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Garcetti's advantage
As Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti assembles his new administration, it is interesting, and encouraging, to note the odd confluence of circumstances that will leave him beholden less to factions or special interests and more to the people of Los Angeles....
Tags: Elections, Eric Garcetti, Local Elections, Government, Politics
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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: Labor Markets, Justice System, Ethics, Values, Politics
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JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon survives vote to strip him of chairman role
NEW YORK – Jamie Dimon survived a bruising fight to strip him of his chairmanship, but directors at JPMorgan Chase & Co. may still have to calm restive shareholders. Dimon, JPMorgan's savvy chairman and chief executive, easily beat a proposal to...Tags: Government, Shareholders, JPMorgan Chase & Co., California Public Employees' Retirement System, Financial Markets
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Hagerstown budget approved with no change in tax rates
davem@herald-mail.comHagerstown City Council members passed a $133.1 million budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year Tuesday night, but not without a lot of wrangling. Among the items discussed were financial issues facing the city and whether enough is being done for city...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Finance, Government, Career and Workplace, Budgets and Budgeting
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Council to consider mayor's proposed pension changes
With the city retirement system short hundreds of millions of dollars in unfunded liabilities, officials say they are likely to begin requiring municipal employees to contribute to their pensions. "Pretty much everyone is in agreement that it's fair,"...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Baltimore County, Government, Howard County, Mary Pat Clarke
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CORRECTED-Los Angeles mayoral race between two former allies nears climax
Reuters(Corrects mayor's first name to Antonio from Anthony in paragraph 6) By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, May 21 (Reuters) - Voters head to the polls on Tuesday to choose between two longtime fixtures of Los Angeles politics in a mayoral election shaped by...Tags: Elections, Bill Clinton, Local Government, Eric Garcetti, Antonio Villaraigosa
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JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon survives vote to strip him of chairmanship
A JPMorgan Chase & Co. shareholder proposal to split the bank's chairman and chief executive roles -- now both held by Jamie Dimon -- failed to win a majority's support Tuesday. The proposal to split Dimon's jobs at the nation's largest bank won only...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Government, Shareholders, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Boeing Co.
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Los Angeles mayoral race between two former allies nears climax
ReutersBy Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, May 21 (Reuters) - Voters head to the polls on Tuesday to choose between two longtime fixtures of Los Angeles politics in a mayoral election shaped by the dire financial outlook of America's second-largest city and the...Tags: Elections, Bill Clinton, Local Government, Eric Garcetti, Local Elections
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City of San Francisco, worker unions protest Kaiser premium hike
SAN FRANCISCO — It's a trend many public employees can relate to: Health insurance premiums climb year after year, while at the bargaining table workers have agreed to kick in more for pensions, take salary cuts and sign on to furlough days. But...Tags: Employment, Government, Health Insurance, Prices, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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How not to run a local government
One of the more enjoyable aspects of my public career was an excellent relationship with public safety unions. Law enforcement, fire and EMT groups were supportive of my races for the state legislature, Congress and governor. Although not unheard of,...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Financially Distressed Companies, Government, California Public Employees' Retirement System, Economy, Business and Finance
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AP case fuels complaints on Obama whistle-blower policies
The Justice Department's secret review of Associated Press telephone records gives advocates for federal employees one more reason to doubt the Obama administration's full commitment to protecting whistleblowers, particularly those in national security...Tags: News Agency, Justice System, Government, U.S. Department of Justice, Prosecution
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Bridgeport Is Worse Off Than Stockton
Stockton is one of California's larger cities. Nearly a year ago, its city council voted to file for bankruptcy. This is the largest municipal bankruptcy filing in the nation's history. Bridgeport, however, is in worse financial condition that Stockton...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Justice System, Financially Distressed Companies, Government, Economy, Business and Finance
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May 17, 2013
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