NY to hire thousands for Sandy clean-up

The US state of New York has secured $27 million federal grant to hire more than 5,000 unemployed New Yorkers to help clean up communities still recovering from Hurricane Sandy, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Sunday.



http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2012-11/26/content_15957900.htm

Council split on implementation of Human Rights Commission

Charlottesville City Council is deadlocked in deciding how to implement a Human Rights Commission in Charlottesville, with the December deadline for a proposed gameplan quickly approaching.



http://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2012/11/council-split-on-implementation-of-human-rights-commission

Boeing undecided about pension survivor benefits for gay spouse

Boeing has indicated in a round of contract talks with its engineering union that it might not provide survivor pension benefits to married gay employees.



http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019765521_gaymarriageboeing.html?syndication=rss

New York Governor: 5,000 New Sandy Clean-up Jobs Available

More than 5,000 unemployed New Yorkers will get temporary jobs through a $27 million federal grant, Gov.



http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/united-states/new-york-governor-5-000-new-sandy-clean-up-jobs-available-318619.html

University Governance Doesn't Represent the People

About 800,000 Pennsylvanians are members of labor unions, and the state has a long history of union rights and activism, but neither of the two largest university systems has a labor representative on its governing board.



http://my.firedoglake.com/brasch/2012/11/23/university-governance-doesnt-represent-the-people/

Cleanup from Sandy will create new jobs

New York has gotten a $27 million federal grant that will go toward hiring people to help Superstorm Sandy cleanup efforts.



http://www.fox23news.com/news/local/story/Cleanup-from-Sandy-will-create-new-jobs/-5fZyzJMgEGFY2x6hQV6bg.cspx?rss=39

Lions donate for pool lift

The Auburn Lions Club presents a check for $3,000 to Rick Hower of the Auburn Parks Department to help with the cost of an Americans with Disabilities Act lift for the Auburn Community Pool.



http://www.kpcnews.com/index.php?view=article&id=49046:Lions-donate-for-pool-lift&option=com_content&catid=51:latest&Itemid=79

Disabled parents face challenges

Carrie Ann Lucas, right, mother of four disabled adopted children, holds up a mirror for her daughter Adrianne, 13, at their home in Windsor, Colo., before going on an outing.



https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20121125/entlife/711259943/

Regional Transportation Improvement Program approved | $7.9 billion in planned projects

Transportation projects totaling more than $7.9 billion will move forward in the central Puget Sound region, following action by the Puget Sound Regional Council's Executive Board to approve the 2013-2016 Regional Transportation Improvement Program on October 25.



http://www.maplevalleyreporter.com/news/180770341.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cmvnews+%28News+-+Covington+Reporter%29

NY Gets Grant For Sandy Cleanup

New York state has received a $27 million federal grant that will go toward hiring people for Superstorm Sandy cleanup efforts.



http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/New-York-Sandy-cleanup-relief-grant/cDeDLoR2e0-ipfS96A2Huw.cspx?rss=509

Cuomo: Grant to put 5,000 to work on Sandy cleanup

An insurance adjuster surveys a destroyed property on River Road in Stony Point.



http://www.newsday.com/cuomo-grant-to-put-5-000-to-work-on-sandy-cleanup-1.4258891

NY Gets Grant For Sandy Cleanup

New York state has received a $27 million federal grant that will go toward hiring people for Superstorm Sandy cleanup efforts.



http://www.9wsyr.com/news/state/story/New-York-Sandy-cleanup-relief-grant/cDeDLoR2e0-ipfS96A2Huw.cspx?rss=113

Penn State football suffers another drop in attendance

University Park, PA, United States - For the fifth straight year, Penn State football games have suffered a drop in attendance, averaging just 96,730 fans per game this season at Beaver Stadium.



http://gantdaily.com/2012/11/25/penn-state-football-suffers-another-drop-in-attendance/

All-party meet today to break Parliament logjam

The government has called an all-party meeting on Monday in a bid to end the logjam in Parliament over FDI in retail.



http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/All-party-meet-today-to-break-Parliament-logjam/articleshow/17365746.cms

Rite Aid pays $250K in ADA-related firing

Rite Aid Corp. will pay $250,000 to settle federal claims that the drugstore chain fired a Rising Sun man because he had epilepsy and had filed an Americans with Disabilities Act claim against the company with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.



http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/11/25/rite-aid-pays-250k-in-ada-related-firing/

Feds give NY $27 million to hire workers for Sandy cleanup

New York state has secured a $27 million federal grant to put more than 5,000 unemployed New Yorkers to work helping clean up communities recovering from Hurricane Sandy.



http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121125/NEWS/121129855

Documentary on Tobacco Addiction Comes to Fulton County

Tobacco use is responsible for 87 percent of lung cancer deaths, most cases of chronic obstructive disease , which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis, 21 percent of all coronary heart diseases and kills more than 400,000 Americans each year, with about 700 of those deaths occurring in Fulton County.



http://roswell.patch.com/articles/documentary-on-tobacco-addiction-comes-to-fulton-county

Gov. Cuomo Announces Federal Grant To Help Get Thousands Of New Yorkers Back To Work

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced a federal grant to help get thousands of New Yorkers back to work in the superstorm Sandy clean-up effort.



http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/11/25/gov-cuomo-announces-federal-grant-to-help-get-thousands-of-new-yorkers-back-to-work/

Will Senate Republican Women Support the Paycheck Fairness Act?

Written by Sheila Bapat for RH Reality Check . This diary is cross-posted; commenters wishing to engage directly with the author should do so at the original post.



http://my.firedoglake.com/rhrealitycheck/2012/11/21/will-senate-republican-women-support-the-paycheck-fairness-act/

Cuomo: $27M grant to put 5,000 to work on Sandy cleanup

In Jones Beach storm damage. caution on Wantagh Pkwy NB between Ocean Pky and Merrick Rd/W6 in Wantagh as reported by dot A state Police Checkpoint at Cedar Beach.



http://www.newsday.com/cuomo-27m-grant-to-put-5-000-to-work-on-sandy-cleanup-1.4258891