State, Local Governments Poised for Hiring Spree
Why not blow through the available cash?
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Immigration Enforcement Gains Record Resources From Obama Administration
Nevermind the rhetoric
Maine Public Schools Battle Charters Over Budget Cuts
Ticked off that the independent schools are treated ... independently
Facebook Cooperates More Readily With Prosecutors Than With Defense Attorneys
Rolls over for the state, stonewalls the accused
Payment Solutions Firm for Bitcoin Raises $500K Investment
The anonymous, semi-underground currency is growing
Text Message Privacy Depends on How It's Sent
Facebook messages have more legal protection than phone texts
Young People Will Pay More Under Obamacare
Accounting firm runs the numbers and says twenty-somethings' wallets will get a lot lighter
US Has Already Launched Six Drone Strikes in Pakistan in 2013
Estimated death toll this year already at 35
Ariz. Lawmaker Holds Gun Buyback to Add to His Own Collection
Competes with progressive rival
Chavez Will Not Attend Swearing-In
Dispute over whether it can be postponed due to president's health
Taco Bell Cuts Employee Hours Due to Affordable Care Act
Health bill continues to harm those it was supposed to help
$1 Million Donations Sought for Obama Inauguration
Much, much higher than requests of $50,000 first time around
Founder of PFLAG, Group for Parents of Gay Children, Dies at 92
Pioneered group back in the 1970s
Disney Introducing Encoded Bracelets for Park Visitors
Will allow for easy purchases and reservations, and also to track consumer data
Illinois Fourth State to Give Drivers Licenses to Illegal Immigrants
Law will require them to take test and have insurance
The Promised Land of Fracking
The environmental and economic benefits of fracking greatly outweigh the costs.
US Doesn't Rule Out Possibly Pulling All Troops from Afghanistan
As in, having no residual forces left behind
Boy Scout Board Supports Gay Member's Eagle Scout Bid
But final decision up to national board for review
Ill. Governor Proposes Commission to Fix Pension Crisis
Leading from behind. Far, far behind. Like from behind Indiana.
White House Sends Warning Letter to Obama Daughter Photographer
Pictures were taken on public beach, which is perfectly legal
Brennan Nomination Used to Push for Release of Torture Report
Human rights advocates want info declassified
Expert Documents Booby Traps at Holmes Apartment
Place was rigged to blow with napalm, glycerine, and a rug soaked with gasoline and oil
Gawker Prints List of All Licensed Gun Owners in New York City
And that list of unlicensed gun owners?
Lawyer: Manning Leaked Only Info that Would Not Aid Enemy
Private was very careful about what he passed along to WikiLeaks
Calif. Assembly Speaker Limits Access to Lawmakers
Will no longer be able to interview them in Assembly chambers
Judge Reduces Pfc. Manning's Possible Sentence
Rules he faced illegal pretrial punishment, shaves off 112 days
Miami Area Street Vendors Fight Regulations
City wants to control when and where they can sell their goods
Calif. to Unveil New Student Testing System
Focus on testing "analysis and problem-solving skills," as though schools actually teach that now.
Judge Rules LA Archdiocese Must Release Names of Accused Priests
Sexual abuse allegations in documents reach back decades
Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of SEC's Civil Suit Power
Agency wants to make its own rules on when statute of limitations applies
White House Wanted Corporate Tax Breaks in Fiscal Cliff Deal
Focuses on renewable energy credits, but less attention to breaks given to entertainment industry and others
Moderate D.C. GOP Group to Remove Party Affiliation, Allow Dems
Republican Main Street Partnership to become less Republican
Illinois Pension Reform Appears Dead
Governor continues to vaguely ask for somebody to do something or other
