AK: Subsistence rule review not likely to bring 'major overhaul'
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Sweeping changes in federal subsistence hunting and fishing rules are not likely to come from an Alaska review ordered last fall by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar.
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AK: Cruise industry knocks proposed wastewater rules
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Cruise lines said more than half of the ships operating in Alaska would not be able to meet limits for the pollutant ammonia under proposed wastewater rules set to go into effect this year.
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AK: Governor's infrastructure target not likely to be achieved
From: feeds.stateline.org
"It doesn't appear Gov. Sean Parnell will get a $100 million deferred-maintenance proposal passed through the Legislature by his March 1 goal.
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AK: In D.C., Parnell says he focuses on 'jobs and families'
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WASHINGTON - For a first-time attendee of a National Governors Association, Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell had a full schedule: meetings with Cabinet secretaries, other governors and even a dinner at the White House.
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AK: $15 meals not enough for state's legislators
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Alaska lawmakers are talking about rolling back one of the highest-profile pieces of ethics reform passed during the heat of the federal corruption investigation: the requirement lobbyists report when they buy legislators any meal or drink over $15.
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AL: Report -- Ala gambling interests gave $2.2M to PACs
From: feeds.stateline.org
"During the last three days of 2009, Alabama gambling interests wrote checks for more than $2.2 million to political action committees, according to campaign finance reports. The money flowed as the state gears up for election season and a legislative and legal battle that could decide the fate of electronic bingo in the state.
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AL: U.S. Rep. Artur Davis lays out economic plan as candidate for Alabama governor
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Democratic candidate for governor Artur Davis laid out an economic plan Monday that relies on tax credits rather than casinos to create jobs and end record unemployment.
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CA: New building law seen as threat to California history
From: feeds.stateline.org
"In California, lawmakers have approved a measure that requires all new construction to meet significant green building standards. The law, which takes effect next year, is the first of its kind in the country. But it's already under attack from a couple of directions.
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CA: California to tap markets
From: feeds.stateline.org
"NEW YORK — California, owner of the worst credit ranking among U.S. states, plans to tap bond markets for $4 billion in March to finance infrastructure improvements, a spokesman for State Treasurer Bill Lockyer said.
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CA: U.S. offers solar project a crucial loan guarantee
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The United States Department of Energy offered a $1.37 billion loan guarantee on Monday to a California company planning to build a large-scale solar power plant in the Southern California desert.
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CA: California regulator finds Blue Cross violations
From: feeds.stateline.org
"California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner said Monday an investigation has turned up more than 700 claims-handling violations by Anthem Blue Cross, California's largest for-profit health insurer.
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CA: As Anthem Blue Cross sends profit to WellPoint, it plans hefty rate hikes for Californians
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Health insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross said it was raising rates on thousands of individual policyholders in California because the cost of their medical care exceeded the premiums they paid last year.
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CA: Under threat of veto, gas tax package on hold
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Democratic state senators are putting the brakes on a plan to change the way gasoline is taxed in California because Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has indicated he would veto their current proposal. Lawmakers and the governor are now negotiating to try to craft legislation Schwarzenegger would sign.
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CA: Trial begins over lawsuit targeting Anthem Blue Cross
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross refused to pay for a California produce merchant to get a liver transplant in Indiana because the company wanted to save money, a lawyer for the patient told jurors Monday.
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CO: Report -- Colo. consumers pay credit cards first
From: feeds.stateline.org
"In the calculus of what bills to pay first, Colorado consumers are placing credit cards ahead of mortgages, according to a report Monday from credit-reporting agency Trans Union.
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CO: Colorado Senate president pans Pinnacol separation bid
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The head of the Colorado Senate said Monday he does not want to privatize Pinnacol Assurance, a pronouncement that could dim prospects for the cash-strapped state to reap hundreds of millions of dollars by spinning off the workers' compensation insurance fund.
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CO: Colorado's high court rejects ban on campaign contributions
From: feeds.stateline.org
"In another blow to restrictions on political giving by business and labor interests, Colorado's top court Monday rejected a voter-approved measure to bar holders of large, no-bid government contracts from making campaign contributions.
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CO: Colorado looks at overlapping programs at colleges, universities
From: feeds.stateline.org
"When the University of Colorado Denver announced a brand new bioengineering department this month, it took only a couple of days for Colorado State University to point out that it already had such a program.
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CO: Xcel says it has no nuclear plans for Colorado
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A spokesman for Xcel Energy told the Colorado Independent today that the company has not proposed a nuclear power plant for Colorado.
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CO: State Supreme Court declares 'clean government' Amendment 54 unconstitutional
From: feeds.stateline.org
"In a four to one vote, the Colorado Supreme Court this morning declared that so-called clean elections Amendment 54 unconstitutionally tramped on the right to free speech.
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CO: McInnis steps up, says he doesn't support state anti-tax initiatives
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Long silent on the subject of three Colorado tax-slashing ballot initiatives, Republican candidate for governor Scott McInnis reportedly told attendees at the state's Contractors Association convention at the beginning of the month that in fact he did not support the initiatives, which have been popular with Tea Party activists in the state.
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CT: Blumenthal -- Fed misses crucial deadline to roll back credit rates, fees
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Even as a slew of new protections for credit card users went into effect Monday, the state attorney general criticized a key federal banking regulator for undermining those efforts.
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DE: Delmar rezones to allow casino
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Town leaders cleared the way Monday for a casino complex to set up shop in this quiet community, despite uncertainty over the future of expanded slots in Delaware.
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FL: Crist defends stimulus spending -- 'This was necessary'
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Charlie Crist defended the federal stimulus package signed into law last year, saying Monday that it created and saved jobs.
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FL: How a bold eBay scam was tracked to South Florida
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Earlier this month, Nilton Rossoni, 50, a Brazilian businessman with multiple aliases who had lived in Sunny Isles Beach and Fort Lauderdale, was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for running one of the biggest eBay scams in history.
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FL: Tomato squeeze -- Supply down from the freeze
From: feeds.stateline.org
"It's not a mistake if your Whopper arrives without the usual two slices of tomatoes. Burger King restaurants across the country have been running out of tomatoes sporadically for the past week, and that's likely to continue in the aftermath of the freeze that devastated Florida's tomato crop last month.
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FL: Courts struggle to keep up as cash-strapped parents try to modify child support
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Cash-strapped parents seeking child support relief have clogged the state's family court system, forcing hearing officers to work overtime and judges to play case managers.
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HI: HECO gets rate increase
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Electricity customers will have to cough up 1 percent more to pay for a new plant that is designed to help lessen Hawaii's dependency on imported fuel.
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HI: UPW, Hawaii counties reach agreement on new contract
From: feeds.stateline.org
"United Public Workers Unit 1 has reached agreement with the four county governments on a new collective-bargaining contract that would run through June 30, 2011.
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IA: New credit card protections in place today
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says new protections for credit card users that took effect today should serve as a reminder to consumers to carefully read their monthly billing statements and shop around for the best credit card terms.
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IA: Opponents -- Easing manure legislation will hurt environment
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Opponents of an effort to ease some restrictions on spreading manure on frozen or snow-covered ground Monday held a noisy Statehouse rally urging lawmakers to "kill the bill."
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IA: Homan's use of 'scab' riles state employee
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A union leader inadvertently sent e-mail that calls a state worker a derogatory term, and the employee says that hints at the union attitude toward people who are not union members.
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IA: Broader labor-fee measure sought in House
From: feeds.stateline.org
"All public employee unions could charge nonmembers fees for services under an amendment introduced Monday to broaden an already controversial labor bill.
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IA: 2 more film office firings complicate criminal probe
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The firings Monday of two more managers within Iowa's Department of Economic Development promise to complicate an ongoing criminal investigation into misuse of state film tax incentives.
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ID: Housing developer challenges Idaho agency on water
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A company seeking to build a housing development in southwest Idaho is challenging a state decision severely limiting the amount of water the company says it needs.
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ID: Soil conservation bill passes committee
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A bill that would bring changes involving accountability and incentives for consolidation to Idaho's 51 soil and water conservation districts unanimously passed the House Agricultural Affairs Committee on Monday.
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ID: A long-term solution to long-term debt? Hospitals, airports, public power, seek less rigid debt limits
From: feeds.stateline.org
"There are three constitutional amendments that the Legislature may propose for voter approval that deal with the ability of airports, public hospitals and municipal power companies to take on long-term debt without a public vote.
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ID: Rigby woman fights $122,000 bill from Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Carma Meisinger, 78, got what her family calls the shock of her life a year ago March 5.
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ID: Idaho Senate panel to debate pension boost
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Idaho government retirees mounted the steps of the Capitol on Monday to urge lawmakers not to "tamper" with a proposed 1 percent pension increase in March for 33,000 state and local government retirees.
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ID: Idaho schools may get budget flexibility
From: feeds.stateline.org
"With school budgets shrinking, Idaho legislators are preparing to take the unusual step to give districts more discretion over how best to spend the fewer dollars they'll receive.
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IL: Wind energy project near Pana gaining momentum
From: feeds.stateline.org
"PANA, Ill. -- The Rolling Farms wind energy project near Pana is rolling right along, blowing in the prospect of a $350 million investment, hundreds of construction jobs and annual rental fees to local landowners worth a total $1.3 million.
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IL: Weather Service -- Midwestern floods highly probable
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Communities along rivers in the Midwest are bracing for would could be a whopper of a spring flood season, with the National Weather Service warning of a "high probability" of significant flooding along parts of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers and their tributaries.
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IL: Downtown hotel project scaled back; state bond sought
From: feeds.stateline.org
"PEORIA, Ill. -- The developer of the Downtown Hotel Marriott project wants a state-supported bond of $7.8 million to help outfit the structure with energy-efficient features such as lighting and windows.
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IL: Bankruptcies up in central Illinois
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Unemployment and medical bills are the most common reasons for bankruptcy filings, but credit cards still play a role, a local bankruptcy trustee said Monday.
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IL: Measure would loosen regulation on hobby beekeepers
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Dawson-area resident Dave Nutt is a beginner beekeeper who does it for the hobby and the honey, not the money. But Nutt knows from other beekeepers that trying to sell honey at local farmers' markets or elsewhere will mean government intrusion.
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IN: Zoeller wants EC to reject casino deal
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller said he will personally ask the East Chicago City Council to vote against a court settlement with Second Century Inc. at its meeting tonight.
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IN: California regulator finds Anthem Blue Cross violations
From: feeds.stateline.org
"California's insurance regulator said Monday his office has found more than 700 violations by the state's largest for-profit health insurer, including late payment of claims, giving misleading information to consumers and failing to cooperate with regulators.
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IN: State lawmakers prod insurer for data
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WellPoint -- as it prepares to be questioned on Capitol Hill about its California rates -- also faces increased political scrutiny in its home state of Indiana.
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KS: Senate panel mulls Kansas spending amendment
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A Kansas Senate panel is taking up a proposed amendment to the state Constitution creating a "rainy day fund" in the budget.
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KS: Kansas House committee to take up states' rights
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A Kansas House committee is taking up a states' rights resolution declaring that the federal government has become too intrusive.
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KY: Ky. sues Six Flags to keep rides at closed park
From: feeds.stateline.org
"DOVER, Del. -- Kentucky officials are suing bankrupt theme park operator Six Flags Inc. over ownership of rides and equipment at a shuttered amusement park in Louisville.
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KY: Grayson ad hits Paul on coal comments
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Republican Secretary of State Trey Grayson questions opponent Rand Paul's commitment to coal in his U.S. Senate campaign's first TV ad, which will run on WYMT-TV in Hazard and several Eastern Kentucky cable stations.
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LA: Focus on jobs, Jindal urges Obama
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WASHINGTON -- Gov. Bobby Jindal left a White House meeting with President Barack Obama on Monday with some advice for an administration whose first year has been wracked by economic crisis. When it comes to its ambitious domestic agenda, less may be more.
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MA: Mass. home sales, prices rebound in January
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Single-family home sales increased for the seventh consecutive month and prices rose as the region's housing market continues to rebound.
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MA: Brown, 4 others in GOP break ranks to advance jobs bill
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WASHINGTON - Senator Scott Brown came into office as someone who could deliver the pivotal vote for the GOP to halt Democratic initiatives. But yesterday, Brown delivered for the Democrats, helping them advance a jobs bill President Obama and his party seek.
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MA: Yemeni LNG tanker arrives in Boston
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The first shipment of liquefied natural gas from Yemen arrived safely in Boston this morning with a cadre of law enforcement vessels surrounding it.
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MD: Firms want payment for work on slots bid
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Architects, a public relations firm and several other companies that were part of a rejected bid to build a casino in downtown Baltimore claim they are owed $771,000 by the Canadian home builder who led the proposal - the latest sign of disarray surrounding efforts to bring slot machines to the city.
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MD: Deep cuts coming, Rawlings-Blake warns city
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Mayor Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake delivered a somber State of the City address Monday, warning of deep cuts to city services in the coming months as a result of a "devastating" budget shortfall.
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ME: Indian game revenues drop, prompting legislation
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The economy and competition from a nearby gambling venue have dropped revenues at the Penobscot Nation's beano games, leading a tribal representative to ask for a license fee reduction.
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ME: New federal rule on seasonal work could imperil state's apple industry
From: feeds.stateline.org
"MACHIAS, Maine — A new U.S. Department of Labor rule concerning temporary agricultural workers could have an adverse impact on Maine's apple industry, growers said last week.
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ME: Baldacci team to visit Stinson Seafood today
From: feeds.stateline.org
"GOULDSBORO, Maine — Gov. John Baldacci is expected to meet with local officials today to discuss the announced closure of the Stinson Seafood sardine cannery in the village of Prospect Harbor.
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ME: $27.8M stimulus aid raises divisions
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Republican and Democratic budget writers in Maine are at odds on how to use a $27.8 million cash infusion from the federal government.
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MI: Vern Ehlers says Asian carp have been concern for 12 years
From: feeds.stateline.org
"GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- U.S. Rep. Vern Ehlers, R-Grand Rapids, Monday said Michigan residents need to recognize that the Asian carp threat is real and imminent.
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MI: General Electric plans to give work to up to 50 Michigan firms
From: feeds.stateline.org
"General Electric Co. is looking for up to 50 new suppliers in metro Detroit to make about $25 million worth of parts for home appliances.
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MN: Legislature OKs public works bill, but Pawlenty promises veto
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Even before the Minnesota House and Senate voted on a $1 billion public works bill Monday night, Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced he would veto the entire measure because of its size and construction priorities.
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MN: Minn. lawmaker wants less phonebook printing
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Don't want a phone book? A Minnesota lawmaker aims to help.
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MO: Ethics panel votes on campaign donation caps
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A House committee on ethics has tentatively agreed to restore limits on campaign contributions, something Gov. Jay Nixon has said is needed to ensure public confidence in state government.
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MO: Bid to strip President of license stirs concern
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The bid by Missouri gambling regulators to revoke the President Casino's license simply for not making enough money may be the most aggressive action ever taken by a state against a U.S. casino.
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MS: Mississippi casino revenues up in January
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Mississippi's state-licensed casinos reported January revenues of $193.2 million, up about $8.3 million from December.
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MS: Legislation to help sweet potato farmers pending
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Sweet potato farmers, who lost much of their crop to heavy rains last year, could receive state help in getting loans under a bill that passed the House recently.
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MT: Regents to vote on pay deal
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Commissioner of Higher Education Sheila Stearns said the state Board of Regents is expected to approve a $500,000 deferred-compensation plan for Montana State University's new president at its next meeting.
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MT: Stimulus cuts Montana share of Medicaid costs
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A new stimulus program will allow Montana to keep $8.7 million that it normally would have had to reimburse the federal government for prescription drug coverage for people who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.
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MT: State asked to draw jobs from Oregon
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Montana Republicans are asking the Department of Commerce to target Oregon businesses in an advertising blitz that looks to steal jobs and promote Big Sky Country as a friendlier place to do business.
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NC: NC governor worried about lack of small biz loans
From: feeds.stateline.org
"North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue wants the federal government to ease tight credit markets making it hard for small banks to lend money to growing businesses.
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ND: North Dakota Counties vie for oil impact money
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Record funds are available this year under a state program that provides grants to counties adversely affected by oil development.
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ND: Goodrich in Jamestown to lay off 60
From: feeds.stateline.org
"JAMESTOWN, N.D. -- Goodrich Corp. officials on Monday announced the company will lay off about 60 employees at a manufacturing plant here.
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NE: Climatologist -- Rocky Mountain snow bad for Platte; flood risk high in eastern Nebraska
From: feeds.stateline.org
"While snow blankets much of the country, snow pack across the central and northern Rockies has been poor -- which could cause the Platte River system to fall short of last fall's stream flow expectations, state climatologist Al Dutcher said Monday.
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NE: More water problems bubbling in Nebraska Legislature
From: feeds.stateline.org
"On Monday, lawmakers debated a bill (LB689) that would block a plan to use part of an existing, per-bushel checkoff fees on corn and grain sorghum to raise money for a state water fund.
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NH: Lynch -- Extend extra payout for Medicaid
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov. John Lynch has joined a bipartisan group of governors asking the federal government to continue to pay more to the state's Medicaid program.
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NH: Ante up, or feds won't pay, commuter rail expert says
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A key participant in a planning group that developed revenue-raising ideas for operating a commuter rail line in southern New Hampshire says that although the concepts are unpopular, the state and local communities must "ante up" if they expect to get big federal dollars for such a project.
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NH: OSHA cites contractors after fatal NH tower fall
From: feeds.stateline.org
"EPPING, N.H.—The federal government is proposing fines of more than $280,000 against two contractors after a worker fell to his death from a water tower in Epping, N.H., last year.
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NJ: State to investigate Jersey City pension payouts
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The state Division of Pensions and Benefits will conduct an investigation into two long-time Jersey City employees who retired but are staying on the city payroll, according to the governor's office.
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NJ: State treasurer to lawmakers -- Administration is focused on fiscal 2011
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Governor Christie's state treasurer on Monday told lawmakers seeking to debate recent spending cuts that the new administration has already moved on to preparing the next state budget.
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NJ: Senate confirms Christie nominees Eristoff, Solomon
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The full Senate Monday confirmed Andrew Eristoff as state treasurer and Superior Court Judge Lee Solomon to head the state Board of Public Utilities.
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NJ: Senate easily passes public employee pensions bills
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Pension-reform legislation appears headed for rapid legislative approval, as a unanimous Senate vote Monday signaled bipartisan will to stabilize a chronically underfunded retirement fund.
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NJ: N.J. judge won't block 'Jersey Shore' DVD release
From: feeds.stateline.org
"TOMS RIVER, N.J. — A man who says he was beaten during an episode of MTV's "Jersey Shore" reality show has lost his bid to stop the release of a video depicting the incident.
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NJ: N.J. Senate approves ban on 'diploma mills' for school administrators, teachers to boost salaries
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The state Senate today voted 38-0 to approve a bill that cracks down on the use of "diploma mills" — unaccredited institutions of higher learning — by school administrators and teachers who obtain advanced degrees and then are able to boost their salaries.
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NJ: N.J. Senate eases wind turbine limits in Atlantic City
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Current DEP restrictions prohibit wind turbines within 500 feet of a mean high water line, but a bill the Senate approved today would roll back that rule for Atlantic City.
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NJ: Witness tells FBI ex-N.J. assemblyman Joe Doria never received bribes
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Seven months after federal prosecutors and the FBI pulled off the largest sting in New Jersey history, one of the most prominent names the government investigated remains uncharged.
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NM: Guns and booze don't mix, restaurant owners say
From: feeds.stateline.org
"There are lots of reasons not to allow concealed guns in restaurants that serve beer and wine, restaurant owners and workers told the Independent Monday.
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NV: Special session -- Mining possible vein for state revenue
From: feeds.stateline.org
"On the eve of a legislative special session, Democratic and key Republican lawmakers focused on the mining industry as the biggest potential source of new revenue, up to $100 million, that could help close Nevada's budget gap and reduce cuts to education and health and human services.
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NV: NV lawmakers question education cut numbers
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Lawmakers complained Monday that the governor's office was deceiving the public by saying the K-12 education cuts are just 2.4 percent.
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NV: Foreclosures bring hurdles to getting accurate census count
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Every person who isn't counted by the U.S. Census represents about a $900 loss for Nevada -- one reason why everyone needs to be counted, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke said during a roundtable meeting Monday.
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NV: Budget crunchtime -- Lawmakers set to tackle historic deficit
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The 26th special session of the Nevada Legislature convenes today with the primary task of closing the state's $887 million budget deficit.
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NV: Slashing of problem gambling earmark is more costly in long run, state is warned
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A state proposal to eliminate government funding for problem gambling treatment, education and research will not only hurt the lives of compulsive gamblers and their families but will also cost the state by taxing its health care and criminal justice systems, treatment advocates warn.
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NY: State sales-tax hit
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Sales-tax collections tumbled 5.9 statewide in 2009 -- the sharpest drop in at least two decades -- Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced yesterday.
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NY: OTB bailout nixed
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The state Assembly won't go along with the current bailout plan for the cash-strapped Off-Track-Betting Corp. -- which will run out money by the end of March, OTB Chairman Sandy Frucher reported yesterday.
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NY: High-speed rail plans for New York take shape
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Having been largely shut out of federal high-speed rail funding, state transportation officials are turning their attention to a handful of rail projects that did win federal support — including the first tangible piece of the long-sought high-speed passenger rail corridor across upstate New York.
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NY: Colleges adjust to decline in giving
From: feeds.stateline.org
"These hard economic times have made a college education more difficult in various ways — from students scrambling to find an affordable school to cash-strapped states cutting their funding of colleges.
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NY: CSEA chief to seek national post
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The longtime president of the state's largest public employees union said Monday he will seek a national post opening up this summer with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
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OH: Strickland coming to Hamilton
From: feeds.stateline.org
"HAMILTON, Ohio -- Hamilton's BizTech Center is the perfect example of how Gov. Ted Strickland said he wants to grow small business in Ohio. That's why he'll be making a stop there Wednesday to talk more about his growth initiatives.
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OH: Make tough decisions now for better future, Ohio urged
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Lots of heads were nodding yesterday as a Washington-based think tank repeated what many had heard before: Ohio must make difficult decisions now to position itself for a new post-recession world economy.
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OR: Severance pay can help start new businesses
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Oregon workers can deduct severance pay from income taxes if invested in a new or existing small business under a bill headed for Gov. Ted Kulongoski.
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OR: Bill would limit credit checks by some Oregon employers
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Oregonians who are having trouble landing jobs because of their bad credit histories may get some relief from a bill that passed its final legislative hurdle Monday.
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PA: Beer laws in Pa. a Prohibition hangover
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The law was born out of fear of the open saloon: that dark, evil place where men drank away paychecks, trafficked in stolen goods, and engaged in unspeakable acts of violence and debauchery.
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PA: Ex-aide testifies it would be 'nuts' to think Veon was out of loop
From: feeds.stateline.org
"It would be "nuts" to think ex-House Democratic Whip Mike Veon didn't know his state-paid staff actively participated in political campaigning, a former Veon aide told a jury Monday.
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PA: Siemens to refund $468,750 to state
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Siemens Energy Inc. will pay the state $468,750 as part of an arrangement to return government funds granted almost a decade ago when the company decided to build a stationary fuel cell manufacturing plant in Munhall.
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PA: DEP plans to boost numbers of drilling inspectors
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The number of drilling inspectors at the state Department of Environmental Protection would increase by more than 50 percent in the next fiscal year.
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RI: Largest lotteries begin cross-selling tickets
From: feeds.stateline.org
"SEEKONK, R.I. –– Paula Lopes stopped by a liquor store on Route 6 just over the Rhode Island state line Monday at midmorning to pick up a lottery ticket, part of her regular weekly routine.
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SC: State forming own stimulus package
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The state's top lawmakers and business leaders are putting together South Carolina's own version of a stimulus package -- only without the money. Instead, the so-called Economic Development Competitiveness Act aims to make it easier for expanding businesses to use state incentives, phases out the state's corporate income tax and improves the reward for employers who create new jobs.
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SC: Lawmakers revisiting payday lending
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Frustrated senators may get another crack at passing airtight payday lending reform this week. Two Spartanburg senators with different views on the proposed new overhaul both are pushing the legislation.
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SC: Corporate income tax break has friends, foes
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The most costly piece of the proposed Economic Development Competitiveness Act is the gradual elimination of the state's corporate income tax, a move that would strip hundreds of millions of dollars from already depleted state coffers and fail to provide any relief to more than 95 percent of the state's businesses.
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TN: Senior driving course bill goes to Gov. Bredesen
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Legislation that would give senior drivers in Tennessee a discount on their insurance for taking an online driving course is headed to Gov. Phil Bredesen for his consideration.
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TN: Nashville lawmakers want state fair to stay
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The state legislature doesn't have any decision-making power concerning the future of a state fair in Nashville, but some Davidson County lawmakers said Monday that they hoped the 103-year-old event would stay in Tennessee's capital city.
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US: Gregoire, 8 other governors back Boeing for tanker bid
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WASHINGTON -- The highly politicized wrangling over the $35 billion Air Force tanker deal reached a new pitch Monday when the governors of Washington and eight other states joined to demand the Pentagon award the contract to Boeing.
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US: Recession tightens grip on state tax revenues
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The recession can now claim another troublesome record: state tax collections shrank at the end of 2009 for a fifth consecutive quarter, the longest period of continuing state revenue declines since at least the Great Depression, according to a new report.
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UT: Guv blocks two depleted uranium shipments
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Utah Gov. Gary Herbert declared a "monumental win" Monday, after the U.S. Department of Energy scrapped plans to send more trainloads of depleted uranium to Utah so the state has time to determine whether the waste belongs here.
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UT: Utah's health care compromise
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Utah lawmakers this year have spared no energy trumpeting their dislike for federal health reform, passing bills asserting states' right to govern themselves.
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UT: Utah Legislature -- Utahns favor cuts, increasing some taxes
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"Utahns want lawmakers to balance a $700 million budget shortfall by both cutting state programs and raising taxes or fees, a new Deseret News/KSL-TV poll shows.
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VA: Va. Senate OKs coast drilling royalties for roads
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"Virginia's Senate approved Monday a House bill that would dedicate potential profits from future offshore drilling to transportation needs.
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VT: Vermont payroll tax proposed to fill unemployment fund
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"A Senate committee has proposed a new tax on Vermont workers to help fill the state's depleted unemployment insurance fund.
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VT: NRC confirms 2005 tritium leak at Yankee
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"Fed eral officials said Monday the Vermont Yankee nu clear power plant had a ra dioactive leak years before the one found last month.
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WA: End to tanker saga may be inching closer – or not
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"WASHINGTON -- When the Air Force formally requests bids as early as this week for a $35 billion contract for new aerial refueling tankers, it may be the beginning of the end in the nearly decade-long effort to replace the current fleet of Cold War-era planes.
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WV: Fight brews over beer tax hike
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"A public hearing Monday on a proposed increase in the state beer tax primarily pitted representatives of drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers against beer distributors and retailers.
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WY: Proposed Wyoming liquor tax hike won't fly in House, Speaker says
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"Wyoming House Speaker Colin Simpson says the way to fund a new liquor warehouse for Wyoming is not a tax, but money from the general fund as Gov. Dave Freudenthal has suggested.
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WY: County agrees to drop case
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"The owners of a Johnson County ranch who sought to void a conservation easement that predates their purchase of the property will not be able to do so under an agreement with the state.
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