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Why Current Leaf Owners Should Hate the 2013 Model
KickingTiresAfter 48 days on the market, Cars.com sold our long-term 2011 Nissan Leaf SL for just $19,000 in November 2012. Such was the result of aggressive federal and state tax incentives on the $35,665 all-electric hatchback, as well as weak......Tags: Credit and Debt, Politics, Hybrid Vehicles, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Taxation
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Selling Our Nissan Leaf Was, Well, Weird
KickingTiresAfter 19 months of testing, Cars.com has sold its 2011 Nissan Leaf electric car. In my original review, I questioned how much a used EV would be worth once the second generation came out. Would it be as undesirable as......Tags: Credit and Debt, Politics, Hybrid Vehicles, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Kelley Blue Book LLC
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Grand jury to review inspector general's access concerns
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsA grand jury will look into Palm Beach County Inspector General Sheryl Steckler???s concerns about potential interference from local governments that she investigates, according to the State Attorney???s Office. Steckler in September asked the State...Tags: Justice System, Ethics, Local Government, Lawyers, Delray Beach
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Fewer Teens Drinking and Driving
KickingTiresIt turns out that teenagers have been listening to the warnings about the dangers of drinking and driving. According to the Center for Disease Control, teenage drinking and driving is on a major decline, falling by 54% during the past......Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ethics, Disease Prevention, Religion and Belief, Health and Safety at School
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Will Broward commission gut ethics policy?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsIf Broward Mayor John Rodstrom has his way, one of the big parts of sweeping ethics reform approved by voters will be gutted -- the provision that bars county commissioners from serving on procurement/selection committees. Rodstrom's proposed change is...Tags: Elections, Ethics, Politics, Local Government, Local Elections
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Can Rodstrom get votes to weaken ethics code?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsAs the Broward County Commission gets set to meet today, the big question: Will John Rodstrom find enough votes to get his controversial ethics-code gutting proposal passed? (UPDATE AT 4:10 P.M.: The answer is no. The commission discussed the proposal.......Tags: Elections, Ethics, Politics, Broward County Commission, Voting
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Today's Electric Cars Could Sell for Less Tomorrow
KickingTiresWhen Nissan began taking reservations for the Leaf all-electric car in April 2010, Greg Tyler was among the first to plop down the $99 fee. Nineteen months later, the 59-year-old college professor was handed the keys. "The Leaf was the......Tags: Apple iPhone, Credit and Debt, Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science and Technology
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Questions raised by Chip LaMarca's startup business
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsWhen I first heard that Broward Commissioner Chip LaMarca wanted to take a second job with a startup firm that seeks to outsource government jobs as "director of business development" and that he asked the state ethics commission about whether......Tags: Privatization, Ethics, Local Government, Politics, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Rodgers leaving Palm Beach County Ethics Commission
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsA former judge who helped launch Palm Beach County???s Ethics Commission is stepping down from the watchdog board. Former Circuit Court Judge Edward Rodgers leaves the volunteer, five-member Ethics Commission effective July 1, according to his resignation...Tags: Riviera Beach, Ethics, Local Government, Religion and Belief, Punishment
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Ethics Rules limit holiday gifts for Palm Beach County government
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsChristmas doesn???t bring a holiday from Palm Beach County???s gift rules for local government officials and employees. That???s the message this week from the county???s Ethics Commission, which is spreading the word that rules limiting gifts from...Tags: Ethics, Politics, Local Government, Christmas, Religion and Belief
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Palm Beach County Inspector General IDs $2.4 million in disputed government spending
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County???s new inspector general contends her first year of investigations into local government produced a $2.4 million "return on investment" for local taxpayers. Inspector General Sheryl Steckler on Wednesday released her first annual...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Ethics, Local Government, Laws, Religion and Belief
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Palm Beach County approves countywide lobbyist registry
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County???s new countywide lobbyist registry, approved this week, seeks to create more transparency for those paid to influence local government. County government has long had a lobbyist registry and the County Commission on Tuesday agreed to...Tags: Ethics, Local Government, Politics, Lobbying, Religion and Belief
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