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THE SKINNY: Nebraska county sheriff's race decided with playing cards |
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BRIDGEPORT, Neb. (AP) - A deck of cards and a bit of luck helped decide who will likely be the next sheriff of Morrill County. The nine of hearts Milo Cardenas drew Monday beat Travis Petersen’s six of spades, giving Cardenas the Republican nomination for sheriff. Since no Democrats ran for sheriff, Cardenas, the police chief in Bridgeport, is likely to win in November’s election. “I knew it was going to be close, but I didn’t expect it to be this close,” Cardenas said. |
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Disappearing Pensions make Americans' lives less secure |
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Through most of his working life, steelworker Ray West looked toward a secure retirement. His company pension was expected to bring in around $30,000 a year, his union contract promised retiree health coverage and he had 401(k) savings of about $50,000. Three years ago, it unraveled. His company filed for bankruptcy. The collapse reduced his expected pension to around $5,000 a year and canceled his retiree health insurance. And, in three years of unemployment since then, West of Hazel Park blew through the entire $50,000 in his 401(k) just getting by as he trained for a new career. |
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The Biggest Losers in the Proposed Budget Cuts |
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Police/Fire, Public Education The recent proposed cuts implemented by the Michigan Senate slash funds for critical services such as police and fire. Public education has not been spared and proposed cuts threaten the quality of education for Michigan's children. |
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First Responders Activate New Propane Support Team |
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Michigan’s propane industry is a safe industry, however, accidents can happen. That is why the Michigan Propane Gas Association (MPGA) created the Propane Emergency Response Network (PERN). PERN takes out the guesswork of handling a propane emergency in your area. The MPGA teamed up with first responders and law enforcement officers to provide immediate expertise on handling propane emergencies, in addition to working under the authority of the incident commander. PERN supports firefighters, state police, local sheriffs, and Hazmat officials. Here’s how to activate PERN. |
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Speaker of the House Andy Dillon Proposes New Public Sector Health Care Plan |
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House Speaker Andy Dillon (D-Redford Township) serving the 17th House District has announced a major overhaul of Michigan’s state employee health care system. He claims that the change is expected to yield close to $1 billion in savings annually. The overhaul consolidates the hundreds of different plans serving Michigan’s public sector employees and retirees. The plan calls for implementation in January 2010. The idea is to pool all of the employees creating a large insurance pool that would command greater savings. Underwriters will tell you that the savings are not as significant once the pool exceeds 20,000. Under Dillon’s plan the bulk of the savings would come from slashing the benefits while at the same time magnify cost shifts to the employee and retiree. |
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