Council Advances Sick-Leave Bill in D.C.
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The D.C. Council gave initial approval yesterday to a bill that would grant paid sick leave to all workers in the city, voting 11 to 2 after four hours of debate in front of an overflow crowd of T-shirt and sticker-wearing people on both sides of the issue.
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Washington Mayor Anthony Williams, center, DC Sports Commission Chairman Mark Tuohey, left, and others, look on as the DC City Council debates stadium finance legislation for the return of Major League Baseball returning to Washington, Tuesday.
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A week after the deal to move the Montreal Expos to the nation&#39;s capital appeared dead, it was revived Tuesday when the District of Columbia Council voted 7-6 to approve stadium funding legislation.
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Ministers set out measures to step up the fight against hospital infections, and say they are getting to grips with the bugs.
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The Washington, DC, City Council will debate stadium funding again on Tuesday after a bill passed last week was rejected by Major League Baseball and put baseball&#39;s return to the US capital at risk.
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Political leaders touted yesterday's signing of a deal to build a hotel across from the Washington Convention Center as a significant step in their quest to draw more visitors to the District.
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Many Democrats, womenÂs organizations and liberal groups are gearing up for a fight on another workplace issue: paid sick days.
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The U.S. government urged employers on Tuesday to develop plans to cope with a possible flu pandemic, suggesting letting employees work from home and encouraging sick workers to stay home without reprisals.
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The Senate may attach language to the immigration bill that would prohibit city councils from requiring home improvement stores to maintain orderly day labor sites
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Sick leave by council staff costs Northern Ireland ratepayers more than Â£15m a year, the Audit Office finds.
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The Washington Nationals are back in business. A week after the deal to move the Montreal Expos to the nation's capital appeared dead, it was revived Tuesday when the District of Columbia Council voted 7-6 to approve stadium funding legislation.
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Three D.C. Council members introduced a bill yesterday that would provide $50 million in public funding for improvements at Verizon Center, a move that supporters said would spur more economic development near the Chinatown arena.
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By Jeffrey Gaunt  jgaunt@@dailyherald.com  The Elgin City Council this week went ahead with a plan to regulate utility facilities on public right-of-ways.
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WASHINGTON - The District of Columbia Council voted 7-6 yesterday to approve legislation that clears the way for the Montreal Expos to move to Washington next season and be renamed the Nationals.
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If you're wondering how you can eat out without overloading on calories, a bill slated to be introduced in the D.C. Council today could soon help.
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Washington, D.C.'s City Council on  Tuesday delayed its first vote on a debt and tax-funded  baseball stadium proposal by two weeks so the council  chairwoman could consider an alternative.
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Officials of the local hotel union said Thursday that they may call a strike at 14 major D.C. hotels if they do not reach accord with management on a new contract by Jan. 15.