Inflation ease muted by energy costs surge in January
The Labor Department reports Consumer Price Index up 0.7 percent in January, easing from prior months but energy prices surge. Gasoline up 3.8 percent, fuel oil 7.5 percent, electricity and natural gas higher while grocery prices fall 0.4 percent led by meats and eggs.
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Labor Department
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U.S
United States
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State basketball path for Washington and LaSalle girls
Washington and LaSalle girls stand one win from the state tournament as area teams prep. Other notes include wrestlers sharpening for Thursday’s state mat meet and local listings across sections such as sports, editorial, and TV.
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Supreme Court blocks open primary delegates rule
The Supreme Court rules Wisconsin may keep an open primary for voter preference but cannot compel the party's delegates to follow the primary results at the nominating convention. The 6-3 decision, written by Justice Stewart, affirms party associational rights to set their own rules. Dissenters were Justices Powell Blackmun and Rehnquist.
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Supreme Court
Wisconsin
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National Party
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Court upholds Reagan hiring freeze ruling letters not appointments
U S District Judge Charles Richey ruled Reagan's retroactive federal hiring freeze is constitutional and backed by statute. The National Treasury Employees Union argued up to 50,000 people were affected as letters of selection were treated as hires, but the judge said those letters were offers only. The union plans an appeal as the freeze, begun on Inauguration Day, targets government growth and the economy.
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House vote near on school funding in Iowa
The Iowa House of Representatives moved toward passage of a 1.264 billion dollar elementary and secondary education appropriation for fiscal 1982 and 1983. Debate highlighted Republican Democrat friction over the 5 percent allowable growth cap and the 3 percent growth guarantee for next year.
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Independence
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