More poverty by any measure
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Federal poverty thresholds have been based on the same formula since 1964. That is likely to change before long. But the number of poor is increasing no matter how you count them.
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AK: Spill effects- Gulf incident begins to affect Alaska work
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Effects of the Gulf oil spill appear to be washing up in Alaska — this time in the form of a decision from BP to delay drilling of the Liberty field on the North Slope.
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AK: BP project off Alaska likely delayed til next year
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A BP spokesman said Wednesay that a company drilling project off Alaska will likely be delayed until next year after calls for increased state and federal scrutiny in the wake of the Gulf Coast oil spill.
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AK: State grants Usibelli drill permit at Wishbone Hill
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The state on Wednesday granted Usibelli Coal Mine Inc.'s permit to drill exploration wells at its Wishbone Hill mine lease north of Palmer.
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AL: Coastal Alabama restaurants want to feed oil workers
From: feeds.stateline.org
"DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. -- Restaurant owners on Dauphin Island are trying to strike a deal to help feed BP cleanup workers and make up for lost tourist trade.
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AL: Oil spill to wash away jobs -- Economists say impact won't be felt for a while
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Any effect from the BP oil spill on the state's unemployment rate might not be immediately apparent, but it will be long lasting, according to an economist who is studying the spill.
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AR: Lottery to accept public comments on vending machines
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The state Lottery Commission voted today to accept public comments on proposed rules for lottery ticket vending machines, which Lottery Director Ernie Passailaigue called the future of the industry.
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AZ: Congress, extend state funding
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Calling 911. We have an emergency. Congress has failed to extend extra federal funding for Medicaid. Now 30 states are about to hemorrhage red ink.
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AZ: Snowmaking opponents file for time
From: feeds.stateline.org
"An attorney representing snowmaking opponents has asked a judge to temporarily prohibit construction at Arizona Snowbowl.
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CA: Chiang, Schwarzenegger battle over minimum wage for state workers
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The battle is on. State Controller John Chiang filed suit Wednesday to block Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger from cutting pay for most state workers to the federal minimum wage during the current budget impasse.
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CO: State weatherization project clears hurdle
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Colorado has used federal stimulus money to weatherize 3,379 low-income homes, qualifying the state to collect money needed to complete about 7,000 more, Gov. Bill Ritter said Wednesday.
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CO: Hickenlooper's comments muddy stance on Colorado's oil, gas regulations
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis went after Democratic opponent John Hickenlooper on Wednesday, saying the Denver mayor's position on the state's oil and gas regulations has "flip-flopped" in recent days.
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FL: 45 percent of South Florida home sales are for a loss
From: feeds.stateline.org
"About 45 percent of South Florida homes that sold in May did so at a loss, according to data released Wednesday by real estate analysis firm Zillow.
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FL: Florida's seafood industry tries to counter oil related food safety misinformation
From: feeds.stateline.org
"As sales of gulf seafood sink like a rock, Florida seafood marketers are scrambling to mount a campaign to counter food safety misinformation spreading as fast as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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FL: Threatened cutbacks to state's early retirement plan prompts many to sign up
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Thousands of public employees across Florida have flocked to a lucrative retirement program in advance of a new law making it harder for employees to draw pensions while still working.
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FL: Many Gulf Coast hotels offering no-oil guarantees
From: feeds.stateline.org
"From the Panhandle to Sanibel Island, Gulf Coast hotels are trying to reassure wary tourists with a simple promise: If BP oil slimes our beach, you don't have to pay.
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FL: Amid gulf oil spill, Florida still looks in vain for a state energy policy
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Once upon a time Florida went looking for an energy policy but got terribly lost along the way.
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FL: Out of the gushing oil, the scammers swirl
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Scroll through Craigslist in cities along the Florida Panhandle and in Alabama, and dozens of ads appear with offers for expensive training guaranteed to net jobs cleaning up oil. Not all the jobs are real. Not all the training is legitimate. Neither are claims by at least two publicly traded companies that say they were involved in cleanup operations from the Gulf oil spill.
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GA: Jobs are everybody's priority in governor's race
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Double-digit unemployment has all the candidates for governor this year touting plans to create jobs and attract new business to the state.
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IA: Culver -- Biofuels backbone of Iowa economy
From: feeds.stateline.org
"CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Iowa's bio-economy has helped the state weather the current "economic storm," Gov. Chet Culver said Wednesday after touring ADM's ethanol production facility in Cedar Rapids.
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IA: State Consumer Advocate asks for IPL electric rates to be cut
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Iowa's Consumer Advocate has responded to a request by Alliant Energy's Interstate Light and Power subsidiary to raise electric rates by $162-million by asking the Iowa Utilities Board to instead lower I-P-L's rates by $1.8 million.
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IA: Some top Iowa officials didn't accept cut in salary
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Almost all of Iowa's top executive branch officials took a pay cut last year, including some statewide elected officials, with three notable exceptions: Lt. Gov. Patty Judge, Secretary of State Michael Mauro and Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald. Each, like Gov. Chet Culver, is a Democrat.
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IA: Wells Fargo to chop 1,000 Des Moines jobs
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Wells Fargo is closing its consumer finance division in Des Moines, a unit that goes back more than 100 years in central Iowa.
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ID: Jobless recovery slows in south-central Idaho
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The Idaho Economic Advisory Council will meet in Rexburg and Idaho Falls Thursday and Friday to review applications from Idaho cities and counties to receive state and federal funds for community and economic development projects.
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ID: Idaho tax offices to focus on collection
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Idaho plans to shut down face-to-face customer service at its five Tax Commission field offices on Aug. 2 to free workers in those offices to focus on audits and collections.
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ID: Idaho tourism industry shows signs of hope
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Idaho's $3 billion tourism industry is showing fledgling signs of recovery, with outfitters among those who expect their businesses to expand after the poor economy caused guests to stay away the last two years.
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IL: Tax holiday is nice, but state is still broke
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Like free CTA rides for seniors, a partial sales tax holiday on back-to-school supplies is just too good to pass up.
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IL: State set records for failing finances in fiscal 2010, comptroller says
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The last budget year was a record-breaking one for Illinois finances, and all the records were bad.
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IL: Back-to-school shoppers to get tax break
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Parents will get a little break at the cash register when they stock up on paper, pencils and shoes courtesy of a new Illinois law that waives the state sales tax for 10 days next month.
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IL: Two sides fail to agree in construction strike
From: feeds.stateline.org
"After meeting for more than seven hours Wednesday, the two sides of a workers strike that has stalled hundreds of construction projects in the Chicago region for more than a week failed to reach an agreement.
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IN: Report -- Indiana's decline in jobs among the worst during the recession
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WASHINGTON -- Indiana has had one of the steepest declines in employment since the recession began, according to new rankings from an economic policy group.
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IN: Region projects get state OK
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Spending for two building projects at Purdue University Calumet and for work to complete levees along the Little Calumet River was approved Wednesday by the State Budget Committee.
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KY: Ky. cites Dotiki mine after deaths
From: feeds.stateline.org
"State officials have cited the company that operates a massive western Kentucky mine where a roof fall killed two workers in April.
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LA: Some blame dispersants for movement of tar balls into Lake Pontchartrain
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Workers collected another 100 pounds of tar balls from Lake Pontchartrain by midday Wednesday after oil sneaked overnight past the barges placed at the Rigolets that are keeping the majority of the oily mess from entering the lake.
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LA: Gov. Bobby Jindal signs bills on crooked contracting for public works jobs
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Two bills designed to crack down on contractors who bribe public officials to win projects has been signed into law by Gov. Bobby Jindal, his office said Wednesday.
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LA: State needs up to $1 billion a year for coastal restoration, Mary Landrieu tells oil spill restoration chief
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Louisiana should be given $500 million to $1 billion a year for coastal restoration and hurricane protection, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., told Navy Sec. Ray Mabus, President Barack Obama's oil spill recovery chief, on Wednesday.
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MA: Sales tax foes upbeat on prospects
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Antitax crusaders yesterday triumphantly turned in what they called a "challenge proof'' number of voter signatures in their attempt to put on the November ballot a measure halving the state's 6.25 percent sales tax.
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MA: Cape Wind -- Made in Rhode Island?
From: feeds.stateline.org
"For years, the Patrick administration and Bay State union leaders who backed the Cape Wind power project have touted the nearly 1,000 construction and installation jobs that the developer promised it would create. Now, there's a good chance those jobs will be created in Rhode Island, even though a Bay State union leader thinks Massachusetts laborers will still get the work.
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MA: Whistle up a watchdog
From: feeds.stateline.org
"LAWRENCE, Mass. — We should be taking a very hard look at a plan to sell six of our community hospitals to Cerberus Capital Management — and not just because the buyer is named for the three-headed dog that guards the gates of hell
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MA: Patrick calls idea of slots at tracks a gift to developers
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Governor Deval Patrick ramped up his rhetoric against a signature proposal of House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo yesterday, calling DeLeo's plan to license slot machines at four race tracks "effectively a no-bid contract'' that would hand valuable gambling licenses to a handful of private developers.
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MA: Another drug giant bringing jobs to Mass.
From: feeds.stateline.org
"One of the world's largest drug makers, Sanofi-Aventis SA, is planning a $65 million expansion in Cambridge that will create about 300 jobs, making it the latest foreign pharmaceutical giant to invest in Massachusetts.
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MA: Surveyors broaden search for beetle
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A crew of 11 scoured about 100 trees around Faulkner Hospital for signs of Asian longhorned beetles yesterday, a day after officials announced the discovery of the invasive pest in six trees on the hospital's grounds.
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MA: Spring floods dry up, leaving towns parched
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The region faced record rains and devastating floods in March, but now there's a another water-related woe: With a three-month stretch of drier-than-normal weather and households using staggering amounts of water on parched lawns, many local water systems are under heavy strain, raising fears of shortages later in the summer.
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MD: Hospital patients to pay hundreds more for stays
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Maryland patients will pay hundreds of dollars more for hospital stays under price hikes made final Wednesday by the state agency that sets rates for the medical institutions.
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MD: Court of Appeals to hear slots referendum case
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Maryland's highest court has agreed to hear an appeal of a lower court's ruling against a public vote on whether a casino should be allowed near a shopping mall.
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ME: Maine-Boston rail extension to Brunswick approved
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Federal Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says a grant agreement's been finalized that allows work to begin on the rehabilitation and expansion of Amtrak's Downeaster passenger train service to Brunswick.
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ME: Wind power draft hits regulation snag
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A Canadian energy firm's bid to expand a western Maine wind farm is in jeopardy after state regulators indicated Wednesday they could not support the effort to open more scenic mountain land for the project.
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ME: Businesses air dissent in rail talks
From: feeds.stateline.org
"PRESQUE ISLE, Maine - Close to 70 people from a wide array of business, economic development, and state and local organizations joined forces Wednesday to implore members of the federal Surface Transportation Board to refuse to allow Maine, Montreal & Atlantic Railway to abandon 233 miles of tracks that run through Aroostook and Penobscot counties.
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MI: Social Forum show Michigan's possibilities
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Detroit is a dangerous city. It is filled with vacant lots, abandoned houses, derelict factories and empty warehouses.
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MI: Ex-owner of Michigan, Indiana cemeteries sentenced
From: feeds.stateline.org
"GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- An ex-owner of cemeteries in four states has been sentenced to between two years, eight months and 10 year in prison for embezzling $4.2 million from a Grand Rapids cemetery.
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MI: Fed program to help Michiganians in danger of foreclosure
From: feeds.stateline.org
"About 17,000 Michiganians in danger of home foreclosure will get relief from a new program to help the hardest-hit homeowners, Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced today.
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MI: State is taxi titan's latest financial foe
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Businessman Cullan Meathe, a big supporter of Wayne County Executive Edward H. McNamara and former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, owes more than $26,000 in delinquent state taxes, according to public records.
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MI: Michigan colleges create joint film institute
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Nearly two dozen students gathered Wednesday to participate in a program with the state's three largest universities to drive Michigan's burgeoning film industry, Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced.
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MI: Animators, video game makers drawn to Michigan
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Video game developer Nathaniel McClure had never been to Michigan before he began scouting the Great Lakes state last year as a possible choice for relocating his company.
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MI: Gov. Jennifer Granholm gives up plan to tax services
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Wednesday she has pretty much given up hope the Legislature will act on her proposal to extend the state sales tax to services before she leaves office at the end of the year.
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MO: Nixon urges action on stalled Ford incentives
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon wants lawmakers to come to an agreement this week on new incentives for the automotive industry. But that does not appear likely.
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MS: Tar mats 'size of school buses'
From: feeds.stateline.org
"What appeared to be the largest amount of oily tar to hit the Mississippi Coast at one time was washing in from west of the Long Beach Harbor into the edge of Pass Christian late Wednesday night.
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MT: Study says out-of-state skiers boosted Montana economy by $80M
From: feeds.stateline.org
"BOZEMAN, MT - A University of Montana study says out-of-state skiers pumped more than $80 million into the state economy last winter.
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NC: N.C. Legislature passes ban on Internet sweepstakes
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The North Carolina Legislature has made clear its 2006 video poker ban also applies to computer-based sweepstakes games that have popped up inside old store fronts and strip malls statewide.
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NC: N.C. Senate passes $240M in tax breaks
From: feeds.stateline.org
"North Carolina legislators have approved legislation that includes a long list of extended tax breaks and business-friendly changes estimated to cost about $240 million in the next five years.
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ND: ND insurance commissioner issues order against Grand Forks firm
From: feeds.stateline.org
"North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has barred a Grand Forks man and his insurance company from doing business.
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NE: Nebraska delegation plans Asian trade mission
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Saying the time is right to return to the marketplaces of Asia, Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman on Wednesday announced an August trade mission to Hong Kong and Taiwan, to be led by state Director of Agriculture Greg Ibach.
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NH: FairPoint plan okay with N.H.
From: feeds.stateline.org
"New Hampshire regulators approved a plan yesterday by FairPoint Communications to work itself out of bankruptcy and commended the largest telecommunications company in northern New England for making "steady progress" toward improved services.
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NJ: N.J. motor vehicle offices to close Mondays, extend Saturday hours in cost-cutting move
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The state Motor Vehicle Commission is juggling office hours to save money and make times more convenient for customers.
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NJ: Gov. Christie to borrow $1.4B to fund N.J. transportation projects
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The Christie administration plans to borrow $1.4 billion this year to pay for transportation projects, though it has not laid out a plan to fix a funding crunch that could stop work across New Jersey.
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NJ: Targeting fraud
From: feeds.stateline.org
"In what surely is a sign of the tough economic times, there has been an upswing in the number of New Jersey residents trying to bilk the system.
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NJ: N.J. Supreme Court rules insurance company must defend homeowner sued after woman overdoses
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Insurance companies that provide homeowners policies don't get an automatic pass when party guests sue after overdosing on alcohol and illegal drugs, the state Supreme Court said today.
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NJ: NJ Transit apologizes for weather-related delays, cancellations
From: feeds.stateline.org
"NJ Transit today apologized for weather-related delays and equipment failures Tuesday night that left commuters stranded in train cars that felt like saunas.
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NV: Nevada governor Jim Gibbons refuses budget input sought by lawmakers
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A Nevada legislative panel is expressing frustration but stopped short of authorizing subpoenas to compel state agency chiefs to supply budget information.
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NY: Cuomo calls pension padding a widespread state problem
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Pension padding, which has resulted in some Buffalo-area police and firefighters retiring with pensions that exceed their base pay, is going on throughout the state, according to a preliminary report released Wednesday by the state Attorney General's Office.
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NY: A 'double dip' recession ahead for New Yorkers?
From: feeds.stateline.org
"That's what the latest results of the Siena Research Institute consumer confidence survey seem to suggest, according to Douglas Lonnstrom, SRI's founding director. The results, released this morning, show that consumer confidence statewide tumbled nearly five points to its lowest level in more than a year, even as the index nationally climbed by 2.4 points.
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NY: Veto pen budget sword
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov. David Paterson's VetoThon ended with a thud Wednesday as his representatives dropped off hundreds of pounds' worth of spending vetoes on the desks of legislative leaders. The gesture was part theater, but it also marked a new chapter in relations between the state's executive and legislative branches. Delivery of the papers followed Paterson's vetoing last week of 6,681 spending items desired by lawmakers.
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OH: Ohio officials call for barrier to keep Asian carp out of Great Lakes
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and that state's attorney general, Richard Cordray, called Wednesday for immediate construction of a physical barrier in the Calumet River in Illinois to fight the threat of Asian carp entering the Great Lakes.
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OH: Huntington National Bank investing $100 million in affordable housing in Cleveland area
From: feeds.stateline.org
"CLEVELAND -- Developers in Ohio will be able to build and renovate more than $250 million in affordable apartments during the next few years, thanks to a major deal being announced today by Huntington National Bank.
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OH: Other states in much worse fiscal shape, Ohio budget panel is told
From: feeds.stateline.org
"If there is any good news to be extracted from the state's looming budget crisis, it's that a wider view shows other states are in far worse shape than Ohio.
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OH: State revenue off by 0.7 percent in fiscal 2010
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A healthy month of tax receipts in June helped the state end the 2010 fiscal year less than 1 percent, or $121.5 million, short of projections for total tax receipts for the year, preliminary revenue tables released today show.
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OH: Old gambling case dismissed
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Marc Dann's tenure as Ohio attorney general wasn't just notable for the way it ended: with a forced resignation after a sexual-harassment scandal.
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OH: Official -- Ohio in 'recovery mode'
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Republicans left the Budget Planning and Management Commission meeting yesterday frustrated by what they said was too much sunshine and not enough straight talk from the state budget director.
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OR: Heat brings some relief to Mid-Valley berry growers
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Local berry farmers aren't worried about the hot weather and potential damage it could cause their crops.
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PA: Pennsylvania casinos hiring thousands for new table games
From: feeds.stateline.org
"PITTSBURGH, PA — Jennifer Yarchever was a former professional figure skater who had been working in sales. Sean Haleem was an administrator at an insurance company. Kevin Ryan had worked in casinos in Atlantic City and elsewhere for 30 years.
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PA: Taxpayers will get the bill for shortfalls in state retirement system accounts
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Anna Mae Yohe was in charge of every grade in the small, rural school where she got her first teaching job. Maybe the years she had to adjust lessons for students, ranging from shy, six-year-olds to nearly full-grown teens, trained her to adapt to a meager retirement income.
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PA: Pennsylvania will borrow up to $600 million to pay for pet building projects
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The new $28 billion state budget was part of a deal that would boost state borrowing by as much as $600 million to pay for construction projects such as new public buildings to be named after U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter and late U.S. Rep. John Murtha.
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PA: Pennsylvania budget- Legislators made no real sacrifice
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Pop artist Meat Loaf sold a lot of records with the song "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad." In case you're not familiar with it, he's telling this girl he wants her, he needs her, but there ain't no way he's ever gonna love her. "Now don't be sad," the chorus goes, "'cause two out of three ain't bad."
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RI: Insurers get OK to raise plan rates
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Insurers have obtained approval to hike premium rates an average of 8.4 percent to 12.3 percent for the health plans they offer to Rhode Island companies to cover employees.
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RI: Lynch, Caprio urge lawmakers to rework casino bill
From: feeds.stateline.org
"In recent years, the major players in the state's gambling industry have funneled thousands of dollars into the campaign war chests of the two Democrats running for governor — Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch and General Treasurer Frank T. Caprio — with Lynch netting more than $39,000 from this sector over the last six years, and Caprio, at least $12,000.
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SD: School's out, but kitchen's open
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A growing number of South Dakota children are eating meals through the Summer Food Service Program designed for low-income children, a trend that runs counter to what's happening in some states.
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TX: Gambling promoters try their chances in Texas
From: feeds.stateline.org
"This really is all about the money. Texas lawmakers have been talking about various forms of legalized gambling for decades, and the only times they've allowed new forms — first bingo, then pari-mutuel wagering on dogs and horses, then the lottery — have been times of financial peril for the state.
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UT: State ready to slap Chevron for spill
From: feeds.stateline.org
"State environmental regulators are poised to slap Chevron with a violation notice for the Red Butte Creek oil spill, but without any fines — at least for now.
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VA: Virginia again rated poorly for use of roads funds
From: feeds.stateline.org
"An analysis of the allocation of highway stimulus dollars by the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure ranks Virginia second worst nationally.
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VA: $73.5 million found for transportation; how much can be spent?
From: feeds.stateline.org
"An exercise similar to digging around the sofa cushions for spare change has uncovered $73.5 million in unspent federal transportation funds in the Hampton Roads region.
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VT: Army Corps endorses Circ Highway plan
From: feeds.stateline.org
"One more government agency has signed off on a planned section of the Circumferential Highway in Williston, another step on what will be at least a nine-year journey from the beginning of the latest environmental review to construction.
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VT: New federal rule would mean cleaner air in Vermont
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The Obama administration proposed new rules this week to slash emissions from coal-burning power plants — a move that should reduce smoggy, potentially dangerous haze during heat waves like the one that continued to grip Vermont on Wednesday.
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WA: Wells Fargo shutting 25 Financial outlets in Washington
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Wells Fargo & Co. said it will shut down its 638 Wells Fargo Financial stores in the U.S., including 25 in Washington state.
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WA: Many state workers on furlough Monday
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Thousands of state employees will start another three-day weekend after this Friday, but this one will not include a paid holiday.
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WI: SBA loans take steep dive
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Government-backed small-business lending in Wisconsin plummeted last month as a federal program designed to stimulate the economy expired.
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WI: Rural broadband efforts yield some hits, many misses
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The latest bids to bring high-speed Internet service to rural Wisconsin, using federal stimulus money, have struck gold in a couple of areas while other communities are striking out.
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How Utah came to own a half-built city in the desert
From: feeds.stateline.org
"When the recession drove a Western developer out of the real estate business, an obscure state land agency was left with a choice: Either buy out the developer or let someone else do it. The agency’s decision will take years to pay off.
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