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Housing security unit disbanded, employees laid off
Baltimore's housing office has disbanded its security unit, laying off seven sworn police officers, the agency said Thursday. The duties of the Lease Enforcement Unit — which investigates criminal activity in public housing to determine if a...Tags: Politics, Public Housing, Baltimore Housing, Housing and Urban Planning
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Tribal members walk out of Keystone XL Pipeline meeting
RAPID CITY, S.D. - In a historic move, representatives from several Native American tribes united and walked out on a meeting with U.S. State Department officials Thursday, in regards to talks over the Keystone XL Pipeline. Supporters of the project say...
Tags: Barack Obama, Treaties, Politics, Keystone XL Pipeline, Indigenous People
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Condo laws in need of a digital upgrade
When the Illinois Condominium Property Act was written decades ago, computers barely existed. Today they are almost essential for conducting business and personal matters. Community associations have found myriad uses for electronic communication but also...Tags: Science and Technology, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Politics, Justice System, Housing and Urban Planning
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Concealed carry rules for Illinois emerge but face uncertain fate
— A measure spelling out who can carry concealed handguns and where they can carry them emerged Thursday after months of contentious negotiations, a system with one set of rules for violence-plagued Chicago and another for the rest of Illinois....Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Lisa Madigan, Firearms, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Matt Murphy
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Senate panel focuses on enforcement in immigration bill
WASHINGTON — Senators kept the bipartisan immigration bill largely unchanged Thursday after dispatching dozens of proposed amendments even as they punted many of the thorniest issues to next week. The day's session at the Senate Judiciary...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Politics, Harry Reid, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Orrin Hatch
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IRS problem started with vague tax exemption rules
WASHINGTON — In spring 2010, agents in the Cincinnati office of the Internal Revenue Service, which handles applications for tax-exempt status, faced a surge of filings by new advocacy groups, with little guidance on how to treat them. Their...
Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Political Fundraising, Judges, Taxation
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More South Koreans support developing nuclear weapons
SEOUL — Perhaps it is merely basic human desire to keep up with the neighbors, but an increasing number of South Koreans are saying that they want nuclear weapons too. Even in Japan, a country still traumatized by the legacy of Hiroshima and...
Tags: Weaponry, South Korea, Seoul (South Korea), Japan, Politics
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Six Democrats vie for four Bethlehem City Council seats
With two incumbents not seeking reelection, the Democratic primary race for Bethlehem City Council includes some familiar names and political newcomers going after four seats. Eric Evans is seeking a second term on council and Karen Dolan a third....Tags: Politics, John Callahan, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Business
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California Senate approves measures aimed at reducing gun violence
SACRAMENTO --The state Senate approved two bills Thursday introduced following the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, including one requiring gun owners to keep their firearms in locked safe-boxes if they live with someone...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Ron Calderon, Adam Lanza, Firearms
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IRS is ham-handed, but ...
Your personal feelings about the tea party shouldn't matter one bit when looking at the current Internal Revenue Service brouhaha. The whole thing smells rotten. It was ham-handed treatment by the IRS. And President Obama did the only thing he could...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Palm Beach Gardens, George W. Bush, Taxation
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Interior Department Releases Draft Rules on 'Fracking'
Channel 2 NewsInterior Secretary Sally Jewell announced new draft rules governing hydraulic fracturing during oil drilling on federal and Indian lands Thursday, calling them part of a pro-energy Obama administration policy. The new rules, establishing safety...Tags: Land Resources, Radio, Politics, U.S. Department of the Interior, Energy Resources
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Maryland governor signs gun control law; NRA vows to sue
Maryland has joined the list of states that have toughened gun control in the wake of the December shooting in Newtown, Conn. Gov. Martin O'Malley on Thursday signed the gun control bill that he promised he would. “We've chosen to take action by...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Judges, Firearms, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
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