Raising state revenue: The year of the punt
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Most states chose to put off major revenue-raising decisions this year, cobbling together budgets with modest, targeted tax increases while banking on Congress to come through with more money for Medicaid. Few made sweeping changes to their tax systems or made concrete plans on what they will do when the federal stimulus ends — even though most agree that states face at least two more years of budget gaps.
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AK: Permanent Fund Corp. adopts new pay plan
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"The Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. will give raises to nearly one-third of its staff beyond cost of living, saying wages have fallen behind similar positions.
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AK: Alaska regulators planned disclosure on initiative
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"FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Supporters of an initiative to ban the use of public money for lobbying or campaigning say Alaska regulators were seeking more financial disclosure before supporters withdrew.
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AL: University of Alabama system board considering tuition increases
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"Tuition may go up again this fall at the University of Alabama and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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AL: Homelessness on the rise in Birmingham area and across Alabama
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"A report released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development shows that between 2008 and 2009 homelessness increased 13 percent in Alabama and 8 percent in the Birmingham metro area.
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AL: Sea creatures flee oil spill, gather near shore
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"GULF SHORES, Ala. -- Dolphins and sharks are showing up in surprisingly shallow water just off the Florida coast. Mullets, crabs, rays and small fish congregate by the thousands off an Alabama pier. Birds covered in oil are crawling deep into marshes, never to be seen again.
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CA: California's costly electric-car push
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"California's early lead in preparing for electric cars has made it the place experts are watching to see if buyers embrace a greener form of transportation.
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CA: California's late budget plays role in killing pay cut for officeholders
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"The Legislature's failure to pass a state budget by its constitutional deadline played a key role Wednesday in killing a proposed pay cut for lawmakers and other top officeholders, according to members of the state's pay panel.
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CO: Reeling BP looks to resume Colorado drilling, alt energy projects
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"BP in the coming months may have to look to its lucrative natural gas fields in southwestern Colorado to recoup the massive financial hit it's taking in the wake of the worst oil spill in American history.
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CO: Colorado harvests a green economy
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"Colorado's green economy has been boosted by more than $796 million in venture-capital investment and $300 million in federal stimulus funds in the past decade, according to a study on green-job growth in the West.
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CO: Colorado delays Medicaid payments
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"Temporarily short on money, Colorado has declared a fiscal emergency and delayed payments to doctors and clinics taking care of the state's neediest patients.
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CT: Blumenthal asks Obama to put brakes on Big Oil
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"State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on Tuesday called on President Barack Obama to rein in Big Oil as estimates of the spill in the Gulf of Mexico continue to rise.
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FL: McCollum -- Scott campaign 'appalling'
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"Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum said Wednesday he was "appalled" by the candidacy of health care executive Rick Scott, whose personal wealth has propelled the first-time candidate to take the lead over the former congressman in the polls for the Aug. 24 Florida GOP primary for governor.
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FL: Escambia Co. continues to bear brunt of spill in Florida
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"PENSACOLA, Fla. — Beach cleanup crews on Perdido Key were set Wednesday evening to start working through the night to avoid the heat of the day.
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FL: No easy path for those who want to protest BP
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"For four years, Rosa Paz has owned a BP gas station in a hot spot -- steps away from caravans trekking to South Beach; blocks away from theater buffs going to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, and sports fans spilling into the AmericanAirlines Arena. But since crude oil started clouding the state's coastal waters, a fifth of Paz's gasoline sales have evaporated. Drivers have opted to take their money elsewhere. Protesters, holding picket signs, have stopped there instead.
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FL: BP agrees to set aside $20 billion fund for Gulf oil spill
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"WASHINGTON — BP agreed Wednesday to set aside $20 billion in a fund to pay damage claims stemming from the ongoing oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, and President Barack Obama staked his own reputation on the claims being paid.
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GA: Georgia's unemployment rate dips slighlty to 10.2 percent
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"Georgia's unemployment rate declined to 10.2 percent in May, from 10.3 percent in April, the state labor department reported Thursday.
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HI: CGI contract looks dubious
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"Allegations that Gov. Linda Lingle's office ordered the acceptance of generous changes in a contract for operation of the state's computerized tax system triggered a resolution by the Legislature this year calling for an investigation by the state auditor.
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HI: Gov. Linda Lingle meets with president of Tian Wei Group Co. Ltd.
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"Gov. Linda Lingle met Tuesday with executives of the Tian Wei Group to discuss collaboration in clean and renewable energy development with the state of Hawaii.
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HI: Mufi Hannemann gets endorsement from Hawaii Hotel & Lodging Association
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"Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann received a significant endorsement from the Hawaii Hotel & Lodging Association Wednesday in his attempt to become Hawaii's next governor.
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HI: Fundraiser in Pittsburgh legitimate, Hannemann says
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"Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mufi Hannemann defended what was to be a campaign fundraiser in Pittsburgh last week as legitimate and "all done above board," but acknowledged that mistakes in planning "cast a cloud" over the event.
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ID: Idaho to comply with national health care reform
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"LEWISTON, Idaho — The Idaho Department of Insurance is working to implement a major piece of a new health care law, even as the state seeks to overturn the reform.
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IL: Quinn -- 10,000 in Ill. get subsidized jobs
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"Gov. Pat Quinn says nearly 11,000 people have gotten federally subsidized jobs in Illinois.
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KS: U.S. Senate battle threatens to derail Kansas budget
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"A battle in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday threatened to put a $130 million hole into the delicately balanced Kansas state budget.
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KS: State conference focuses on fraud
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"A two-day conference on detecting and preventing fraud opened Wednesday in Topeka.
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LA: Senate -- Open oil crisis records
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"The Louisiana Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to make public the Governor's Office records regarding the Gulf oil rig explosion and the resulting oil leak.
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LA: Another president, another set of promises -- Stephanie Grace
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"To those who lived through Hurricane Katrina, the levee breaks and the long struggle back toward normalcy, Tuesday night's presidential address offered more than a little deja vu.
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LA: Gulf of Mexico oil spill response by Adm. Thad Allen is inadequate, Plaquemines president says
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"Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the federal point man in the response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, should be replaced, the leader of one of Louisiana's most oil-impacted parishes said Wednesday.
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LA: Will the gulf oil spill be Obama's Katrina?
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"WASHINGTON — Sen. Mary Landrieu felt an ugly sense of deja vu. Her home state, Louisiana, was experiencing a catastrophe and the president was slowly and clumsily responding.
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MA: Foreclosed homes rise by 120%
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"Lenders launched fewer foreclosures in Massachusetts in May compared to a year ago, but completed foreclosures rose sharply. Foreclosure petitions, the first step in the foreclosure process, fell 9.4 percent to 2,110 last month, the Warren Group said. Completed foreclosures surged nearly 120 percent to 1,283.
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MA: Wal-Mart challenges Cape Wind's high prices
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"The high cost of power from Cape Wind is being challenged by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the largest company yet to voice complaints about the price it would have to pay for the wind-generated electricity.
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MD: Rosecroft Raceway to close July 1
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"Rosecroft Raceway, the bankrupt racetrack in Prince George's County, will close July 1 after running out of money to operate — in yet another setback for the ailing horse racing industry in Maryland.
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MD: Ehrlich's transit stand risks backlash
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"Taking a hard-line stand against proposed light rail projects in Baltimore and the Washington suburbs, former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. might have driven a wedge between himself and business leaders in regions where he needs to collect votes.
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MD: County eyes sweeping stormwater rules
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"The county is poised to take on sweeping regulations to limit the amount of stormwater rushing into the Chesapeake Bay.
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ME: Maine lowers workers comp rates
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"State officials say assessments paid by Maine employers to fund the workers' compensation board are decreasing.
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ME: Mainers decry federal government's slight against potatoes
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"PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Don Flannery, executive director of the Maine Potato Board, knows that potatoes have gotten a really bad rap in the past few years.
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MI: Jennifer Granholm -- President Obama must 'cap the hole'
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"Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm says the oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico has become a symbol that Barack Obama's got to shake.
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MI: State Senate calls for EPA to change rule classifying cow's milk as oil
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"The state Senate voted Wednesday in favor of a resolution calling for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rescind rules requiring dairy farms to have oil spill prevention plans for milk storage tanks.
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MI: Democratic governor hopeful Virg Bernero releases economic plan
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"The key to fixing Michigan's struggling economy is right in front of everybody's eyes, gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero said today.
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MI: Report -- Rep. Robert Dean schedules press conference to address aide's comments about movie studio tax incentives
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"State Rep. Robert Dean was expected to hold a press conference in Grand Rapids on Thursday to address a report that his top aide told an audience he hoped to make millions in taxpayer dollars on a movie studio project, according to a Lansing news outlet.
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MI: Gubernatorial hopeful Bernero sees 'new bright future' for Michigan
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"Outside a shuttered auto plant, Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero on Wednesday offered a blueprint to put Michigan back to work.
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MI: Mich. film tax incentive keeps cameras rolling at Pixofactor
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"Michigan's film industry incentives have spawned some well-received films, a bevy of new actors and, for Sean Hurwitz, an opportunity his company could not resist.
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MI: Child support changes urged
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"A new report says Michigan is losing taxes and child support payments because of the underground economy.
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MI: Michigan's unemployment rate drops to 13.6% in April
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"Michigan's unemployment rate in May dipped to 13.6 percent, from 14 percent in April, according to data released Wednesday by the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth.
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MN: Corporate cash ready to roll into Minnesota elections
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"A new political organization, backed by two of the state's most powerful business interests and led by one of Gov. Tim Pawlenty's top deputies, could result in a powerful wave of corporate cash in this year's state elections.
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MN: U's hot new apple already made into tort
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"Not since Adam and Eve has an apple caused so much furor.
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MN: State economy tiptoes into recovery
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"The Minnesota economy is strengthening at a moderate pace, but cautious businesses still are holding back on adding permanent workers to their payrolls.
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MN: Daniel Akst -- No pay, but, hey, it's a great experience
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"When I was a college student, a summer internship at a big-city newspaper seemed just the thing to boost my nascent journalism career. But instead, I spent the summers as a big-city doorman, filling in for the regulars while they were on vacation. The reason was simple: Being a doorman paid a lot more, and I needed the money for tuition.
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MN: Nurses -- Best way to avoid a strike is to be prepared
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"If contract talks between registered nurses and Twin Cities hospitals resume next week, the union hopes to come to the table with the greatest possible leverage: an overwhelming strike vote.
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MO: Mo. governor to outline cuts for new budget year
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"Students, mental health patients and others could soon learn whether the aid they receive from Missouri is on the chopping block.
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MO: State of Missouri puts Kansas City on notice for sewage spills
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"The state has issued a notice of violation to Kansas City for recent sewage overflows that have angered residents living near the Birmingham pump station.
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MS: President should vacation on Coast
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"While on the Mississippi Gulf Coast on Monday, President Barack Obama had a lemon-lime snow cone, ate some local seafood and made this very sensible statement about what he saw in Gulfport:
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MS: Mabus to head Gulf Coast spill-recovery effort
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"WASHINGTON -- Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, a former Mississippi governor, has been tapped by President Barack Obama to lead the Gulf Coast's effort to recover from the massive oil spill caused by a damaged BP well.
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MS: Reformed Klansman plays leading role in Gulf cleanup
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"BILOXI, Miss. — George Malvaney says he shed his Ku Klux Klan membership and his abortive career as a mercenary by the time he walked out of federal prison, never looking back, two days before his 23rd birthday in July 1982.
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MT: Revamp, don't reject, new law -- Medical marijuana operations need more regulation, monitoring and end to mass clinics
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"Montana's medical marijuana law needs numerous clarifications and improvements.
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MT: Montana Lottery has nearly $500K in unclaimed prizes
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"The Montana Lottery has nearly $500,000 in unclaimed lottery prizes, including two $200,000 Powerball prizes from drawings in March.
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MT: Recent rains help wash away drought throughout most of Montana
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"Montana's official water watchers confirmed Wednesday what almost anyone living here already knows: June has been really wet.
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NC: Senate would scrap tax penalty
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"The state Senate and the business lobby want to take away a big stick that the state's tax collector says it needs to punish big businesses that dodge their taxes.
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ND: North Dakota leads nation with 12.8% increase in new home construction from 2008 to 2009
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"North Dakota continued to blaze its own economic trail Wednesday, this time led by the muscle of Fargo's housing industry.
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NE: Nebraska Guardsmen return from helping with Gulf oil spill
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"It's good to be home. Four Nebraska Army National Guardsmen returned to Lincoln on Tuesday after helping with the BP oil spill in the Gulf Coast.
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NH: Track officials revved up over high police cost
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"LOUDON, N.H. – New Hampshire Motor Speedway officials -- at odds for nearly a year with the town of Loudon over the cost of police and fire protection for Sprint Cup races -- say the police chief has a conflict of interest when it comes to determining the level of protection needed for track events.
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NJ: N.J. GOP assemblyman predicts grim results for Dems seeking to override 'millionaires tax' veto
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"With Assembly Democrats planning to push the millionaires tax issue one last time on Monday, the lower house's number two ranking Republican said today they will not win over a single Republican vote to override Gov. Chris Christie's veto of the tax last month.
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NJ: N.J. bill backs offshore wind development
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"New Jersey has become a national leader in solar power with the help of a market-based incentive program. Legislative leaders now want to expand the program to include offshore wind projects in hopes of making the state a destination for developers.
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NJ: No vote is planned as N.J. Assembly committee schedules hearing on affordable housing bill
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"The chairman of an Assembly panel today said his committee will hear testimony on a controversial affordable-housing bill Thursday, but it will not vote on the legislation.
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NJ: N.J. Assembly committee to consider proposals to reduce government 'red tape'
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"A state assembly panel today will consider four bills meant to reduce state bureaucracy at its core.
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NJ: Mendham Borough, Township don't mind N.J. Gov. Chris Christie making an example of them
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"MENDHAM, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie, drumming up support for his 2.5 percent property tax cap proposal, has often said the limited revenues would force towns to make tough decisions and eliminate redundant administration.
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NM: Deal reached over college savings losses
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"New Mexico state officials and a financial firm accused of losing $175 million through mismanagement of private educational-savings accounts agreed Wednesday to settle for about 38 1/2 cents on the dollar.
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NM: A possible model for NM, Mass. rejected nearly all rate hike requests this year
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"New Mexico hasn't had much experience with rejecting health insurers' rate requests—but Massachusetts, which is a potential model for New Mexico's federally-mandated health insurance exchange—had had plenty of such experience this year.
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NV: Henderson protest -- Lawmakers urge mining limits
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"WASHINGTON — Southern Nevada leaders mounted a push on Wednesday for Congress to block a gravel quarry proposed a stone's throw from Henderson neighborhoods. But the Bureau of Land Management went them one better.
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NV: Mayor to Legislature -- Consolidate Southern Nevada governments
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"Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman today called for consolidating all government in Southern Nevada to help the region improve its economy.
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NV: Prison industry programs feel pinch of economy
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"Not only has private business felt the economic pinch, but the slowdown has also hit the inmate industrial programs in the Nevada State Prison system.
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NV: Graduation rate in state bad, but is it this bad?
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"Let's get this out of the way — Nevada's high school graduation rate, no matter which of the multitude of formulas is used to calculate it, is dismal.
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NY: Paterson splits with No. 2 on budget
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"Nearly a year ago, Gov. David A. Paterson went to court to fight for his appointment of Richard Ravitch as lieutenant governor, a man whose acumen and experience the governor said could help the state weather its financial challenges.
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NY: 6-figure retirees jeopardize $tate
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"They're living large at the expense of tapped-out taxpayers. About one out of every seven workers in the state Police and Fire Retirement System who retired last year is receiving a six-figure pension, data released yesterday show.
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OH: Ohio accuses oil company of polluting air
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"Ohio regulators are accusing a Columbus oil recycling company of exceeding air pollution limits.
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OH: Kasich operative advised pension fund on explaining loss
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"E-mail shows a campaign operative of Republican John Kasich gave a state pension fund advice on how to explain its Lehman Brothers losses to reporters.
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OK: Oklahoma's state finances worry gubernatorial candidates
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"Saying the state still will be facing "extremely tough" financial conditions next year, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jari Askins said Wednesday night she would encourage legislators to focus first on the budget when they begin their new session in February.
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OR: Is Oregon the new Idaho?
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"Oregonians' sagging incomes will make it increasingly hard to provide the quality of schools, universities and other public services we're accustomed to, a panel of economists told local business leaders Wednesday, at the Portland Business Alliance's monthly breakfast forum.
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OR: Getting back to work in a recession
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"Getting back to work...it's a subject that's on the minds of many people in the Pacific Northwest.
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PA: Sale of governor's mansion among surplus of ideas to cut state deficit
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"The 33-room Georgian mansion that has housed Pennsylvania governors since 1968 would carry a "for sale" sign, under a bill filed by a freshman House member from Beaver County.
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PA: Pennsylvania taxpayers offer savings ideas via website
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"Ideas from taxing coal extraction to closing corporate tax loopholes and slashing the cost of the Legislature surfaced on a website, www.yourpabudget.com, lawmakers debuted Wednesday to garner ideas on closing a $1.3 billion revenue deficit.
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PA: State House approves extension of pension contributions
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"A bill to make financial changes to two underfunded state pension systems is on its way to the state Senate.
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PA: Departing IUP chief to get a year's salary plus moving expenses
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"Tony Atwater, who resigned the presidency of Indiana University of Pennsylvania effective June 30, will receive a year's salary, moving expenses and any unused "annual and personal leave" under a deal reached with the State System of Higher Education.
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PA: New standards urged for drilling wastewater
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"Some legislators, a top state official and environmental groups are calling upon a state regulatory agency to set new standards for wastewater resulting from natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania.
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PA: DEP chief seeks tougher oversight of Marcellus Shale drilling
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"The state's top environmental official wants the state Legislature to enact laws to reinforce his regulatory power to control safety at Marcellus Shale drilling sites.
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RI: Legality of casino bill questioned by Carcieri
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"In their zeal to bring full-blown casino gambling to Rhode Island and beat out Massachusetts, state lawmakers may have run afoul of state and local law, including the state Constitution, according to the state's lawyer in several casino battles that went to court.
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RI: Chamber ups ante against McConnell appointment
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"WASHINGTON — A major business group has stepped up its opposition to President Obama's nomination of John J. McConnell Jr. to the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island, calling him "unfit to serve this lifetime appointment to the federal bench."
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SC: SC, federal authorities discussing mortgage fraud
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"FLORENCE, S.C. -- South Carolina's top federal and state law enforcement leaders are making an announcement about an investigation into mortgage fraud in the state.
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SC: SC lawmakers pass economic incentives bill
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"South Carolina lawmakers have dropped the idea of doing away with corporate incomes taxes.
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TN: TVA rate increase could add $4 to utility bills
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"The Tennessee Valley Authority is raising rates for a fifth straight month due to higher fuel costs, adding up to $4 a month for residential customers.
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TX: Texans in Congress hold deep financial ties to energy sector
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"WASHINGTON -- Texas lawmakers from the nation's Oil Belt are among dozens of members of Congress who have reported personal financial holdings in the nation's energy sector — even as they prepare possible punitive legislation following BP's Gulf of Mexico oil well blowout.
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UT: Program curbs unnecessary trips to the ER
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"Some Utah Medicaid patients who made unnecessary trips to emergency rooms last year got a letter from the state stressing ER costs and urging them to find a primary care doctor.
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UT: Utah advocate says homelessness can be eradicated
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"Kelly Benson has no doubt that Utah can eliminate homelessness. He just has to convince those who see it as an inescapable condition of modern life — where some simply fall through the cracks.
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UT: Utah housing boomed in 2008-09 — before recession
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"New census data show that in the good old days — as in two years ago, between 2008 and 2009 — several of Utah's 29 counties were near the top in the nation for new housing units built.
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VA: Stimulus has meant $3 billion in direct aid for Va.
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"President Barack Obama's program to jump-start the economy with a flood of federal spending has put more than $3 billion into the pockets of Virginians who need it -- the working poor, unemployed and seniors, according to a liberal think tank.
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VA: Train to link Norfolk to Richmond in three years
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"In three years, travelers will be able to board an Amtrak train at Harbor Park in Norfolk and ride to Richmond and beyond for the first time in more than three decades.
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VT: Ferries running, but service limited from Charlotte
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"Ferries resume running today between Burlington and Port Kent, N.Y., but the Lake Champlain Transportation Co. will continue to offer less frequent service between Charlotte and Essex, N.Y., until repairs are completed on one of the company's boats.
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VT: Vermont Energy Investment Corp. wins $21 million contract to assist Midwest power suppliers
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"Burlington-based nonprofit Vermont Energy Investment Corp. signed a three-year, $21 million contract this week with a Midwest power supplier to boost efficiency and cut costs, VEIC officials said.
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WA: State adds seasonal workers
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"State government employment fell steadily for 18 months, but the state has been hiring again since the end of February.
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WA: More workers in state back on the job
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"Statewide unemployment fell and Thurston County's unemployment rate was unchanged in May, although both got a boost from the temporary positions created for the 2010 census, according to data released Tuesday by the state Employment Security Department.
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WA: State tells Great Expectations to get real in matchmaking
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"They came in search of love, and Great Expectations told them it had thousands of potential mates just waiting to meet them, including doctors, helicopter pilots, attorneys, and for the women - "hunks."
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WI: A year and one big movie later, Wisconsin's film incentive program scaled back
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"Wisconsin's fledgling film incentive program lasted one year, netted one big fish, caused one big controversy and was slashed in a move that has some proponents still smarting.
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WI: Group says high-speed rail will add 9,000 jobs in Wisconsin
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"ASHWAUBENON, Wisc. — An advocacy group said Wednesday that the high-speed rail system that will connect several Midwest cities will benefit the environment and provide more than 9,000 jobs in Wisconsin.
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WV: Half of W.Va. jobs to require only high school education, study predicts
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"More than half of West Virginia's jobs will require no more than a high school education by 2018, among the lowest rankings nationally, according to a national report issued by Georgetown University.
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WY: Trucking plan raises worries
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"CODY, Wy. — Representatives of the Wyoming Department of Transportation met with Park County residents Wednesday to discuss upcoming state highway work, but it was a project in Montana that raised the most questions.
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WY: Oil play heats up
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"After netting a record $45.6 million from a single state oil and gas lease auction in May, state officials are rolling out more state lands in a "special" lease auction in July.
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WY: Gov prods GOP hopefuls
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"Gov. Dave Freudenthal prodded Republican gubernatorial candidates Wednesday to get specific on how they would deal with issues including wind energy, sage grouse and state budgets.
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WY: Wyoming governor holds final wind talk tonight
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"GREEN RIVER, Wy. -- Lincoln County's scenic Commissary Ridge lies at the southern end of the Bridger-Teton National Forest in southwest Wyoming.
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New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson on the issues
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"SANTA FE, N.M. — In a June 10 interview with
Stateline, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson discussed how the immigration issue is playing in this year’s race to succeed him. He described the benefit of sending the National Guard to secure the border and discussed his recent trip with Arizona Governor Jan Brewer to tour the border area.
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Jindal warns Obama: "We're not winning this war"
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TODAY'S TAKE: During President Obama's fourth tour of the Gulf Coast since oil began spilling from an offshore well, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal told the president that the country is losing the "war" against the spill. The governor's admonition came at the same time Louisiana's state treasurer urged Jindal to prepare for the possible bankruptcy of BP.
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Obama pushes for more state aid
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TODAY’S TAKE: President Obama took up the cause of state and local governments on Saturday, as he urged congressional leaders to boost funding for health care and schools. The president said the aid was needed to avoid layoffs of teachers and firefighters, but his arguments may do little to win over lawmakers who are worried about adding to the country's debt.
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