, BankFinancial Corporation
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D.C. insider Tom Wheeler likely to be nominated to head FCC
A Washington insider with close ties to the media and telecommunications, is expected to be tapped as the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Tom Wheeler, who has headed lobbying associations for both the cable television and...
Tags: White House, Politics, U.S. Congress, Media Industry, Satellite and Cable Service
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FCC moves toward opening airwaves for in-flight Internet
The Federal Communications Commission took a step toward improving Web access for air travelers, voting to write rules to open frequencies for an air-to-ground Internet service proposed by Qualcomm Inc. In a 4-0 vote Thursday, the FCC advanced the...
Tags: Itasca, Politics, Elections, Telecommunication Service, American Airlines, Inc.
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McCain is prepping legislation to overhaul pay-TV business
The maverick wants to cook the TV industry's golden goose. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is preparing to introduce legislation perhaps as early as Thursday that would dramatically overhaul the television business and will probably be met with strong...Tags: John McCain, Time Warner Cable Inc., Television, Cablevision Systems Corp., CBS Corp.
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A lifeline for the poor
Critics of a federal program that provides free cellphones to thousands of Maryland residents who can't afford regular commercial service are right that some recipients who don't qualify for the benefit are taking advantage of the system. But there's no...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Politics, George W. Bush, U.S. Congress, Personal Income
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PTC, Morality in Media press Congress over FCC indecency rules
Angry about a proposal to relax the Federal Communications Commission's rules regulating indecent content on broadcast television and radio, the Parents Television Council and Morality in Media are pressing Congress to stop the regulatory agency in its...
Tags: Ethics, Politics, Values, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama
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