Welfare Aides Protest Huge Layoffs Across PA
Welfare workers marched in Erie and protests spread to Pittsburgh and Philadelphia as Pennsylvania officials postponed a final furlough decision to Monday. Union leaders warned that up to 39 Erie positions could be cut, threatening 33 workers, with critics arguing staffing gaps would raise fraud and waste risks while front line control collapses.
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Erie
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
Richard Adams
Pennsylvania Social Services Union
Erie County Welfare
Erie Welfare
Ada Grande
Erie Office
Erie County Welfare Board of Directors
Cohen
PSSA
McDonald’s Glassware Safety Tests Due Soon
FDA calls for a stop to using McDonald’s promotional glasses until tests confirm decals on the glassware do not pose a lead hazard. Massachusetts tests found lead up to 18 times state limits. agency seeks assurance while noting possible liquid contamination risks.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
McDonald's
FDA
John T. Walden
Massachusetts
Douglas Timberlake
McDonald’s
Timberlake
David Kinloch
Jerry Arkebauer
Owens-Illinois
Toledo
Ohio
Jonathan Fielding
Walden
Ombudsman office proposal criticized by corrections chief
Corrections Commissioner William Robinson said a proposed ombudsman office for state prisoners is unnecessary and would waste about 1 million dollars annually. He warned it would hurt morale and not fix prisoner complaint problems. Deput y Attorney General Michael Louick supported the idea, arguing it shows care for all citizens.
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Pittsburgh
William Robinson
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
House
Robinson
Subcommittee On
Michael Louick
State Community Advocate Unit
Heavy Rains and Hail Surge Across Regions
The National Weather Service reports overnight storms from the southern Great Lakes to the central Gulf States with tornado activity near Detroit causing trailer park damage. In northeastern Wyoming two tornadoes sighted. Alabama impacts include injuries, leveled cement plant in Warrior, overturned mobile home near Cullman, and golfball size hail. Reports also note wind damage to 20 homes in extreme Western Texas and hail in southwestern Indiana.
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National Weather Service
Detroit
Wyoming
Alabama
Texas
Warrior
Cullman
Ala
Center
Indiana
Alternative State and Local Policies meet to reform government
A Denver AP report describes a three day gathering of the National Conference of Alternative State and Local Public Policies. About 400 elected or appointed officials, including former Colorado State Treasurer Sam Brown and mayors Paul Soglin and Jeff Friedman, discuss ground rules and nuts and bolts of reform. Workshops cover federal manpower dollars investment of public funds tax enforcement and northern Great Plains coal and water issues.
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Denver
Pogo
Okefenokee
Regis Groff
Colorado Senate
National Conference of
Alternative State
Colorado
Sam Brown
Madison
Wis
Paul Soglin
Austin
Tex
Jeff Friedman
Berkeley
Calif
Loni Hancock
Connecticut
Great Plains
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Val Chapman
Escrito
N.M
New Mexico
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Kinloch
New York
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Associated Press
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Rocky Mountains
High Plains
New Politics
Steas
Dchealth
Corry, Pa
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