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Watchdog agency approves $49,000 fine against Prop. 8 campaign
The state’s campaign watchdog agency gave final approval Thursday to $49,000 in fines against the campaign committee for Proposition 8, a 2008 ballot measure banning gay marriage in California. The state Fair Political Practices Commission...Tags: Elections, Patrick McGreevy, Politics, Los Angeles Times, Same-Sex Marriage
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Elder fraud: Seniors who are depressed, feeling isolated most at risk
New efforts are underway to combat what aging experts say has become one of the top threats facing elders: losing their savings to con artists and financial predators. Gerontologists at a Detroit university have created, for the first time, a...Tags: Labor Legislation, Nova Southeastern University, Theft, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws
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Gov. Tom Corbett postpones legislative vote on controversial Common Core education standards
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Corbett decided Monday to postpone seeking final legislative and regulatory approval for new education standards that are facing mounting criticism across the political and ideological spectrums. The delay may give lawmakers a...Tags: Executive Branch, Tom Corbett, Education, Regional Authority, Crime, Law and Justice
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Supreme Court upholds FCC power in cellphone tower case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's two leading conservatives staked out opposite stands Monday over whether judges should play a greater role in second-guessing regulations issued by "unelected bureaucrats" in federal agencies. The divide arose when...
Tags: Media Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, John G. Roberts, Jr., Justice System, U.S. Congress
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BGE requests rate increase on heels of last case
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. asked Friday for another rate increase, three months after winning approval for higher charges, and company officials said they expect to seek more in the future. It's the third time in as many years that BGE has...
Tags: Snow Storms, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Civil and Public Service, Pikesville, Politics
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Out of the Blue: Speak up against San Onofre
Amid a spate of promising economic news, home values are climbing. Now for the bad news. For the first time in human history, the concentration of climate-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is nearing the milestone level of 400 parts per million....Tags: Tokyo Electric Power Co., Nuclear Power, Southern California Edison Company, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Politics
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Series win against rival FIU could put FAU in NCAA Tournament
Win and you're in. That's the scenario for FAU baseball ahead of this weekend's regular-season ending series at FIU. The Owls have been playing "on the bubble" as the regular season has wound down, and every week a new projection predicts if the...Tags: College Baseball, Sun Belt Conference, Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Baseball
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Dam proposal floated for the Lehigh River in Allentown
A Colorado firm has begun applying for permits to study the feasibility of a hydroelectric facility on the Lehigh River in Allentown. In February, Hamilton Street Hydro LLC of Boulder, Colo. submitted an application to the U.S. Federal Energy...Tags: Allentown, Renewable Energy, Politics, Hydroelectricity, Water Supply
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Baseball: Second guessing City Section seeding committee
Varsity Times InsiderThere have been some nightmare experiences through the years involving City Section seeding committees, especially when coaches were involved. Since going to a committee of noncoaches, the seedings have been mostly acceptable, but this latest seeding... -
City Council Meeting Wrap-Up
The following is from the May 7 City Council meeting. All council members were present. * PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS The public is allowed to speak on any subject not on the agenda. Speakers generally are limited to three minutes, but the time can be...Tags: Lobbying, Science and Technology, Nuclear Power, Rentals, Arts
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Teel Time: Ten ACC teams among baseball's top 35, including Virginia, Virginia Tech
Extolling ACC baseball is like berating the IRS. It’s an easy mark – darn near all the time. But the sheer volume of 2013’s quality merits compilation as the conference enters the regular season’s final week and prepares for the...Tags: Clemson Tigers, College Baseball, Virginia Tech Hokies, Florida State Seminoles, Southeastern Conference
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College Baseball: 'Eaters errors costly
IRVINE — Perhaps it was a case of retrospective remorse. For, one day after it stole home in a 7-1 victory over visiting Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the UC Irvine baseball team appeared intent on giving back. In any event, three UCI errors led to...Tags: College Baseball, UC Irvine Anteaters, Baseball, Politics, Big West Conference
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