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The bottom line: It's time to restore dental care for the poor
SACRAMENTO — State Capitol politicians may have an extra $3.2 billion to play with. Or they may not. It depends on whose figures you believe: nonpartisan Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor's or contrarian Gov. Jerry Brown's. I tend to have more...
Tags: Politics, Bill Emmerson, Jerry Brown, Regional Authority, Dentistry and Dental Health
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Obama urged to make economy a bigger, bolder topic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five months into President Barack Obama's second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportunity has been diminished, partly drowned out by controversies seized upon by Republicans in an...
Tags: Republican Party, White House, Government Debt, Barack Obama, David Axelrod
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Coats defends his vote on guns
Although polls nationwide and in Indiana show overwhelming support for tightening background checks for gun purchases,Sen. Dan Coats, Indiana's Republican senior senator, voted "no." He says most constituents who contacted him wanted him to do just that....
Tags: Republican Party, Personal Weapon Control, Barack Obama, Elections, Politics
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Obama administration needs to change the conversation
By WILLIAM P. HOJNACKI I am very disappointed in the way that the Obama administration is dealing with the Republicans in the ongoing discussions concerning the federal budget. The administration has, once again, allowed the Republicans to set the agenda...Tags: National Government, Bill Clinton, Safety of Citizens, Politics, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Race-by-race results from Preakness Day
Race 1: Jockey Joel Rosario rode Aussi Austin to victory in the first of 13 races on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course. Bake Shop took second and Pretension finished third in the 1 1/16-mile dirt race. The winner finished in 1:45.23. Bake Shop and...
Tags: Sage, Pimlico Race Course, Politics, Joel Rosario, United States Statutory Debt Limit
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Burbank, Glendale schools hold breath over budget
Despite plans by Gov. Jerry Brown to spend roughly $1.6 billion more on education, local school officials this week remained only cautiously optimistic about their financial prospects. The additional funding included in Brown's budget revision...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Media Industry, Politics, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Buena Vista school board OKs debt plan, may reopen
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Saginaw County's Buena Vista district soon could reopen its doors after the local school board on Tuesday night approved a plan aimed at bringing the district out of its million-dollar deficit. The Buena Vista Board of...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Politics, Freedom of the Press, Students, Detroit Free Press
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Federal deficit shrinks at surprising rate
WASHINGTON — The federal deficit is shrinking more quickly than expected, and the government's long-term debt has largely stabilized for the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday in a report that could strengthen the Obama...
Tags: Government Debt, Fiscal Cliff, Barack Obama, Elections, Debt Market
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Washington Co. budgets approved with no change in tax rates
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comThe Washington County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved the county’s proposed 2013-14 fiscal year operating budget of $245.9 million. The budget calls for tax rates to remain the same as last fiscal year, with a real estate tax of 94.8...Tags: Employees, Career and Workplace, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Finance
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Obama's budget puts the onus on Ryan
WASHINGTON — When it comes to deficit reduction, President Barack Obama may have correctly taken the measure of Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles and U.S. corporate leaders; that's a reason why any deficit deal is more remote than ever. Two and a...Tags: U.S. Senate, Budget Control Act of 2011, White House, Republican Party, Fiscal Cliff
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Tax increase, fund balance drawdown under consideration in Windber school district
Daily American Staff Writer @DAPeteBosakWINDBER — Windber Area School Board members are taking a hard look at several budget options to deal with an anticipated deficit next year, including a possible tax increase. School directors are at work on a preliminary 2013-14 spending plan and...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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The wrong way for Washington to avoid defaulting
It's rare that the president explicitly pledges to veto a bill -- usually, the White House says the president's advisors would "recommend" a veto -- but that's what happened Tuesday. The measure in question is HR 807, the Full Faith and Credit Act, by...
Tags: Republican Party, White House, Barack Obama, Elections, Medicare
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May 15, 2013
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May 14, 2013
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May 14, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
May 10, 2013
|Story| Daily American
May 8, 2013
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