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House committee working on New Orleans firefighter pension overhaul
Edit The Times Picayune 13 May 2016
Deputy Mayor of New Orleans Andrew Kopplin, claimed the structural reforms to the pension system will save $300 million ... Felton claimed the reforms would not save anywhere near $300 million, suggesting the reforms might not save any money due to the nature of retirement systems. Felton said the city demanded structural reforms to the retirement system to spite the union....
It takes a village to protect women and children from domestic violence
Edit Sydney Morning Herald 13 May 2016
Ms McAdams was stunned to learn that the refuge would no longer cater specifically to women escaping domestic violence after it was caught up in a NSW Government reform which resulted in the merging of hundreds of homelessness services ... fleeing abusive homes with a five-week crowd funding campaign raising almost $30,000 in the first five days....
High Court dismisses Senator Bob Day's challenge to senate voting reforms
Edit Sydney Morning Herald 13 May 2016
Family First Senator Bob Day has lost his High Court challenge against senate voting reforms, removing the last stumbling block to the federal election ... "Indeed, our Senate voting reforms brought to an end the days of political parties controlling preference flows for voters voting for the Senate above the line."....
Senate voting reform (Department of Finance - Australian Government)
Edit Public Technologies 13 May 2016
The Government welcomes the High Court's decision to confirm the constitutional validity of our Senate voting reforms ... Indeed, our Senate voting reforms brought to an end the days of political parties controlling preference flows for voters voting for the Senate above the line....
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The Latest: French premier survives no-confidence vote
Edit Boston Herald 13 May 2016
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has survived a no-confidence vote prompted by a hotly contested labor reform ... The contested labor reform will now be debated at the Senate. Street protests and strikes called by workers unions to reject the reform are already scheduled next week ... French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has backed his government's labor reform law, minutes ahead of a no-confidence vote in the lower house of parliament....
Suicide bombers kill at least 13 in attack on coffee shop in Baghdad
Edit The Independent 13 May 2016
The incident came on the heels of a two-day wave of bombings in Baghdad which killed nearly 100 people - attacks that have been claimed by Isis ... On Thursday evening, hundreds took to the streets in Baghdad's Sadr City to demand government accountability for the security breaches ... While Mr al-Abadi proposed a series of government reforms in August 2015 that he claimed would combat corruption, very little has been implemented ... Iraq Isis ....
13 killed, 15 injured in gun and suicide bomb attack on Iraq cafe
Edit Belfast Telegraph 13 May 2016
The incident came on the heels of a two-day wave of bombings in Baghdad which killed nearly 100 people - attacks that have been claimed by the Islamic State group ... On Thursday evening, hundreds took to the streets in Baghdad's Sadr City to demand government accountability for the security breaches....
Two years of Narendra Modi: Electricity, bank accounts for the poor help keep PM popular
Edit DNA India 13 May 2016
However, many key economic reforms, including Modi's flagship 'Make in India' have floundered or have stagnated ... Key economic reforms are stalled, his "Make in India" push to turn the country into a manufacturing powerhouse has floundered and sizeable minority groups blame him and his party for pushing a Hindu nationalist agenda at their expense....
Attack on Cafe North of Baghdad Kills 13, Iraqi Officials Say
Edit Time Magazine 13 May 2016
The attack came on the heels of a two-day wave of bombings in Baghdad that killed nearly 100 people — attacks that have been claimed by the Islamic State or Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) ... On Thursday evening, hundreds took to the streets in Baghdad’s Sadr City to demand government accountability for the security breaches....
PM Narendra Modi's reforms flicker in rural India, other big challenges remain
Edit The Times of India 13 May 2016
Key economic reforms are stalled, his "Make in India" push to turn the country into a manufacturing powerhouse has floundered and sizeable minority groups blame him and his party for pushing a Hindu nationalist agenda at their expense ... While many promises remain unrealized, power reforms and the creation of tens of millions of new bank accounts have helped Modi maintain his popularity....
Insight - Modi reforms flicker in rural India, other big challenges remain
Edit Yahoo Daily News 13 May 2016
Key economic reforms are stalled, his "Make in India" push to turn the country into a manufacturing powerhouse has floundered and sizeable minority groups blame him and his party for pushing a Hindu nationalist agenda at their expense ... While many promises remain unrealized, power reforms and the creation of tens of millions of new bank accounts have helped Modi maintain his popularity....
Challenge to Australia’s Senate voting reforms in boost for PM Malcolm Turnbull
Edit Indian Express 13 May 2016
Australia’s High Court rejected a challenge to reforms to Senate voting on Friday in a boost for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull ahead of elections on July 2. Legislators passed the reforms in March, making it harder for smaller parties to enter parliament through vote-sharing deals ... The voting reforms were challenged by independent Senator Bob Day....
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