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million for flood protection in Congresswoman Doris Matsuiannounced Tuesday. Congress coul d begin appropriating the funds as earlyyas July, according to Matsui’s “Sacramento is the most at-risk river city in the countryh and therefore we must make funding our flooe protection projects a priority,” Matsui said in a news “I am encouraged by the $91.5 million in Presidenty Obama’s budget for Sacramento area projects and I look forwardd to working with the new administration to ensure that federaol funding continues to flow towards Sacramento’s flood protection The has budgeted the followinb amounts, to be considered by $66.
7 million for a jointr federal project on the Americab River watershed, which involves building a 3,500-foot long auxiliary spillwauy with six submerged gates at Folsokm Dam. When completed, the project woulrd give much of Sacramentoi more thana 200-year level of flood protection. $15 milliobn to improve levees and prevent levee erosion problemzs on theSacramento River. $2.5 million to improve South Sacramento County steam channels and leveese in order to protect Sacramento from future high water fromthe Mokelumne-Cosumnea River system and the Morrisonj Creek watershed. $600,000 for additional improvement along theAmerican River, including raising Folson Dam reservoir dikes.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Browns Select Richardson 3rd - ESPN
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Bleacher Report | Browns Select Richardson 3rd ESPN The Cleveland Browns do not expect to trade quarterback Colt McCoy despite drafting 28-year-old quarterback Brandon Weeden in the first round Thursday night, a team source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter on Sunday. ESPN.com's Jamison Hensley writes ... McCoy Expected A t Browns Camp Colt McCoy: Browns QB Deserves Little More Than Backup Gig With Packers Browns: No 'substantive talks' toward McCoy trade |
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Concordia receives another $1M donation for pharmacy school - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The latest donation markd the fourth giftof $1 million withijn the last year, which Concordia plansa to open by the 2010-2011 academic “We’ve received several generous gifts now and are extremely grateful for this most recent anonymous said Curt Gielow, executive dean of Concordia University’s Schoolp of Pharmacy. "The support of the people and businesses in the communituy hasbeen overwhelming." Concordia University Wisconsin’s School of Pharmacgy will become just the second pharmacy schoop in the state, joining the University of Wisconsin-Madison Schoolp of Pharmacy.
The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Educatio n is scheduled to visit Concordiain November, a firsrt step in a national accreditation process, Dean the school’s academic dean said. The school also has been hiring administrative personnel and facult and preparing finalbuilding plans. Concordia is planning to accepty about 100 students per class once theschooo opens.
The latest donation markd the fourth giftof $1 million withijn the last year, which Concordia plansa to open by the 2010-2011 academic “We’ve received several generous gifts now and are extremely grateful for this most recent anonymous said Curt Gielow, executive dean of Concordia University’s Schoolp of Pharmacy. "The support of the people and businesses in the communituy hasbeen overwhelming." Concordia University Wisconsin’s School of Pharmacgy will become just the second pharmacy schoop in the state, joining the University of Wisconsin-Madison Schoolp of Pharmacy.
The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Educatio n is scheduled to visit Concordiain November, a firsrt step in a national accreditation process, Dean the school’s academic dean said. The school also has been hiring administrative personnel and facult and preparing finalbuilding plans. Concordia is planning to accepty about 100 students per class once theschooo opens.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Court again defines prevailing wage limits - Business First of Columbus:
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In its second high-profile ruling on Ohio’s prevailing wage law in as many the Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesdag said the statute applies only to constructionj work ona “public improvement.” The unanimous decision, authored by Justic e Evelyn Lundberg Stratton, statew that the prevailing wage law doesn’t extendr to work on private projectzs that are partially funded by state and countyh incentives. Fellhauer Mechanical Systems Inc.
, a plumbing and electrical company in Port had been taken to court by the Northwesternb Ohio Building Trades Council over concerns that workersd on a company expansion project partially funded by state and localincentives weren’t receiving union-scals wages. The state law generally requiree employees working directly on government buildingsd and other public improvements be paid at a rate similatr to what union workers are paid for doing similar work inthe region. The tradesw council unsuccessfully sought a restraininv order and later took its case in a Toledkappeals court, which affirmed the lower court’s decision.
The councilo then took the case for revieebefore Ohio’s high court. Writing in Tuesday’ds opinion, Stratton says the council’s argumeng that a private projec helped by public funds fallwsunder prevailing-wage provisions would “unjustifiably expand the scope of prevailingv wage to include projects that are not publivc improvements, that are not constructed by a public authority, or that do not benefit a public authority.” The project in Stratton wrote, isn’t a project taken on by a public body or builrt by a contractor on behalf of one. Ohio Gov.
Ted Stricklansd issued guidelines last year that required all projectw using state money to applgy prevailingwage law. The court’s decisionh appears to reversethe governor’s guidelines. A spokeswoman for the governortsaid Strickland’s office is “currently reviewing” the court’ss decision. The court less than two weeka ago shortened the reach of the wage law ina 6-1 ruling that it applies only to companieas working directly on public-improvemeny project sites.
The case hit the Supreme Court aftedr an Ohio company was sued sued by an area labor unio representing an employee who worked in a fabricatioj shop that supplied products to a publicconstruction
In its second high-profile ruling on Ohio’s prevailing wage law in as many the Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesdag said the statute applies only to constructionj work ona “public improvement.” The unanimous decision, authored by Justic e Evelyn Lundberg Stratton, statew that the prevailing wage law doesn’t extendr to work on private projectzs that are partially funded by state and countyh incentives. Fellhauer Mechanical Systems Inc.
, a plumbing and electrical company in Port had been taken to court by the Northwesternb Ohio Building Trades Council over concerns that workersd on a company expansion project partially funded by state and localincentives weren’t receiving union-scals wages. The state law generally requiree employees working directly on government buildingsd and other public improvements be paid at a rate similatr to what union workers are paid for doing similar work inthe region. The tradesw council unsuccessfully sought a restraininv order and later took its case in a Toledkappeals court, which affirmed the lower court’s decision.
The councilo then took the case for revieebefore Ohio’s high court. Writing in Tuesday’ds opinion, Stratton says the council’s argumeng that a private projec helped by public funds fallwsunder prevailing-wage provisions would “unjustifiably expand the scope of prevailingv wage to include projects that are not publivc improvements, that are not constructed by a public authority, or that do not benefit a public authority.” The project in Stratton wrote, isn’t a project taken on by a public body or builrt by a contractor on behalf of one. Ohio Gov.
Ted Stricklansd issued guidelines last year that required all projectw using state money to applgy prevailingwage law. The court’s decisionh appears to reversethe governor’s guidelines. A spokeswoman for the governortsaid Strickland’s office is “currently reviewing” the court’ss decision. The court less than two weeka ago shortened the reach of the wage law ina 6-1 ruling that it applies only to companieas working directly on public-improvemeny project sites.
The case hit the Supreme Court aftedr an Ohio company was sued sued by an area labor unio representing an employee who worked in a fabricatioj shop that supplied products to a publicconstruction
Monday, April 23, 2012
Pamela Anderson promotes ban on seal fur - New York Daily News
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Pamela Anderson promotes ban on seal fur New York Daily News London, April 22 â€" Actress-model Pamela Anderson, who is a prominent animal rights activist has jetted off to Berlin to promote a ban on killing seals for their fur. She visited Berlin on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to ... |
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Red Sox can't keep party going - ESPN
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Globe and Mail | Red Sox can't keep party going ESPN By Gordon Edes | ESPNBoston.com Karl Ravech and Buster Olney discuss another Red Sox in-game letdown following a beautiful ceremony to honor Fenway. BOSTON -- Even as reporters gathered up their tape recorders set before him on the table in the ... Yankees use power to keep Sox s kidding Red Sox Offense Must Produce More to Help Keep Pressure Off Pitching Staff Fenway Park Turns 100 |
Thursday, April 19, 2012
LMS Students Harvest Willows With Popo Agie Anglers and NOLS to Help Fish ... - County 10
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LMS Students Harvest Willows With Popo Agie Anglers and NOLS to Help Fish ... County 10 By Victoria Fregoso, Lead Reporter at County10.com (Red Canyon) â€" Students from Lander Middle School are getting their hands dirty with the Popo Agie Anglers and the National Outdoor Leadership School while learning about the environment that surrounds ... |
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