Holder tightens limits on civil asset forfeiture sharing
Attorney General Eric Holder bars federal adoption of state and local seizures except for public safety reasons, effective immediately. The policy largely ends the Equitable Sharing program that allowed local and state police to keep up to 80 percent of seized cash and property, with few exceptions for firearms, explosives, and child pornography related assets.
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Grassley hails Holder move on civil asset forfeiture reform
Senator Grassley commends Attorney General Holder for eliminating the Equitable Sharing program and signals cross party work to overhaul civil asset forfeiture. The White House policy aims to curb seizures without warrants, addressing concerns raised after a Washington Post probe detailing nearly 2.5 billion dollars in cash seizures since 2001.
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2014 Warmest Year Globally Says NOAA and NASA
NOAA and NASA report 2014 as the warmest year on record since 1880 with an average surface temperature 1.24 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th century mean. December was the warmest month, with May June August and September also setting records and October tying. The trend persists despite a historically cold U.S. winter due to a polar vortex.
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Majority of U S public school students come from low income families
A new analysis of 2013 federal data shows 51 percent of K 12 students were eligible for free or reduced price lunches in 2012 13, indicating a majority of public school students come from low income families. The trend shows poverty rising as the economy improves, affecting early learning and long term achievement.
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Resignation of CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner
Marilyn Tavenner, long time CMS administrator overseeing the HealthCare.gov rollout and ACA implementation, will resign next month. She joined CMS in 2010 and led health insurance exchanges and many ACA rules before stepping down amid the enrollment site’s poor performance.
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Obama proposes permanent QPIB bonds to spur infrastructure
President Obama outlines Qualified Public Infrastructure Bonds to finance public private partnerships in roads bridges airports ports and mass transit. The program would be tax favored permanent with no cap and aims to attract private capital to modernize U S infrastructure with a $3.6 trillion need through 2020 per ASCE.
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