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    Mar 11, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  1. Transparency prevails

    With the start of Sunshine Week, it's interesting to see how the federal government is dealing with public requests for information. The good news is that the Obama administration is receiving more requests  for information than ever before from...

    Tags: National Security Agency, Freedom of Information Laws, U.S. Department of Defense, National Government, Barack Obama

    2. Mar 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Aaron Swartz is gone, but his story refuses to go away. Why?

    By now, Web users should know about Aaron Swartz, because it's getting hard not to hear about him.
    This post has been updated. See below for details.
    By now, Web users should know about Aaron Swartz, because it's getting hard not to hear about him. The 26-year-old computer prodigy helped develop RSS and Reddit; he was also a folk hero to the open Web movement, which argues for greater information...

    Tags: Aaron Swartz, Justice System, FBI, Prisons, Eric Holder

    3. Feb 27, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Red-light tickets delayed in River Forest

    Citations have not been sent out, but River Forest police say a new red-light camera at North and Harlem avenues is mostly catching motorists who break traffic rules while turning right.
    Citations have not been sent out, but River Forest police say a new red-light camera at North and Harlem avenues is mostly catching motorists who break traffic rules while turning right. Police have reviewed 1,400 videos, but would not say how many...
    4. Feb 1, 2013 |Story| Daily Press

  4. Water line requirement caught Gloucester school officials off-guard, emails show

    Gloucester Superintendent Ben Kiser learned last week that the county will require the school system to extend a water line an extra 1/2-mile to the eastern boundary of the proposed Page Middle School property at an estimated cost of $200,000, according...

    Tags: Middle Schools, Water Supply, Schools, Conservation, Teaching and Learning

    5. Jan 30, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Winfield board's debate over texting at meetings is not over

    To text or not to text is the question that board members at the village of Winfield have grappled with for months. Yet despite quashing a bid last month to ban the use of electronic devices during Village Board meetings, the issue may be far from over....

    Tags: Electronics, Naperville

    6. Jan 26, 2013 |Column| Hartford Courant

  6. Auditors To Legislature: Tighten Overused Bidding Loophole

    The Hartford Courant
    The General Assembly should consider limiting what qualifies under law for a waiver for competitive bidding on state contracts, state auditors John C. Geragosian and Robert M. Ward said in their annual report to lawmakers, released Friday. The law...

    Tags: Judges, Justice System, Accounting and Auditing, Business Enterprises, Kevin Rennie

    7. Jan 25, 2013 |Column| Hartford Courant

  7. State Spending Habit Still Out Of Control

    The Hartford Courant
    Prepare for weeks of talk about the state's deteriorating finances as Gov. Dannel begins another unhappy chapter of the tale of declining fortunes. The problem is that state government spends more than is produced by the array of taxes it imposes. The...

    Tags: Freedom of Information Laws, Justice System, Civil Rights, Government, Kevin Rennie

    8. Jan 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Justifying assassination

    A federal judge in New York ruled this week that the Obama administration may withhold from the public a document providing the legal rationale for the targeted killing in Yemen of Anwar Awlaki, an Al Qaeda operative who was also a U.S. citizen. But even as she did so, U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon eloquently expressed her concerns about the existence of a secretive government program that not only assassinates those deemed to be enemies of the United States, but does so without judicial oversight.
    A federal judge in New York ruled this week that the Obama administration may withhold from the public a document providing the legal rationale for the targeted killing in Yemen of Anwar Awlaki, an Al Qaeda operative who was also a U.S. citizen. But...

    Tags: Judges, The New York Times, National Government, White House, Justice System

    9. Feb 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Illinois corporate tax credits swelled to $161 million in 2011

    When lawmakers raised taxes on Illinois residents and businesses, they also increased corporate income tax breaks for a select group of companies.
    When lawmakers raised taxes on Illinois residents and businesses, they also increased corporate income tax breaks for a select group of companies. In 2011, businesses were eligible to claim about $161 million in tax credits — double from the...

    Tags: Business, Investments, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., Sears Holdings Corp., Employment Opportunities

    10. Jan 22, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Mysterious report prompts ethics, safety review in Highland Park

    When Highland Park City Council members agreed in late 2008 to spend $2.1 million buying a financially troubled downtown theater, they didn't know it was riddled with safety hazards and other problems that would cost another $2.6 million to fix.
    When Highland Park City Council members agreed in late 2008 to spend $2.1 million buying a financially troubled downtown theater, they didn't know it was riddled with safety hazards and other problems that would cost another $2.6 million to fix. A...

    Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Local Government, Chicago City Hall, Austin (Chicago, Illinois)

    11. Feb 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Remarkable Woman: Gail Vacca

    Gail Vacca can pinpoint exactly when her love for horses began.
    Gail Vacca can pinpoint exactly when her love for horses began. She was 4, on a family vacation in New Jersey, and her horse-loving grandfather asked her if she wanted a pony ride. "I still remember it," says Vacca, founder and president of the...

    Tags: Easter, Barbra Streisand, Radio, Led Zeppelin (music group), Kentucky Derby

    12. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| Daily Press

  12. Top 25 Gloucester County Public School System employee salaries

    Here's a list of the 25 highest salaries for Gloucester schools staff. The information was obtained from the school system under a Freedom of Information Act request by the Daily Press. Ben Kiser, superintendent – $146,261 Chuck Wagner,...

    Tags: Schools, Elementary Schools, Public Schools

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