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Newton R. Russell dies at 85; veteran California legislator
Newton R. Russell, a veteran state senator known as an expert on California's complex public pension system and a stickler for upholding legislative rules, died Saturday of lung cancer at his La CaƱada Flintridge home, his family said. He was 85. A...
Tags: Lung Cancer, Ronald Reagan, Politics, Richard Nixon, Interior Policy
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UC hospitals cancel surgeries, divert patients amid strike
A strike by University of California patient care workers Tuesday caused the cancellation of hundreds of surgeries, the closure of laboratory stations and the diversion of emergency room patients, officials said. The hospitals prepared for the two-day...
Tags: Unions, Medical Specialization, Disasters and Accidents, Politics, Interior Policy
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JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon survives vote to strip him of chairmanship
A JPMorgan Chase & Co. shareholder proposal to split the bank's chairman and chief executive roles -- now both held by Jamie Dimon -- failed to win a majority's support Tuesday. The proposal to split Dimon's jobs at the nation's largest bank won only...
Tags: New York City, Public Employees, Politics, Jamie Dimon, Interior Policy
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Congress expands inquiry into IRS handling of conservative groups
WASHINGTON — Congressional investigators are broadening their inquiry into the Internal Revenue Service's mishandling of groups seeking tax-exempt status, indicating that they plan to examine how the agency dealt with a wide swath of nonprofit...
Tags: IRS Tea Party Nonprofit Application Scandal (2013), Orrin Hatch, Tea Party Movement, Carney (music group), U.S. Senate
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Quinn: No new casinos without pension reform
Clout StreetGov. Pat Quinn on Monday put a finer point on a notion he's been pushing this spring: no gambling expansion will happen without comprehensive changes to fix a greatly underfunded government worker pension system. The Democratic governor also insisted...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Mutual Funds, City Club of Chicago, Lifestyle and Leisure, Executive Branch
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At UC San Francisco, 150 surgeries canceled because of strike
SAN FRANCISCO -- A strike by patient-care workers concerned about pension changes and staffing levels has led to the cancellation of an expected 150 surgeries at UC San Francisco Medical Center over the two-day labor action and will affect at least...
Tags: AFSCME, Hospitals and Clinics, University of California, Irvine, University of California, Davis, Career and Workplace
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Corbett's public welfare chief disputes financial gains of Medicaid expansion
HARRISBURG — The Legislature's Independent Fiscal Office has been praised for its thorough, fair number-crunching and for being as nonpartisan as its name suggests since opening last year. But that pristine image may be tarnished now that the...Tags: Government Health Care, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Social Services, Health Insurance, Tom Corbett
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KidsPeace files for bankruptcy
Carrying $240 million in debt, Orefield-based KidsPeace filed for bankruptcy Tuesday. The move comes after years of struggles in which the organization that gives treatment to troubled and autistic children laid off workers and missed debt payments....
Tags: Autism, New York City, Bethlehem Steel, Guaranty Corporation, Social Services
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Editorial: Dear President Cullerton, Gov. Quinn needs you. We all do.
All in cordial terms, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton. Notice the comma, rather than a colon, in our salutation. This is a personal note, just between us. Nobody else needs to know about it. Gov. Pat Quinn met Monday with the Tribune...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Executive Branch, John J Cullerton, Politics, Pat Quinn
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At heart of IRS scandal: flawed 501(c)(4) rules
Congress passes laws and usually the appropriate agency can write regulations implementing the law. However, the regulations cannot contradict the law. Nevertheless, with respect to the tax law provision 501(c)(4), that is exactly what happened. Under...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, Politics, Parties and Movements, Interior Policy, Elections
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Patient care workers set to start walkout at five UC hospitals
Respiratory therapists, nursing aides, surgical technicians and other patient care workers plan to stage a walkout starting Tuesday morning at five University of California medical centers. More than 12,000 workers from the American Federation of State,...Tags: Unions, Health Treatments, Medical Specialization, Politics, Interior Policy
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Nancy Sarowski: Show me
Editor's Note: Nancy Sarowski, will be writing every Tuesday on conservative issues. We strive to maintain a equal political balance on our opinion page and will continue to publish Kendall Stanley's column on Mondays. Stanley writes from a progressive...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Politics, Interior Policy, U.S. Congress
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