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...provided by the subcontractors, Becker said. But he added that the Union has procedures established to address potential mistakes—including compensation and reinstatement—and that the more distressing issue is that layoffs are occurring at all. He noted that Harvard Medical School is also planning similar moves to cut costs through subcontractors, and that the Union is certain that further waves of cuts are to follow. “We know the layoffs will have a devastating impact for families,” Becker said. “We have, amongst those set to be laid...
...California became one of the first states in the nation to legalize medical marijuana. Currently, $200 million in medical-marijuana sales are subject to sales tax. If passed, the Marijuana Control, Regulation and Education Act (AB 390) would give California control of pot in a manner similar to that of alcohol while prohibiting its purchase by citizens under age 21. (The bill has been referred to the California state assembly's public-safety and health committees; Ammiano says it could take up to a year before it comes to a vote for passage.) State revenues would be derived from...
...public roundtables followed by closed-door, member-to-member sessions on the delivery system - public or private, or some combination of the two - in which individual members can weigh in with their own plans and ideas. Other issues of coverage, including cost containment, prevention and wellness, will see similar treatment, aides say. The HELP Committee will have its own schedule on the prevention and wellness provisions as well as the parts of the bill involving the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (known as ERISA), which regulates employer-offered health-insurance plans. Rockefeller will first hold his own series of hearings...
...biggest problem in regard to China is that the contradiction between their market economy and communist rule has grown immensely. In this situation there is a unique role that can be played by Japan, given the fact that Japan is similar to China in terms of culture and ethnicity and has a relationship that spans more than 1,000 years. Using this unique position, Japan should make every effort, together with the United States, to persuade and encourage China to move toward democratization...
...OZAWA: I was, I was surprised, I was very surprised. My secretary was arrested by the prosecutors and the reason for the arrest was entry errors in the political fundraising records. Similar things have happened many times over not only with politicians, but also with ministers as well as former prime ministers. When this has happened before, the only thing that was often required was to make corrections (to entry errors). But in this case, all of a sudden my secretary was arrested. So I was very surprised by the whole thing and I was also very puzzled about...