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.
Part two in a series.
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AK: Alaska renews objection to polar bear habitat bear
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell said the federal government dramatically underestimated the potential economic impact of designating critical habitat for polar bears.
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AR: Illegal immigration proposal won't make November ballot
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Secure Arkansas grossly miscounted the number of signatures it submitted in support of a ballot proposal on illegal immigration and did not qualify to put the measure before voters in November, Secretary of State Charlie Daniels said today.
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AZ: Bars push for video slot OK
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Beset by soft revenues, the state's liquor servers are exploring whether they can turn their fortunes around -- and possibly those of the state -- with legalized gambling.
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AZ: SB1070 in Flagstaff -- Watching and worrying
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The shop is dotted with religious ceramic figurines. Next to the figurines stand Popsicles with Spanish markings.
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AZ: Payday lender to quit doing business in Ariz.
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Payday lender Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc. is closing 47 stores in Arizona and leaving the market because of the recent change in state law that limits interest rates it can charge.
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CA: California's stimulus funding starts to run dry
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Facing a dismal budget crisis last year, California relied on a federal lifeline of stimulus dollars.
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CT: Selling off Coastline to pay for pensions
From: feeds.stateline.org
"BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- For a moment, the weed-infested, cracked asphalt and the wrecked warehouse at Cilco Terminal were swept aside by the memories of two Longshoremen recounting earlier days on Bridgeport's waterfront.
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DE: Nuclear growth puts region at risk
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Port Penn resident Julie L. Harrington is surrounded by nuclear reactors. So is Dae Y. Kwak in Hockessin and Carl Cook in Middletown. In fact, no region in America has so many people living within the overlapping, 50-mile planning areas of so many nuclear power reactors as northern Delaware and nearby areas in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland, according to a review of nuclear sites and Census Bureau statistics by The News Journal.
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DE: Military bases' losses could be Delaware's gain
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Relocation needs vary greatly among the 8,200 civilian military employees who are starting to move to the region to work at Aberdeen through the military's Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process. Some are choosing to be near the base in Harford County, Md., while others are navigating east to Cecil County for its rural setting.
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FL: Tests -- No crude oil in tar balls found along Florida coast
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Florida's shoreline was apparently untouched by any raw petroleum before the Deepwater Horizon disaster smothered the western Panhandle with crude oil in June. That's according to what authorities consider to be the most exhaustive detective work yet on tar balls found along the state's 1,260 miles of coast.
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FL: BP `pleased with progress' -- but makes no promises
From: feeds.stateline.org
"PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Hopes that BP would finally cap the crude oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico by Monday were dashed when company officials announced Sunday that it could take at least six more days to secure a new replacement cap over the spill's source.
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GA: Lawsuit -- Legislator sought mortgage break for brother
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A legislator on a committee that oversees Georgia's foreclosure prevention and other home ownership programs has been accused in a Florida lawsuit of pressuring a mortgage company to give his brother a special break.
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GA: The impact of area colleges and universities is more than economic
From: feeds.stateline.org
"You would think that it goes without saying, but a study by the Selig Center for Economic Growth, part of the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia, has revealed that our state's public colleges and universities contributed $12.7 billion to the economy in 2009.
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HI: Educators brace for furloughs' impact on scores
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The annual Hawaii State Assessment scores will be released this week, and many educators are bracing for bad news, saying budget cuts and teacher furloughs are almost certain to have had a negative effect.
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IA: Salon owner says tanning tax not hurting business so far
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A new national 10% tax on indoor tanning is now in place -- and one Iowa owner of tanning salon says it doesn't look like it's going to have a big overall impact on his business.
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IA: Aging mobile homes -- Water problems last for years
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The Regency of Iowa mobile home park near Iowa City has had serious problems with drinking water and sewage disposal for years, state documents show.
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IA: Trapped -- Thousands of Iowans are stuck in aging mobile homes
From: feeds.stateline.org
"IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Roughly 600 people live in the Regency of Iowa mobile home park off Old U.S. Highway 218, a community the size of a small town, yet hidden to most people driving by since the park opened in 1971.
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IA: Mobile home owners and renters have few rights
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Under state law, the manager of an Iowa City mobile home park who sold Rodney Macomber an abandoned trailer "as is" in 2005 should have given him the title as soon as it was paid off.
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IA: Iowa orders more education for annuity sellers
From: feeds.stateline.org
"All agents and brokers selling annuity products in Iowa will have to receive an additional four hours of continuing education credits beginning Jan. 1, 2011, the Iowa Insurance Division said.
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IA: Petroleum company fined $250,000 for Iowa gasoline tank violations
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The owner of several gas stations in Iowa owes the state $250,000 in penalties for failing to follow rules meant to prevent petroleum from leaking from underground tanks and other violations.
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ID: Otter tells workers he won't 'sugarcoat' economy
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter is telling state workers that Idaho's crummy economy isn't due to get much better any time soon.
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IL: State hopes to hit jackpot Lottery sales and profits
From: feeds.stateline.org
"For decades, the Illinois Lottery has been a dependable generator of state revenue, the billions in ticket sales generating more than $600 million a year for use by state schools.
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IL: Counties worry about how to deal with cuts to funding for salaries
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Proposed cuts to state reimbursements for salaries of public defenders and state's attorneys throughout the state have local county officials concerned about ramifications on upcoming budget planning.
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IL: Chicago Dems ask Treasury to use TARP funds to bring Illinois bank 'back to life'
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Chicago-area Democrats are urging the Treasury Department to help a troubled community bank with money from the $700 billion financial bailout fund.
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IL: Cities struggling as state funding lags
From: feeds.stateline.org
"LINCOLN, Ill. -- Springfield isn't the only community hurting because the state can't pay its bills on time.
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IN: Indiana inventors to meet with investors next week
From: feeds.stateline.org
"At least 40 Hoosier startups that have great ideas for products but need more cash to get them to market will get a chance to change their fortunes next week.
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IN: Agencies get creative to save money
From: feeds.stateline.org
"An analysis by The Times of 476 pages of budget-reduction data requested by Senate Democratic Leader Vi Simpson, D-Ellettsville, found state agencies will do just about anything to save a buck.
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KS: Utility rates likely to rise with energy efficiency plans
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Along with the price of using energy, utility bills across the state could soon include the cost of conserving it.
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KS: Parkinson to discuss tanker bid at National Governors Association meeting
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson plans to participate in a discussion with other governors about the Boeing Co.'s bid to build the next generation of Air Force tankers.
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KS: Statehouse Live- Banning smoking in casinos would be costly, officials say
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Casino officials on Friday said banning smoking from their facilities would greatly reduce revenues.
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KS: Estimates rise on wheat yield
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Government statisticians have raised their projections for this year's Kansas winter wheat crop as the ongoing harvest brings in near record yields.
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KY: Kentucky oil and gas executive convicted of $12 million fraud
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The president of oil and gas companies in Danville and Albany has been convicted of defrauding investors in Kentucky and other states of $12 million.
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LA: Louisiana pushes BP for fisherman aid
From: feeds.stateline.org
"SLIDELL, La. — Louisiana fisheries regulators are pushing a plan to lure thousands of idled commercial fishermen back onto the water by getting BP PLC to pay them a bonus on their catch.
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LA: Possibility of the loss of $400 million in Road Home money has Louisiana scrambling
From: feeds.stateline.org
"When the House voted recently to rescind $400 million in Road Home money from Louisiana, Tom Canfield was awaiting word on whether he could get assistance to elevate his mother's Gentilly home after the first attempt was botched by a contractor.
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LA: BP makes progress on new capping system
From: feeds.stateline.org
"BP crews made progress Sunday in their attempt to place a new sealing device atop the blown-out well shooting oil into the Gulf of Mexico, company Vice President Kent Wells said.
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MA: Staring down desperation
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Until he lost his job, Jim MacPherson figures, he had worked every day of his life since he was 15. Now, after 18 months of desperately seeking new work, MacPherson is among the estimated 2.1 million US workers, including 30,000 in Massachusetts, who have been without jobless benefits since Congress allowed an extension of the federal program to expire in early June.
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MD: Banned dish soap still on store shelves
From: feeds.stateline.org
"With little fanfare, the dishwasher detergent aisle at your local grocery store was drastically changed on July 1 - at least in some stores.
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MD: Maryland prepares grand salute to War of 1812
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Maryland will revel in its War of 1812 history with a two-year celebration of the pivotal battles, enduring sites and hometown heroes that played a role in the conflict that culminated in America's defeat of the world's strongest military force.
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MD: Residents, environmentalists take on steel mill
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Thirteen years after a federal court ordered steelmakers in Sparrows Point to clean up the toxic brew surrounding the peninsula just east of Baltimore City, those who live with the air and water pollution say little has been done.
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ME: Baldacci upbeat on economy
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov. John Baldacci has an upbeat message about the economy in his weekly radio address.
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MI: Parallels between Asian carp and Gulf oil spill
From: feeds.stateline.org
"What's the difference between a single 20-pound Asian carp caught on the watery outskirts of Lake Michigan and millions of barrels of oil fouling the Gulf of Mexico?
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MI: With credit-scoring issue decided, policymakers should explore other ways to trim auto insurance costs
From: feeds.stateline.org
"State lawmakers should take a lesson from the recent Michigan Supreme Court ruling that upholds the use of a credit-based insurance scoring system as a factor in determining the price of auto coverage.
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MI: Michigan workers flock to North Dakota in search of jobs
From: feeds.stateline.org
"It's 920 miles from Detroit to Fargo, North Dakota, but the distance wasn't enough to stop Michigan workers from flocking to the state that has about 10,700 unfilled jobs and boasts an unemployment rate of 3.3 percent.
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MI: State looks to ease regulations governing cottage businesses
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Strawberry, peach, rhubarb, raspberry -- it's easy to come up with a list of jam flavors. Starting a cottage business and selling tasty treats at a local farmers market is a bit more difficult.
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MI: Low-risk Mich. pays high cost for flood insurance
From: feeds.stateline.org
"HARRISON TOWNSHIP -- High premiums for flood insurance in low risk areas have many shore-side Michiganians awash in frustration, looking for relief and charging they're bailing out disaster-prone areas.
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MO: Lawmakers' discussion renews public focus on public plans
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov. Jay Nixon called Missouri lawmakers back to Jefferson City this summer mainly to do two things -- pass a law providing up to $15 million a year in tax-break benefits to automotive manufacturing companies who upgrade their operations, and approve a second law "modernizing various aspects of the state employee retirement system."
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MO: Nixon to sign bills in Kansas City
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon plans to sign several bills into law during a visit to Kansas City. Among the measures being signed Monday is a bill creating a new legislative committee to study urban farming.
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NC: Who's safeguarding public health, money?
From: feeds.stateline.org
"In a weak economic recovery, legislators are naturally concerned about doing what they can to help create jobs.
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NC: N.C. tax delinquents rise, adding to budget woes
From: feeds.stateline.org
"This year, Bob Hupman has plenty of company.
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NE: Nebraska ranchers can learn about grazing techniques
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Ranchers can learn ways to improve the way they manage rangeland at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's annual grazing conference.
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NH: NH says new corrections collection system works
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The New Hampshire Department of Corrections says a new billing system it started six months ago to collect fines, fees and restitution to victims is paying off.
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NH: Market Days not always profit days
From: feeds.stateline.org
"When Market Days kicks off Thursday, it will send tens of thousands of people downtown, injecting millions of dollars into the city's economy.
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NJ: Report to Christie administration recommends privatizing tolls, state parks, social services
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Raising the specter of higher fees and worse services for New Jersey residents, Democrats and advocates Friday criticized a Christie administration report recommending the state privatize millions of dollars in government functions.
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NJ: Two N.J. lawmakers propose 2 percent cap on state spending for operational expenses
From: feeds.stateline.org
"When Gov. Chris Christie first proposed a constitutional cap on property tax growth, his plan included a limit on state government spending as well.
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NJ: Gas prices fall slightly in N.J.
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Motorists are paying slightly less at the pumps in New Jersey. AAA Mid-Atlantic said the average price of regular gasoline in the Garden State on Friday was $2.59, down two cents from a week ago.
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NJ: N.J. bill targets car dealers who don't pay off loans on trade-ins
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Legislation designed to protect New Jersey consumers from unscrupulous car dealers has cleared another legislative hurdle.
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NV: The cases for — and against — jobless pay
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Post a job opening in Nevada, and you'll likely be flooded with more applications than you can handle. With 120,000 people out of work statewide and 6,000 a week being knocked off unemployment insurance as a federal bill to extend those benefits languishes in Congress, the situation here has been described by job search experts as desperate.
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NV: Nevada shaped by fans of air conditioning
From: feeds.stateline.org
"They blasted dynamite holes in the ground to plant trees. The desert was too hard for shovels, but they needed the shade. This was Las Vegas before air conditioning. T
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NY: Gov wife's biz gets $297m no-bid deal
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov. Paterson's administration awarded a $297 million federal contract without competitive bidding or public notice to GHI, the health-care provider whose parent company employs his wife, The Post has learned.
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NY: Rate increase for RG&E and NYSEG might be a week away
From: feeds.stateline.org
"After initially proposing large rate increases, Rochester Gas and Electric Corp. and its sister company, New York State Electric and Gas Corp., appear to be on track to win approval of smaller increases from state regulators.
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NY: Storm brews over tax enforcement fund
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The Department of Taxation and Finance is conducting an internal review of accounts it uses to fund undercover operations, including sting operations designed to stem the flow of smuggled cigarettes.
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OH: Temporary fixes have Ohio ahead of red-ink trend, but $8B gap likely next year
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Arizona, drowning in red ink, sold government buildings, prisons, and its fairgrounds and eliminated funding for all-day kindergarten in a desperate grab for cash.
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OH: Rolls of needy swell
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Welfare offices in Ohio are overwhelmed as extended unemployment benefits begin to run out for tens of thousands. For some families, aid falls far short
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OH: Food stamp participation soars
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Nearly 1 in 7 Ohioans relies on food stamps to combat hunger.
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OH: Ohio collects millions selling driving records with your personal information
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The state of Ohio has collected millions of dollars selling records with your name, address, driver's license number and other personal information so it can be used in all sorts of ways, from crafting insurance policies to screening job candidates.
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OH: Unraveling Ohio's new phone rules
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Back in 1989, if you made a phone call, Ma Bell probably put it through.
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OH: Pay gap for state jobs is shrinking
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Women are paid less than men -- as much as $9.41 per hour less in administrative positions -- and blacks on average earn lower wages than any other racial group, according to a Dispatch analysis of state employment figures.
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PA: Pa. set to put wine in easier reach
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Need a bottle of Chardonnay? A Pinot Noir with the groceries? Just grab your driver's license and credit card - and skip the mouthwash. The "wine kiosks" are coming. They've already made it to Harrisburg.
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PA: America should cash in by legalizing online gambling
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Table games are here. Our state government and the casino owners certainly want us to ante up. The state is counting on getting a healthy chunk (16 percent) of the revenues, and the Pennsylvania gaming industry — coming off a solidly profitable year — wants to keep its own lucky hand running.
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PA: With less money for state parks, visitors might have to make do with less
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Bonny Smith leaned back in her chair, surveyed her campsite with satisfaction and looked as relaxed as if she were vacationing 1,000 miles from her home. "I'm only about five miles from home," the Dover, York County, resident said Thursday in Gifford Pinchot State Park. "I can't afford to go to the beach, but it only costs $76 for three nights here.
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PA: Hollywood Casino hopes advent of table games can 're-energize' horse racing
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Eleven-year-old Dillin Gehris had never been to a horse race. As steeds paced the paddock before the first race at Penn National Race Course in East Hanover Township Thursday evening, Dillin's grandfather Larry Conrad, 67, of Oley, leaned down and patiently explained to him what was going on.
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PA: Table games tested for possible Tuesday rollout
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Bob Hurley and Mike Schaeffer, who have been waiting for what seemed like eternity for table games to come to the Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course, got a taste of what they wanted Sunday.
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PA: Is state losing its surgeons?
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Let's say your pregnant wife has a placental abruption and is bleeding profusely. Her life and the life of your unborn child are in jeopardy, so you try to find an obstetrician, but they all have scrammed.
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PA: Corbett- Some would rather collect
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett came under fire Friday when he said some jobless Pennsylvanians would rather collect unemployment than return to work.
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RI: Archambault says Blue Cross headquarters has a $30,000 granite table
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Another Democratic candidate has decided to go after Blue Cross of Rhode Island for its perceived extravagance. This time it was Stephen Archambault, one of the three Democrats who have filed for Attorney General.
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SC: South Carolina begins checking legal status of workers at small businesses
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Wes Crisp, the owner of CDS Landscaping in Greenville, isn't upset that state investigators have begun checking small businesses
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SD: Soft economy causes job market in some health fields to dry up
From: feeds.stateline.org
"South Dakota students seeking technical careers in health care once counted on a hot job market that was friendly to young graduates, but they now find a softer economy and fewer places to work.
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TN: Governor candidates rebuff tax hikes
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Tennessee's four major gubernatorial candidates say they are weighing tax cuts in areas ranging from the inheritance tax to assessments on small businesses.
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TX: Student Work, Wins Increase on Innocence Projects
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Nick Vilbas knew he wasn't studying law so he could eventually work for some high-powered corporation.
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US: States shift to hybrid pensions
From: feeds.stateline.org
"State governments, one of the last bastions of guaranteed pensions, are increasingly taking a page from the 401(k) plans that dominate the private sector.
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US: Obama's debt commission warns of fiscal 'cancer'
From: feeds.stateline.org
"BOSTON -- The co-chairmen of President Obama's debt and deficit commission offered an ominous assessment of the nation's fiscal future here Sunday, calling current budgetary trends a cancer "that will destroy the country from within" unless checked by tough action in Washington.
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US: Governors gather to talk tough times
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Arnold Schwarzenegger canceled on the National Governors Association meeting in Boston this weekend. He's in California, struggling with one of the nation's worst fiscal crises. Bobby Jindal is in Louisiana, fending off his state's environmental disaster. Florida's Charlie Crist is home fighting for his political future, attacked from both sides of an increasingly polarized electorate. These are bleak times for the nation's governors.
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US: A humane egg
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The life of animals raised in confinement on industrial farms is slowly improving, thanks to pressure from consumers, animal rights advocates, farmers and legislators. In late June, a compromise was reached in Ohio that will gradually put an end to the tiny pens used for raising veal calves and holding pregnant sows, spaces so small the animals can barely move.
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US: Gates Foundation playing pivotal role in changes for education system
From: feeds.stateline.org
"TAMPA -- Across the country, public education is in the midst of a quiet revolution. States are embracing voluntary national standards for English and math, while schools are paying teachers based on student performance. It's an agenda propelled in part by a flood of money from a billionaire prep-school graduate best known for his software empire: Bill Gates.
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UT: Utah's transit-funding train may run out of track
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Sen. Bob Bennett has long acted as a Sherpa for the Utah Transit Authority, guiding the agency through the rugged terrain of the congressional budget process to bring home $1.5 billion.
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UT: UTA workers continue fight over contract
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A lawyer for transit workers is asking a judge to force the Utah Transit Authority into arbitration over a contract imposed by management last December.
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VA: Stimulus money coming in mostly goes elsewhere
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The largest business recipient of federal stimulus dollars in Virginia is located on the 16th floor of a downtown office building where it employs no one. It exists primarily on paper, a shell to act as a conduit for defense contracts for its owners.
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VA: McDonnell reverses Kaine's bottled water ban
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov. Bob McDonnell is scrubbing his predecessor's directive telling state government agencies and institutions not to buy individual-sized water bottles unless there's an emergency or health reason.
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VA: Fewer Va. nonprofits face loss of tax-exempt status
From: feeds.stateline.org
"More than 3,000 Virginia nonprofit organizations still appear to be at risk of losing their tax-exempt status because they haven't filed a tax notification in three years, according to a GuideStar USA analysis of July figures from the Internal Revenue Service. That's significantly lower than the 5,000 Virginia organizations that appeared to be at risk in the June IRS business master file, which did not include notifications filed right at the May 17 deadline.
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VT: Changes to homestead law push some tax bills higher
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Many Vermont taxpayers received bad news in the mail recently: The school tax breaks they qualified for last year are shrinking under reforms designed to trim a refund program that critics said was bloated.
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VT: Moody's drops Burlington's credit rating
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Moody's Investors Service on Friday downgraded Burlington's credit rating two notches, from Aa3 (the lowest rung of "high quality" bond ratings) to A2 (the second step of "upper medium grade").
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WI: State, U.S. governments have alienated business
From: feeds.stateline.org
"An address to Italian executives on a summer night in Rome last week yielded some exceptional candor from former Milwaukeean Jeffrey Immelt, CEO of General Electric Co.
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WI: Study says state is a 'C' student
From: feeds.stateline.org
"If Wisconsin's economy were a student, it would not make the honor roll.
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WI: Economic growth will be forged in state's factories
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The stock market's choppy summer ride, while unnerving, ultimately may be sending a positive signal to investors: The economic recovery appears sustainable, albeit sluggish.
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WI: State budget deficit swells to $2.5 billion
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The state's yawning budget hole has swelled to $2.5 billion, underscoring the massive challenge that awaits the next governor and Legislature, a new report released Friday shows.
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WY: US Capitol Christmas tree will come from Wyoming
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The U.S. Capitol's grounds superintendent has chosen a 67-foot Engelmann spruce from Wyoming to be the official Christmas tree at the Capitol this December.
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WY: Wyo. schools escape effects of down economy so far
From: feeds.stateline.org
"While most government agencies and programs struggle with budget cuts, Wyoming's public schools will face no out-of-the-ordinary changes in state funding during the coming school year.
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