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Seattle Times, 24.04.13 03:48 UTC

Sources: Labor talks stall over proposal to end city pay for Seattle police-union leader

Contract talks between Seattle and the Seattle Police Officers Guild have stalled over a city proposal to stop paying $125,000 in salary and benefits for the union president.

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Los Angeles Daily News, 23.04.13 22:49 UTC

L.A. budget shows voters were right to kill Prop. A: Opinion

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's new budget proposal confirms Proposition A opponents' confidence that defeat of the sales-tax-hike measure on the March ballot would not result in the dangerous cuts in ...

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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 16:55 UTC

6 NY politicians plead not guilty to corruption

Amid a growing perception that corruption is a serious problem in New York, six politicians pleaded not guilty Tuesday in a federal case that alleges an audacious plot to buy a line on New York City's mayoral ballot.

SPRING VALLEY New York City Vincent Tabone Daniel Halloran Noramie Jasmin Joseph Savino +10 more

Los Angeles Daily News, 23.04.13 02:30 UTC

L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa releases final budget, calls for pay freeze

Villaraigosa, who leaves office on July 1, admitted to having erred four years ago in approving a 25 percent hike in salaries -- an action he said he has been trying to make up for once the national ...

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Los Angeles Daily News, 22.04.13 17:56 UTC

L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa releases final budget, calls for employee salary freeze

In his final budget, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa called today for a freeze on all employee salary increases, asked them to contribute more to their health care costs and suggested a 10 percent cut in ...

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Seattle Times, 21.04.13 01:47 UTC

Decision time here for Bellevue light-rail design

After years of debate about Sound Transit s light-rail line in Bellevue, the City Council and the Sound Transit board will decide this week which options some of them still controversial to take to final design.

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Seattle Times, 20.04.13 23:45 UTC

Yes, Greg Nickels deserves blame, but not all of it

Five years after the Sonics left, Greg Nickels considers the criticism and tells his side of the story.

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Los Angeles Daily News, 20.04.13 22:50 UTC

Race for Tony Cardenas' Los Angeles 6th District Council seat draws six candidates

Six candidates are vying to succeed City Councilman Tony Cardenas in the mid-San Fernando Valley's 6th Council District in the May 21 special election, with the campaign centering around issues like ...

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BBC World News, 20.04.13 22:49 UTC

Texas fertiliser plant blast: Evacuees begin to return

Authorities in Texas say it is safe for some evacuees to begin returning to homes after a huge blast at a fertiliser plant that killed 14 people.

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Seattle Times, 20.04.13 01:47 UTC

Editorial: Look outside SPD for new chief

Weeks before another May Day rolls around, the Seattle City Council finally gets briefed on last year s bumbling police response to protests.

Assistant Chief Seattle Seattle Police Department City Council Public Safety, Civil Rights and Technology Committee John Diaz +9 more

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