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4 hrs ago | Contra Costa Times

Contra Costa County softening policies on immigrant deportations

The Contra Costa Sheriff's Office is finalizing a new immigrant detention policy that would decrease the number of deportations stemming out of County Jail.

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Related Topix: Contra Costa County, CA, Prison, Immigration Reform, Pittsburg, CA, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

15 hrs ago | The Hill

Federally funded front group misleads IRS, taxpayers, lawmakers

It's a stunning admission: the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny in the run-up to the 2012 election.

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Related Topix: Tax, Restaurant Management, Capitol Hill (Washington, DC), US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Donna Edwards, Tom Harkin, US Senate

Wed May 22, 2013

The Daily Republic

Lynch Canyon expansion still being pursued

Work continues to try to add 264 acres to 1,039-acre Lynch Canyon open space, using a $2.4 million Congressional earmark from 2005.

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Related Topix: US News, Solano County, CA, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Reuters

Obama threatens to veto Republican student loan plan

The White House threatened on Wednesday to veto a Republican bill to switch federal student loan interest rates to a market-based system, arguing the plan would create more uncertainty for students and families.

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Related Topix: US News, Virginia Foxx, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Kline, Barack Obama, Democrat

Indybay.org

Why should Californians pay for $50 billion tunnel boondoggle?

Restore the Delta responded to Meral's latest claim by asking, "So why then should rate payers from Southern California and tax payers throughout the state be asked to pick up the tab for a $50 billion project that will not make more water for Southern California or save the Delta? Photo of Jerry Meral at BDCP meeting by Dan Bacher.

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Related Topix: The Delta, Alternative, California, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, California Government, Jerry Brown, US Governors

Washington Times

20 members of Congress urge Boy Scouts to accept gays

Twenty members of Congress have sent a letter to the Boy Scouts of America, urging it to drop its ban on gay youth and adults.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Henry Waxman, Democrat, Rick Perry, US Governors

Tue May 21, 2013

Politico

DeFazio vying for Markey slots

Rep. Ed Markey hasn't yet won the Massachusetts special election for the open Senate seat, but some of his colleagues are already weighing in on his committee seats.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John Kerry, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Peter DeFazio, US House of Representatives, Environmental Law, Law

KSTP

House Advances Student Loan Fix

The days of fixed-rate student loans could be coming to a close, with House Republicans on Thursday advancing a proposal that would link rates to financial markets.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Virginia Foxx, Republican, Representative David Roe, John Kline

Fri May 17, 2013

The Reporter

Assemblyman Jim Frazier's student aid bill moves forward

A bill to protect students' financial aid from being nickeled and dimed by bank fees has passed the State Assembly and now moves to the Senate.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, California

Thu May 16, 2013

Detroit News

House to take up student loan fix

It's a better deal at first, but student loan rates could steadily climb and cost students more over the long haul under the plan House Republicans are considering.

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Related Topix: US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Kline, US Politics, Democrat

Contra Costa Times

Contra Costa small-business honorees: 'We just work'

The 13th annual Contra Costa Small Business Award Luncheon honored 14 serial entrepreneurs as event host Contra Costa Council marked 2013 as a year when retro trades and high-tech industries came together.

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Related Topix: Small Business, Personal Finance, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Contra Costa County, CA, Pittsburg, CA, Family, Kids, Brentwood, CA

Sun May 12, 2013

NAFCU

Lawmakers turn to student loan concerns

May 13, 2013 - Lawmakers in the House and Senate last week issued statements and proposed bills to address the debts of student borrowers as the CFPB released its report on student loan affordability.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Jack Reed, Democrat, US House of Representatives, Representative Kyrsten Sinema, Maxine Waters

Fri May 10, 2013

The Hill

School tech grants should go to schools with a real plan

Over the past decade, the United States has spent upwards of $100 billion on K-12 classroom technology to no discernible effect.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Education Etc., Computers

STN Online

Senate Bill Once Again Targets Seclusion, Restraint in Schools

Rep. George Miller re-introduced in the House The All Students Safe Act, which would set for the first time minimum safety standards at schools to curb teacher and staff abuse in how they apply seclusion and restraint to students when dealing with emotional or behavioral outbursts.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Gary Miller, Republican, Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Education Etc.

Food Processing

GMO Labeling Effort Reaches Washington

For months we've been writing about state efforts to label genetically modified organisms .

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Jim McDermott, Barbara Lee, Representative Jackie Speier, Grace Napolitano, Barbara Boxer, US Senate

Thu May 09, 2013

ABC News

Death at School: New Bill Aims to Protect Disabled Kids

Lawmakers re-introduced legislation Thursday aimed at protecting children with autism and other disabilities from being injured in American schools, saying they were hopeful that greater awareness of the dangers of improper use of restraints will give the bill a better chance of passage.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Republican, John Kline

The Hill

Overnight Health: Pelosi brushes off ObamaCare worries

Well, there's at least one Democrat who's still saying good things about ObamaCare: House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi .

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Janice Hahn, Nancy Pelosi, US Senate, Max Baucus

TwinCities

Republicans to back Obama's student loan idea

House Republicans are willing to give President Barack Obama a rare win, the chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee said Thursday in outlining a deal that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Kline, Representative Joe Courtney, Democrat, Representative Karen Bass

Wed May 08, 2013

The Intelligencer

Congress Votes For Trading Overtime

The Republican-led House on Wednesday approved a measure that would give private sector workers the option of trading overtime pay for extra time off weeks or months later.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Kline, Democrat, Barack Obama, Law, Employment / Labor Law

Tue May 07, 2013

The Times-Picayune

White pushes private school choice at congressional hearing

On the same day the Louisiana Supreme Court struck down the state's funding method for its private school voucher program, State Superintendent John White Tuesday was telling Congress the benefits of giving parents a choice of schools -- public or private.

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Related Topix: US News, Education, School Vouchers, New Orleans, LA, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Brett Guthrie, Republican