IRS halts probe tracking system amid guidelines concerns
The IRS paused the Information Gathering and Retrieval System after vague rules caused agent confusion over what to file. The program tracked potential tax violators from 1973, citing documents and names, and raised fears of misused data before a reset under new guidelines.
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Farm labor bill moves to allow secret farm worker elections
Sen George Zenovich of Fresno introduces SB308 in Sacramento creating an Agricultural Relations Board to supervise secret elections between the United Farm Workers Union and the Teamsters, banning secondary boycotts though backing strikes. The bill mirrors the National Labor Relations Act approach and follows a committee rejection last year of a secondary boycott ban supported by the Teamsters.
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Snowstorm Moves Across Nation With Floods and Ice
A broad winter storm swept from the Rockies into the Great Lakes bringing snow and freezing rain from the Dakotas to Minnesota. Four inches fell in Aberdeen South Dakota and St. Cloud Minnesota with watches issued for several states. A small Cessna crash near Columbus Indiana killed three. Flooding affected Morton Grove Illinois while temperatures varied from 25 below zero in Butte Montana to 75 in Key West Florida.
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Economists see revival as recession risk eases
An economist at Manufacturers Hanover Bank predicts the recession could end by mid year as stock gains and auto demand rebound. Ford Motor Co expects recalls for about 33,125 workers by March and AT T sells 600 million in loan notes quickly, signaling broader economic strength.
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California housing bonds move toward passage
California Assembly housing committee endorses AB116 to authorize 450 million dollars in bonds for low and moderate income housing. The plan would create a Housing Finance Corporation to channel loans through banks and public agencies, with direct state lending if needed, supporting about 10 000 units annually at roughly 6 percent interest.
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California Legislature Acts on Education Housing and Labor
Gov. Day in Sacramento prompts expansion talk for the California Educational Facilities Authority. SB308 seeks farm worker secret union elections and bans secondary boycotts. AB116 advances 450 million dollars in housing bonds. AB606 and AB607 propose salary study commission and locksmith licensure. Liebman, Duffy, Chacon, Zenovich are cited among sponsors.
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Brown reviews farm labor and milk pricing policy in California
Sacramento UPI reporting on Governor Brown’s administration as Secretary Rose Bird briefs the Assembly Agriculture Committee on farm labor and milk pricing. Bird says policy is under review and a cabinet-level director position for agriculture remains undecided while lawmakers plan work study groups on milk pricing nutrition and marketing orders.
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Indians halt abbey talks after ambush wounds member
Militant Indians occupying the Alexian Brothers abbey say one member was shot in the thigh during an ambush and suspend talks until his recovery about five days. The group led by Meno minee Warrior Society had sought mediation and demanded Artley Skenandore be brought back.
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CHP crackdown on Interstate 5 traffic tickets by grass
CHP plans to issue traffic tickets on I 5 between Long Beach and San Diego after a survey found only 60 percent of motorists obeyed the 55 mph limit. Capt William Fradenburg said the crackdown aims to improve enforcement on the busy corridor.
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