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Legislature reaches a deal on higher campaign-contribution limits, preserves major loophole for parties
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- Florida lawmakers have agreed to dramatically boost the cash state candidates can raise for elections as part of a broader ethics and elections reform that eliminates some political slush funds politicians have used to support their "fillet...Tags: Government, Religion and Belief, Values, Political Fundraising, Crime, Law and Justice
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ITM '73: Hereabouts
Here’s a regularly occurring “Hereabouts” column from April 19, 1973, by Robert T. Baughman. “Hereabouts” rounded up tidbits of opinion and conversations from around Lincoln County and turned it all into an enjoyable...
Tags: Eastern Kentucky University, NASA, Weather Reports, Newspaper and Magazine, Easter
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A rare win for good government in Annapolis
When the General Assembly created a commission to study Maryland's campaign finance laws two years ago it was difficult to tell whether the effort would lead to much. Certainly, the need for reform was there, but even given how Democrats have been...
Tags: Douglas F. Gansler, Political Fundraising, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Economy, Business and Finance
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Early help for L.A.'s early voters
Official sample ballots for Los Angeles' May 21 election will be available April 22, a little less than two weeks from now. Voters who just want to get the whole thing over with — and let's be frank, don't we all? — can actually vote by mail...
Tags: Political Fundraising, Politics, Elections, Voting
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Indiana secretary of state talks vote centers with county elections officials
WSBT-TVStay with precincts or switch to vote centers? It's a question that Indiana counties will have to decide but they are getting some help from the state in the form of information. The Indiana Secretary of State held a regional meeting on vote...Tags: Local Elections, Politics, Elections, Polls, Voting
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Keep Cross-Endorsements On The Ballot
A bill to kill cross-endorsements is self-interested legislation that should be rejected. Cross-endorsement gives voters more choices, stirs greater interest in the election and has introduced new issues to the political debate. On Friday, however,...Tags: Government, U.S. Supreme Court, Politics, Elections, Voting
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Crime & Punishment: My Husband is a Fugitive, But I Love Him
Frank Warecke was a girls basketball coach at Abbott Tech High School in Danbury when, in 2003, he was arrested and eventually convicted on charges of having sex with a student. After serving two years in prison, Warecke relocated to Bethany and got...
Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Cocaine, Judges, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown
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California-born voter turnout trails that of nonnative residents
Voters born in California are less likely to participate in the state’s elections than voters born elsewhere who now live in the Golden State, according to a report by Political Data Inc. that surprised its author. Some 73% of California-born...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (tv program), Employees, Jerry Brown, Politics
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In voting districts, should every person count?
The Supreme Court will hold a hearing Friday, in Lepak vs. City of Irving, to decide if it will take a case on whether the principle of "one person, one vote" should be clarified to allow the exclusion of noncitizens. "One person, one vote" was...
Tags: Immigration, Slavery, Local Government, Migration, Politics
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Filing error costs candidate a spot on the ballot
DAILY AMERICAN REPORTERThe Somerset County Elections Board on Tuesday rejected the nominating petition of Michael Sayler, a Democrat who was running for Lincoln Township auditor. The petition included the required signatures from 10 registered Democrats. But the circulator...Tags: Local Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Justice System, Accounting and Auditing
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Group says it can force state vote on wolf hunt
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Advocates seeking to overturn a new state law that could lead to wolf hunting in Michigan said Tuesday they had collected more than enough petition signatures to require a statewide referendum. If state election...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Lifestyle and Leisure, Energy Resources, Natural Resource Industry, Politics
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Feisty challengers take on Tinley Park incumbents
Tinley Park elections are typically pretty tame affairs. Incumbents often face no opposition, and they tend to stick around a long time. But a slate of newcomers is challenging long-term incumbents Mayor Ed Zabrocki, Clerk Pat Rea — each having...Tags: Local Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Lawyers, Justice System
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