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Penny Pritzker nominated for Commerce secretary
Tribune staffChicago business executive Penny Pritzker was nominated by President Barack Obama to become the new Secretary of Commerce on Thursday, in an expected move that could prove controversial for the longtime political supporter and fundraising heavyweight....Tags: Chicago Mortgages, Business Enterprises, Economy, Business and Finance, Mortgages, Hyatt Hotels Corp.
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Scott signs campaign finance, ethics reforms but vetoes alimony bill
TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill late Wednesday that would inject more cash into elections as part of a broader reform that eliminates some political slush funds politicians have used to support their "filet mignon" lifestyles. The...
Tags: Elections, Executive Branch, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Republican Party
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Who says the Republicans are doomed?
Since Mitt Romney lost to President Obama on Nov. 6, the conventional wisdom has been that the Republican Party is in trouble. The less conventional truth is that it is the Democrats whose chances may be more bleak. Yes, Republicans are currently...
Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Politics, Joe Biden
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Obama nominates Penny Pritzker, Mike Froman to his economic team
WASHINGTON – President Obama praised Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker for her commitment to American workers on Thursday morning as he nominated her as his next Commerce secretary. In a Rose Garden announcement, Obama listed Pritzker’s...
Tags: Penny Pritzker, Barack Obama, Politics, Valerie Jarrett, Hyatt Hotels Corp.
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House erupts over tax-cut vote after daylong slowdown
TALLAHASSEE — A showdown over expanding health care to low-income Floridians slowed the Legislature to a crawl for a second day Wednesday, with the fate of an elections-reform package, sports-stadium tax breaks and other bills hanging in the...
Tags: Elections, Major League Soccer, Government Health Care, Orange County (Florida), Politics
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L.A. Votes: Villaraigosa slams mayoral candidates ahead of debate
As the Los Angeles mayoral candidates try to gain an edge leading up to the May 21 runoff, the man they hope to replace – termed-out Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa – had some sharp words for Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti during his final State of...
Tags: Elections, Carmen Trutanich, Antonio Villaraigosa, Politics, AEG
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Victory for David Gordon, Jess Talamantes
Dave Golonski — who first took office a few months after Bill Clinton became president — lost his bid Tuesday for an unprecedented sixth term. Golonski, who established himself on the City Council dais 20 years ago, lost out to fellow...
Tags: Elections, Career and Workplace, Unions, Politics, Employees
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Frankel, Murphy build warchests for first re-election campaigns
Since taking office in January, South Florida's freshmen have been working on the top priority for every new member of Congress: stockpiling campaign cash for next year's midterm congressional elections. Both U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, who represents...Tags: Elections, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Politics, Patrick Murphy, Miramar
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Campaign watchdog agency calls for more disclosure by nonprofits
SACRAMENTO -- The state’s campaign watchdog agency is supporting sweeping changes to California’s political finance laws, including proposals to lift the veil of secrecy from nonprofit groups that are spending record amounts of money on...
Tags: Elections, Laws, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Politics, Richard S. Gordon
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Groupon co-founder Keywell taping radio pilots
Serial entrepreneur and Groupon co-founder Brad Keywell has begun taping pilots for a new 30-minute radio program he would host on WBEZ-FM 91.5, a public radio station. "It would be a Saturday morning show," said Jessica Malkin, executive director of...Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Economy, Business and Finance, Groupon, Inc., Business, Sales
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General Assembly session ends in flurry of votes
Police could pull you over for talking on a hand-held phone while driving. Some patients could legally use marijuana. And veterans would get a new assist in getting jobs under legislation approved by the Maryland General Assembly on its final day. As...
Tags: Michael E. Busch, Health Treatments, Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics, Laws
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Scott should sign ethics, veto campaign packages
Florida lawmakers crowed last week, with some justification, about passing a "historic" package of ethics reforms. But they squandered a historic chance to deliver true campaign finance reform in another package they sent to Gov. Rick Scott's desk....Tags: Elections, Don Gaetz, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Values
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