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Officials say Volvo considering investing and adding jobs in local plant
andrews@herald-mail.comVolvo is considering investing $100 million and adding jobs at its Washington County production plant, state and local officials said. Del. Heather R. Mizeur, D-Montgomery, talked about the plan Thursday at a Washington County Democratic Central...Tags: Economic Policy, Local Government, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Economy, Business and Finance, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
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Early Evening Budget Update: Where things stand.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Evening, Everyone. Here's where things stand as of 7:10 p.m.: 1. The House Appropriations Committee approved the Fiscal Code bill, positioning it for a vote by the full House on Saturday. Included within the bill, raising some eyebrows, was...... -
Casey: House bill could prompt layoffs at Letterkenny Army Depot
waynesboro@herald-mail.comU.S. Sen. Bob Casey announced concerns Thursday about a defense bill recently passed by the House of Representatives that includes a provision he says could dramatically affect operations and prompt layoffs at Letterkenny Army Depot north of Chambersburg....Tags: Thad Cochran, Job Layoffs, Daniel Inouye, U.S. Army, Unemployment
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All eyes are on the rover Curiosity
The rover Curiosity is expected to transmit a huge scientific payload from Mars, and the mission may also heavily influence how lawmakers in Washington, D.C., decide to spend money on the space race. Supporters hope a successful landing Sunday night...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Google Inc., Barack Obama
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Quinn to veto prisons funding, give more to DCFS
Clout StreetGov. Pat Quinn plans to use savings from shuttering several prisons to offset a deep budget cut aimed at the state agency charged with protecting abused and neglected children. The $33.7 billion budget landed on the governor’s desk today, and he&...Tags: Regional Authority, Prisons, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Executive Branch
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Rep. Jackson under treatment for mood disorder, staff says
Tribune reportersUnder increasing pressure from top Democrats to disclose what's kept Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. off the job for more than a month, the congressman's office issued a statement Wednesday saying he is being treated for a "mood disorder" at an inpatient center....Tags: Mark Kirk, Cook County Government, Sandi Jackson, Human Interest, Jan Schakowsky
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Front-line workers bear brunt of DCFS staff cuts
Budget cuts that are often cited as a reason for failures by the state agency charged with protecting children have fallen disproportionately on front-line child abuse and neglect workers, a Tribune analysis has found. Less than half the agency's overall...
Tags: Job Layoffs, Chicago Tribune, Abusive Behavior, Prisons, Politics
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Pa. lawmakers scramble to finish budget, education bills before new fiscal year
Republicans in control of Pennsylvania’s Legislature scrambled Tuesday to finish writing a host of budget- and education-related bills to get them to fellow Republican Gov. Tom Corbett before the new fiscal year starts Sunday. That meant that...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Republican Party, Education
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UPDATED: Michigan House panel changes teacher benefits bill
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — New teachers in Michigan would continue to get hybrid pensions and the state would use more money from the school aid fund to pay down future school employee retirement costs under changes made Monday to a school employee...Tags: Labor Legislation, Retirement, Politics, Republican Party, Education
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State lawmaker voting on teachers' pensions
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan House is about to finish work on legislation that would require school employees to pay significantly more toward their pensions but not force new teachers into a 401(k)-style system. The House Appropriations...
Tags: Labor Legislation, 401K, Employees, Career and Workplace
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Colleagues recall Dixon, 74, as a leader who made friends and allies to benefit his community
One day after his death, Richard Dixon, 74, was the subject of tributes and accolades sweeping across all of Carroll County — where he was born and raised, built a family and served his community as a school board member, state delegate and Maryland...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Politics, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Annapolis
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Richard N. Dixon, former Maryland treasurer
Richard N. Dixon, a Carroll County custodian's son who combined financial expertise as a stockbroker with political savvy as a state delegate to become Maryland's first African-American treasurer, died Thursday after suffering a stroke two days earlier....
Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Politics, Maryland General Assembly, Annapolis
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