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Some city workers rack up overtime
It’s been a busy year so far for Audrey Dyer-Brown, collections supervisor at the city Department of Public Works. Her job duties have ballooned — and so has her paycheck. By early May, she’d already made 87 percent of her yearly...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Libraries, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Enoch Pratt Free Library
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L.A. mayor: Villaraigosa, Garcetti promise 'seamless transition'
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa began the formal transition of power to his successor Thursday, hosting Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti for breakfast at Getty House, where he told reporters that the city councilman had his “full support.”...
Tags: Wendy Greuel, Eric Garcetti, Antonio Villaraigosa, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Special Report: Poor planning left Texas firefighters unprepared
ReutersWEST, Texas (Reuters) - The fertilizer-plant explosion that killed 14 and injured about 200 others in Texas last month highlights the failings of a U.S. federal law intended to save lives during chemical accidents, a Reuters investigation has found....Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, Science and Technology, Chemical Industry, Fires
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EXCLUSIVE-China urbanisation plan hits roadblock over spending fears-sources
ReutersBy Kevin Yao BEIJING, May 23 (Reuters) - China's plan to spend $6.5 trillion on urbanisation to bolster the economy is running into snags, sources close to the government said, as top leaders fear another spending binge could push up local debt levels...Tags: Beijing (China), Lobbying, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Government Debt
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Exclusive :China urbanization plan hits roadblock over spending fears - sources
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - China's plan to spend $6.5 trillion on urbanization to bolster the economy is running into snags, sources close to the government said, as top leaders fear another spending binge could push up local debt levels and inflate a property...Tags: Beijing (China), China, Lobbying, Government Debt, Finance
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New Britain School Advocates Rally To Promote $22 Million Budget Boost
The Hartford CourantWith a steady, loud chant of "22!," a crowd of about 150 parents, students, teachers and school administrators on Wednesday evening tried to very publicly press the common council into beefing up education funding in the new budget by $22 million....Tags: New Britain, Budgets and Budgeting, Education
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Park Ridge to debate tree replacement budget
Should Park Ridge spend $150,000 to replace trees lost to age, disease and insects, or can it accomplish the same goal for almost $34,000 less? Aldermen, who met on Monday night as the city council's committee of the whole, narrowly agreed to debate...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Elections, Forests, Forestry and Timber, Politics
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Working for job growth
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Economic-development groups have rolled out several initiatives over the years in an attempt to boost business here, but the four-year strategy the St. Joseph County Chamber of Commerce unveiled Wednesday is different from those past...Tags: Technology, Investments, Sales, Elections, Science and Technology
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Ozark moving forward with plans for FEMA shelter after Oklahoma and Joplin
selzie@kspr.comOZARK, Mo. - The tornado tragedies in Joplin and now Oklahoma serve as a sad reminder in Ozark. The Christian county commissioner says the two disasters highlight the reason the community needs a FEMA safe shelter there. For months county leaders have...Tags: Religion and Belief, FEMA, Christianity
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Los Angeles mayor-elect vows to put recession in rear-view mirror
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Councilman Eric Garcetti declared victory Wednesday in his bid to become the next mayor and vowed to put the city's economic slump "in the rear-view mirror," capping a race shaped by dire fiscal forecasts and...Tags: Wendy Greuel, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Public Employees, Polls, Alternative Energy
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Access to U.S. chemical-site records is spotty
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - A law Congress passed more than a quarter-century ago to alert the public to chemical hazards is seen today by some government officials as a potential tip sheet for terrorists. As a result, public access to hazardous-chemical...Tags: Science and Technology, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Terrorism, Politics, New York University
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School closings disappoint many aldermen
Tribune reportersAfter the Chicago School Board meeting Wednesday, many of the aldermen who argued unsuccessfully to keep schools in their wards open said they were disappointed with the process. Ald. Deborah Graham, 29th, said she went to testify at the school board...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Deborah Graham, Arne Duncan, Robert Fioretti, Rahm Emanuel
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