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Senate Backs Bill To Label Genetically Modified Foods
The Hartford CourantA bill that would require food made with genetically modified organisms to carry labels cleared the state Senate late Tuesday night. The Senate's approval, on a 35-1 vote, gives new energy to a measure that had strong grassroots backing but appeared...Tags: U.S. Senate, Dannel P. Malloy , John McKinney, Science and Technology, Consumers
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Illinois Sports Facilities Authority will pay legal tab for Jim Thompson
The public agency that owns U.S. Cellular Field agreed Tuesday to pay the legal expenses of its ex-chairman, former Gov. Jim Thompson, in a federal lawsuit brought against him last month by the agency's former executive director. The Illinois Sports...
Tags: Executive Branch, Jerry Reinsdorf, Parties and Movements, Justice System, Chicago Mayor
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Medicinal pot is coming. Why it's not time to worry
Change of SubjectIf it goes through, we'll see a trade-off. Increases in addiction, crime and family dissolution along with assorted benefits. But enough about the proposed expansion of casino gambling in Illinois. Today I want to talk about the inevitability of... -
Ill. Senate overrides Quinn veto of smart grid rate hike
Tribune reportersRejecting Gov. Pat Quinn's plea to not increase power rates to help improve some of the state's electrical grid, the Illinois senate voted to override his veto of a bill that bulks up the revenue Commonwealth Edison will receive as it modernizes the...Tags: John J Cullerton, Executive Branch, Consumers, Exelon Corp., Mike Frerichs
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Seafood company announces expansion, new jobs in Newport News
High Liner Foods, a publicly owned frozen seafood processor and marketer, announced on Tuesday it will expand its production in Newport News. The action means an investment of $6.6 million and creation of 57 new jobs at its facility in the city, which...
Tags: Executive Branch, Food Industry, Fort Eustis, Lifestyle and Leisure, Hampton Roads
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Group wants atheist books placed with Bibles in Georgia state parks
ReutersBy David Beasley ATLANTA, May 21 (Reuters) - A national atheist group said it plans to donate enough books on its views to be placed in all Georgia state park cabins after the state's governor said Bibles should remain at the vacation properties...Tags: Travel, Executive Branch, Religion and Belief, Authors, Human Interest
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Gill sworn in as natural resources chief
Gov. Martin O'Malley swore in Joseph P. Gill as Secretary of Natural Resources Tuesday, replacing John R. Griffin at the top of the 1,200-employee agency. Griffin has been named to replace Matt Gallagher as the governor's chief of staff as of June 1....
Tags: Executive Branch, Natural Resources, Energy Resources, Conservation, Natural Resource Industry
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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: City Club of Chicago, John J Cullerton, Executive Branch, Greg Harris, Interior Policy
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Carney agrees with King: Bank of England not a "one-man show"
Reuters* BoE head urged Carney not to import BoC forward guidance * Carney says King is right that BoE is a team effort * Says as much to do on financial reform as has been done By Leila Lemghalef MONTREAL, May 21 (Reuters) - The next head of the Bank of...Tags: Executive Branch, Money and Monetary Policy, Finance, Central Bank, England
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Looking into lawmakers' county budget allocations
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE --Gov. Rick Scott took a knife to lawmakers' $74 billion-plus budget this week, blocking some $368 million in hometown projects. But the collective response from legislative leadership was a yawn. “While many will disagree with...Tags: U.S. Senate, Executive Branch, U.S. House of Representatives, Politics, Don Gaetz
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Expanding Medicaid to remain on Gov. Nixon's agenda
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon says he'll continue trying to expand Medicaid health coverage to more Missourians. The Democratic governor campaigned throughout this year's legislative session to increase Medicaid eligibility for lower-income...
Tags: Medicaid, Executive Branch, Health Insurance, Politics, Government Health Care
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U.S. appeals court strikes down Arizona ban on abortions at 20 weeks
ReutersBy Dan Whitcomb May 21 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court struck down an Arizona law on Tuesday that bans abortions from 20 weeks gestation, saying it violated "unalterably clear" U.S. Supreme Court rulings that women have a right to terminate...Tags: Executive Branch, Jan Brewer, U.S. Supreme Court, Justice System, Lawyers
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