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Train crash survivors present claims to LA judge
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eRollover 330 days ago
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[AP] - Two of the more than 100 people injured when a passenger train slammed head-on into a freight train 2 1/2 years ago told a judge Friday of the horrific scene and their suffering in the aftermath.
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Kan. pension woes incite fight over school funding
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eRollover 330 days ago
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[AP] - School teachers in Kansas have worried about the state pension system for years. By 2009 the fund only had about 60 percent of the assets needed to cover public employees' retirement benefits, one of the worst shortfalls in the nation.
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4 Votes
Is he a geezer or just a thug in a mask?
Posted by
eRollover 361 days ago
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[AP] - Entrepreneurs are printing surveillance shots of his wrinkled face on T-shirts, thousands of people "Like" him on Facebook and many are wishing him continued success at evading the law.
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Ex-Minn. auto mogul gets 10 years for fraud
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eRollover 361 days ago
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[AP] - A federal judge on Friday hit fallen auto mogul Denny Hecker with a maximum 10-year sentence on fraud charges, saying he deserved no less due to his pattern of lying and concealing assets in the implosion of his empire.
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2 Votes
Nevada warned of accelerating state retirements
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eRollover 361 days ago
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[AP] - Nevada could face a costly spike in retirees as public employees are being asked to pay more into their retirement funds and take a 5 percent pay cut, officials told a legislative panel Thursday.
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4 Votes
Maine governor presents 2-year budget highlights
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eRollover 361 days ago
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[AP] - Gov. Paul LePage on Thursday outlined for Maine lawmakers his spending priorities in a two-year budget that increases aid to public schools, cuts taxes and seeks to chip away at a public debt that he believes impedes the creation of badly needed jobs.
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Conn. gov promises level education aid to towns
Posted by
eRollover 361 days ago
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[AP] - Gov. Dannel P. Malloy continued Wednesday to reveal details of his new budget, pledging to provide Connecticut cities and towns with level education funding from a major state grant and reorganizing how the state's higher-education system is governed.
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NYC's Bloomberg sets sights on pension reform
Posted by
eRollover 383 days ago
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[AP] - Mayor Michael Bloomberg warned in his "State of the City" address Wednesday that New York still faces deep budget problems and promised he would seek to cut pensions for government workers that he said were more generous than those found in the private sector.
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