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State Retiree Health Benefits Under Attack in Long Look At Fiscal Crisis
The Hartford CourantConnecticut must cap state employee retiree health benefits and sharply raise fees for all sorts of state services in order to halt a long-term fiscal slide that is, in some ways, the worst in the nation. That was the advice Monday from David M. Walker,...Tags: Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Government, George W. Bush, Connecticut Business and Industry Association, Lobbying
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Suspicious package at mail center in West Lawn sends 3 to hospitals
Tribune reporterThree people, including two postal workers and a police officer, were taken to hospitals this morning after a suspicious package spurred a hazardous materials response at a sorting facility in the West Lawn neighborhood, officials said. The incident...Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Chicago Fire Department, Hospitals and Clinics, Government Postal Delivery
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CalPERS picks four new HMO plans for 5-year contracts
The California Public Employees' Retirement System picked four new HMO plans for five-year health insurance contracts starting next year, a blow to incumbent carrier Blue Shield of California. The giant pension fund voted Wednesday to split up Blue...Tags: Health Insurance, Career and Workplace, Health Net Inc., Government, Employees
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Mayor Puts Hartford On More Frugal Course
Though it has not been a week for good news, there was a flicker of the positive in Hartford. Mayor Pedro Segarra released a $543.9 million budget proposal that would not raise taxes and would retain essential city services. For taxpayers who have seen...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Local Government, Pedro E. Segarra, Career and Workplace, Collective Contract
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Disney's Space Mountain, Soarin' Over California remain closed
A ride at Disneyland and another at neighboring Disney California Adventure Park remained closed Tuesday as park officials worked to fix safety violations cited by the state. Disney officials said they voluntarily closed Disneyland's Space Mountain...
Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Career and Workplace, Fines, Punishment, Employees
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BP manager testifies at trial over Gulf oil spill
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A BP team leader who supervised managers on the oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 testified Monday that he was frustrated by last-minute changes to the drilling project, but didn't have any safety concerns before...
Tags: Lawyers, Explosions, Justice System, Judges, Trials
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Two Disney rides remain closed in wake of state citations
A ride at Disneyland and another at Disney California Adventure Park remained closed Monday following several citations issued by the state over worker safety violations. Disney officials said they voluntarily closed Disneyland's Space Mountain and...
Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Career and Workplace, Fines, Punishment, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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L.A. County says proposed budget marks emergence from austerity
Los Angeles County officials overseeing the nation's largest local government unveiled a budget proposal Monday that they said marks the beginning of an emergence from years of austerity. The $24.7-billion spending plan calls for no major cuts and...Tags: Prisons, Career and Workplace, U.S. Department of Justice, Money and Monetary Policy, Lee Baca
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28 solar workers sickened by valley fever in San Luis Obispo County
Epidemiologists are investigating an outbreak of valley fever that has sickened 28 workers at two large solar-power construction sites in San Luis Obispo County. Staff from the California Department of Public Health, and investigators from the...
Tags: Prisons, Renewable Energy, Health Organizations, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu
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Two Disney rides remain closed in wake of state citations
A ride at Disneyland and another at Disney California Adventure Park remained closed Monday as park officials worked to fix safety violations cited by the state. Disney officials said they voluntarily closed Disneyland's Space Mountain and Soarin'...
Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Fines, Punishment, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Space Mountain
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Wendy Greuel seeks $175 million in savings in L.A. budget
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel said Monday that she would seek an extra $175 million in savings from the city's budget by using such strategies as cutting the City Council's discretionary funds and changing the investment practices of its...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Career and Workplace, Local Elections, Government, Labor Legislation
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Health insurance options for same-sex couples
Health insurance for married individuals is complicated enough these days without the pitfalls faced by many same-sex couples nationwide. Silver Lake residents David Michael Barrett and husband Mark Peters were married in 2008 during the brief period in...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Health Insurance, Employment, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws
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