Tag Archive | "Senate"

IL pushes to protect social media passwords

May 02, 2012

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By Illinois Statehouse News

SPRINGFIELD — A proposal banning employers from asking applicants or employees for their social media passwords is advancing in the Legislature.

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Revised PA district maps still have ‘excessive divisions’

May 02, 2012

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Commission hears criticism from both sides of the aisle
 
By Eric Boehm | PA Independent
 
HARRISBURG — Redistricting crusader Amanda Holt told Pennsylvania’s reapportionment commission Wednesday to stop trying to redefine the English language.

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MT senator saves union jobs, wins union backing

May 01, 2012

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By Dustin Hurst | Watchdog.org

HELENA — Save some union jobs, win an endorsement in a tight U.S. Senate race.
 
This game is Treasure State politics.

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MT senator’s ad shows taste for beef, not pork

April 30, 2012

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By Dustin Hurst | Watchdog.org

HELENA — Instead of bringing home the pork, Montana’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester is taking the beef back to WashingtonD.C., in his latest ad.

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Week in review: Elections, elections, elections

April 27, 2012

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By PA Independent Staff
 
HARRISBURG — The state’s primary elections dominated news in the capital city this week as five state House incumbents were taken down by challengers, and the first woman to run for election as the state’s attorney general won the Democratic nod for that office.

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