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Court strikes down tighter Medicaid standards
Associated Press WriterA state policy laying out tighter criteria for Medicaid in-home care is invalid, a state appeals court ruled Thursday. The state Department of Health and Family Services, now known as the Department of Health Services, should have spelled out the policy...Tags: Health Insurance, Government Health Care, Court Administration, Medicaid
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Trial set in suit to block Delta-Northwest deal
AP Business WriterA federal judge has set a trial date for a lawsuit by a group of airline passengers that seeks to block Delta Air Lines Inc. from acquiring Northwest Airlines Corp. U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker will preside over the Nov. 5 trial in San Francisco....Tags: Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Transportation, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Thanksgiving, Judges
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Granholm likes part of constitutional proposal
Associated Press WritersGov. Jennifer Granholm said Thursday she's not ready to oppose a constitutional rewrite backed by some unions and the Michigan Democratic Party, even though it now faces a legal challenge to get on the November ballot. The Democratic governor told...Tags: Local Elections, Executive Branch, Voting, Distilling and Brewing Industry, Auto Trends
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Suozzi lobbies lawmakers to OK property tax cap
william.murphy@newsday.comNassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi, who chairs a state committee on property tax relief, kicked off a campaign Thursday to get state lawmakers to approve a cap on property taxes. However, he said this effort would be somewhat kinder and gentler than...Tags: Sheldon Silver, State Budgets, Property Tax, Political Candidates, Elections
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Court upholds hate crime in racial slurs case
Associated Press WriterProsecutors correctly added a hate crime enhancer to charges against three people accused of using racial slurs against blacks, a state appeals court ruled Thursday. Attorneys for Victoria Lee Trappe, Anthony Michael Welda and Timothy Robert Wagner...Tags: Lawyers, Prosecution, Punishment, Racism, Trials
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Affidavit Says Pool President Knew Of Safety Law
Associated PressNEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A swimming pool company president charged with second-degree manslaughter in connection with the drowning of a 6-year-old boy had been told about a law requiring a safety device but failed to install it in the pool, according to an...Tags: Lawyers, Prosecution, Murder, Personal Service, National Government
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Latino-vs.-black violence drives hate crimes in L.A. to 5-year high
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterHate crimes in Los Angeles rose to their highest level in five years last year, led by attacks between Latinos and blacks, county officials reported today. The annual report by the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission showed hate crimes rose by...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Minority Groups, Judaism, Demographics, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Congress looking at police spying
Sun reportersFederal lawmakers are scrutinizing the Homeland Security Department's role in efforts by Maryland State Police to spy on peace activists and death penalty protesters, raising concerns that the operations were supported with federal dollars. Rep. Bennie...Tags: Bennie G Thompson, Terrorism, Executive Branch, Defense, National Security
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Housing help
Sweeping legislation that offers help for every group battered by the mortgage foreclosure crisis will be voted on in coming days. The bill also includes something for almost everyone to hate. But Congress and President Bush should act quickly to make...Tags: Foreign Aid, Federal Reserve, Mortgages, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Fannie Mae
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Currie probe looks at possible influence deals
Sun ReportersThe federal investigation into state Sen. Ulysses Currie's work for Shoppers Food Warehouse is centered on whether the grocery chain paid the lawmaker to use the prestige of his office to secure favorable legislation and actions by state agencies,...Tags: Ulysses Currie, Consumer Electronics Industry, Martin O'Malley, Sales, Real Estate Sales
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