News tagged with taxpayer money
Parents, ACLU sue NJ city over Facebook records
(AP) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the state's biggest city for refusing to release records related to a $100 million gift pledged to its schools by Facebook founder ...
Aug 23, 2011 |
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States stop circumcisions funds amid budget crisis
(AP) -- A nationwide debate about circumcisions for newborn boys, combined with cash-strapped public health budgets, has Colorado taking sides with 17 other states that no longer fund Medicaid coverage of ...
Jun 24, 2011 |
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Move to online public notices looms over papers
(AP) -- The tough economy means the growing suburb of Apex can't replace some computers and police vehicles. So the town's mayor is pleased to save $13,000 by posting public notices of rezoning requests and major land development ...
May 22, 2009 |
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Komen exec quits after Planned Parenthood flap
(AP) -- An executive at the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer charity resigned Tuesday over her support to strip Planned Parenthood of funding, but disputed that she was the driving force behind the ...
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Prison misconduct findings shed light on crowding problem
UT Dallas criminologist Dr. Robert Morris and doctoral student Erin Orrick won the 2012 William Simon/Anderson Publishing Outstanding Paper award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences for their article that shows ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Gingrich vows to establish a colony on the moon (Update)
Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has stirred strong passions by claiming he will establish a permanent moon base by 2020 if elected, but experts say he is living on another planet.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Report backs government-funded older people's advice service
Analysis of the FirstStop initiative reveals that the service saves money and improves quality of life.
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Homeless heavy drinkers imbibe less when housing allows alcohol
A study of a controversial housing project that allows chronically homeless people with severe alcohol problems to drink in their apartments found that during their first two years in the building residents cut their heavy ...
Jan 19, 2012 |
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A new year fir the Euro: What could happen and why Americans should be concerned
Despite a slowly improving U.S. economy, Americans have watched the stock market continue on its roller coaster ride, in large part because of uncertainty about the economic future of European countries, such as Greece, Portugal, ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jan 13, 2012 |
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Discovering Autism: Services go to those who fight hardest
From the day her son was diagnosed with autism nine years ago, Stacie Funk has made it her full-time job to find him the best possible help. Hiring lawyers and experts to press her case, she established herself as a mother ...
Dec 19, 2011 |
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Obama, Clinton to announce energy saving program
(AP) -- Enlisting former President Bill Clinton as a partner, President Barack Obama is announcing a $4 billion effort to increase the energy efficiency of government and private sector buildings, aiming for fuel savings ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Dec 02, 2011 |
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The James Webb Telescope will see Earth-like worlds
The James Web Space Telescope has been in the news a lot lately. Often referred to as the replacement for the Hubble Space Telescope, its existence has been in jeopardy since a House committee voted ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 25, 2011 |
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White House waffling on long-term care plan?
(AP) -- The White House appeared to waffle Monday on the fate of a financially troubled long-term care program in President Barack Obama's health overhaul law, as supporters and foes heaped criticism on the administration.
Oct 17, 2011 |
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