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  • State’s new immigration law would strain budgets Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:22AM“I don’t know what the costs are going to be,” said Calhoun County District Attorney Brian McVeigh. “And I don’t know how we will pay for them.”
  • Guest view: Taking steps to resolve our long-term care crisis Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:46PMMarie rushed into my office last year, panting and apologizing for being late for her appointment to work on her resume. She’s a professional caregiver whose career has spanned professions, including housekeeper, preschool teacher, nanny and home health aide.
  • The Sunlight Foundation: Some Lobbyists' Gifts to Lawmaker's Pet Causes Remain in the Dark Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:13AMDonations from big companies' charitable foundations are just one way in which funds flow to lawmakers' pet charities but remain out of the public eye.
  • News Analysis: Would Doha agreement achieve long-awaited peace in Darfur? Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:13PMThe Darfur Peace Agreement, signed in the Qatari capital of Doha Thursday, has prompted many questions on its ability to achieve the long-awaited peace in the region, particularly that some major Darfur armed groups have rejected it.
  • Sandy Rosenthal: Judge Removes Hurdle for Corps of Engineers Whistleblower Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:42AM"This is a stunning decision for us because the judge has acknowledged that LSU tried to stop my reporting of the Corps' faulty design of the flood protection levees and of the MRGO (Mississippi River Gulf Outlet)."
  • Wichford PLC - Offer by Wichford P.L.C. Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:00AMWichford PLC - Offer by Wichford P.L.C.
  • Mission Springs Water District sues to stop ballot measure Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 8:48AMThe Mission Springs Water District on Monday filed a court challenge against a citizen initiative that would roll back this year's water and sewer rate increases, arguing the measure is unconstitutional and would bankrupt the district.
  • Government asks Jewish groups to boost anti-terrorism campaign Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 6:26PMFor the first time, the federal government is expanding its community-based anti-terrorism campaign to a religious group — the Jewish community, victims of past attacks in the U.S.
  • Readers are our regulators Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 8:30AMPlease resist the temptation to impose government regulation on journalism in the aftermath of phone-hacking. Oh, I know, it would be sweet justice for Murdoch pere et fils to be the cause of expanding government authority. But danger lies there. Regulation requires teeth and teeth carry power.
  • Critics question Guelph software maker’s dealings with Mideast telecom Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 5:25PMGovernment representatives looked on as a Canadian company celebrated its collaboration with a Middle Eastern telecom last month, a scene that critics say demands an explanation.
  • Government asks Jewish groups to join in anti-terrorism campaign Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 2:12PMFor the first time, the federal government is expanding its community-based anti-terrorism campaign to a religious group — the Jewish community, victims of past attacks in the U.S.
  • Planned Parenthood sues NC budget Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:20AMRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — One of North Carolina's two Planned Parenthood affiliates filed a federal lawsuit Thursday to invalidate part of the new state budget that cuts it off from federal or state funds for family planning.
  • United States Department of Agriculture Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 12:19PMWASHINGTON, July 7, 2011 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is accepting applications to participate in a demonstration program to preserve and revitalize existing Multi-Family Housing projects financed by Rural Development.
  • Mount Carroll Appropriations Ordinance Closer To Passing, Headway Made On Water Bill Issue Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 6:19PMMOUNT CARROLL – The Finance Committee made some progress this past week on getting the Appropriations Ordinance for the 2011-2012 Fiscal Year passed and Alderman Tom Charles (Ward 3) presented the council with a draft of qualifications to go along with his proposed Health and Welfare Fund that, if and when it’s established, would help some Mount Carroll residents burdened with a water bill they ...
  • Can ID theft victims sue? Not yet, it seems Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 4:40PMThe story of a put-upon Nebraska woman illustrates how in many states there's little recourse for victims of identity theft.
  • Police and local briefs Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 1:04PMA man who was arrested after allegedly robbing a Warsaw pharmacy at gunpoint Saturday has been charged.
  • Cap Metro to vote today on putting bus operations in private hands Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 10:27PMCap Metro to vote today on putting bus operations in private hands
  • Cap Metro to vote Monday on putting bus operations in private hands Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 9:41PMCap Metro to vote Monday on putting bus operations in private hands
  • How SC members of Congress voted, week ending June 24 Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 2:20AMHere's how area members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending June 24.
  • Charles de Garmo: World, compounded by U.S. government's decisions, has become much more complicated place Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 8:13AMAm I the only one who finds himself walking around really angry, frustrated, mad and fearful of the way our country is being run?
  • United States Department of Agriculture Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 3:19PMWASHINGTON, June 22, 2011--The Department of Agriculture (USDA) today joined the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) in releasing a report to Congress entitled, "Bringing Broadband to Rural America: Update to Report on a Rural Broadband Strategy," for placing new emphasis on the need to support the delivery of broadband to rural communities.
  • Dueling Banjos: Mount Carroll City Council Notes Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 8:21PMMOUNT CARROLL – Before and after last week’s contentious city council meeting during which the mayor was criticized regarding his committee appointments for the new council, the Finance committee – the entire council, in actuality – attacked the budget draft line by line, cutting an estimated $18,000 out of a projected 2.1 million dollar budget.
  • Major ruling for doctors due Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 6:24PMThe Court returns to an issue, under patent law, of doctors' right to observe how their patients react to varying dosages of medicine, when such observations might infringe on a diagnostic method that is patented.
  • Anti-HIV gel leadership team acknowledged for outstanding achievement in world health Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 8:29AM( CONRAD ) Today the CAPRISA 004 study leadership team is being awarded the inaugural Drug Information Association (DIA) President's Award for Outstanding Achievement in World Health. The award recognizes the team's significant contribution to the field of HIV prevention and is being presented during the opening plenary of the annual DIA conference. The CAPRISA 004 study demonstrated the ...
  • Animal rights: Chimpanzee research on trial Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 12:27PMAs pressure from activists builds, the United States is considering whether it should end invasive experiments in chimpanzees.
  • 4 fired professors file suit against B-CU Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 1:38AMFour former Bethune-Cookman University professors have sued the university, saying they were fired in retaliation for making complaints about campus conditions.
  • Avis Europe PLC - Recommended Cash Offer by Avis Budget Group Inc. Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 1:36AMAvis Europe PLC - Recommended Cash Offer by Avis Budget Group Inc.
  • Games Lawyers Play With History In Los Angeles Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 9:46AMThey call someone a 'direct descendant' of a person who died childless.
  • Maricopa may not have a future, Kern County Grand Jury says Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 2:44PMProblems mounting for small city, and disincorporation may be the best solution, according to report issued Wednesday
  • Joseph K. Grieboski: It is Time to Prioritize Religious Freedom in U.S. Foreign Policy Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 11:33AMThis article was excerpted from testimony presented before the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights. The...
  • Opinion analysis: Court rejects implied vesting of patents in federal contractors Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 11:39AMOn Monday, the Court handed down its opinion in Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. , No. 09-1159.
  • Arts leaders ask advocates to get involved in fight to save agency funding Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 7:05PMStaring down the possible looming elimination of state funding, the director of the state’s arts agency asked the 40 arts advocates and enthusiasts gathered at a Monday morning town hall meeting in Spartanburg to get involved in the fight to save the agency.
  • Continuing to Do More with Less? DHS and the FY2012 Budget Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 4:03PMLast Thursday, the House of Representatives passed a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill for the coming fiscal year. By some estimates, H.R. 2017 would cut around $1 billion in DHS funding from FY2011 levels. read more
  • Innovation Institute "conversation changer' Sunday, June 5, 2011 @ 7:30PMHenry Ford Health System officials have grand plans for a world-renowned center that brings together medical researchers, designers and engineers to create for-profit companies making a wide range of medical products.
  • Channel 13 subsidiary will get $4M in fees, grant to operate NJN Saturday, June 4, 2011 @ 6:46PMTRENTON — The new nonprofit group Channel 13 WNET incorporated to operate New Jersey’s public television network will not only pay nothing for the management rights, but will actually receive $4 million in fees and grants as part of the agreement.
  • House passes $42.3B homeland security funding bill Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 10:21PMThe GOP-controlled House on Thursday passed a $42.3 billion budget for the government's homeland security efforts after a debate that demonstrated resistance for some of the spending cuts required under austere budget...
  • FM City Council retreat: Plans set for meeting city infrastructure needs, goals Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 6:54PMAfter going through all of their "Quality of Life" priorities, the members of the Fort Morgan City Council moved on to hearing presentations about and discussing infrastructure needs and goals at their retreat Tuesday afternoon and evening at the Country Steak-Out.
  • Brazil grants building license for Amazon dam Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 7:14PMSAO PAULO (AP) — The massive Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in the heart of the Amazon rain forest won approval from Brazil's environmental protection agency on Wednesday, clearing the way for construction of a project fiercely opposed by environmentalists, indigenous activists and celebrities including film director James Cameron and rock star Sting.
  • This is a Testimony On Central America Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 6:01PMMy name is Dr. Ray Walser. I am a Senior Policy Analyst in the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation. The views I express in this testimony are my own, and should not be construed as representing any official position of The Heritage Foundation.
  • Texas Legislators Tell TSA: Don't Mess With Texas Monday, May 30, 2011 @ 5:26AMThe Department of Justice threatened to cancel flights to and from Texas if the state's legislators enact a law forbidding inappropriate security pat-downs.
  • Data shows tornado victims often uninsured Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 11:38PMATLANTA — Many of the states hammered by what’s already the deadliest year for tornadoes in more than half a century have among the nation’s highest rates of homes without hazard insurance despite being among the most twister-prone, data analyzed by the Associated Press shows.
  • BP brass: Oil giant will help Gulf recover Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 10:51AMHOUMA — As Gulf Coast residents continue to struggle with the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the nation and the world appear occupied with other disasters and issues.
  • Storm briefs Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 3:35AMNational footwear retailer The Walking Co. and Naot footwear will donate new shoes to victims of the April 27 tornado today at the Red Cross shelter at the Belk Activity Center.
  • House panel moves to cut disaster aid, even as Missouri reels from tornado Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 8:50PMThe bill adds $1 billion for immediate flood and tornado relief in the Mississippi Valley, but makes deeper cuts elsewhere. Read more...
  • House panel moves to cut disaster aid Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 8:37PMThe bill adds $1 billion for immediate flood and tornado relief in the Mississippi Valley, but makes deeper cuts elsewhere. Read more...
  • City, county to collect fees for debris pickup Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 3:35AMDebris is removed in the Holt community near Soma Church on Saturday. City and county governments are developing plans for removing debris from private property.
  • City, county responsible for collecting debris removal cost Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 6:31PMThe Tuscaloosa city and county governments aren't anxious to serve as federal bill collectors to pay for private property debris removal, but officials said they're willing to accept the task.
  • Liability Risk for Government Fleet Organizations Under Current Law Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 1:31PMMost people no longer bat an eye when hearing about multimillion dollar damage awards to punish companies for an employee’s negligent acts. However, what are the liability concerns for a public sector fleet manager?
  • South Carolina fights health plan, yet takes funds Sunday, May 22, 2011 @ 2:20AMAs South Carolina fights in the courts of law and public opinion to stop the implementation of the federal health care law passed last year, the state is caught in a seeming contradiction.
  • More than 20,000 people turned down by FEMA in Alabama Saturday, May 21, 2011 @ 3:36AMFEMA said Friday it has provided grants to about 15 percent of the more than 72,000 people who sought assistance after tornadoes killed hundreds across Alabama last month, but twice as many were turned down.