At a 12/10/09 screening of a rough cut of the Battle of Brooklyn documentary, Bob McNamara of the Institute for Justice explains why it's so hard to fight eminent domain in New York State and why the legislature and courts should reform blight. Videography by Jonathan Barkey.
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The Michigan Legislature has finished passing a smoking ban that exempts three Detroit casinos that compete with tribal casinos not affected by the ban. The Democrat-led House passed the ban by a 75-30 vote Thursday. It mirrors a version passed by the Republican-led Senate earlier in the day.
Santa Fe College was established by the state government in 1965 to offer wide access to quality higher education. Florida's legislature, governor and Department of Education were responding to a request from the Alachua and Bradford county Boards of Public Instruction, which had canvassed the area to find that the community would be well served if all citizens had more opportunities for an education and better life. Read more at www.sfcollege.edu/history ... Santa Fe College Education ...
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Tonight's top stories: + Doug Hoffman (NY-23) unconcedes; takes on ACORN; then reconcedes. + Mark Sanford goes hiking again. + Governor Granholm urges the legislature to make smart choices. + Tom Duvall, Vice-Chair of College Democrats, owns a pizza-eating contest.
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Hammack begins with an illustration of how not for profit organizations came about as ways to put first amendment freedoms into action, and ways to organize activity around religious and cultural impulses, rather than with the approval of legislature or a majority. Smith notes a renewed interest in the philanthropic sector in the last two decades, largely due an understanding of what large fortunes, such as that of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, have accomplished. Hammack notes that, ...
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1909 as part of a nation-wide anti-gaming crusade. Due to subsequent declines in mining output and the decline of the agricultural sector during the Great Depression, Nevada re-legalized gambling on March 19, 1931, with approval from the legislature. At the time, the leading proponents of gambling expected that it would be a short term fix until the state's economic base widened to include less cyclical industries. However, re-outlawing gambling has never been seriously considered since ...
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progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario is an independent officer of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario responsible for reviewing the progress of activities in Ontario to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and independently reporting its findings to the legislature. On December 8, 2009, the ECO released its report entitled Finding a Vision for Change: Annual Greenhouse Gas Progress Report 2008/2009.
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progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario is an independent officer of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario responsible for reviewing the progress of activities in Ontario to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and independently reporting its findings to the legislature. On December 8, 2009, the ECO released its report entitled Finding a Vision for Change: Annual Greenhouse Gas Progress Report 2008/2009.
Author: EcoComms; Tags: ontario environment climate change
progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario is an independent officer of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario responsible for reviewing the progress of activities in Ontario to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and independently reporting its findings to the legislature. On December 8, 2009, the ECO released its report entitled Finding a Vision for Change: Annual Greenhouse Gas Progress Report 2008/2009.
Author: EcoComms; Tags: ontario environment climate change
Big changes in county government! The Nassau County Republicans have a majority in the legislature, and both sides are planning on eliminating the Energy Tax. This would result in the county's not receiving $38 million in revenue in 2010, which could hurt already struggling county programs. Republicans have said that they can do away with some of the Democrats' wasteful spending in order to make the $2.6 billion budget work. ... "Nassau County Legislature" "Judy Jacobs" "Howard Kopel" "Ed ...
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