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The Wichita Eagle, June 16 Failure to deliver at DMV Renewing a driver's license shouldn't take multiple attempts and a wait of three, four or five hours. That it does for many people in the Wichita area these days is a failure to deliver one of the most basic of ...
Atlanta city employees to get pay raise
Most Atlanta city employees will get a 3.5 raise under a new budget approved by the Atlanta City Council. A 1.5 percent increase was approved for firefighters and police. The council on Monday approved the pay hikes and budget for the new year beginning July 1. Workers told CBS Atlanta ...
Report: Slowdown in health care costs to continue
There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause. A report Tuesday from accounting and consulting giant PwC projects lower overall growth in medical costs for next year, even as ...
Ahead of the Bell: US Consumer Prices
A measure of U.S. consumer prices likely ticked up in May after two months of declines caused by lower gas prices. The small increase would add to evidence that inflation remains tame. Economists forecast that the consumer price index increased a seasonally adjusted 0.2 percent last month from April, according ...
More jobs cut in Caddo Parish schools' budget
Another 105 positions are on the chopping block when Caddo Parish School Board adopts its $472 million budget Tuesday. The Times reports (http://bit.ly/ZYyELw ) the plan will eliminate 86 special education teachers, administrators and aides as well as eight reading specialist teachers at low-performing schools, and 11 Central Office secretaries ...
AARP honors Johnson City health system
Mountain State Health Alliance in Johnson City has been recognized by AARP as one of the 50 best employers in the nation for workers over 50. In 2011, the health system created a committee made up of a number of members over the age of 50 and asked them for ...
Dreams turn bitter for Bangladeshi garment workers
Moushumi's family now has one of the largest homes in their village — two bedrooms plus a living area with walls made of sturdy brick. Her father and brother will soon have a small business out front, selling furniture her dad will make. There will be money to pay for ...
Report: Slowdown in health care costs to continue
There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause. A report Tuesday from accounting and consulting giant PwC projects lower overall growth in medical costs for next year, even as ...
Unions give lift to Turkish protest movement
Turkish labor groups fanned a wave of defiance against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's authority, leading rallies and a one-day strike to support activists whose two-week standoff with the government has shaken the country's secular democracy. Riot police again deployed in Turkey's two main cities, and authorities kept up their ...
AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT
Military has schedule for women to move into combat jobs, including SEALs, other commandos WASHINGTON (AP) — Military leaders are ready to begin tearing down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of combat and special operations jobs near the front lines. Under details of the plans ...
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