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AFL-CIO: 184 union jobs saved | Select Your Vote

6 hours ago ago from Select Your Vote

AFL-CIO president Mike Williams didn t quite say it, but the deal that s been struck in the Senate protects 184 union railroad workers in South and Central Florida. The signalmen and maintenance-of-way workers will continue to enjoy federal pension benefits and federal job-protection benefits. Getting the union on board not only helps draw Democratic votes in the Legislature, it can be used in the halls of a Democratic Congress to help ...

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2010: Mass. primary preview

9 hours ago ago from theGoClick.Biz

COLORADO: Democratic Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff has pledged not to accept funds from corporate-backed political play committees, releasing a list of corporate contributors to his primary opponent Michael Bennet. The Denver Post notes, “A handful of the corporations on Bennet'session list also wrote checks to Romanoff when he served in the state House.” CONNECTICUT: PoliticsDaily calls Republican Senate candidate Linda McMahon’s (R) ...

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Primaries to Watch Update, Part One

20 hours ago ago from Maryland Politics Watch

By Marc Korman and Adam Pagnucco. All right everybody, it’s time to update our intel on the most interesting actual and potential primaries in Montgomery County that we are watching. Just like last time , Marc and Adam are going to co-write this mini-series. New information has prompted us to reorder our rankings of the most compelling races. Off the list: District 14 Senator Rona Kramer vs. Eric Luedtke Prior rank: Second Marc This ...

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‘Talented 20′ Low Graduation Rates

8 hours ago ago from American Civil Rights Institute Blog

The One Florida Initiative, a reaction to Ward Connerly's campaign to end government racial preferences in the state, was an executive order issued by former Governor Jeb Bush barring race-based preferences in government hiring, contracting, and admissions. Although generally sympathetic to Connerly's campaign, Bush worried that Connerly's constitutional proposal would sharply divide Floridians, create substantial problems for his ...

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Quinn to sign reform legislation on anniversary of Blagojevich arrest

6 hours ago ago from Clout St

Posted by Monique Garcia at 4:25 p.m. Gov. Pat Quinn says he will sign into law the state’s first-ever limits on campaign contributions on Wednesday --- exactly one year after his predecessor and onetime ally Rod Blagojevich was roused from bed and arrested on federal corruption charges. Quinn acknowledged today that the campaign reform measure is “not perfect,” but said it’s a crucial first step. “It’s substantial progress and I ...

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