Casino on Long Island, table games in Pa.?
From: feeds.stateline.org
"TODAY'S TAKE: Long after the recession ends, one of its most visible legacies is likely to be more places -- and ways -- for Americans to gamble.
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MD: Cap-and-trade emissions reduction programs catch on
From: feeds.stateline.org
"BALTIMORE -- In a little more than a year, a regional push to cap greenhouse gases has raised millions for Maryland energy programs, with supporters calling it a model for easing climate change on a national or even global scale.
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AK: Swine flu vaccine recalled from Alaska
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Alaska received 1,900 doses of swine flu shots for babies and young children that were recalled because tests indicate the vaccine doses lost some strength, Alaska health officials said Tuesday.
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AK: Outgoing bullet gas line chief cites indecision
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Harry Noah said Tuesday he's quitting as the governor's in-state gas pipeline chief amid frustration over a civil war between competing plans for Alaska's energy.
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AK: Environmentalists join Natives in drilling suit
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Native Alaskan groups who depend on whaling and a coalition of environmental groups sued the federal government Tuesday, seeking to block a Shell Oil subsidiary from drilling next year in the Beaufort Sea.
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AK: Money seen as cure for Alaska doctor shortage
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Citing a continuing shortage of primary care doctors in Alaska, a state commission recommends the state spend considerably more money to train new doctors and lure more already-qualified doctors to the state.
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AL: State agencies -- Cuts coming to services without more funds
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Alabama could have fewer troopers and people could sit in longer lines to get their driver's license if the Alabama Depart?ment of Public Safety receives level funding from the state, Col. Chris Murphy said.
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AL: Tort reform group criticizes Alabama AG Troy King over pharmaceutical case
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A tort reform group put Alabama Attorney General Troy King on a "watch list" for suing pharmaceutical companies over pricing.
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AL: She said what about state?
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A Democratic senator from the Pacific Northwest is being denounced by state political leaders after she made comments said to be "simply ignorant" as well as demeaning to Alabama workers.
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AL: Governors want water compact in 2010
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The governors of Alabama, Georgia and Florida said today they are optimistic they can reach an agreement in the states' 19-year water feud.
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AL: Alabama Supreme Court rejects Scrushy's call to stop collection efforts
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Former HealthSouth Corp. CEO Richard Scrushy today lost an appeal that sought to stop collection efforts on the $2.8 billion he was ordered to pay the company he helped found.
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AR: Lottery executive pays back present
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A top official of Arkansas' lottery, who got free Razorback football tickets, said Tuesday that she's reimbursed the giver of the tickets to avoid possibly violating the state ethics law.
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AR: Wireless company to open headquarters in Little Rock
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Allied Wireless Communications Corp., a subsidiary of Atlantic Tele-Network Inc., will establish its corporate headquarters in Little Rock, Gov. Mike Beebe and company officials announced today.
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AZ: Loop 202 could find a new path
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The controversial South Mountain Freeway could move onto tribal land if recent behind-the-scenes negotiations gather momentum.
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AZ: Landlords carry burden of struggling to fill rental units
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Renters are getting a break, but job losses, home foreclosures and Arizona's employer-sanctions law have hurt Valley apartment operators.
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AZ: Brewer to push anew for boost in sales tax
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Once again, Gov. Jan Brewer is calling lawmakers to the Capitol to consider a sales-tax increase.
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AZ: Brewer makes official call for 5th special session
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A special legislative session to address the continuing budget crisis will begin Thursday morning, but the votes to approve a package of bills that include a temporary sales tax increase don't appear to be in line.
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AZ: Brewer calls special budget session Thursday
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Confident of having the votes, Gov. Jan Brewer said today she is calling lawmakers into special session on Thursday to deal with the budget.
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CA: Delayed unemployment checks finally in the mail
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Long-awaited unemployment checks for some of the nearly 120,000 Californians waiting on the latest federal extension of their benefits were finally put in the mail Tuesday, officials at the state's Employment Development Department said.
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CA: California placed on lawsuit 'watch list'
From: feeds.stateline.org
"California just missed being labeled a "judicial hellhole" by the American Tort Reform Foundation, a business-backed group that lobbies for changes in the laws and procedures governing lawsuits that allege injuries.
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CA: Cal health insurance costs jump sharply
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The cost of health insurance provided by California employers has risen five times as fast as overall inflation since 2002, according to a new survey by the California HealthCare Foundation.
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CA: A tale of two Megs at the eBay/Craigslist trial
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Monday wasn't a great day for GOP guv-hopeful Meg Whitman.
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CA: State's revenues running $1 billion below forecast
From: feeds.stateline.org
"When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislators fashioned the latest version of the state budget in July, they inserted a $3 billion fudge factor on revenues, cutting income expectations by that amount on the assumption that the economy was continuing to decline.
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CA: Cal Lutheran forecast suggests state debt default likely
From: feeds.stateline.org
"California faces at least another year of recession, and the state budget is so far upside down that it's now "more likely to default than not," on some of its debt, a new economic forecast from California Lutheran University's economists declares.
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CO: Colorado towns take extra measures to protect their water from gas drilling
From: feeds.stateline.org
"In 2005 the U.S. Bureau of Land Management offered up thousands of acres of federal land in Colorado to drilling. Because the land was in the heart of an area that supplies drinking water to 55,000 people in the western part of the state, the plan drew stong opposition from local communities.
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CO: Ritter -- Stimulus dollars should go to usa-made items
From: feeds.stateline.org
"PUEBLO, Colo. — Gov. Bill Ritter will sign an executive order today encouraging state agencies to buy American- made products when using stimulus money for construction projects.
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CT: Finger-pointing abounds as Democrats go slow
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The state legislature convened but took no action Tuesday on a proposal from Gov. M. Jodi Rell to help close the state's current-year deficit, with Democratic leaders saying they needed time to evaluate proposed cuts before voting.
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CT: Two casinos report slot revenues down
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Slot machine revenue continued to fall at Connecticut's casinos last month, but far more at Mohegan Sun than at the deeply troubled Foxwoods Resort Casino.
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CT: Blumenthal criticizes bank lobbying group
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A day after Attorney General Richard Blumenthal demanded a rollback in massive increases in credit card rates and fees, he assailed the country's largest bank lobbying group for failing to explain those increases.
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DE: Nutcracker, union in legal pas de deux
From: feeds.stateline.org
"For more than three months, little Trixie Moore, 8, has been practicing blowing her bugle to call her fellow toy soldiers to war against the fierce army of the Mouse King.
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DE: Del. soldiers and families stressed by long deployments, separation
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Longtime Dover counselor Shawn M. VanVessen sees first-hand the burden local military families bear as the nation lives through its ninth year of war, repeated deployments, short-notice departures and prolonged danger.
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DE: NCCo to renovate, resell 31 foreclosed homes
From: feeds.stateline.org
"In an effort to get them occupied, New Castle County soon will begin renovations on 31 homes that were foreclosed upon or abandoned by their owners.
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FL: Jobless Floridians encounter delays in getting extended unemployment benefits
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Nearly six weeks after President Barack Obama extended unemployment benefits in hard-hit states like Florida, Janet Husted of St. Petersburg is still waiting for her first check.
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FL: Lauderdale police chief too close to Rothstein?
From: feeds.stateline.org
"FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Fort Lauderdale police officers should never again be allowed to guard a private residence on a permanent, 24-hour basis as they did for Ponzi suspect Scott Rothstein, the mayor said Tuesday.
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FL: Miami inquiry treads familiar ground
From: feeds.stateline.org
"MIAMI -- As it explores how Miami moved millions from account to account to balance its troubled budget, the Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an investigation with striking parallels to an earlier case that pinpointed fraud in Miami's books.
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GA: Forecast -- Ga. recovery expected to be slow, bumpy
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A leading economic expert on Tuesday predicted the good, the bad and the ugly: Georgia has weathered the worst of its job losses, but a slumping commercial real estate market will help keep the state's recovery lagging behind the nation's well into 2011.
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GA: Ga. Power seeks rate hike for fuel costs
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Georgia Power Co. asked the state Public Service Commission Tuesday for a 6.8 percent rate increase to cover higher fuel costs.
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GA: New court in Lumpkin for immigrant detainees
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A new court set to open in January will tackle the growing number of detainees housed at the state's immigration detention center.
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GA: Mixed reaction to commission's approval of seven new charter schools
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Approval of seven new state commission charter schools this week caught some Georgia school districts by surprise and increased fears some already had about their budgets.
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GA: Deal -- 'I've done nothing wrong'
From: feeds.stateline.org
"U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal (R-Ga.) said Tuesday he has done nothing wrong and welcomes "an opportunity to state the facts" regarding efforts by two congressional ethics investigators to probe a lucrative 20-year business deal Deal had with state government.
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GA: Property tax system under assault
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Any time a piece of property sells, county assessors would be prohibited from setting a tax value that is higher than the sale price, under a property tax reform proposal that legislators will begin debating next month.
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HI: Isles received doses of recalled vaccine
From: feeds.stateline.org
"About 3,920 doses of swine flu vaccine for children have been distributed in Hawaii from four lots recalled voluntarily by the manufacturer, but safety is not an issue, emphasized state health spokeswoman Janice Okubo.
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HI: Furlough talks bring optimism for future deal
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Talks between the teachers union and state officials to restore instructional time for students resume today as hope grows that a joint solution can be arrived at before the start of the 2010 Hawaii Legislature.
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IA: Some at hospital spared furloughs
From: feeds.stateline.org
"University of Iowa Health Care employees not covered by the AFSCME contract will be spared furloughs, hospital officials announced during a staff forum Tuesday.
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IA: Speakers question Iowa tax credits at hearing
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A day after the state released a 121-page report examining Iowa's system of tax breaks for businesses, some speakers at a public hearing Tuesday lauded the credits for helping draw jobs to the state while others called for greater accountability.
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IA: Tax credit secrets problematic?
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Iowans have a right to know which businesses obtain tax credits, some speakers at a hearing going on in Cedar Raids have said.
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IA: Culver to order 40 cost-saving measures Wednesday
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Culver hired a private consultant to identify ways to save money throughout state government.
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IA: Cutting tax credits would cost Iowa jobs, officials warn
From: feeds.stateline.org
"CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Iowa's former economic development director on Tuesday cautioned against elimination of any state tax credits without first fairly evaluating each one.
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IA: Federal prison decision seen as $1 billion boost
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A decision by the federal government to acquire a nearly vacant Illinois border prison to house terrorism suspects is expected to create more than 600 jobs for Iowans and generate about $1 billion in economic benefits for the area.
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ID: Idaho enters into forest bill debate
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Idahoans are stepping into the fray on a bill before Congress that deals exclusively with public lands in Montana.
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ID: Faculty at ID universities decry policy changes
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Faculty representatives at Idaho's public universities say proposed changes to state Board of Education policies would give presidents of the institutions broad power to make salary cuts during tough times.
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IL: State Capitol Q&A -- The dispute over borrowing
From: feeds.stateline.org
"As budget deficits grow, politicians avoid major tax increases and deep spending cuts by putting state government's credit on the line and asking for cash advances to pay bills. Then they try to figure out later how to pay off the borrowing.
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IL: Soldier Field bonds downgraded
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The Illinois Sports Facilities Authority bonds that helped finance the renovation of Soldier Field were downgraded by Fitch Ratings on Tuesday.
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IL: Gitmo-Thomson prison -- Residents of Thomson focus on getting jobs, not terror issues
From: feeds.stateline.org
"THOMSON, Ill. -- With unemployment nearing 11 percent in this rural farm town along the Iowa border, most Thomson residents and business owners eagerly embraced news that the federal government would soon begin transferring prisoners to the near-vacant Thomson Correctional Center.
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IN: Casino bill likely to aid 'racinos'
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Sen. Earline Rogers, D-Gary, said in a statement Tuesday she is working with Democratic Sen. Tim Lanane of Anderson who represents the home of Hoosier Park, one of two race tracks in Indiana with slot machines.
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IN: State revenue $1.8B behind projections, forecast says
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A new revenue forecast predicts Indiana state government will take in $1.8 billion less during the current two-year budget cycle than what lawmakers thought based on May projections.
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IN: Daniels -- State must cut K-12 spending by at least $300 million
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Faced with more grim fiscal news, Gov. Mitch Daniels said Tuesday he is ordering across-the-board cuts to school corporations' budgets – a measure that he said comes as a "last resort" to ensure the state can pay its bills.
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IN: State schools take $300 million hit
From: feeds.stateline.org
"K-12 schools will see funding cuts of at least $300 million statewide over the next 18 months to cope with crumbling state finances, Gov. Mitch Daniels said Tuesday.
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IN: Daniels -- Schools have to make $300M in cuts
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Schools must slash spending by at least 3 percent -- about $300 million statewide -- under emergency budget cuts that Gov. Mitch Daniels called a necessary "last resort."
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KS: Statehouse Live -- State suffers unprecedented revenue drops; Brownback to be on "prayercast" against healthcare reform
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The state budget situation is getting worse, officials said Tuesday.
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KS: Kansas corrections chief says, depending on budget situation, he may ask to close prison
From: feeds.stateline.org
"More state budget cuts could result in shutting down a prison or releasing hundreds of offenders from parole supervision, Kansas Secretary of Corrections Roger Werholtz said Tuesday.
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KY: No complaints in mine-permits director's file
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov. Steve Beshear's administration recorded no complaints about the performance of Ron Mills, director of the state Division of Mine Permits, until it fired him without explanation last month, according to a review of Mills' personnel file and internal state correspondence.
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KY: Beshear backs payday-loan rate cap
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Despite his previous ties to the payday-loan industry, Gov. Steve Beshear said Tuesday that he would back a proposal to cap interest rates for short-term lending at 36 percent.
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KY: Beshear urges extension of jobless benefits
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov. Steve Beshear Tuesday urged Kentucky's Congressional delegation to back a measure that would keep emergency federal jobless benefits from phasing out on Jan. 1.
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KY: Stumbo says he's open to tax increase
From: feeds.stateline.org
"House Speaker Greg Stumbo said Tuesday that he's open to raising taxes to maintain the progress that the state has made in education the past 20 years.
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LA: Riverboat casinos' revenue down
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Riverboat casinos around the state reported Tuesday another month of lower revenues.
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LA: BR getting Medicare fraud unit
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Baton Rouge is about to become home for outside FBI agents and criminal investigators for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. And all will be looking for evidence of Medicare fraud, federal officials announced Tuesday.
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LA: FEMA rejects claims
From: feeds.stateline.org
"LIVINGSTON, La. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has ruled another $30 million in Hurricane Gustav cleanup work in Livingston Parish is ineligible for federal reimbursement.
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LA: Panel -- Let La. colleges raise tuition to Southern median
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A blue-ribbon panel recommended Tuesday that public colleges in Louisiana be allowed to raise in-state tuition to the Southern median without interference from the Legislature.
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LA: Jindal proposal expedites road work
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov. Bobby Jindal announced a plan Tuesday to dip into undesignated pots of state transportation money to accelerate $120 million in construction of a dozen bridge and highway projects around the state.
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LA: Auto insurance rates expected to rise
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A new state law requiring drivers to have a higher level of auto liability insurance as of Jan. 1 will mean an increase in rates of about 12 percent to 14 percent for those policyholders, insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon said recently.
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MA: House revolt stalls vote on fallen officer benefit
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Faced with an irksome procedural mutiny, House Speaker Robert DeLeo announced he'll name an "independent" lawyer to conduct a "third-party" review of spending of a House slush fund.
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MA: Cos. find state's unemployment Web site hard to work with
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Employers are complaining about glitches with the state's new $42 million online unemployment-insurance system as they struggle to sign up before next month's deadline.
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MD: Md. awards $865,000 to colleges for BRAC jobs training
From: feeds.stateline.org
"BALTIMORE -- Eleven colleges and universities around Maryland will receive $865,000 in grants to help fill jobs created by the military base realignment and closure, Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown announced Tuesday.
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MD: Oft-investigated GTECH may get Md. slots computer work
From: feeds.stateline.org
"BALTIMORE -- Maryland officials are poised to approve a $21.5 million contract to set up the central operating system for the state's slot machine program to a company that has been accused of questionable practices in other states and countries and at one time was connected to a scandal here.
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MD: Cohen announces hiring freeze
From: feeds.stateline.org
"If you're looking for work, Annapolis government is not the place to go unless you're a firefighter or a police officer. Tuesday afternoon, Mayor Josh Cohen announced a hiring freeze through all of city government except for police and fire personnel, part of an effort to curb an approaching budget deficit that some estimate as much as $9 million.
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ME: Winds of change
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Government officials and researchers who seek to build ocean-based wind and wave turbines in the Gulf of Maine unveiled three sites Tuesday where prototypes will be constructed.
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ME: Medical pot growing at issue
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A Portland lawmaker said Tuesday she will introduce an amendment to the state's medical marijuana law that would allow large greenhouses to bid on growing rights and put the state in charge of overseeing the quality of the crop.
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ME: Corporate donors buttressed school consolidation backers
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Donors such as Anheuser Busch, Verizon Wireless, Waste Management and Pepsi helped proponents of school district consolidation in Maine run a commanding fundraising operation this fall as they fought off an attempt to scrap the law at the polls.
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ME: Brewer enacts moratorium on marijuana dispensaries
From: feeds.stateline.org
"BREWER, Maine — After hearing from Police Chief Perry Antone, City Planner Linda Johns, and a Bangor smoke shop owner, the City Council on Tuesday unanimously enacted a six-month moratorium on medical marijuana clinics opening within city limits.
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MI: State approves tax break for new Heart of the City Health Center on Cherry Street in Grand Rapids
From: feeds.stateline.org
"GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- State tax breaks for Heart of the City Health Center in Grand Rapids and SoundTech Inc. in Kentwood, and a new solar-energy installation at Padnos Iron & Metal Co.'s Wyoming site were expected to win approval today.
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MI: GlobalWatt's decision to locate in Saginaw will bring much more than 500 jobs, officials say
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The Michigan Economic Development Corp. did the math of the indirect economic impact of GlobalWatt locating in Saginaw, and the numbers are impressive.
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MI: Gov. Jennifer Granholm says Standish never a real option to replace Gitmo
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Now that the federal government intends to purchase a mothballed high security state prison in northwestern Illinois to house terror suspects being held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Michigan's now-closed prison in Standish was never a serious option.
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MI: Ford reinstates benefits for salaried employees
From: feeds.stateline.org
"DETROIT -- Thousands of Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. salaried employees have been notified that merit pay increases, tuition reimbursement and 401(k) contributions are slated to be offered again next year.
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MI: Developers of proposed $3 billion Lake Michigan wind farm say project would hurt view, help economy
From: feeds.stateline.org
"SCOTTVILLE, Mich. -- The first off-shore utility-scale wind farm proposed for this side of Lake Michigan was presented Tuesday night.
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MI: Credits to revive auto, newspaper sites
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The rebirths of a former Livonia newspaper office and a vacant auto facility in Sterling Heights were among 18 projects approved for state tax breaks Tuesday.
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MI: GM won't lose credit with RenCen cuts
From: feeds.stateline.org
"General Motors' presence in Detroit will shrink even more, but it won't lose its state tax credit for keeping its corporate headquarters in the Renaissance Center with a smaller workforce.
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MN: Worried Hennepin County hikes property tax
From: feeds.stateline.org
"MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Tucking an additional $12 million away in the county's rainy day fund for what promises to be a stormy year ahead, Hennepin County commissioners at the last minute Tuesday raised the 2010 property tax levy higher than previously planned.
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MN: Strict Coast Guard license rules threaten Minnesota outfitters, fishing guides
From: feeds.stateline.org
"As a canoe outfitter at the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Blayne Hall has seen his business ravaged by windstorms and challenged by wilderness lawsuits and regulations. His latest nemesis: the long arm of the U.S. Coast Guard.
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MN: 25 St. Paul rec centers to be left after cuts
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Depending on how you look at it, St. Paul's rec centers are either evolving or simply declining.
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MN: Pawlenty, Wilf meet privately to discuss stadium
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf met privately Tuesday to discuss the team's hopes for a new stadium.
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MN: What is irony? Ask the city assessor in Minneapolis
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Patrick Todd was aghast when he opened the letter and saw the county's property tax evaluation for the 61-year-old house in Northeast Minneapolis he'd bought as an investment.
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MO: Mo. tax commission raises value for best farmland
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Missouri farmers who own the best land for growing crops could pay higher taxes on their property under a tax commission decision approved Tuesday, and those with less desirable plots might get a tax cut.
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MO: Nixon backs tech incentives
From: feeds.stateline.org
"OSAGE BEACH, Mo. — Gov. Jay Nixon embraced a proposal Tuesday to direct tens of millions of tax dollars to Missouri's biotechnology industry to keep pace with other states competing for the high-tech jobs.
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MO: Lawmakers advise county of lean revenues
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Legislators painted a grim picture of state finances yesterday when Boone County officials presented their priorities for the upcoming legislative session.
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MO: Missouri's error drops food stamp numbers
From: feeds.stateline.org
"When The New York Times reported last month that Missouri had enrolled 98 percent of eligible food stamp recipients — the highest rate in the nation — some who work with the program wondered, Can that be right?
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MS: Budget proposal called 'good starting point'
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Cutting nearly all state agencies by 10 percent is among the recommendations of a proposed budget lawmakers released Tuesday.
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MS: State budget plan pulls reins
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Joint Legislative Budget Committee members Tuesday adopted a tight budget of $5.64 billion for next fiscal year, approving a plan that represents zero growth, eliminates unfilled state jobs and deletes 3,656 positions while raising the cost of vehicle titles.
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MS: Grassroots group in Mississippi advocates for health care reform
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A local grassroots group, Mississippians for Health Care met at the Jackson Medical Mall Tuesday to talk about health care.
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MS: Governor receives report on energy
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Governor Haley Barbour received a report from the Mississippi Energy Policy Institute Tuesday afternoon on new proposals to maximize the state's role in producing abundant, affordable U.S. energy sources.
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MS: Federal bill has $150M in Miss. projects
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The final version of a massive federal spending bill includes more than $150 million for specific projects in Mississippi, the state's two U.S. senators said.
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MT: Conoco, Exxon to clean diesel spill in Billings
From: feeds.stateline.org
"State environmental officials say crews with ConocoPhillips and Exxon are cleaning up a diesel spill near the Exxon refinery near Lockwood.
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MT: State to offer rebates on old refrigerators, freezers, more under 'Cash for Appliances'
From: feeds.stateline.org
"If you missed out on "Cash for Clunkers," the federal rebates for buying new fuel-efficient vehicles, get ready for Round Two - but you won't be buying a car or truck this time around.
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MT: Republican lawmakers from Eastern Montana urge leasing of Otter Creek coal tracts
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Fourteen state legislators from Eastern Montana, all Republicans, sent a letter Tuesday to the state Land Board, urging it to vote next week to lease 570 million tons of state-owned coal in the Otter Creek Valley, for possible development.
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NC: More workers get subpoenas in Easley probe
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Federal investigators want more answers about coastal real estate developments assembled by two brothers with ties to former Gov. Mike Easley and whether anyone made payoffs or gifts to state regulators.
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NC: Some flu shots for children are recalled
From: feeds.stateline.org
"State health officials are contacting 132 health-care providers who received H1N1 pediatric vaccine from four lots that were voluntarily recalled Tuesday by the manufacturer, Sanofi Pasteur, Inc.
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NC: Perdue shunned recruiting
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov. Bev Perdue didn't play a recruiting role with a Louisiana-based consultant moving to North Carolina because her son had been working with the company.
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ND: N.D. Farmers Union president speaks at climate conference
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Robert Carlson, president of the North Dakota Farmers Union, is returning today from the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, which ends Friday.
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ND: ND officials revisit bovine TB issue
From: feeds.stateline.org
"North Dakota is revisiting restrictions it placed on cattle imports from Minnesota nearly two years ago after bovine tuberculosis was detected in deer and cattle herds there, a state official said.
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ND: ND oil production, prices outpace budget forecasts
From: feeds.stateline.org
"North Dakota's budget director says the state's oil production and prices are both well ahead of state forecasts.
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ND: ND federal stimulus scorecard -- $175K per job
From: feeds.stateline.org
"State calculations show federal stimulus spending in North Dakota has helped create just under 1,000 jobs, at a cost of almost $171 million.
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NE: $24.5 million OK'd for Lincoln National Guard project
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A $24.5 million federal appropriation to build a new National Guard headquarters and state emergency operations center in Lincoln is on its way.
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NE: Kansas child welfare firm opening Omaha office
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A Kansas company that already does some child welfare work for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services is opening an Omaha office.
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NH: Panel -- Suspend school building aid next year
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A committee studying the state's school building aid program approved a final report Tuesday that calls for suspension of the program.
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NH: Panel OKs gambling report saying it has more work to do
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The commission studying issues around legalized gambling approved an interim report yesterday that says it's still got a lot of work ahead of it.
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NH: Rights group questions children's care
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The state hospital is temporarily housing its youngest mentally disabled students with adult and adolescent patients because there are too few kids to justify keeping them in their own quarters at the Anna Philbrook Center for Children, a hospital official said yesterday.
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NH: Cities, towns stay neutral on lawsuit
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Cities, towns and school districts who buy insurance from the Local Government Center appear to be staying out of the fray of the state investigation. A half dozen municipal officials all said yesterday that they have no official position on the lawsuit.
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NH: LGC fails to block subpoena
From: feeds.stateline.org
"State securities regulators yesterday demanded that the Local Government Center open its books to them - a day after a judge ordered that the center could not block a state subpoena.
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NJ: Report -- Dem was paid for work he did not do
From: feeds.stateline.org
"In a scathing report issued yesterday, the state inspector general said a Democratic county chairman from South Jersey who took the stand in defense of former Sen. Wayne Bryant during his federal corruption trial received a salary and pension credits for legal work he did not perform.
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NJ: Christie team split on delaying pension payments
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov.-elect Chris Christie yesterday said he opposes legislation a member of his transition team sponsored to let local governments put off paying part of their pension contributions this year.
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NJ: Survey -- Growing number of N.J. business execs say things are improving
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Corporate executives still don't like New Jersey's business climate, but a growing number believe the worst of the economic downturn may be over, according to a new survey.
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NM: SEC bans former Richardson friend
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Guy Riordan, a former New Mexico State Game Commission Chairman and friend of Gov. Bill Richardson, has been banned from the securities industry for life and fined $1.5 million by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, reports the Albuquerque Journal.
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NV: More foreclosures on horizon, say analysts
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"A cloud of foreclosures will hang over Las Vegas for at least a couple of more years and median prices will continue to fall in 2010, most likely by double digits, executives from two California-based real estate tracking firms said Tuesday.
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NV: State budget director -- Prep for another 10 percent cut
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"State agencies will have to prepare budget cut scenarios of up to 10 percent, dramatically increasing what Gov. Jim Gibbons' office asked them to prepare earlier this month.
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NV: Gibbons asks for bigger cuts
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"Concerned Nevada's economy is getting even worse, Gov. Jim Gibbons announced Tuesday that he wants state agency directors to prepare lists showing how they would reduce their spending by as much as 10 percent beginning in March.
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NY: State energy plan promotes clean, efficient alternatives
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"A New York State board has recommended a plan intended to make energy more affordable, efficient and environmentally friendly while helping to create jobs over the next 10 years, officials said.
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NY: U.S. eases way to recognition for Shinnecock
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"The Obama administration said Tuesday that the Shinnecock Indians on Long Island meet the criteria for federal recognition, signaling the end of a 30-year court battle and clearing a path for the tribe to pursue its plans for a casino in New York City or its suburbs.
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NY: Recession close to over in Buffalo, experts say
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"BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The recession may be close to over in the Buffalo Niagara region, researchers from the Brookings Institution said in a report released today.
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NY: Poll shows a state divided on many issues
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"New York voters are divided on issues ranging from same-sex marriage to the best way to reform the state Legislature, according to the most recent Siena Research Institute poll released Tuesday.
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NY: A primer on aid delays
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"New York's current cash-flow crisis landed another blow Tuesday when the state Budget Division released its list of delayed December aid payments for school districts.
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NY: New state law aids homeowners in crisis
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"Gov. David Paterson signed into law stronger foreclosure regulations that aim to protect New Yorkers from losing their homes, such as requiring better notice to those facing foreclosure and mandating settlement hearings with banks.
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NY: Unshackle Upstate gathers forces on Web
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"ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Unshackle Upstate kicked off a new campaign to influence Albany lawmakers, and it will start via places such as Facebook and MySpace.com.
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OH: State budget woes bigger than holiday break
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"DAYTON, Ohio -- Gov. Ted Strickland is urging lawmakers to stay in Columbus until the budget impasse is resolved, even if it means spending Christmas at the Statehouse.
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OH: Gov. Strickland prepared to force lawmakers to stay in Columbus
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"With no signs of a deal in the state's latest budget stalemate, Gov. Ted Strickland told reporters he may order state senators back into session if they break for the holidays without a deal in place.
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OH: Ohio Senate Republicans work on budget cut plan; Gov. Ted Strickland threatens special session
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"As Gov. Ted Strickland threatened to order lawmakers into session if they can't cut a budget deal, Senate Republicans were working on a plan punting $851 million worth of budget-cutting decisions to the Democratic governor.
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OH: Ohio Senate passes bill to loosen telephone regulation
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"The Ohio Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would give telephone providers more freedom when it comes to handling customer service issues, setting rates and marketing new products to low-income customers.
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OH: FirstEnergy offers proposal with incentives and discounts for saving energy
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"CLEVELAND -- The compact fluorescent light bulbs that FirstEnergy Corp. wanted to hand-deliver to every customer in October were just the tip of the energy efficiency iceberg.
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OH: State seeks to foster insurance industry
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"Ensuring the future of Ohio's insurance industry is the goal of a new plan announced yesterday by state officials.
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OK: Deeper budget cuts due
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"More cuts to state government were ordered Tuesday as general fund revenues continued to fall far below budget projections.
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OK: Judge dismisses key Oklahoma claim in Arkansas poultry lawsuit
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"A federal judge has dismissed one of Oklahoma's key claims in the state's pollution lawsuit against Arkansas poultry companies.
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OK: State Fair Speedway to close after 55 years
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"The state fairgrounds has likely seen its last motor race because $400,000 in electrical repairs must immediately be made before racing could be safely conducted next season, Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett said Monday night.
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OK: Consultant -- State misses worker insurance savings
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"An independent firm evaluating the state's system of providing health insurance for its employees said the state doesn't take advantage of cost savings that could come from a more competitive system.
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PA: In House chamber, table games a tough sell
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"Inside the ornate rotunda of the Capitol yesterday, a student choir stood on white marble steps behind a massive Christmas tree, its voices filling the dome with verses of "Joy to the World." Fourth graders posed for a class photo while a busload of senior citizens from Washington County made its way to the gallery of the House chamber.
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PA: Pa. House approves table-games bill
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"Five-and-a-half-years after the legalization of slot machines in Pennsylvania, the state House last night narrowly approved legislation authorizing table games.
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PA: Stetler joined Revenue after stint in House
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"Stephen H. Stetler, who was charged in a public corruption investigation yesterday, was appointed state revenue secretary two years after he left the Legislature as a state representative from York.
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PA: Pa. governor hopes for no more layoffs this year
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"Gov. Ed Rendell announced $220 million in new austerity measures Tuesday, but described the latest spending clampdown as precautionary and said he hoped no further state layoffs would be required.
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PA: PennDOT says 2010 will be a busy work year
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"Another season of major construction delays for Route 28 motorists and the last phase of a multiyear improvement project on the Parkway East are among the highlights of PennDOT's construction program for the coming year.
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PA: DeWeese, 2 others, charged with politicking with Pa. money
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"A statewide grand jury Tuesday recommended the prosecution of former state House Speaker Bill DeWeese, one of Pennsylvania's most colorful politicians, for running political campaigns for years out of his Capitol and district offices.
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RI: Carcieri on defensive as local leaders decry budget plan
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"Governor Carcieri went on the defensive Tuesday, as city and town leaders slammed him for proposing a $125-million mid-year aid cut that — in their eyes — dumps the state's massive budget troubles on their backs and raises the potential for "devastating" local tax increases and layoffs.
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RI: Analysis -- Carcieri's earlier budget choices leave him none today
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"Governor Carcieri has put the state's budget problems on the shoulders of cities and towns largely because he has to.
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RI: Carcieri's bottom line in school-aid reduction -- 3% teacher pay cut
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"Some education and union officials are warning that Governor Carcieri's proposed midyear cuts to public schools will have a "devastating impact," particularly on struggling urban districts that will see the deepest cuts.
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RI: R.I. expects $130 million for special projects
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"WASHINGTON — Rhode Island stands to get more than $130 million worth of special projects in the coming year — ranging from the replacement of the Pawtucket River Bridge to the creation of an Alzheimer's disease treatment program at Butler Hospital — as part of a catch-all, $446.8-billion spending bill that has been sent to President Obama's desk for his signature.
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RI: Some House members say R.I. should get out of transit business
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"The city government and the state transit authority have big plans for improving transit service, but officials got a mixed reception before a General Assembly committee yesterday, with some members saying the state should get out of the business entirely.
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SC: State budget crisis deepens
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"South Carolina's budget woes got even worse Tuesday when government spending was slashed by another 5 percent, leaving agency directors to decide between layoffs, employee furloughs and turning away the state's downtrodden.
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SC: Sanford censure likely to move forward today
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"House lawmakers today will likely approve a measure that will censure Gov. Mark Sanford for his five-day June disappearance and for allegedly using state resources to facilitate an extramarital affair.
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SC: Upstate residents bash I-385 plans
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"The state highway commission's decision to close part of Interstate 385 to northbound traffic for at least eight months underscores Greenville's waning clout in Columbia and the influence of Charleston officials on an unprecedented project with Upstate economic implications, current and former state officials said.
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SC: 20,000 of weaker H1N1 doses came to S.C.; slight potency loss not enough to require another shot
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"Of the 1.4 million doses of vaccine South Carolina has gotten so far, about 20,550 were from the recalled lots, said Thom Berry, spokesman for the state Department of Health and Environmental Control.
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SD: 2nd screening company eyes S.D.
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"A mobile ultrasound health screening company will travel to South Dakota in December, the second such company in a month to schedule visits to the state for what some critics say is a procedure best left between a patient and his or her doctor.
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SD: 2nd screening company eyes S.D.
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"A mobile ultrasound health screening company will travel to South Dakota in December, the second such company in a month to schedule visits to the state for what some critics say is a procedure best left between a patient and his or her doctor."
SD: Climate talks affect Midwest
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"ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Upper Midwest could gain from the global climate change conference in Copenhagen, but those from the region attending the meeting say the real work will come in Congress and in Mexico City a year from now.
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TN: Recalled H1N1 doses still safe
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"Parents whose children got H1N1 flu shots that were part of a nationwide recall of 800,000 doses of the vaccine do not need to worry and the children are still protected, Tennessee health officials said Tuesday.
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TN: Observatory, church, stadium added to National Register
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"Three of the newest Tennessee sites added to the National Register of Historic Places are in Chattanooga, officials with the Tennessee Historical Commission announced Tuesday.
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TN: State to move forward with toll bridge project
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"Officials say they're encouraged about the prospect of a North Hamilton County road project that would include a toll bridge from Soddy-Daisy to Harrison, but there's still a lot of work to be done.
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TX: Dewhurst considers steering some sales taxes to road projects
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst said Tuesday that he wouldn't support a tax increase to fund the state's exploding transportation needs, though he did have an idea for where to get some of the money needed to build roads.
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TX: In-state rates for illegal immigrants attacked
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Attorneys for an anti-illegal immigration organization are challenging a Texas state law that allows illegal immigrant students to attend colleges and universities at in-state rates, saying it violates federal law.
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TX: Home alone
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The cuts Congress will likely make to fund federal health care reform will take an extra large swipe at Texas, a state that has worked hard to let the elderly age at home.
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TX: The rich are different
From: feeds.stateline.org
"For political consultants, the hired guns responsible for winning elections, obvious ethical questions can arise around such candidacies.
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US: Obama's drive to create jobs starts slowly
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"WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama used the backdrop of a suburban Virginia Home Depot Tuesday to press his plans for job creation, the third event in four days in which the president has tried to show his concern for economic woes on Main Street.
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UT: Utah lagging a bit in H1N1 readiness
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"A lack of funding for anti-viral drugs and a computer system interface that is still being developed ranks Utah behind dozens of other states in its ability to respond to the H1N1 outbreak.
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UT: Lawmakers keeping $100M in reserve
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"Legislative leaders are looking to squeeze another $180 million out of state agencies to balance the current-year budget and hope they don't have to come back for more cuts in next year's spending plan if it turns out the economy hasn't bottomed out.
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UT: GOP leaders worried that Herbert budget too rosy
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"It didn't take too long — just over a weekend — for Utah GOP legislative leaders to worry that perhaps Gov. Gary Herbert was a bit too optimistic about the state government's financial situation.
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VA: Kaine seeks ways to increase revenues
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"Gov. Timothy M. Kaine stood in front of a large red ribbon wrapping the entrance to the new Virginia Workforce Center in South Boston, about to make another cut.
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VA: Va. jobless benefits on the way after delay
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"HAMPRON ROADS, Va. -- Some unemployed Virginians, waiting for benefits checks stalled for more than a month by an aged computer system, will begin receiving them this week, state officials said.
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VA: $300M in federal funds coming to Hampton Roads
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"HAMPTON ROADS, Va. -- A congressional spnding package approved this week contains at least $300 million for Hampton Roads - money that mostly will refurbish military bases but also will aid transportation, public health and environmental projects.
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VA: Norfolk officially takes over the Wisconsin at Nauticus
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"Norfolk officials have eagerly waited for the day when tourists could peer through the battleship Wisconsin's berthing areas and traipse through the ship's combat center.
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VT: Vermonters keep it frugal
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"Vermonters have earned a reputation for being pennywise — and new data that track delinquent payments on credit cards and auto and home loans support the perception. Despite the lingering recession, Vermonters have found a way to keep creditors at bay.
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VT: Council rejects Burlington Telecom refinancing
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Burlington city councilors late Monday night rejected a Kiss administration proposal to finance beleaguered Burlington Telecom, instead moving to seek financing proposals from a number of companies.
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VT: Vermont couples' income rises
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"Median income rose slightly in 2008 for Vermont couples filing joint tax returns, a pair of economists reported Tuesday.
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WA: Boeing's 787 jetliner makes first flight
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"EVERETT, Wash. -- Boeing Co.'s new 787 jetliner finally took to the skies Tuesday, more than two years later than the company had planned.
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WA: A takeoff, and hope, for Boeing Dreamliner
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"EVERETT, Wash. — The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner lifted into the gray skies here for the first time on Tuesday morning, more than two years behind schedule and burdened with restoring Boeing's pre-eminence in global commercial aviation.
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WI: State's universities to get millions from bill
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"WASHINGTON -- Wisconsin colleges and universities are set to receive millions of dollars in federal funding as part of a $1.1 trillion catchall spending bill that gained final approval in the Senate on Sunday. President Barack Obama is expected to sign the legislation into law.
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WI: Erosion has made Lake Michigan notably shallower
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"The Great Lakes aren't as great as they once were. A U.S.-Canadian study released Tuesday reveals that unexpected erosion in the St. Clair River following a 1962 dredging project has permanently lowered Lakes Michigan and Huron by as much as 5 inches.
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WI: Bill could solve MPS debate
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"A bill that would give the state schools chief more power to fix chronically low-performing schools might improve education in Milwaukee and circumvent the fractious debate over mayoral control, said the chairman of the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday.
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WI: Medicaid faces major cuts
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"The state may be forced to cut more than $1 billion over the next 18 months from BadgerCare Plus and other health care programs for the disabled, elderly and low-income families.
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WV: Recession hits Lottery; revenue down $10 million
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Lottery revenues continued to slide in November, as the economic recession has taken its toll at the state's racetracks and on sales of traditional Lottery games.
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WV: Federal bill includes millions for state roads
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A bill headed to the White House for President Obama's signature includes millions of dollars for West Virginia road projects, Sen. Robert C. Byrd said Tuesday.
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WV: W.Va. no longer worst 'judicial hellhole'
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"West Virginia is no longer the worst "judicial hellhole" in the country, but it still ranks second, according to the annual report released Tuesday.
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WV: AP asks W.Va. Supreme Court to rehear Maynard FOIA case
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"The Associated Press has asked the state Supreme Court to reconsider a November ruling that declared a former justice's e-mails to a coal company executive were not subject to West Virginia's Freedom of Information Act.
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WV: Litigation from 2001 coalfield flooding settled
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"Lawyers for coalfield residents and for large land-owning companies and coal operations have reached an agreement to settle lawsuits over the impact of mining and timbering on the July 2001 floods in Southern West Virginia.
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WY: Manufacturer recalls children's swine flu vaccine
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Nearly a million doses of a swine flu vaccine for children -- including 400 in Wyoming -- have been recalled even though they still should be effective, health officials announced Tuesday.
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WY: Cheyenne supercomputer project construction to be handled by the federal government, Governor says
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal said today contractors to build the supercomputer project here will probably come from out of state because it's a federal project.
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WY: Wyo Governor says suggestion to abolish Business Council not serious
From: feeds.stateline.org
"In response to a suggestion by a Teton County legislator that the Wyoming Business Council be abolished to make room in the state budget for money for local governments, Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal said today that is just part of the legislature's process of "throwing out grenades to see which body parts rise.
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Thomson residents welcome jobs, dismiss safety concerns
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"THOMSON, Ill. -- As the plan to sell Thomson Correctional Center moved closer to reality Tuesday, residents said they would welcome the jobs and dismissed concerns about the safety of the community.
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Thomson prison sale -- 'This will have a huge ripple effect'
From: feeds.stateline.org
"THOMSON, Ill. -- The federal government's purchase of Thomson Correctional Center will have an economic impact that reaches far beyond the prison's walls into the Quad-City region.
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Nightmare scenarios haunt states
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"One question keeps coming up as governors and legislators grapple with a seemingly never-ending stream of gloomy budget news that keeps getting worse: How bad can it get? The answer, according to experts and a look through history, is probably that it could get worse than it has been in a generation — maybe even a lifetime — but not catastrophic.
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Weekly wrap: States, locals have spent a quarter of stimulus funds
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"A new federal report shows states and localities spent a quarter of their federal stimulus dollars. A budget-cutting to release prisoners in Oregon questioned. And credit-rating agencies draw harsh criticism from states but may escape new federal regulations.
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State budgets: $28 billion short this year
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"TODAY'S TAKE: Thirty-six states face budget shortfalls totaling $28 billion in the fiscal year that began just five months ago, according to a new 50-state report. The assessment predicts another $56 billion in shortfalls across 35 states next fiscal year and $69 billion in shortfalls across 23 states the year after that.
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Economist Mark Zandi: On stimulus, jobs, state finances, inflation and the year ahead
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A leading economist agrees with President Obama's plea for additional money to help financially strapped state governments.
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Weekly wrap: Taxpayers in 29 states hit with hikes
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"A new report shows 29 states raised taxes or fees this year, generating an estimated $23.9 billion. Meanwhile, projections released this week show Arizona and Iowa headed on very different paths to economic recovery. And the upcoming Republican primary for Texas governor could be seen as a gift for the Democratic Party.
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After furloughs, states mull permanent cuts
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The protracted fiscal crisis is forcing states to shrink their bureaucracies to match revenues. Some are seizing the opportunity to make government more efficient.
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