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Gov. Jerry Brown is poised for a big victory
SACRAMENTO — California is close to making the most sweeping change in how it spends money on schools since Ronald Reagan was governor four decades ago. And Gov. Jerry Brown is on the verge of a monumental personal triumph — a legacy...
Tags: Politics, Jerry Brown, Local Government, Students, Jim Nielsen
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Michigan to offer preschool to more poor children
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — As many as 16,000 more 4-year-olds will go to preschool in Michigan next school year, a significant enrollment boost that Gov. Rick Snyder hopes to increase even more the following year. An influx of up to $65 million —...
Tags: Politics, Preschools, Arne Duncan, Schools, Health Insurance
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Mary Sanchez: A good-paying job is more effective than a lecture
More and more mothers, whether they wear a wedding ring or not, are becoming their family's breadwinner. An analysis of 2011 U.S. Census data found that 40 percent of households rely on mom as the primary or sole breadwinner. That's a massive increase...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Marriage, Personal Income, Labor Legislation, Money and Monetary Policy
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Letters to the editor: Scandals, texting, and executions
To me, the job of the city commissioners is to speak for the citizens of Winter Park and protect and improve the quality of life in the city. I think they should all resign from their jobs as commissioners. Clearly, they are not doing their job. How...Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Libraries, Death Penalty, Lady Lake, Hillary Clinton
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Scott signs bill banning use of EBT cards in strip clubs, casinos
Tallahassee BureauTALLAHASSEE – Food stamp and welfare recipients will no longer be able use their state-issued EBT cards at strip clubs, race tracks, bingo halls and liquor stores. Gov. Rick Scott today signed HB 701 to crack down on the use of state-issued...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Rick Scott, Dining and Drinking, Politics, Executive Branch
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High cost of homeownership
As the five-year anniversary of the Lehman Bros. bankruptcy and the collapse of the mortgage market approaches, Americans are still struggling to cope with the consequences of the Great Recession. More than 4 million households have lost their homes to...
Tags: Politics, Financial and Business Services, Real Estate, Mortgages, Taxation
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College Degree The Fruit Of Hard Work — And Much Assistance
The Hartford CourantSuccess is often characterized in a way that celebrates individual achievement, perseverance and personal triumph. Although it is true that it is my name is on my new college diploma, there is simply no way I would have made it to this day without a broad...Tags: Chicago Housing Authority, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Teachers, Colleges and Universities, Trinity College
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Strategies to combat truancy
School districts across Illinois and around the U.S. use an array of tools to get kindergarten to eighth-grade students back in school, implementing promising anti-truancy measures without significant additional spending or staff. Experts say the most...
Tags: Separation of Church and State, Chicago Housing Authority, Housing and Urban Planning, Juvenile Delinquency, Politics
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Health insurance: Can it be made simple?
The success of the 2010 federal healthcare law depends in part on more uninsured Americans obtaining coverage. So it's crucial that when the uninsured try to sign up for policies, they don't get a bureaucratic runaround or wind up in phone-tree hell....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Government Health Care, Insurance, Health Insurance, Healthcare Laws
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Raising Blue-ribbon youth
The project area I would like to focus on this month is the 4-H Animal Science Projects. Animal Science Projects continue to have the largest 4-H enrollment in the surrounding counties, as well as the state. If you've heard that 4-H is only for...Tags: Zoology, Animal Science, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Education, Religion and Belief
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Developer: Whole Foods would join Costco in Lower Macungie
Whole Foods Market has agreed to join Costco and Target as an anchor at the proposed $140 million Hamilton Crossings shopping center in Lower Macungie Township. Jeremy Fogel of the Goldenberg Group of Montgomery County, one of two developers planning...
Tags: Whole Foods Market, Staten Island (New York City), Target, Groceries, Services and Shopping
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