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Great Scott! Not. Thoughts on the demise of high-speed rail.
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelA few more thoughts on Gov. Rick Scott's rejection of $2.4 billion in federal funds for a high-speed rail line from Orlando to Tampa, effectively killing the project. (See the Editorial Board's editorial hammering Scott's moveat OrlandoSentinel.com/... -
Moody’s calls Gov. Scott’s budget “credit negative” for FL schools
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelWell, here's a bit more bad budget news for Florida's public schools… Moody's Investors Service has called Gov. Rick Scott's budget proposal — the one that would hack school spending plans by 10 percent — “credit negative for... -
California gets a new first dog: Pembroke Welsh corgi named Sutter joins Jerry Brown's family
L.A. UnleashedCalifornia has a new first dog in Sutter, a 7-year-old Pembroke Welsh corgi recently adopted by Gov. Jerry Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown. The Times' California state politics blog PolitiCal reported in early January that the corgi was...... -
Toomey: U.S. is "screaming" toward Greece-like debts
Pennsylvania Ave.Sen. Pat Toomey took his debt bill on the road (or three blocks from the U.S. Capitol) to the conservative Heritage Foundation Wednesday preaching to the converted that the United States is "screaming" toward a debt burden similar to Greece,...... -
Government: Favoring cops over fighter planes and rocket ships
Opinion L.A.The House debate over HR 1 -- the continuing resolution that would fund the government through Sept. 30 -- has been full of surprises, some of them good ones. Take, for instance, the vote Wednesday to eliminate the back-up engine...... -
Jay Carney approves of Jay Carney's first briefing as Obama White House press secretary
Top of the TicketJay Carney, Obama's new spokesman, makes his first solo PR foray and gives himself a good grade.... -
Quinn budget spends more but cuts schools, health care
Clout StGov. Pat Quinn unveils his state budget as he addresses the General Assembly at the State Capitol today. (Michael Tercha/Chicago Tribune) Posted by Monique Garcia at noon; updated at 3:10 p.m. Gov. Pat Quinn today stressed the need for spending...... -
Top Republican on financial crisis panel slams it for partisanship
Money & CompanyThe federal commission that investigated the financial crisis descended into partisanship, with its Democratic majority pushing to find "villains and victims" rather than the true causes, the panel's top Republican said Wednesday. "It was clear from the... -
Thousands rally at Wisconsin Capitol to protest anti-union bill
MADISON, Wis. — Thousands of teachers, prison guards and students descended on the Wisconsin Capitol on Wednesday to try to preserve the union rights of public employees in the state that was the first to grant collective bargaining to government...Tags: Unions, Consumer Confidence, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Unemployment, Demonstration
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Nearing White House run, Pawlenty tells GOP lawmakers Fla. missed chance to lead in education
AP Political WriterTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who's considering a run for the White House, told Republican lawmakers Wednesday they'll be national leaders in education reform if they finally put into law a teacher merit pay bill...Tags: Examinations, Elections, Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama
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House GOP proposes hundreds of budget cuts
In a rare, freewheeling marathon of proposed spending cuts, GOP leaders in the House threw open the doors to the federal budget, and lawmakers careened from debates on fighter jet engines to wild horses as they tried to bore through an expanding mound...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, NASA, NASCAR, Yoga, Paul Gosar
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Wrong-Way Quinn
Based on the details of the state budget he's proposing, this is the speech Gov. Pat Quinn could have delivered Wednesday:
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"Fellow Illinoisans, I'm thrilled to report that your higher income tax payments already are pouring into Springfield!
"So I...Tags: Unions, Executive Branch, Education, Pat Quinn, Taxation
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