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Avon Residents Approve New $81.8M Budget
The Hartford CourantBy more than 3-to-1, voters endorsed an $81.76 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year in a referendum on Wednesday. The vote was 812 in favor of the budget, and 248 against. The budget boosts spending by $3 million from this year's levels, adding...Tags: Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Budgets and Budgeting
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Casey, Toomey on Senate committee that will investigate IRS next week
Call Washington BureauPennsylvania's two U.S. senators sit on the powerful tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, which will begin its investigation of the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups at a hearing on Tuesday. Republicans and Democrats are...Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, Taxation, Allyson Y Schwartz, Jack Lew, Tea Party Movement
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Tesla to raise $830 million from investors, repay U.S. debt
Fresh off its first profitable quarter, Tesla Motors Inc. plans to raise about $830 million in a stock and debt offering that will enable the electric car maker to pay off its $465 million federal loan. Founder Elon Musk, who owns 33 million shares,...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Services and Shopping, Hybrid Vehicles, Economy, Business and Finance, Elon Musk
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More to a candidate than campaign money or being a professional politician
Michael Dresser's recent article, "Brown to launch run for governor" (May 10), was very troubling. For example, an implication is made that the only credible candidates in the election are those who have big, fat finance accounts. In addition, Mr. Dresser...
Tags: Politics, Political Fundraising, Government, Executive Branch
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L.A. Now Live: Paltry turnout forecast for L.A. mayor's race
More than 2 million people are eligible to vote for mayor of Los Angeles. But if history is a reliable guide, as many as 1.6 million of them, that's about 80%, will skip Tuesday's election. That low turnout could mean the winner will garner fewer...Tags: Politics, Local Elections, Barack Obama
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Facebook, Hampton sheriff case to be heard Thursday in court
When a wrongful termination lawsuit involving six former employees of Hampton Sheriff B.J. Roberts goes before a federal appellate court on Thursday, those employees will have a prominent backer in their corner: Facebook. Aaron M. Panner, an attorney...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation, Lawyers, Social Media, Justice System
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Forecast for L.A.'s mayor race: paltry turnout
More than 2 million people can vote for mayor of Los Angeles. But if history is a reliable guide, as many as 1.6 million of them will skip Tuesday's election. That low turnout could mean that the winner will garner fewer votes than any newly elected...
Tags: Voting, Politics, Antonio Villaraigosa, Local Elections, Primaries
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U.S. stagnates under Obama
As President Barack Obama continues to struggle with the economy, his annual budgets and his attempts to unravel the catastrophe of the terrorist attack in Banghazi, Libya where four Americans were killed, I thought examining Mr. Obama's political...Tags: Politics, Illinois General Assembly, White House, Barack Obama
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Transit agencies look to keep South Side moving during CTA work
The time for campaigning is about to end. Now the hard work — delivering on promises made to 80,000 daily CTA Red Line customers who will lose a vital transportation lifeline for five months — is set to begin Sunday. Public outreach for...
Tags: Chatham, Politics, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Police Department, Labor Legislation
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City contract seekers donate to Emanuel despite his own ban
Leaders of a tech firm seeking a city contract donated $15,000 to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's campaign fund, despite Emanuel's own executive order banning contributions from vendors trying to get city business. The donations linked to a company that uses...
Tags: Local Government, Government, Chicago City Council, Chicago City Hall, Marketing
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Ouster of IRS official isn't ending investigations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Don't look for the outcry over the Internal Revenue Service's improper targeting of tea party groups to subside with the ouster of the agency's acting commissioner. Three congressional committees are investigating and the FBI...Tags: Taxation, Crime, Law and Justice, Jack Lew, Tea Party Movement, Eric Holder
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GOP demands more despite Benghazi email release
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House release of some 100 pages of emails and notes about the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year has failed to satisfy congressional Republicans, who are demanding more information....Tags: U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Parties and Movements, FBI, Barack Obama
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