AL: Governor to announce manufacturing plant Friday
From: feeds.stateline.org
"State and area officials will announce a new manufacturing facility for the Montgomery area at a media conference Friday morning, according to Gov. Bob Riley's office.
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AR: HUD awards $38.5 million in housing grants in state
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A $38.5 million federal grant will help provide affordable housing in Arkansas, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today.
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AZ: Arizona immigration law opens farm jobs to unemployed
From: feeds.stateline.org
"For years, both sides of the immigration issue have debated whether immigrants take jobs that Americans won't.
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CO: State officials warn of scammers
From: feeds.stateline.org
"It's not too often these days when politicians of opposite parties can get together on a subject. Then again, pretty much everyone is against stealing. Attorney General John Suthers and Secretary of State Bernie Buescher visited Pueblo on Wednesday to tell AARP members of ways to reduce their exposure to phone, mail and Internet theft.
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CT: Foreclosure filings fall in Connecticut in June, but still above last year's levels
From: feeds.stateline.org
"For the second month in a row, Connecticut foreclosure filings dipped compared with the previous month, but levels continue to be higher than a year ago, according to a report to be released today.
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CT: Connecticut Lottery instant ticket vending machines return
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Self-serve lottery ticket machines return to Connecticut in August, according to the Connecticut Lottery Corp.
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DE: Federal report -- Stimulus funds created 9,000 jobs in Delaware
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A new federal report on results from the national Recovery Act estimates that economic stimulus spending created some 9,000 jobs in Delaware and cut taxes for 300,000 families -- numbers higher than local tracking efforts suggest.
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FL: Campaign 2010 -- Immigration a hot-button issue
From: feeds.stateline.org
"With the Republican gubernatorial primary campaign at a fever pitch and a special legislative session looming, the passionate issue of immigration has taken center stage in the state capital. Attorney General Bill McCollum joined with Michigan and seven other states Wednesday in opposing the federal government's lawsuit against Arizona's tough new immigration law.
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FL: Lenders on pace to take back 50,000 South Florida homes this year
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Lenders are repossessing foreclosed homes in South Florida at a faster clip and are on pace to take back nearly 50,000 properties this year, according to a report Tuesday. The increase, from 30,400 repossessions last year, stems in part from the migration of the foreclosure sales process to the Internet, said Peter Zalewski, principal of Bal Harbour-based CondoVultures.com.
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FL: Agenda for special legislative session on oil spill affected by political distrust
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Pressure is mounting for legislators to expand the special session next week to revamp Florida's laws to help ailing Panhandle residents recover from the financial hit of the oil disaster.
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FL: Answering critics, Crist appoints 2 blacks to PSC
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov. Charlie Crist responded to critics who said his appointees to the state Public Service Commission didn't offer enough diversity and on Wednesday appointed two blacks to the embattled utility board.
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FL: Cuccinelli files brief backing Arizona vs. U.S.
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli joined eight other states today in support of Arizona's new immigration law.
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FL: Activists protest sugar deal
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Taunting Gov. Charlie Crist with sugar cookies topped with the word ``BAILOUT,'' tea party activists converged Wednesday west of West Palm Beach to protest the state's proposed $536 million Everglades restoration land deal with U.S. Sugar Corp.
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FL: Tea Party event attendee shouts at Scott
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The question dogs gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott wherever he goes: What was your role in Columbia/HCA's Medicare fraud?
On Tuesday night, it was asked by a shouting, finger-pointing attendee at a South Florida Tea Party meeting in Delray Beach.
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FL: Proceed with caution, BP told
From: feeds.stateline.org
"After a day of delay over concerns about potentially triggering a new and uncontrollable blowout deep beneath the sea floor, the federal government gave the yellow light to BP's latest scheme to stem the geyser of crude poisoning the Gulf of Mexico.
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GA: Georgia Lottery sales hit $3.6B in 2010
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The Georgia Lottery Corp. boosted its profit 12th year in a row in fiscal 2010.
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GA: Ga. jobless rate drops to 10% as discouraged workers give up search
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Georgia's unemployment rate dropped slightly to 10 percent in June as thousands of discouraged workers gave up their search after months of failing to find jobs, the state labor department said Thursday.
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HI: Hawaii leads nation
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Hawaii consumers have racked up the highest credit card debt in the nation, carrying an average of $9,296 per person in the first half of the year. That's 17 percent higher than the national average of $7,917, according to figures released yesterday by Credit Karma Inc., a California-based credit advocate and credit scoring website.
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IA: Iowa home sales, prices increase in June
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Statewide home sales in June increased from May and from June 2009, an Iowa Association of Realtors report shows.
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IL: Strong demand for Illinois bonds
From: feeds.stateline.org
"More than $2 billion in orders came in Wednesday for Illinois' $900 million taxable Build America bond issue, a show of strong demand, said John Sinsheimer, the state's director of capital markets.
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IL: Sports agents will have to register in Illinois next year
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Sports agents who seek to represent college athletes will be required to register with the state under a measure Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law today.
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IL: Lending crisis may hit libraries
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Illinois Library Systems, which oversees nine local library systems throughout the state, is best-known for its delivery service.
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IN: Indiana plans barrier to block Asian carp's spread
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A mesh fence will be installed across a 700-acre marsh in northeast Indiana to help block a possible entryway for the Asian carp into the Great Lakes, state wildlife officials said Wednesday.
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LA: Avondale Shipyard employees say they saw plant closure coming
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Weary but resigned workers grappled Wednesday with news that the Avondale Shipyard is shutting down, even as painful new details emerged about Northrop Grumman's plans for the Gulf Coast.
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LA: Avondale Shipyard closure expected to have broad impact on regional economy
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The year started so bright, with the New Orleans Saints winning the Super Bowl and the feeling that the New Orleans area had moved beyond its post-Katrina nightmare to the cusp of a better future.
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LA: Louisiana no longer has political clout to keep Avondale Shipyard open
From: feeds.stateline.org
"One day after Northrop Grumman announced it will close its Avondale Shipyards in 2013, the company's shipbuilding president was on Capitol Hill, where he got an earful from Louisiana congressional members.
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LA: Gov. Bobby Jindal presents plan for ecological, economic revitalization of coast
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov. Bobby Jindal announced his "Agenda for Revitalizing Coastal Louisiana" on Wednesday, outlining four priority initiatives aimed at restoring fragile wetlands and salvaging the coastal economy.
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LA: LSU System's 11 sites unveil $133 million belt-tightening plan
From: feeds.stateline.org
"In a sweeping move affecting 11 campuses across Louisiana, the LSU System on Wednesday announced proposals for layoffs, furloughs and cutbacks in services that would trim $133 million from its budget for the fiscal year starting next July 1.
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LA: Test of Gulf of Mexico oil containment strategy expected to last six to 48 hours
From: feeds.stateline.org
"After a daylong delay to address concerns raised by a team of government and academic scientists, BP crews were given the green light Wednesday night to begin the "well integrity test" that, if successful, would bring an end to the constant gushing of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
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MA: Waterfront gambling
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The Bay State casino game has shifted to South Boston's waterfront as Las Vegas mogul Stephen Wynn eyes key sites for a gambling resort in one of the most prized development districts on the Eastern Seaboard.
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MA: Mass. unemployment falls to 9 percent
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The Massachusetts unemployment rate dropped to 9 percent in June from 9.2 percent in May, and the state rate remained below the 9.5 percent national rate, the state's labor agency reported today.
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MA: T to give $115m boost to rail fleet
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The MBTA yesterday agreed to spend $115 million to buy 20 new locomotives for its oft-criticized commuter rail lines, saying the purchase should improve on-time performance of trains that daily carry 70,000 people between Boston and its suburbs.
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MD: Hopkins researchers examine sites glorifying eating disorders
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Juli Babbitt, a 26-year-old recovering anorexic living in Columbia, often found herself visiting a website featuring pictures of rail-thin models with protruding rib bones, and providing purging techniques, at the height of her eating disorder.
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ME: Think tank reports urge new tax policies
From: feeds.stateline.org
"BREWER, Maine — Mainers better get used to large, perennial budget deficits if no serious efforts are made to boost its commercial business and employment sector. That's the word from J. Scott Moody, chief economist for The Maine Heritage Policy Center.
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ME: Florida officials to tour Jackson Lab
From: feeds.stateline.org
"BAR HARBOR, Maine — There's a lot of talk in Collier County, Florida these days about a proposal to raise $130 million in taxpayer dollars in order to bring a Jackson Laboratory research facility to the Naples area.
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MI: Obama courts stimulus doubters
From: feeds.stateline.org
"President Barack Obama travels to Western Michigan on Thursday to promote his stimulus plan in a community awash in stimulus dollars but where many residents, like a majority of U.S. voters, are skeptical his economic program is working.
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MI: Is Mike Bouchard's support of right-to-work a Hail Mary for his campaign for governor?
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The Oakland County sheriff and Republican candidate for governor announced today that he will campaign for Michigan to become a right-to-work state, meaning employers cannot make labor union membership or dues a condition of employment.
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MI: 'Greening' of Great Lakes isn't a good thing
From: feeds.stateline.org
"MONROE, Mich. -- Joe Weiss has lived by the ebbs and flows of Lake Erie for more than 40 years and those years have brought him to a simple truth: Things change here.
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MI: Governor's race shaped by poor economy
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Michigan's most wide-open governor's race in decades has been shaped by the rise of the tea partiers, Lt. Gov. John Cherry's unexpected withdrawal from the Democratic race and, above all, the state's shaky economy.
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MI: Gov. Jennifer Granholm -- Electric cars, batteries will create 62,000 Michigan jobs
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The next generation of electric cars and their batteries could create 62,000 jobs in Michigan over the next decade, which demonstrates the need for government investment in private industry, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Wednesday.
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MI: Quicken Loans move inspires hope in Detroit
From: feeds.stateline.org
"When Angel and Paul Price moved to downtown Detroit from Howell a few weeks ago, they wasted little time taking advantage of the city's attractions.
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MI: Metro area hits foreclosure record
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Metro Detroit set a new record in foreclosure activity in the first six months of this year, according to Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac.
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MI: Unemployment rate in Michigan dips to 13.2%
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Michigan's unemployment rate dropped in June to 13.2%, a sign that economic recovery was slowly taking hold.
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MN: Minnesota factories' exports rise 17%
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The global economic recovery sparked a 17 percent increase in the dollar value of exports for Minnesota manufacturers in the first quarter, the first year-over-year gain for the state since the third quarter of 2008.
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MN: Minnesota blueberries burst out with bumper crop
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Minnesota blueberries are bursting out.
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MO: Ford bill passes as Missouri special session draws to a close
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov. Jay Nixon's plan to offer tax incentives to Ford Motor Co. in hopes of saving a Kansas City auto plant was nearly derailed last week. And this week, he faced opponents so committed to stopping such a deal that they resorted to an all-night filibuster. But finally Wednesday, Nixon got what he wanted.
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MO: Filibuster can't stop jobs bill
From: feeds.stateline.org
"This afternoon, Gov. Jay Nixon is scheduled to travel to Kansas City to sign the "Missouri Automotive Manufacturing Jobs Act," a centerpiece of the now-ended special legislative session.
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NH: NH council approves contract for Little Bay Bridge
From: feeds.stateline.org
"New Hampshire's Executive Council has approved a $50 million contract to begin work doubling the size of the Little Bay Bridge between Newington and Dover.
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NJ: Christie's cap compromise
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The last time we checked on New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, he was facing off with Democrats over his proposal for a 2.5% annual cap on property taxes. The compromise he's now struck represents progress, but the Garden State still has a long way to go to avoid Greek-dom.
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NJ: N.J. faces more difficult budget cuts ahead, report says
From: feeds.stateline.org
"New Jersey's heavy reliance on personal income taxes contributed to the state's revenue shortfalls during the recession, according to a report released today by the New York Federal Reserve Bank.
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NJ: N.J. businesses partner with colleges to share research on making N.J. hub for life science
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A group of about 40 New Jersey businesses and academic institutions plan to launch Thursday a new coalition that will combine research efforts in the areas of medicine, consumer products and technology.
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NV: Nevada lawmakers call for new level of jobless benefits
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WASHINGTON -- The safety net under people who are having trouble finding jobs even after being out of work for close to two years should be extended for an additional 13 or 26 weeks, according to two Southern Nevada lawmakers.
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NV: Foreclosure rate drops, but Nevada still ranks No. 1
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Nevada has seen a decline in foreclosures compared to last year, but the state kept its No. 1 national ranking in the first half of 2010.
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NY: Compromise? Not in New York
From: feeds.stateline.org
"It should be among the most commonly uttered words and the most eagerly embraced concepts in a state government so otherwise paralyzed that there's little prospect of passing an actual budget three-and-a-half months after one was due.
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NY: A long wait for a short report
From: feeds.stateline.org
"COHOES, N.Y. -- Edward Tremblay's day job is community development director for this river city just north of Albany. Lately, though, he's been working nights, rushing to finish up the lengthy annual report that his other employer, the Cohoes Local Development Corp., was supposed to have filed by the end of March.
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NY: Spurned bidder gets court order
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A state Supreme Court judge has granted the rejected winner in the Aqueduct racino competition a restraining order that halts the new round of bidding in the long-delayed process.
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OH: Court asked to spell out Strickland's authority on slots
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Now that the group LetOhioVote.org has withdrawn its challenge to Gov. Ted Strickland's plan for slot machines at Ohio's racetracks, the state will ask a court to spell out just what authority the governor has in this area.
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OH: $22M in storm claims sum passes estimate in disaster-status plea
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Damage from the June 5 tornado that blew through Wood, Ottawa, Fulton, and Lucas counties ran up at least $22.1 million in paid insurance claims, and that doesn't include the estimated $19.1 million cost of the destroyed Lake High School.
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OH: GOJO to cut 150 jobs at Falls facility
From: feeds.stateline.org
"GOJO Industries -- maker of popular instant hand sanitizer Purell -- will lay off about 150 employees at its manufacturing facility in Cuyahoga Falls.
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OH: Connect Ohio wants your help in mapping broadband availability
From: feeds.stateline.org
"CLEVELAND -- Consumers are being asked to contribute to a federally-backed initiative to map broadband availability in the state.
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OH: Lottery panel may advance slots plan for racetracks
From: feeds.stateline.org
"After more than a year of delays, plans to outfit Ohio horse racetracks with thousands of slot machines are on the fast track.
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OH: Ohio's formula to fund schools way off?
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Ohio's new school-funding formula underfunds teacher salaries and benefits and could need more than $1 billion a year added if it is to properly pay for education.
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OH: Nationwide to move 1,400 jobs Downtown
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Nationwide announced a move today that will give a major boost to Downtown by the end of next year, as the insurance company plans to move 1,400 jobs to Columbus from Dublin.
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OR: Oregon joins class-action investor lawsuit
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Oregon is joining a national class-action lawsuit that accuses mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. of misleading investors, including the state's own investment fund managers, into buying risky mortgage-backed securities.
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OR: FEMA lawsuit settlement could make building in Oregon floodplains tougher
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Building near Oregon's rivers could get much tougher under a federal court settlement that forces the Federal Emergency Management Agency to consider the damage its flood insurance ends up doing to wild salmon and steelhead.
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PA: Gov. Rendell responds to critics- Capital projects will grow our economy
From: feeds.stateline.org
"There are two schools of thought about what it will take to end the recession. Some economists suggest that now is the time to contain spending growth. Others stress that large, short-term investments are needed to stimulate the economy and pave the way for long-term economic prosperity.
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PA: State Auditor General offers voluntary retirement plan to employees
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Employees in Auditor General Jack Wagner's office have 45 days to decide if they want to take a voluntary retirement package presented to them Monday. Under the agreement Wagner's office reached with union officials, employees who voluntarily retire would receive $1,000 per year of service in the department, up to $25,000.
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PA: Mount Airy, two other Pa. casinos launch table games
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- Gamblers looking to play craps, poker and other tables games in Pennsylvania now have more venues to choose from.
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RI: Their pay hike turns to pay cut
From: feeds.stateline.org
"State lawmakers won't be getting a pay raise after all. In a turnaround that House Speaker Gordon D. Fox attributes to a misreading of the Consumer Price Index, General Assembly members are taking a small pay cut for the fiscal year that began July 1, not the raise that was reported last month.
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RI: Many soon to pay more
From: feeds.stateline.org
"State lawmakers went home saying they had closed the state's massive budget deficit without raising "broad-based taxes." But that doesn't mean Rhode Island taxpayers escaped what, for many, will nonetheless be a steep increase in taxes.
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SC: Nikki Haley tries to ease business leaders' concerns
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Republican gubernatorial nominee Nikki Haley has met privately at least twice with Greenville business leaders and assured them she would...
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SC: S.C. foreclosures jump; Midlands hardest hit
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Homeowners in South Carolina are entering foreclosure at a faster rate than last year – and Columbia is faring worst out of all the major metropolitan areas, a new report says.
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SD: Problem gamblers shortchanged
From: feeds.stateline.org
"If South Dakota isn't embarrassed, it should be. In 2007, legal gambling generated more than $92 billion in revenue nationwide.
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SD: SD unemployment rate down slightly in June
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics says South Dakota's preliminary unemployment rate for June was 4.5 percent, down slightly from 4.6 percent in May.
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SD: Farmers prodded to open lands
From: feeds.stateline.org
"In wildlife-rich South Dakota, opening up more private land to public recreation -- namely hunting and fishing -- would seem to be a slam-dunk for attracting new tourism dollars to the state.
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TN: December rollout of Volt will skip TN
From: feeds.stateline.org
"General Motors Co. will not include Tennessee in its initial rollout of the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid electric car in December, but the state could get the car by 2012, the automaker said. That means the Volt, a five-passenger midsize hatchback, won't initially be competing with the Nissan Leaf electric car in the home market of Franklin-based Nissan North America Inc.
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TX: Higher education fund buys gold over economic worries
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Fearing unstable international financial markets and the possibility of high inflation, Texas' higher education investment managers have bought more than $500 million in gold.
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US: Is stimulus plan working? The arguments pro and con
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A White House report released Wednesday said the stimulus plan has saved or created as many as 3.6 million jobs. But polls show Americans are skeptical.
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US: Montana gun case could affect Utah, Constitution
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Identified by the Legislature's own attorneys as "highly likely to be held unconstitutional," a Utah firearm law passed earlier this year will effectively get its first courtroom test this week in Montana, where gun makers are taking on the U.S. government over a similar law.
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UT: EnergySolutions nixes plan to import waste
From: feeds.stateline.org
"EnergySolutions Inc. said Wednesday it is abandoning its plans to dispose of nuclear waste from Italy in Utah's west desert and instead will try to help open a disposal facility in that country.
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UT: Utah 8th best for business, according to CNBC list
From: feeds.stateline.org
"CNBC has ranked Utah as the eighth-best state for business in America. Texas topped the list, which was based on such factors as cost of living, work force, business friendliness, access to capital, transportation and infrastructure, technology and innovation, education, economy, quality of life and the cost of doing business.
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UT: Utah fifth in nation for foreclosures
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Utah is fifth-worst in the nation for home foreclosures, and the trend of families losing their homes is likely to continue, according to a report released Thursday by RealtyTrac Inc., a foreclosure listing service.
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UT: Utah lawmakers hold hearing on rental housing laws
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Utah legislators got an earful from Provo city residents and landlords concerned about the effects of two new state laws governing rental housing regulations.
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VA: VDOT to rebuild 11 bridges on I-95 in Richmond, Henrico
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Rebuilding 11 bridges on Interstate 95 in Richmond and Henrico County will cost taxpayers about $15 million less than the Virginia Department of Transportation expected.
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VA: Pay bills on time, McDonnell tells agencies
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov. Bob McDonnell is going to bat again for Virginia's computer contractor, warning state agencies -- many of which are being hit with rising information-technology costs -- to pay their bills on time.
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VT: New York smokers welcome in Vermont
From: feeds.stateline.org
"ADDISON, Vt. — Dana Franklin, owner of the West Addison General Store in Addison, said he has noticed a definite increase in cigarette sales the past two weeks. "It hasn't gone crazy," he said, but tobacco sales have increased significantly nonetheless, likely due to the increased tax on tobacco products in New York, just across Lake Champlain from Franklin's store.
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VT: Burlington F-35 opposition forms
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The new F-35 fighter jet proposed for the Vermont Air National Guard faces opposition from a Burlington group that says the plane runs counter to the state's commitment to a peacetime economy.
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WA: Seattle lost 45,000 manufacturing jobs in past 10 years
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The Seattle metropolitan area has lost more than 45,000 manufacturing jobs in the past 10 years, according to an analysis of the latest federal data.
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WA: 2nd initiative certified for vote
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Secretary of State Sam Reed certified a second initiative Tuesday for the Nov. 2 ballot -- a proposal by builders to let private insurers sell workers' compensation policies to businesses.
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WA: Sales-tax break for Canadians at stake in court case
From: feeds.stateline.org
"To lure shoppers from British Columbia, DeWaard & Bode, a home-appliance store in Bellingham, touts great prices made lower by a strong Canadian dollar.
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WI: Lawton's story line transformed in two days
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Our movie-loving lieutenant governor was quoted in Wednesday's State Journal once again lamenting an end to fat state subsidies for Hollywood films.
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WY: Company explains new wind turbine warning lights technology
From: feeds.stateline.org
"ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. -- As in many Western states, southwest Wyoming's wind power is vast but mostly undeveloped. That will change soon, Sweetwater County officials believe.
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WY: Utility sells 23 percent stake in Wyoming power plant
From: feeds.stateline.org
"GILLETTE, Wyo. — Black Hills Corp. is selling a 23 percent stake in its newest Wyoming coal power plant to the city of Gillette for $62 million.
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