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THE PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE: Public telephones full of hidden costs

February 17, 2013
 


By Christopher Elliott / Special to The Washington Post


The trouble started when Tom King's cell phone died on his way to a job interview last year. He saw a public phone at Washington's Bainbridge Island Ferry and was relieved when a sticker reassured him that he could make a four-minute call for $1, he says.

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THE DURANGO HERALD: New law aims for rate disclosure on public phones

February 17, 2013

By Christoper Elliott

The trouble started when Tom King’s cellphone died on his way to a job interview last year. He saw a public phone at Washington’s Bainbridge Island Ferry and was relieved, he said, when a sticker reassured him that he could make a four-minute call for $1.

That didn’t turn out to be entirely accurate. King made four one-minute calls using his credit card, for which he expected to pay $4. But a few days later, he discovered that he’d been charged $14.98 for each connection, for a total of nearly $60.

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EXAMINER.COM: Senator Ted Lieu recognized for animal advocacy

February 18, 2013

By Sharon Gilbert

On Sunday, Feb. 17, Senator Ted Lieu was presented with a resolution naming him the California chapter of the League of Humane Voters’ 2012 Legislator of the Year. During this past legislative session, Lieu successfully sponsored three animal welfare bills that were signed by Governor Brown.

ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER EDITORIAL: Reverse tax board vindictiveness

February 15, 2013

With the decline of Republican power in the Legislature, the newly emergent swing voters in the state Capitol are self-described Democratic moderates. Jobs is the mantra they have been pushing.

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Sen. Lieu sponsors free small business seminar Feb. 19 in West Hollywood titled Strategies for Success in Today's Economy

February 14, 2013
Please join
State Senator Ted W. Lieu, West Hollywood Mayor Jeffrey Prang,
Board of Equalization Chairman Jerome E. Horton
&
The West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for a

Free Small Business Seminar:
STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS IN TODAY'S ECONOMY 

SEMINAR TOPICS:
-Avoiding Sales and Use Tax Problems
-Navigating the IRS for Small Businesses
-Innocent Spouse/Domestic Partner Relief of Liability and Statutory Issues

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: California State Senator Wants Reality TV Safety Probe in Wake of Helicopter Crash

February 14, 2013

2/14/2013 by Alex Ben Block

Ted W. Lieu tells THR that he plans to push for formal hearings into whether safety standards are adequate during shoots

A California state senator is pushing harder for formal hearings on the safety of those who create reality television shows in the wake of a Feb. 10 helicopter crash that killed three people working on a Discovery Channel project.

KCRA-TV 3 SACRAMENTO: GPS bracelet tampering on the rise

February 13, 2013

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) —The number of dangerous criminals cutting off or tampering with their GPS tracking devices has risen dramatically in California since Gov. Jerry Brown launched his controversial prison realignment plan, according to new figures from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

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KNX NEWS RADIO: Bill Aimed At Mandatory Felony For Parolees Who Cut Off GPS Bracelet

February 13, 2013

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A Southland lawmaker said Monday new data supports his efforts in Sacramento to crack down on parolees who remove GPS-ankle bracelets.

KNX 1070′s Charles Feldman reports Sen. Ted W. Lieu (D-Torrance) said “disturbing” new data shows record increases in the number of convicted sex offenders, gang members and other parolees who illegally cut off their ankle-mounted monitoring bracelets.

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