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Rex Babin: Race to the Top
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Rex Babin is the political cartoonist for The Bee. You can see a collection of his work here.1 week ago -
Schwarzenegger says hell veto Assembly education bill
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has threatened to veto the Assemblys "Race to the Top" bill if it is sent to his desk. "This is Race to the Top -- not race to the status quo. We must make the necessary reforms to improve our schools and make California highly competitive for this federal education funding. The ...2 weeks ago -
Committee OKs Assemblys education bill, blocks Senates
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The Assembly Education Committee today approved the lower houses version of legislation aimed at ensuring that California can cash in on "Race to the Top" federal education funds. A rival Senate bill, which the Senate approved last month, failed to make it out of committee. The Assembly bill, authored by ...2 weeks ago -
Iraqi legislators agree on new election law
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Baghdad, Dec 7 (DPA) An agreement has been reached by the parties in Parliament on a new election law for Iraq’s upcoming vote, legislators said Sunday.If passed, the it would pave the way for voters to head to the polls early next year. However, the legislators questioned whether the needed quorum could be gathered ...2 weeks ago -
Fast track for federal funds
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Florida lawmakers are in a special session this weekend, debating whether to create a high speed commuter rail system. See original here: Fast track for federal funds3 weeks ago -
Urban Development Minister Reddy calls for low-cost public transport
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New Delhi, Dec 5(ANI): Union Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy on Saturday emphasized on the importance of making low-cost public transport more user-friendly and accessible as a convenient mode of transport across social strata. Delivering the valedictory address at the second Urban Mobility India Conference - ...3 weeks ago -
Race to the Top bill remains divisive
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Assemblywoman Julia Brownley , D-Santa Monica, has introduced another version of legislation aimed at ensuring California schools are eligible to receive hundreds of millions of dollars in federal stimulus funds being doled out through "Race to the Top" competitive grants but it was immediately criticized by Gov. ...3 weeks ago -
NY: Possible Senate Vote on Gay Marriage Today
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After the State Senate deals with an Assembly-passed $2.8 billion deficit-reduction bill in a special session starting around now, advocates are saying theres a strong chance theyll begin debate on the marriage-equality bill that has been waiting outside their chamber doors for months now. Last night, the ...3 weeks ago -
Assembly plans session on Race to the Top bill
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The Assembly is set to take another step toward taking up "Race to the Top" legislation tomorrow, when it will convene for the first reading of its version of legislation aimed at ensuring California schools are eligible for the federal competitive grants. Assembly Speaker Karen Bass informed lower house offices ...3 weeks ago -
Assembly plans session on Race to the Top bill
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The Assembly is set to take another step toward taking up "Race to the Top" legislation tomorrow, when it will convene for the first reading of its version of legislation aimed at ensuring California schools are eligible for the federal competitive grants. Assembly Speaker Karen Bass informed lower house offices ...3 weeks ago -
Unemployment insurance is slamming Pasco schools
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The Pasco school district has not laid off any employees this year despite the rough economy. Even so, the district is projecting a deficit in its unemployment insurance costs, chief financial officer Olga Swinson told the School Board today. In the first quarter of 2009-10, the district spent $250,000 on ...3 weeks ago -
World Newspaper Congress begins in Hyderabad
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Hyderabad, Nov 25 (IANS) The 62nd World Newspaper Congress began here Monday with delegates from around the world taking part in three round table discussions on future and challenges facing the media, including from the internet.The event, being held for the first time in South Asia, is taking place at the Hyderabad ...3 weeks ago -
India promises best-ever and first ‘Green’ Commonwealth Games
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By Manish ChandPort of Spain, Nov 28 (IANS) Blending sports with climate change diplomacy, India Saturday said it will hold the first-ever Green Commonwealth Games in 2010 and the best-ever sporting show and underlined that the event will propel New Delhi to a world class city.Suresh Kalmadi, chairman of the ...4 weeks ago -
India warns against protectionism under a green label
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By Manish ChandPort-of-Spain, Nov 28 (IANS) Amid growing pressure from developed countries to accept carbon curbing targets, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday pushed for “an ambitious, substantive and equitable outcome” at the UN summit on climate change but warned developed countries against pursuing ...4 weeks ago -
Bright & Early: Christmas Creep Edition
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Good morning, Nashville. The holiday season is officially here with the arrival of the Tennessee Christmas tree. The 50-foot tree made the trek from a family farm in Oak Hill to downtown this morning where crews put it into place in front of the State Capitol . If you’re able to stroll by today, you catch sight of ...4 weeks ago
