Obama targets diploma mills that market to vets
President Obama signed an executive order aimed at curbing fraudulent recruiting by for profit colleges that target veterans and military families, promising new protections and a tougher view of GI Bill advertising. The action seeks to limit misleading marketing and push schools toward transparent tuition costs under a Know Before You Owe plan.
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Fort Stewart, Ga
Barack Obama
Obama
America
Michelle Obama
Fort Stewart
White House
Gibill.com
Association of
Private Sector Colleges and Universities
Pfc
Benjamin Root
Dubuque
Iowa
Root
Congress
Senate
Student Veterans of America
Obamas
Georgia
Holly Petraeus
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
David Petraeus
CIA
GOP passes student loan bill to keep rates from doubling
The House approved a 215 to 195 vote to extend 3.4 percent subsidized Stafford loan rates for a year. Democrats criticized funding shifts from the preventive health care fund in Obamacare to cover the cost while Republicans argued against subsidizing loans.
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Washington
House
White House
Barack Obama
America
Obama
Senate
GOP
Club For Growth
John Boehner
Ohio
City expansion plans target multiple downtown sites
Planning director MBF Services reports a northward expansion of the current facility at 805 N Richardson Ave adding about 3 800 square feet with landscaping and an interior garden. Other projects include two new facilities for Red Vette at 200 S Hemlock Ave totaling nearly 12 000 square feet, Holiday Inn and Conference Center a 65 000 square foot four story hotel near Murphy Express, Icon Cinema a 47 686 square foot 10 screen complex with interior dirt excavation, Nissan a 17 780 square foot new build at 2111 W Second St with private road access, Allsup's Travel Center at 1500 N Garden Ave demolishing an old building for a 4 749 square foot gas station plus 4 763 square foot canopy, Poor Claire Monastery kitchen and infirmary addition at 809 E 19th St, Marriott Towneplace Suites a 71 room extended stay hotel near Lovelace Regional Hospital, and a Farmers Market renovation at 2810 N Main St beside Westlake Hardware. New permits logged in April include 1 residential and 1 commercial. total 2012 permits show 7 residential and 4 commercial.
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Allsup’s Travel Center
N. Garden Ave
College Garden Animal Hospital
J. S. Ward and Son Insurance celebrates 87th year
J S Ward and Son Insurance and Bonds marks its 87th anniversary in Artesia with agency principal Anna Byers highlighting a multigenerational, family like team and a long heritage since 1925. The firm serves Artesia, Eddy County and Pecos Valley with three locations in Artesia Carlsbad and Roswell and represents over 65 insurance carriers.
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J. S. Ward and Son Insurance
Anna Byers
J.S. Ward and Son, Inc. Insurance and Bonds
J. S. Ward & Son, Inc
Artesia
Eddy County
Pecos Valley
Carlsbad
Roswell
Child labor groups decry withdrawal of farm safety rules
Washington AP report notes groups are stunned as Labor Department drops proposed rules barring under 16s from most power driven farm equipment and under 18s from feed lots and silos. The agency says it will pursue family farm education with rural groups to reduce accidents.
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Child Labor Coalition
Labor Department
Chuck Grassley
Aiowa
American Farm Bureau
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Farmers Union
4-H
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North Main Street
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Icon Cinema
W. Hobbs St
Alco
Nissan
Second St
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Honda
Poor Claire Monastery
E. 19Th St
Marriott Towneplace Suites
la Quinta
East 19Th Street
Lovelace Regional Hospital
N. Main St
Westlake Hardware
Inspirations
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