Walk this way: OR looks to buy treadmill desks for state workers

By   /  May 1, 2013  /  Featured, News, Northwest  /  6 Comments

A model poses on a treadmill desk. Photo courtesy of TrekDesk, a company that sells treadmill desks.

Lawmakers want state workers to do more walking, and they’ll probably use taxpayer money to get the workers off their chairs and into shiny new treadmill desks.

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Obamacare architect Daschle lauds bigger health ‘subsidies’

By   /  February 4, 2013  /  Featured, Florida, Health Care, News  /  No Comments

FLOW: Daschle tells Florida Watchdog the government subsidies will help lower the cost of health care. (AP photo)

MIAMI — Though the Affordable Care Act is still a year away from coming into force, governments and businesses alike are already lining up to prepare citizens for a new change in the health care status quo.

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HI: Abercrombie finds his holy grail for health care

By   /  October 2, 2012  /  Federal Government, Hawaii, Health Care, News, State Budgets, State Government  /  Comments Off

ABERCROMBIE:

By Jim Dooley | Hawaii Reporter
HONOLULU — Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie has found his “10 commandments” for health care.
He announced Monday that the Hawaii Medical Service Association’s health-care plan will be the template for all plans offered to the public, starting in 2014.
“This was not a contest between plans,” the Democratic governor said “This was [...]

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DNC: Federal government should have more power, delegates say

By   /  September 5, 2012  /  2012 General Election, Convention Watch, Economy, Elections, Featured, Federal Government, Issues, News, State Budgets, State Government, Stimulus, Stimulus  /  1 Comment

When it comes to transportation and health care, some DNC delegates say Leviathan should have bigger muscles.

By Eric Boehm | Watchdog.org
CHARLOTTE – From health care to transportation funding, some delegates at the Democratic National Convention say the federal government needs to play an even larger role in dictating how the 50 states handle their affairs.
Both major national parties have expanded the size and scope of the federal government and its powers, [...]

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Video: Illinois’ Quinn and his facts for Obama

By   /  September 4, 2012  /  2012 General Election, Convention Watch, Elections, Illinois, Issues, Media, Video  /  1 Comment

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn tries his hands at fact checking for the DNC.

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