House votes to make ban on Internet access taxes permanent
The House voted Tuesday to make permanent a moratorium that prevents states from taxing access to the Internet.
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Jun 9, 2015
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Ag Secretary Vilsack announces $235 million for conservation
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Monday announced up to $235 million in funding for conservation projects to protect water quality and combat the drought that is ravaging parts of the West.
Environment
May 4, 2015
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Obama pushes reading through e-book, library initiatives
President Barack Obama announced Thursday that major book publishers will provide more than $250 million in free e-books to low-income students and that he is seeking commitments from local governments and schools nationwide ...
Other
Apr 30, 2015
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Thwarting cheaters with 'smart' tax returns
Research by the University of Michigan examines whether changes to the income tax return could help cut evasion, which costs federal, state and local governments more than $400 billion a year.
Economics & Business
Apr 13, 2015
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Obama calls for effort to boost high-tech training, hiring
Targeting stagnant wages in an otherwise improving economy, President Barack Obama on Monday called on employers, educational institutions and local governments to develop a home grown high technology workforce that could ...
Business
Mar 9, 2015
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Lifeline extended for critically endangered porpoise
Mexico's recent decision to buy-out gillnet fisheries in the upper Gulf of California may give one of the world's rarest species the breathing space it needs to survive. Time is still ticking, but the move provides hope for ...
Ecology
Mar 4, 2015
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Complacency rules as Queensland makes risky edict on sea–level rise
Queensland Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney's decision, revealed this week, to order a Brisbane council to remove future sea-level rise from its planning regulations seems a rather short-sighted thing to do.
Environment
Dec 12, 2014
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Individual metropolises now global political players
By providing the infrastructure that connects global flows and financial systems, major cities have increased their political power alongside the nation-states. In some cases, they are pursuing their own foreign policy in ...
Economics & Business
Oct 7, 2014
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Issues surrounding the seawall construction plans proposed by the Japanese government
In the coastal areas ravaged by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, current consensus-building between the government-driven construction of giant seawalls and local residents calling for a review of these plans has become ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 25, 2014
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Obama strategist jumps aboard controversial Uber app (Update)
A political strategist who ran US President Barack Obama's winning campaign in 2008 has hopped on board at controversial smartphone car-hailing service Uber.
Business
Aug 19, 2014
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