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• Switch: The Heath Brothers Have Another Awesome Cover

  
  Work Fanatic — Authority: 144
  I just started reading an advanced copy of the Chip and Dan Heaths new book Switch: How to change things when change is hard. So far, it is at least as good as their last book, Made to Stick ,which was a bestseller and has rapidly become the standard handbook for anyone who wants to design an idea that will ...
  4 days ago

• A remedy to corruption

  
  Piece Of Mind — Authority: 427
  Here’s a proposal for campaign finance reform: Pick a candidate for federal office. You are allowed to give that candidate a contribution of any amount to a maximum of, say, $500. Just a number. When you file your tax return, claim a refundable tax credit of 80% of that amount, or $400. It’s taxpayer-directed ...
  5 days ago

• Troyer offers assistance to Congressman Souder

  
  The AroundFortWayne Blog — Authority: 147
  Press release from Phil Troyer, Republican candidate in the 2010 primary for the 3rd District Congressional seat:Troyer offers assistance to Congressman Souder
  1 week ago

• Jelincic wins CalPERS election

  
  The State Worker — Authority: 433
  This just in: J.J. Jelincic has won the runoff election for CalPERS Board of Administration, according to a text message to The State Worker from the Jelincic campaign. The winner received 109,088 votes to 104,656 votes for Cathy Hackett .
  1 week ago

• Ballot intiative aims to end two-thirds budget vote rule

  
  The State Worker — Authority: 433
  Tis the season to be collecting signatures. A ballot measure that would change the two-thirds legislative vote requirement to pass a state budget to a simple majority has entered the circulation phase. Heres the official title and summary: CHANGES LEGISLATIVE VOTE REQUIREMENT TO PASS A BUDGET FROM TWO-THIRDS TO A ...
  1 week ago

• Column extra: Whitman on labor contract negotiations

  
  The State Worker — Authority: 433
  Were snowed under today with e-mails and phone calls about our column about state worker pensions in todays Bee . The responses are all over the board. Some readers are criticizing the column for failing to spell out all of the nuances of employee pension formulas. Those folks think we didnt write enough. Others ...
  1 week ago

• Two public employee political funding initiatives enter circulation

  
  The State Worker — Authority: 433
  The Secretary of States office has approved two ballot measures for circulation that are of keen interest to state workers, especially if they remember Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneggers special election of 2005. Heres the official title and summary of the first one: MAKES ILLEGAL THE USE OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEE WAGE ...
  1 week ago

• CalPERS reports more than 212,000 runoff ballots received

  
  The State Worker — Authority: 433
  CalPERS reports that as of today it has received 212,204 ballots for the Board of Administration runoff election between Cathy Hackett and J.J. Jelincic . Ballots had to be postmarked by last Friday to be counted. Now the ballots will opened and tabulated. Unofficial results for the seat, Position A, will be ...
  2 weeks ago

• Allen County Right to Life PAC endorses Jim Banks for State Senate

  
  The AroundFortWayne Blog — Authority: 147
  Press release from the Jim Banks for State Senate campaign:Allen County Right to Life PAC Endorses Jim Banks for State SenateThe Allen County Right to Life Political Action Committee (ACRL- PAC) unanimously endorsed Jim Banks in the Republican Primary for Indiana Senate District 17.
  2 weeks ago

• Essay: Dillons Dilemma - 12.4.09

  
  Jack Lessenberry Essays and Interviews — Authority: 124
  The legislature will soon be finished for the year, but when they return in January, they will face another budget deficit. Michigan Radio’s political analyst Jack Lessenberry spoke with the Michigan Speaker of the House about what lies ahead… Hear Audio Story     I talked to Speaker of the House Andy ...
  2 weeks ago

• Troyer – “The best way to create jobs is to cut federal spending”

  
  The AroundFortWayne Blog — Authority: 147
  Statement from Phil Troyer:Troyer – “The Best Way to Create Jobs Is to Cut Federal Spending”(FORT WAYNE) In anticipation of President Obama’s “Jobs Summit,” 3rd Congressional District candidate Phil Troyer offered his own prescription for getting America companies to begin hiring again.
  2 weeks ago

• Thomas McKenna officially announces 2010 run for Indiana Secretary of State

  
  The AroundFortWayne Blog — Authority: 147
  Press release from the McKenna campaign:McKenna launches campaign for 2010 Democratic Party nominationfor Indiana Secretary of State
  2 weeks ago

• Friday deadline for CalPERS board election ballots

  
  The State Worker — Authority: 433
  CalPERS members, the deadline to vote in the Board of Administration runoff election between Cathy Hackett and J.J. Jelincic is almost here. You have to get your ballot postmarked by Friday . And dont forget to sign the envelope or the ballot wont be counted. The fund reports that about 14 percent of the 1.3 ...
  2 weeks ago

• “I’m A Dole Man”1996

  
  The Pop History Dig — Authority: 103
  [...] In the 1996 U.S. Presidential campaign, Republican candidate Bob Dole, former U.S. Senator from Kansas, became involved in a controversy over the use of the 1960s’ song “I’m a Soul Man” at his campaign rallies... A lawsuit was threatened, and Dole’s campaign then tried using other music, including some ...
  2 weeks ago

• Georgia Elects Nation’s First Openly Lesbian African-American State Lawmaker

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 151
  Georgia voters on Tuesday made history and elected Simone Bell to the state’s House of Representatives, making her the nation’s first openly lesbian African-American state lawmaker.  Bell, who won the run-off election against Asha Jackson, will become the second LGBT congressperson in Georgia’s legislature, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Troyer embarrassed by Souder’s comments

  
  The AroundFortWayne Blog — Authority: 147
  Press release from Phil Troyer who is running against US Congressman Mark Souder in the upcoming 2010 Primary:Troyer Embarrassed by Souder’s Comments
  2 weeks ago

• Whitman talks about public employee pensions

  
  The State Worker — Authority: 433
  GOP gubernatorial hopeful Meg Whitman was in town Tuesday to speak to the Sacramento County Republican Party. The Bees Jack Chang was there and recorded her remarks. During a Q & A at around the 34-minute mark, someone in the audience said, "Labor. Some people say thats the big stranglehold here, not just ...
  2 weeks ago

• Minaret vote weakens Switzerland’s human rights stance: UN

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  Geneva, Dec 1 (DPA) The Swiss referendum approving a ban on construction of minarets puts the country on “a collision course with its international human rights obligations,” a UN official warned Tuesday.Sunday’s vote was a surprise both domestically and internationally and left many Swiss concerned that the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Dubai financial debacle makes Thaksin more desperate

  
  PCT Thailand's Free Expatriates Blog — Authority: 148
  Dubai financial debacle will make Thaksin more desperateMUCH has been said about the Dubai debt moratorium, whose ripple effect on other economies and financial institutions has yet to be determined. Thailand might have to bear some negative effects, as the country imports crude oil from Dubai. For goods and services, ...
  3 weeks ago

• Essay: Being Bold - 11.25.09

  
  Jack Lessenberry Essays and Interviews — Authority: 124
  Democrat Alma Wheeler Smith is running for governor on an unusual platform. She wants to raise taxes. Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry thinks that might not be as politically crazy as it sounds. Hear Audio Story     Politicians these days survive bankruptcy, extramarital affairs, and drug and alcohol ...
  3 weeks ago

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