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Retail, fast-food workers rally for higher pay in Chicago
Chicago Tribune reportersStanding with other protesters on Chicago's storied State Street, Charde Nabors, 21, said she's fighting for better pay and more opportunities for workers like her. Nabors said she earns $9 an hour at Sears and would like to work full time, rather...Tags: Employment, Career and Workplace, McDonald's, Labor Legislation, Political Dissent
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Kansas renters lose property tax refund for 2013
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsDoug Collard is a retired veteran and lives on social security. "I only live on $12,000 a year," Collard said. "Now days, that's hardly any money." He needs to find some way to cut back financially even more than he already has. "I don't know how I...Tags: Taxation, Politics
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Illinois' method for measuring student poverty raises count statewide
In the federal government's view, an estimated 1,339 poor schoolchildren live within the affluent Arlington Heights-based School District 59. But the state counted 3,536 poor students when it doled out a "poverty grant" to the district this school year....
Tags: Social Issues, Money and Monetary Policy, Wilmette, Lake Forest, Arlington Heights
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Randolph Avenue residents not surprised by shooting
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comWith the specter of criminal activity in their neighborhood, several residents who live on Randolph Avenue in Hagerstown said they weren’t surprised that a man was fatally shot in his apartment over the weekend. Stacey Benedict, of 106 Randolph...Tags: Cocaine, Heroin, Murder, Drug Trafficking, Shootings
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Mail Call - April 22
“I’m glad to see Sheriff Mullendore has finally admitted that the purpose of speed cameras in school zones is to generate money, and not for the safety of our children.” — Williamsport “I, for one, am tickled to death to...Tags: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Annapolis, Elections, Social Security, Politics
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California adds jobs; unemployment falls to 9.4%
California's economic recovery continued to outpace the nation's in March as its unemployment rate fell to 9.4%, the lowest in more than four years for the Golden State. The state increased its payrolls by 25,500 jobs and pushed down the jobless rate...
Tags: Labor Markets, Employment, Unemployment Benefits, Economic Indicator, Career and Workplace
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Third annual gala benefits family center and auction winners
Charles Curlett paid $2,000 Saturday night for a Cartier watch worth $5,600. "And for a good cause," said the attorney from Oakenshawe. But Curlett won't have the unisex watch all to himself. "We're going to share it," said his wife, Christina....
Tags: Entertainment Events, Beyonce, Auction Service, Roland Park, David Wells
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Sen. Rubio defends immigration bill emerging from bipartisan group
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) blitzed the airwaves Sunday to defend the immigration bill being written by four Republican and four Democratic senators. Speaking on seven news shows -- including two Spanish-language broadcasts -- Rubio said the...Tags: Dick Durbin, Career and Workplace, Republican Party, Media Industry, Politics
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Mich. finds 3,500 lottery winners get public aid
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — More than 3,500 lottery winners in Michigan received public assistance last year or lived with people on welfare, food stamps or other aid, a state agency reported Monday. The count stems from a 2012 state law that required...
Tags: Rick Snyder, Judges, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Lawyers, Lotteries
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A to-do list for L.A.'s next mayor
Tackle real problems By Austin Beutner Only 21% of registered voters cast a ballot in the recent primary elections. And convenience didn't seem to be the issue, since only about a third of those who were sent vote-by-mail ballots bothered to fill in...
Tags: Social Issues, Career and Workplace, Diseases and Illnesses, Environmental Issues, Charity
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Oakland Mills principal inspires students by example
The class at Oakland Mills High School was English for Speakers of Other Languages, which meant the students were accustomed to hearty doses of vocabulary. Even so, they appeared taken aback when Principal Frank Eastham laced his motivational speech...
Tags: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Harford County, Ellicott City, Human Interest, Teaching and Learning
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Critics revive past promises to knock Obama budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — Advocates for seniors say President Barack Obama is breaking his promise to protect Social Security, while conservatives say he is breaking his promise not to raise taxes on the middle class. Obama's budget proposal includes a...
Tags: Medicare, Career and Workplace, Government Health Care, Social Security, Washington, DC
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