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Council cheers Prop. 16 loss
Utility officials across Burbank and Glendale breathed a collective sigh of relief Wednesday after voters rebuffed a ballot initiative that would have limited the ability of municipalities to create or expand public power services. The Glendale City...Tags: Politics, California, Ron Davis, Davis (Yolo, California), Movies
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Ramani concedes election
Republican candidate Sunder Ramani on Friday conceded Tuesday's special election for the 43rd Assembly District to Democrat Mike Gatto, but would not say whether he planned to campaign for November's general election. "I wish Mr. Gatto well in his new...Tags: Politics, Referenda, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Sacramento, Los Angeles
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City aims to secure revenue
CITY HALL — Burbank residents could be asked to vote on codifying a utility tax that brings the city $20 million a year — a move cities like Glendale and Pasadena have already made to protect themselves against lawsuits from telecommunications...Tags: Politics, Bob Hope, State Budgets, Gay Pride Los Angeles, Marketing
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Mailbag: Article misstated position
The Leader's front-page, leap-before-looking story ("Millions at ready, receipts or not," July 14) concerning millions of dollars of Burbank Unified School District bond, state grant, and city funds for the modernization of Burbank's schools trivialized...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, State Budgets, Elections, Heads of State
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Lawyer ties bid to oust Glendale councilman to gun-show vote
An attempt to remove Glendale Councilman Frank Quintero from office has more to do with his support of a recent ban on gun shows on city-owned property than allegations he violated an employment policy, attorneys for the city contend in court documents....
Tags: Politics, National Rifle Association of America, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Justice System
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On the Supreme Court's docket
Here are the top cases that the Supreme Court is expected to decide in the next two weeks: California's Proposition 8: Does the California ballot measure limiting marriage to a man and a woman deny same-sex couples their right to the equal protection of...Tags: Politics, Minority Groups, Anti Trust Crime, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Corporate Crime
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Scott blocks paid sick-time vote in Orange, statewide
Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill Friday that would block local governments from enacting mandatory paid-sick-time measures, such as the one pending in Orange County. The Republican governor sided with Walt Disney World, Darden Restaurants, the...
Tags: Politics, Elections, David Simmons, Amusement and Theme Parks, Crime, Law and Justice
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Supreme Court considers landmark equality cases
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has devoted decades to giving meaning to the Constitution's promise of equality for all before the law. Now, as the court heads into the final two weeks of this year's term, the justices may be about to close one...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Politics, Minority Groups, University of Texas at Austin, Feminism
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Hawks agree Toews worthy Selke Trophy winner
Jonathan Toews' teammates were singing the Blackhawks captain's praises the day after he captured the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the NHL's top defensive forward. "He deserved it," winger Patrick Kane said Saturday. "He had a great season offensively and...
Tags: Patrick Kane, Politics, Columbus Blue Jackets, Michal Handzus, Elections
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Judgment time in ballot case
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Once a prominent force in local politics, with his stout figure and bespectacled face a given at events like Dyngus Day, former chairman of the county's Democratic Party Owen "Butch" Morgan will be sentenced Monday for his role in a ballot...Tags: Politics, Judges, Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors, Defendants, Justice System
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On sick time, legislative hypocrisy abounds
If you spend any amount of time in Tallahassee, you'll hear ranting about top-down government. Legislators hate when Washington tells them what to do, arguing that one government should never make mandates for the other. Unless they're the ones...
Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, Orange County (Florida), Personal Weapon Control, Laws
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Glendale counters lawsuit to remove Quintero
An attempt to boot Councilman Frank Quintero out of office has more to do with his support of a recent ban on gun shows on city-owned property than a misinterpretation of a decades-old revolving-door policy, attorneys for Glendale contend in court...Tags: Politics, Google Inc., National Rifle Association of America, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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