Tax proposal faces mixed public reaction across city
Residents express varied views on a proposed tax increase to fund education. Some support higher rates on snacks, newspapers, and motor vehicle sales, while others oppose, citing higher costs for families. House leaders push a sweeping education overhaul despite opposition from major education groups.
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Marie Sanchez
Southern Maid Donuts
Dolores Woods
Midland
Town & Country
Elva Padilla
Padilla
Michael Garcia
Garcia
Dave Sandel
H-E-B Grocery Store
Sandel
Diane Madrid
Madrid
Summer Elliott
Zenia Marquez
Perales
House
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Associated Press
Retirement workers seek work after retirement debate widens
The Social Security debate shifts toward how retirees cope, with 63 percent of nonretirees expecting to work after retirement in an AP Ipsos poll. People stay employed for busyness, meeting expenses, and enjoying extras, using options like long careers, part time work, or second jobs with lower stress and hours.
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Ipsos
Joseph Quinn
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Working retirement shows many plan to stay in workforce
A Ipsos poll of 713 nonretired adults finds most expect to work for pay after retirement for extra money or to stay active. Rand Corp data show about half of retirees remain retired after five years, a quarter return to work, and gender differences emerge in unretirement. Life expectancy now nears 78 years, fueling longer work horizons.
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Rand Corp
Nicole Maestas
Rand
University of Michigan
National Institute On Aging
Microsoft unveils tools for real time collaboration
Microsoft Corp announces real time collaboration tools combining instant messaging Web conferencing and Internet telephony to cut travel costs and boost remote work. Office unit will roll out three products in coming months as Gates highlights travel savings and closer worker contact.
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Microsoft Corp
Microsoft Office
Bill Gates
Redmond
Wash
Chris LeDoux, rodeo star turned country singer, dies at 56
Chris LeDoux, former world bareback champion and western styled country artist, died Wednesday in Casper at 56 from complications of liver cancer. He rose from selling cassettes to 22 albums by 1989 and later found renewed fame after Garth Brooks referenced his worn tapes in Much Too Young.
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Wyo
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LeDoux
Casper
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Mississippi
Austin
Garth Brooks
Brooks
Associated Press
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Guardian
Official: U S missile defense technically ready
The Missile Defense Agency chief says experimental bases in Alaska and California could be made ready to fire at incoming ICBMs within minutes or hours. Washington notes the system remains in a test mode until an operational switch is made, with timing varying by software upgrades and configuration.
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Alaska
California
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Missile Defense Agency
Henry A. Obering III
United States
Bush
Obering
North Korea
Texas House debates school finance bill amid pay rise clash
Lawmakers push a measure hailed as critical for transparency in spending of 4.3 million Texas K 12 students while critics call a planned teacher pay raise a sham. A wealth sharing cap remains, with a final vote expected and Senate approval needed before merging with a second bill on replacing property taxes with other taxes including a snack tax.
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Scott
House
Pete Gallego
Alpine
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