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Gun control opponents will face voters' wrath
It is time for gun sense in America! As voters, we will hold our elected officials accountable for keeping our children safe from gun violence ("Whose side is the NRA on?" May 7). Our elected officials are our employees. Just like with any job, when...Tags: Ellicott City, Elections, Interior Policy, Politics, Personal Weapon Control
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Ruben Barrales, party guy
When President Obama told students in Mexico that without the support of U.S. Latinos he would not be president, he wasn't talking about the GOP's Ruben Barrales. But Barrales gets the message. He is the son of immigrants, and San Mateo County's first...
Tags: Migration, Immigration, Republican Party, Mexico, Executive Branch
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Angry resident calls on Lombard to fix flooding
One of the first challenges Lombard's newly sworn-in elected officials could face relates to the flooding that devastated the village last month. One resident challenged the board Thursday to act on the problem, which Village Manager David Hulseberg said...
Tags: Politics, Government
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Oak Park changes law so new president can take office
Oak Park officially has a new village president, but only after trustees voted to change a local liquor policy that created an obstacle between the office and the candidate voters elected. Anan Abu-Taleb, who won the election April 9 over former...Tags: Pat Quinn, Local Government, Illinois General Assembly, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Ex-Ind. lawmaker pleads guilty to vote fraud
VERNON, Ind. (AP) — A former state representative and Democratic campaign consultant from southern Indiana has been sentenced to nine months in jail and nine months on probation after pleading guilty to three counts of vote fraud. Sixty-year-old...Tags: Judges, Punishment, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials
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Orlando might keep alcohol flowing downtown till 3 a.m.
Orlando is working on a far-reaching proposal for its thriving and sometimes out-of-control nightclub scene downtown, including banning those younger than 21 from most clubs and giving bar patrons an extra hour to drink. The first change, and possibly...
Tags: Business, Dining and Drinking, Demographics, Politics, Entertainment
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Residents' input sought for Emmet Street neighborhood planning
PETOSKEY — Residents of Petoskey’s Emmet Street corridor soon will have opportunities to take a close look around their neighborhood and share thoughts on how they’d like it to appear in the future. Petoskey city planner Amy Tweeten has...
Tags: Politics, Government
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Owens received payment to dismiss lawsuit against Danville
tkleffman@amnews.comThe city of Danville’s insurance carrier paid to settle a lawsuit filed by former city commissioner Ryan Owens, a settlement the insurance company attempted to keep secret. According to the settlement agreement, which The Advocate-Messenger...Tags: Freedom of Information Laws, Litigation, Crime, Law and Justice, Insurance, Trials
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Heavy rains blamed for opening sinkhole along Indy road, causing damage to 4 cars
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis city official is blaming recent heavy rains for opening up a sinkhole along a street and causing damage to four vehicles. City Department of Public Works spokeswoman Lesley Gordon says April's heavy rainfall...Tags: Sinkholes, Politics, Government
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Oak Park president-elect seeks to change liquor restriction
Oak Park's president-elect and a local state senator want to change a law that would prohibit the town's leader from having interest in a business with a liquor license while holding public office. State law bans public officials in towns of 50,000...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Local Elections, Dining and Drinking, Voting, Crime, Law and Justice
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Glendale is no different from Los Angeles
In 2001, Former Mayor Frank Quintero approved changing the benefit factor that would allow safety personnel to retire after 30 years of service at age 50 with 90% of their last year of spiked income, rather than maintaining their existing generous 75%...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Local Elections, Elections, Interior Policy, Finance
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Labor has helped L.A., but tweaks are still needed
I think it's fair to say that the men sitting across the table from me Monday afternoon were not terribly happy with my recent work. Bob Schoonover, president of Service Employees International Union, Local 721, and Art Sweatman, a shop steward and tree...
Tags: Public Employees, Health Insurance Cost, Interior Policy, Politics, Antonio Villaraigosa
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