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Former Fountain Valley mayor dies
Gus Ayer, the former mayor of Fountain Valley and an avid environmentalist, died Wednesday night. He was 63. According to his oldest son, Ethan, the cause of his death is still pending, but he was found at his Fountain Valley home by his youngest son,...
Tags: Orange (New Haven, Connecticut), Politics, Local Elections, Middletown, Government
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Mansoor accuses opponent of willingness to work with unions
Assemblyman Allan Mansoor (R-Costa Mesa) told a conservative group Monday that he believes his Republican opponent in the June 5 primary will bow down to unions and special-interest groups in Sacramento. During a Surf City Tea-sponsored forum in the...
Tags: Warren Buffett, Pension and Welfare, Politics, Allan R. Mansoor, Tea Party Movement
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Utility tax goes to the voters
Huntington Beach will soon have a choice to update and lower a long-standing utility tax, but officials warn not passing the new measure will take away nearly $6 million annually in revenue that would normally go to public services. The City Council...Tags: Litigation, Politics, Satellite and Cable Service, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice
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Candidate: I am the insider
John Von Holle wants to make one thing clear: If he's elected to the Huntington Beach City Council, he won't be a stranger at City Hall.
In fact, he won't be a stranger at city halls, period.
The 18-year resident grew up amid politics in Cheviot, Ohio,...Tags: Career and Workplace, Small Businesses, Politics, Unions, Local Elections
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Council to consider mayor's proposed pension changes
With the city retirement system short hundreds of millions of dollars in unfunded liabilities, officials say they are likely to begin requiring municipal employees to contribute to their pensions. "Pretty much everyone is in agreement that it's fair,"...
Tags: Public Employees, Montgomery County (Maryland), Howard County, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Carl Stokes
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Aegis takes top honors for public service reporting, photo and video coverage
A series of articles and editorials written by members of The Aegis staff about the alarming rise in traffic deaths in Harford County last year - and how law enforcement rushed to address the situation - has been named the best public service journalism...Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Maryland Terrapins, Sports, Lacrosse, Arts and Culture
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Payroll meltdown keeps costing California
SACRAMENTO -- California officials are still cleaning up the mess after halting an expensive and troubled overhaul of the payroll system for public employees earlier this year. Roughly two dozen workers are responsible for sifting through the rubble...Tags: Career and Workplace, Politics, Jerry Brown, Employees, Government
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A cab company in disguise
While what Uber Technologies says is essentially true that they own no vehicles and do not have drivers, they are clearly providing transportation through their app ("PSC to decide if Uber must comply with taxi rules," May 16). Any driver who owns a car...Tags: Politics, Baltimore County, Government, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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The cost of BGE reliability
Baltimore Gas & Electric certainly isn't likely to win any popularity contests. It secured a rate increase from the Public Service Commission in February — its second in the last three years — and turned around and filed a request for...
Tags: Global Change, Politics, Weather, Consumers, Executive Branch
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Maryland Public Service Commission's investigation into Potomac Edison to begin Monday
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comA public utility law judge on Monday is expected to set the procedural schedule for the Maryland Public Service Commission’s investigation into complaints that Potomac Edison overbilled some Western Maryland electric customers by failing to read...Tags: Politics, William Donald Schaefer, Lawyers, FirstEnergy Corp., Judges
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Mich. customers oppose fees to refuse power meters
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A small but outspoken group of residential customers vows to continue battling Michigan's largest utility company over the freedom to opt out of having "smart" meters installed outside their homes. State regulators' days-...
Tags: Science and Technology, Consumers Energy Company, Politics, Radio, Consumers
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Herald-Mail receives 20 awards from Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association
The Herald-Mail on Friday received 20 awards, including one Best In Show distinction, from the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association. The newspaper’s awards included six first-place and 14 second-place honors in its division. The Herald-Mail...
Tags: Politics, The Herald-Mail, Battle of Antietam, Government
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