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Mikulski says she doesn't support 'Monsanto rider' in funding bill
Food safety groups are ramping up pressure on Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski over language included in a government funding bill that would make it harder for courts to block the planting of genetically engineered crops. The language, tucked into...
Tags: Democratic Party, Elections, Jon Tester, Food Industry, U.S. Congress
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In week three, Scott takes a bow on teacher-pay
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — The Senate's budget-writers signaled Wednesday they're likely to go along with Gov. Rick Scott's push to give teachers $480 million in new money for raises, although they plan to tie the money to student-learning gains. Instead of ... -
Progress slows on Budget Bill to avoid shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — A dispute over budget cuts that threaten dozens of smaller control towers with closure slowed Senate progress Tuesday on legislation to avoid a government shutdown on March 27. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., refused repeatedly to...
Tags: Elections, U.S. Congress, Government Debt, Parties and Movements, Barbara Boxer
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Progress slows on federal budget bill
WASHINGTON -- A dispute over budget cuts that threaten dozens of smaller control towers with closure slowed Senate progress Tuesday on legislation to avoid a government shutdown on March 27. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., refused repeatedly to permit...Tags: Elections, U.S. Congress, Government Debt, Parties and Movements, Barbara Boxer
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Ag's role in education funding questioned
PIERRE - The statewide tax levies for general education would increase next year on commercial property and owner-occupied homes, but agricultural property would see its levy go down, under a key piece of school-funding legislation from the Daugaard...Tags: Values, Taxation, Teaching and Learning, Executive Branch, Government
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Home care aides not getting paid
Many people in Pauline Konrath's situation live in a nursing home. At 85, she has dementia and Parkinson's disease and uses a wheelchair. But she doesn't live in a nursing home because her son, Joe, moved her in with his family. It's not an easy...Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Accounting and Auditing, Government Health Care, Eugene DePasquale, Nursing Homes
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Funds for pine-beetle battle gains support in Legislature
PIERRE — County governments should receive a total of $2 million in additional state financial assistance for fighting infestations of pine beetles, the state Senate decided Tuesday night. Sen. Bob Ewing, R-Spearfish, said it would help...Tags: U.S. Senate, Stan Adelstein, Agriculture
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10 Things to Know: School funds, GFP bonds among topics
Editor's note: As part of the coverage of the 2013 legislative session, the American News will provide, on most days, a list of 10 pieces of information helpful to understanding what is — and sometimes isn’t — happening at the state...Tags: Justice System, Executive Branch, Larry Rhoden, Crime, Law and Justice, Finance
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IRS will pay whistle-blowers less because of federal budget cuts
WASHINGTON -- The federal government's automatic budget cuts mean there will be less financial incentive to turn in tax cheats. In a notice on its website, the Internal Revenue Service said it would pay 8.7% less to informants who blow the whistle on...
Tags: Taxation, Budget Control Act of 2011, Fiscal Cliff, Barbara A. Mikulski, Government Debt
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Key Senate panel approves Medi-Cal expansion
SACRAMENTO -- A key Senate panel supported legislation Monday that would dramatically expand Medi-Cal, the state's public insurance program for the poor. The proposal, authored by state Sen. Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina) and Senate leader Darrell...
Tags: Edward P. Hernandez, Ted Gaines, Crime, Law and Justice, Darrell Steinberg, Barack Obama
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Might a tax holiday cure slow economy?
PIERRE — As taxpayer relief and job incentives go, the best idea of the 2013 legislative session never stood a chance. That was the proposal from Sen. Tim Begalka to phase out South Dakota’s 2 percent contractor’s excise tax....Tags: Executive Branch, Holidays, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Unemployment
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U.S. cuts could lead to 'brain drain' in medicine
Scientists at the nation's leading research institutions are warning that continued uncertainty over federal funding could lead to a brain drain that will undermine the country's global status in medicine. With funding at the National Institutes of...
Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, U.S. Congress, Singapore, National Institutes of Health, Barack Obama
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Feb 23, 2013
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