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Murder of Mexican reporter in Veracruz spotlights official hostility toward press
McClatchy Foreign StaffXALAPA, Mexico Regina Martinez had a premonition that she was courting danger in the months before her death. She spoke to colleagues of her fear. She'd written articles for Proceso, Mexico's main newsweekly magazine, chronicling the overlap between...Tags: Executive Branch, Organized Crime, Los Zetas Cartel, Government, Robert J. Lopez
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House gambling sponsor recuses self because of potential conflict
— The Illinois House's longtime gambling expansion point man has dropped his sponsorship of a casino bill to avoid a potential conflict of interest. Democratic Rep. Lou Lang of Skokie wrote to the House clerk that he is now affiliated with a law...
Tags: Executive Branch, Organized Crime, Calumet City, Government, Illinois Governor
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Illinois Sports Facilities Authority will pay legal tab for Jim Thompson
The public agency that owns U.S. Cellular Field agreed Tuesday to pay the legal expenses of its ex-chairman, former Gov. Jim Thompson, in a federal lawsuit brought against him last month by the agency's former executive director. The Illinois Sports...
Tags: Executive Branch, James Robert Thompson, U.S. Cellular Field, Litigation, Government
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Medicinal pot is coming. Why it's not time to worry
Change of SubjectIf it goes through, we'll see a trade-off. Increases in addiction, crime and family dissolution along with assorted benefits. But enough about the proposed expansion of casino gambling in Illinois. Today I want to talk about the inevitability of... -
Senate Backs Bill To Label Genetically Modified Foods
The Hartford CourantA bill that would require food made with genetically modified organisms to carry labels cleared the state Senate late Tuesday night. The Senate's approval, on a 35-1 vote, gives new energy to a measure that had strong grassroots backing but appeared...Tags: Consumers, Executive Branch, U.S. House of Representatives, Government, Agricultural Research and Technology
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UPDATE: Franklin County Board of Supervisors approves $300,000 for schools
WDBJ7 ReporterMore money is on its way to Franklin County schools, but parents say it's still not enough. The county board of supervisors started its meeting Tuesday afternoon by addressing school budget cuts and the concerns of parents. The majority of the board...Tags: Executive Branch, Government
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LETTER: Thanks For Supporting Housing Funds
We at the Publicly Assisted Housing Resident Network and the Connecticut Housing Coalition thank state Sen. Toni Harp and Rep. Toni Walker for their work in restoring payment in lieu of taxes and tax abatement grant funding for public housing to the...Tags: Finance, Executive Branch, Government, National Government, Toni N Harp
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Gov. Cuomo warns Khloe Kardashian & Co. about Rich Soil logo
It's not every day that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo warns Khloe Kardashian about anything. But the governor's administration sent out a "pro forma" letter to Rich Soil, Kardashian's husband Lamar Odom's clothing line, warning that the logo used on one of...
Tags: Statue of Liberty, Executive Branch, Andrew Cuomo, New Products, Government
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READER SUBMITTED: Governor Malloy Honored With William A. O'Neill Legacy Award
HartfordGovernor Dannel P. Malloy was honored by The Governor's Prevention Partnership with the William A. O'Neill Legacy Award for his role as a champion for children and for leading from the heart at The Partnership's Leadership Reception, held at the Governor'...Tags: Executive Branch, Dannel P. Malloy , Government, Board of Directors, Stamford
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Appeals court strikes down Arizona ban on abortions at 20 weeks
Reuters(Reuters) - A federal appeals court struck down an Arizona law on Tuesday that bans abortions from 20 weeks gestation, saying it violated "unalterably clear" U.S. Supreme Court rulings that women have a right to terminate pregnancies until a fetus is...Tags: Executive Branch, Medical Procedures and Tests, Government, U.S. Supreme Court, Judges
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Ill. Senate overrides Quinn veto of smart grid rate hike
Tribune reportersRejecting Gov. Pat Quinn's plea to not increase power rates to help improve some of the state's electrical grid, the Illinois senate voted to override his veto of a bill that bulks up the revenue Commonwealth Edison will receive as it modernizes the...Tags: Executive Branch, Consumers, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois), Business, Exelon Corp.
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State government's relocation policy would cover employees' households
PIERRE — State government employees soon could see an added benefit when they must move their places of residence to accept state jobs in South Dakota. Under a proposed change, moving and travel expenses would be covered for the employee as well...Tags: Trips and Vacations
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