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Former Sen. Sheila Kuehl announces run for L.A. County supervisor
SACRAMENTO -- Former state Sen. Sheila Kuehl (D-Santa Monica) made it official Thursday. She will be a candidate for the seat being vacated by Zev Yaroslavsky on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Kuehl, who served as chair of the Senate...
Tags: Local Elections, Zev Yaroslavsky, Politics, Elections, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Details about new plan for San Gabriel Mountains raise questions
Political leaders and outdoors enthusiasts expressed dismay Thursday over new details about an Interior Department recommendation for changes in federal management of a popular region of the San Gabriel Mountains. "The proposal raises many questions,...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Forestry and Timber, Judy Chu, National Parks, Conservation
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U.S. seeks national recreation area status for San Gabriels
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Wednesday recommended designation of the San Gabriel River watershed and most of the San Gabriel Mountains as a national recreation area, making the popular playground eligible for additional law enforcement,...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Mountains, Landforms, Conservation, National Parks
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Beyond Tom Perez: Why do we need a Labor Department?
Well, America survived. Yes, it's true, the United States was able to withstand two months without a labor secretary. The previous secretary, Hilda Solis, stepped down on Jan. 22. That thud you heard was no one noticing. No one noticed because, like...
Tags: Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Elections, Labor Legislation, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration
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Obama picks Perez to lead U.S. Labor Department
Senate Republicans criticized the nomination Monday of former state labor secretary Thomas E. Perez to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, signaling the longtime civil rights lawyer will face a contentious confirmation over his approach to the law and...
Tags: Republican Party, Al Sharpton, Elections, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration
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Obama nominates top civil rights lawyer to lead Labor Department
WASHINGTON -- President Obama has nominated civil rights lawyer Thomas E. Perez to lead the Department of Labor, calling the former state labor official a defender of middle class workers and a consensus builder. Announcing his choice in the East Room on...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Illegal Immigrants, Joe Arpaio, Chuck Grassley, Immigration
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How Obama is wielding executive power in 2nd term
WASHINGTON (AP) — This is what "Forward" looks like. Fast forward, even. President Barack Obama's campaign slogan is springing to life in a surge of executive directives and agency rule-making that touch many of the affairs of government. They are...
Tags: Republican Party, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Environmental Issues, Litigation and Regulation
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Villaraigosa touts cousin for federal labor post
PolitiCalMayor Antonio Villaraigosa may have taken his name out of the running for a post in the Obama administration, but on Wednesday, he promoted his cousin, Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez, for a federal appointment. During an online chat, the...... -
Hilda Solis considering a run for L.A. County Board of Supervisors
WASHINGTON — U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis confirmed Friday that she is considering running for a seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, plans to “get my footing back in the community” and remain politically active in...
Tags: Local Elections, Politics, Elections, Employment, Labor Markets
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Former legislator Sheila Kuehl to run for Westside supervisor seat
L.A. NOWFormer state lawmaker Sheila Kuehl has announced plans to run for the Westside Los Angeles County Supervisor seat held by Zev Yaroslavsky when he leaves office in 2014.... -
Obama's White House -- the diversity question
In the wake of President Obama’s reelection, there was much clucking about the demise of the political power of white men and the inability of Mitt Romney -- the quintessential Republican white man -- to capture the support and votes of women and...
Tags: John Kerry, Valerie Jarrett, Michele Flournoy, Elections, Hillary Clinton
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Candidate for L.A. mayor qualifies for city matching funds
L.A. NOWA lesser-known candidate competing to become L.A.'s next mayor has qualified for matching funds, according to his campaign....
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!["As you know, a lot of good things start in California and L.A. and make their way [to Washington]," U.S. secretary of Labor Hilda Solis tells Patt Morrison. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)](http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2011-09/64445434.jpg "\"As you know, a lot of good things start in California and L.A. and make their way [to Washington],\" U.S. secretary of Labor Hilda Solis tells Patt Morrison. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)")