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Brawley High student heads to Washington, D.C., to serve as senate page
Staff WriterIn a matter of days, Brawley resident Brooks Hamby will embark on a three-week journey that is sure to leave a lasting impression on his young life. The 17-year-old junior at Brawley Union High School was selected to serve as a page in the U.S. Senate...Tags: Washington, DC
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No funding for Calexico port this year
Staff WriterCALEXICO — For nearly six years Derrick Sparrow crossed the border using a SENTRI card, and throughout that time border commuting was an easy task. “At worst, using the SENTRI lane I might have come across hour-long lines once in a while, but...Tags: Barack Obama, Budgets and Budgeting, Lobbying, Politics, Immigration
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Senators asked to back P3
Staff WriterEfforts to rally political support for the so-called P3 continues, as the county Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday to urge California senators to back the bill that allows private funding for port of entry expansions. U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer and...Tags: Barbara Boxer, John Cornyn, Politics, Henry Cuellar, Company Privatization
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Hueso looks to win special election
Staff WriterThe election to fill the vacated 40th state Senate District was held Tuesday in Imperial County, San Diego and Riverside, and preliminary results show Ben Hueso on his way to win them all. In Imperial County, final preliminary results show Hueso has 51....Tags: Ben Hueso, Local Elections, Politics, Elections, Juan Vargas
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P3 proponent under scrutiny
Staff WriterIf there is one company wishing to fund the much-needed Calexico West Port of Entry expansion, that company is Kinsell Newcomb & de Dios. In doing so, the Carlsbad-based investment banking firm has gone before the Imperial County Board of Supervisors,...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Google Inc., Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Economy, Business and Finance, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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Governor calls for special election
Staff WriterA special election for the vacant 40th state Senate district was set for May while the primary for election is scheduled for March, the governor announced Monday. The special election will be held May 17, according to a press release, and the primary is...Tags: Ben Hueso, Government, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Local Elections
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Who speaks for us in the House?
This fiscal cliff vote that happened on New Year’s Day — who the heck was representing the Imperial Valley? With Bob Filner gone, where was Juan Vargas? Didn’t he win the election to fill the seat? Can an entire district go without...Tags: Fiscal Cliff, U.S. House Committee on Ethics, Dennis Cardoza, Elections, Jesse Jackson, Jr.
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Our View: 'Fiscal cliff' averted, until the next crisis
As our nation faced a “fiscal cliff” at the start of the new year, we were grabbed by the heels at nearly the last minute, a temporary rescue that solves some problems but once again puts off the tough decisions. If the fiscal cliff leap had...Tags: Government Debt, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Budgets and Budgeting
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From the Right: Political stalemate may be ending
Our country is deeply divided, split right down the middle on most every issue. There is likely one point where Americans, Republicans, Democrats, and Independents can all agree on: All sides must come together to solve the issues facing our country....
Tags: Politics, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Parties and Movements
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'Forward?' Or message of going back
There was a great party atmosphere last week at the Democratic convention. The Kool-Aid was flowing in fountains. Speaker after speaker mounted the podium to spew the official slogan, “Forward!” I guess if you have lived through the last 3...
Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Bill Clinton, Elections
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From the Right: More money still won't be enough
There is a way to solve the significant problems facing this country. That is through evaluation of options and most importantly, compromise. That means a full evaluation of the options, proposals from all sides of the political spectrum, and ultimately...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Public Finance
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Board of Supervisors to push public-private partnership for ports of entry infrastructure
Staff WriterA letter urging Sens. Dianne Feinstein, Barbara Boxer and U.S. Rep. Bob Filner to co-sponsor a bill allowing public-private partnerships to finance construction and maintenance of land border ports of entry could be signed by the Imperial County Board...Tags: Barbara Boxer, John Cornyn, Company Privatization, Bob Filner, Dianne Feinstein
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