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Abortion advocates challenge Hoag ban
Hoag Hospital's decision to stop performing elective abortions in the wake of its affiliation with a Catholic health-care group has sparked an outcry among women's rights advocates, who say the move diminishes access to high-quality reproductive care....Tags: Family Planning, Planned Parenthood, Christianity, Human Interest, Religion and Belief
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Quinn now wants House pension reform bill pushed through Senate
A frustrated Gov. Pat Quinn once again changed strategies Friday as he tries to get lawmakers to send him a pension reform bill, drawing up both a new approach for next week's special session and a longer-term backup plan if that one fails to break a...
Tags: Republican Party, Pat Quinn, Pension and Welfare, Regional Authority, Justice System
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Threats made to figures at center of IRS controversy: sources
ReutersWASHINGTON/CINCINNATI (Reuters) - A current and a former top tax official have been physically threatened in recent weeks as the scandal over Internal Revenue Service targeting of Tea Party and other conservative groups has gathered steam, people familiar...Tags: Barack Obama, Radio, Entertainment, Politics, Tea Party Movement
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Threats made to figures at center of IRS controversy -sources
Reuters* Two senior officials received physical threats -sources * IRS workers in Cincinnati describe being nervous, afraid * Some Cincinnati workers allowed to work from home By Patrick Temple-West and Karl Plume WASHINGTON/CINCINNATI, June 15 (Reuters) - A...Tags: Barack Obama, Radio, Entertainment, Politics, Tea Party Movement
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'Less liberal' is the new conservative in state Capitol
SACRAMENTO — As the Democrats who control the Capitol congratulated themselves over this week's state budget deal, another dynamic emerged: support from across the political divide for Gov. Jerry Brown's thrifty ways. Republicans who a few years...Tags: Bob Huff, Jerry Brown, Republican Party, Budgets and Budgeting, Regional Authority
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Scott's ticket to re-election may be Hispanic voters he can't seem to reach
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott looks evasive these days on a lot of issues, but immigration is one where substance and consistency would serve him better than pivoting and stagecraft. With the Republicans right wing tearing itself apart over the...
Tags: Republican Party, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Regional Authority, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Tampa
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Lehigh County controller returns contribution to avoid conflict
Lehigh County Controller Glenn Eckhart hired as his office's first-ever solicitor a lawyer who had contributed $250 to his legal defense fund, but then returned the money to avoid any conflict of interest. Eckhart in January put Blake Marles on a $1,000-...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Religion and Belief, Local Government, Justice System
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Democrats Reopen Special Interest Money Spigot
The Hartford CourantOnly eight years ago, Democratic legislators were patting themselves on the backs for enacting the strongest campaign finance laws in the country — reforms that created a firewall between lobbyists, state contractors and state politicians and...Tags: Planned Parenthood, Elections, Political Fundraising, Politics, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Fight over special election for U.S. Senate heads to N.J. high court
ReutersNEW YORK, June 14 (Reuters) - New Jersey's State Supreme Court said on Friday it would hear a challenge to Governor Chris Christie's plan to hold a special election in October to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Senator Frank...Tags: Regional Authority, Jeffrey Chiesa, Executive Branch, Local Elections, Democratic Party
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Fight over special election for Senate heads to N.J. high court
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey's State Supreme Court said on Friday it would hear a challenge to Governor Chris Christie's plan to hold a special election in October to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Senator Frank Lautenberg....Tags: Regional Authority, Jeffrey Chiesa, Executive Branch, Local Elections, Democratic Party
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Can Florida Democrats make real gains in 2014?
It's going to be tough. There's no way the party can win enough seats in the Florida Legislature to shift the balance of power in either of the two chambers. Redistricting settled that issue sometime back. Grabbing one of the Florida Cabinet...
Tags: Barack Obama, Florida Legislature, Elections, Jeffrey Atwater, Executive Branch
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As U.S. House takes up farm bill, groups warn of hidden costs
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the U.S. House of Representatives gets ready to debate a $500 billion, five-year farm bill, environmentalists and fiscal hawks warn the legislation could leave taxpayers on the hook for expensive new subsidies to growers if...Tags: U.S. Senate, Prices, Eric Cantor, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Elections
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