AK: State seeks to speed unemployment benefits
From: www.adn.com
"The state labor department says it's trying to speed unemployment benefits for those who've filed since June 2, when federal funding expired.
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AL: 4,500 Alabama organizations could lose tax exemptions
From: www.montgomeryadvertiser.com
"The Internal Revenue Service says 4,500 small nonprofit organizations in Alabama are at risk of losing their tax-exempt status because they haven't filed returns for the last three years. "
AL: Alabama governor candidates favor casino disclosure
From: www.montgomeryadvertiser.com
"The disclosure that the state's largest casino gave less than 1 percent of its gross per year to charity has the two candidates for governor saying more openness is needed."
AL: OUR VIEW -- Attorney General Troy King's lawsuit against BP raises questions about timing
From: blog.al.com
"With the possible exception of Texas Congressman Joe Barton, you can drill the depths of all America and be hard-pressed to find the tiniest well of sympathy for BP."
AR: IRS offers amnesty to delinquent nonprofits
From: arkansasnews.com
"About 3,000 nonprofit organizations in Arkansas are at risk of losing their tax-exempt status because they failed to file federal tax returns for 2007, 2008 and 2009, the IRS says."
AZ: Array of new AZ laws poised to take effect
From: azstarnet.com
"Beginning Thursday, cities won't be able to regulate guns or knives. Foreclosure consultants will have their practices restricted. Yellow lights will be at least three seconds long. And it will become a crime to try to create a human-animal hybrid."
CA: California, New Mexico and 3 Canadian provinces outline regional cap-and-trade program
From: www.latimes.com
"California, joined by New Mexico and three Canadian provinces, outlined a detailed plan Tuesday to curb greenhouse gas emissions in a regional cap-and-trade program by January 2012."
CT: At state university system, raises begin and end at the top
From: www.courant.com
"Last week, Gov. M. Jodi Rell delivered the somber news to 2,800 non-union state managers that they wouldn't be getting pay raises. It's not a reflection on their performance, the governor said, but a "grim reflection of economic realities.""
DE: Castle's small-business plan gets backing
From: www.delawareonline.com
"WASHINGTON -- A group of moderate House Republicans is backing legislation Rep. Mike Castle says he proposed -- based on input from small-business owners in Delaware -- to use unspent stimulus money to provide tax breaks, reduce regulatory burdens and increase lending to small businesses."
FL: During president's visit, swim could make a splash
From: www.miamiherald.com
"When the first lady visited Florida's Gulf Coast, she got her feet wet. Will the president dive in? Much may ride on President Barack Obama's fondness for beaches and body surfing as he readies for next month's family vacation in the Sunshine State. The White House hasn't released an itinerary, but media reports have him and his family visiting somewhere on the Florida Gulf."
GA: Georgia among nation's worst economies
From: atlanta.bizjournals.com
"Georgia has the sixth-weakest state economy, according to a midyear review of state employment trends by Portfolio.com and bizjournals, the Internet arm of American City Business Journals, parent company of Atlanta Business Chronicle."
HI: Task force tackles state's foreclosure ills
From: www.staradvertiser.com
"A state task force considering ways to help address Hawaii's growing foreclosure problem met yesterday for the first time, with some members saying changes are needed to laws governing how foreclosures are handled here."
IA: Iowans miss out on unemployment benefit extension
From: qctimes.com
"A decision by the Culver administration last year not to seek a change in the state's unemployment law has resulted in 13 fewer weeks of benefits being available to out-of-work Iowans, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor."
IA: Iowa Lottery players win record $150.5M in FY2010
From: www.muscatinejournal.com
"Iowa Lottery officials are reporting higher sales and record prizes for their just-ended fiscal year."
IA: Have great expectations - a governor can create jobs
From: www.desmoinesregister.com
"The nonpartisan Iowa Taxpayers Association (ITA) disagrees with Richard Doak's dour assertion that Iowans should expect that our next governor lessen the emphasis on job creation. ITA believes it is of paramount importance for the next governor to put the time, energy, and resources into ensuring a favorable business climate."
IA: Audits -- Many Iowa laws not being enforced
From: www.desmoinesregister.com
"A string of recent audits shows state agencies are failing to implement or fully enforce dozens of Iowa laws - a situation some lawmakers say has raised concerns about public safety."
IL: Illinois racing board lets fairgoers bet on ponies
From: qctimes.com
" Despite weeks of questions, gamblers will be able to bet on horse races at the Illinois State Fair and Du Quoin State Fair this summer."
IL: GOP Accuses Gov. Quinn Of 'Pay To Play'
From: cbs2chicago.com
"Did Gov. Pat Quinn meddle in this summer's construction strike because the unions involved were contributing big bucks to his re-election campaign? That's what his opponents are charging. The governor's response? Quinn calls of this "baloney." He even came up with a new nickname for his opponents, calling them the "Brady Bunch." "
IL: Quinn got big union cash before intervening in road strike
From: www.chicagobusiness.com
"Did Gov. Pat Quinn's administration intervene in the road builders strike to help the public -- or to help two labor unions which gave him hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations just days before?"
IL: Amid 'Transformers 3' filming, tax incentives come under scrutiny
From: www.chicagotribune.com
"Chicagoans might like to think the producers of "Transformers 3" were drawn to Chicago by its arresting skyline, its capable talent pool and its good-natured willingness to put up with fireballs on Michigan Avenue and gun battles on Wacker Drive."
KY: Kentucky now accepting unemployment extension claims
From: www.courier-journal.com
"Unemployed Kentuckians whose checks were cut off after a program to provide long-term benefits lapsed on May 29 can apply to restart payments as part the extension Congress authorized last week."
LA: Robert Dudley, incoming CEO of BP, sees long road ahead
From: www.nola.com
"The executive chosen to replace embattled BP CEO Tony Hayward says he hopes "five years from now" people will look back and conclude his company acted with "incredible corporate responsibility to a very tragic accident.""
LA: Oil bills brought before Congress
From: www.2theadvocate.com
"WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate and House Democratic leaders introduced packages of Gulf oil leak legislation Tuesday that include everything from increasing what oil companies pay in a disaster to placing stringent regulations on drilling equipment."
MA: Hear this -- Lend an ear to tale of illegal gambling
From: www.bostonherald.com
"Maybe Bobby DeLeo and Terry Murray and Deval Patrick can take their sweet time when it comes to casinos. But Pablo only has two ears. And one already had to be sewn back on."
MA: House leaders take back compromise on racinos
From: www.bostonherald.com
"House Speaker Robert DeLeo's royal flush of racinos is looking more like a dead man's hand as Beacon Hill leaders took another step backward in their high-stakes casino talks, the Herald has learned."
MA: Patrick in doubt of gambling resolution
From: www.boston.com
"Governor Deval Patrick said yesterday that the House and Senate remain divided by a chasm over gambling, casting doubt on the prospects for resolution of a debate that has tied the Legislature in knots for most of a month."
MA: Disputed water bills flood Brockton
From: www.boston.com
"The Brockton Water Department has been inaccurately billing thousands of residents for more than a decade because of widespread failure in the city's water meters, city officials said yesterday. The city is seeking to reclaim millions in lost revenue that it says resulted from chronic undercharging for water usage, sending retroactive bills to customers, some for thousands of dollars. "
MD: Maryland appliance rebate program expands
From: www.baltimoresun.com
"Cash for Appliances just got cooler. Starting Friday, Marylanders can apply for $500 rebates on new central air conditioners under the popular federal program backed by stimulus dollars. State officials announced Monday that they plan to extend rebates to purchases of energy-efficient models in four new categories."
ME: State budget gap expected to exceed $1 billion
From: www.bangordailynews.com
"Don't ask members of the Legislature's Appropriations Committee to estimate exactly how big the budget gap between expected revenues and projected needs will be next session. But they say it will be big, as in a billion dollars, probably more."
ME: State pension costs growing, threatening other services
From: www.bangordailynews.com
"Within a few years, the state's ability pay for its daily operations and invest in its future will be threatened by an obscure budget item that doesn't pave a road, aid the needy, imprison a criminal or help a Maine kid pay for college."
ME: Maine's heating oil prices expected to climb gradually
From: www.bangordailynews.com
"PORTLAND, Maine — Heating oil prices are projected to rise modestly this winter, giving homeowners in the Northeast another year of relief from the sky-high prices they were paying two years ago."
MI: Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm urges Congress to pass incentives for electric vehicles
From: www.mlive.com
"Speaking via video to the National Academy of Sciences advanced battery conference taking place in Livonia today, Michigan Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm called on Congress to include electric vehicle incentives in a package of energy legislation being considered this week in the U.S. Senate. "
MI: Workers scramble to contain Michigan oil spill
From: www.lansingstatejournal.com
"Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Tuesday hammered a company responsible for an 819,000-gallon oil spill near Marshall as the crude continued to flow westward along the Kalamazoo River, and government officials and company workers attempted to stop the disaster from spreading."
MI: When should tax incentives not apply?
From: www.lansingstatejournal.com
"The city of Lansing and state of Michigan have relied heavily in recent years on using tax incentives to entice and aid business investment."
MI: If you seek a site for homeland security technology, look to Michigan
From: www.freep.com
"With hundreds of thousands of people and tons of cargo moving across the nation every day by rail, air, highway and mass transit, a key challenge in securing America's borders is identifying technological solutions that makes transportation safe while also enabling the free movement of people and commerce."
MI: Granholm -- Oil cleanup needs more resources
From: www.freep.com
"Gov. Jennifer Granholm held a news conference tonight in Battle Creek to provide an update on the response to a pipeline leak that spilled almost 20,000 barrels of oil into the Talmadge Creek and Kalamazoo River in western Michigan."
MI: Comerica's economist sees moderate job growth ahead for state
From: www.crainsdetroit.com
"The Michigan Economic Activity Index climbed one point in June to 84, putting it up 13 points over a year ago, and up nine points, or 12.4 percent, over the average last year."
MN: Pricey Minn. gov race feeds political economy
From: ap.brainerddispatch.com
"Nothing like a wide-open race for governor to stimulate the economy — the political economy, that is."
MS: Bridge to prosperity? High hopes span Miss. River
From: www.clarionledger.com
"Officials are counting on the $336 million Mississippi River bridge opening this week in Greenville to help close the economic gap in the Delta."
MS: Mississippi justice on email
From: online.wsj.com
"Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood trekked to Washington in May to ask Congress to rewrite federal law so he can sue Gulf oil spill companies in state court. Like so many state AGs these days, Mr. Hood is looking to cash in with his Magnolia State legal home boys one more time."
NC: Perdue calls for study on privatizing IT work
From: www.newsobserver.com
" Gov. Bev Perdue wants to take a look at privatizing parts of the state's information technology operations."
ND: More children in poverty in North Dakota
From: www.inforum.com
"With more students in poverty, two West Fargo schools are looking to be the first in the school district to qualify for Title I schoolwide status."
ND: Work comp bill sparks war of words
From: www.inforum.com
"North Dakota's Democratic state party leader recently criticized Republican U.S. House candidate Rick Berg for leading the push to defeat a 2003 state bill that he said would have helped a Gilby bank teller receive mental injury compensation after an armed robbery."
ND: ND oil patch sets new production record in May
From: www.bismarcktribune.com
"North Dakota's oil patch is turning out about 300,000 barrels of crude per day, or double the state's production two years ago."
NE: CRP enrollment dates announced
From: journalstar.com
"Nebraska landowners will get another chance to enroll acres in the federal government's Conservation Reserve Program beginning Monday."
NE: Nebraska city council votes to delay immigration law
From: online.wsj.com
"FREMONT, Neb. — A city in eastern Nebraska has suspended a voter-approved ban on hiring and renting property to illegal immigrants, less than two days before it was set to take effect."
NE: Nebraska town -- Is illegal immigration crackdown worth the cost?
From: www.csmonitor.com
"The city council of Fremont, Nebraska (pop. 25,000), is expected to decide Tuesday whether to delay enforcement of a new illegal immigration law because of legal challenges by civil rights groups. The ordinance, which would prohibit businesses from hiring and landlords from renting to illegal immigrants, was approved by voters June 21 and is scheduled to go into effect on Thursday."
NH: NH outpacing most states in job growth
From: hosted.ap.org
"New federal labor statistics give New Hampshire high marks for job growth over the last year."
NJ: Rowan, Rutgers study says N.J. is running out of open space, renews urban sprawl debate
From: www.nj.com
"For the first time, New Jersey's landscape is covered more by housing and shopping malls rather than forests, the real consequence of the "two most sprawling decades" ever, a report being released today concludes."
NJ: To northern New Jersey, plan to rescue Atlantic City is seen as death to horse racing
From: www.pressofatlanticcity.com
"Southern New Jersey state lawmakers may see much to support in the governor's gaming and entertainment plan for Atlantic City, but northern New Jersey lawmakers read the report as an obituary for another state pastime."
NJ: Task force report should start a dialogue on privatization in New Jersey
From: blog.nj.com
"The report of the New Jersey Privatization Task Force has generated a wide range of reactions, as you might expect from a document that recommends the privatization of 40 important state functions as well as major changes in how state government does business with the private sector."
NJ: N.J. business owners criticize Gov. Christie's choice of Staples as state's office supplier
From: www.nj.com
"Some New Jersey businesses are up in arms over Gov. Chris Christie's four-year, $6 million contract with Staples to be the state's provider of office supplies, according to a report on NorthJersey.com."
NJ: N.J. foreclosure filings double, unresolved cases spike 163 percent in 2009
From: www.nj.com
"Foreclosure filings have doubled in the last year, creating a 163 percent spike in the number of unresolved cases, while criminal matters moved faster through the court system, resulting in a 13 percent decline in the backlog, according to a report the state Judiciary released today."
NM: State Investment Council reduces film adviser's contract to $260K
From: www.santafenewmexican.com
"After yet another spirited debate about the merits of the state's film-incentive program — focusing on the zero-percent interest loans for qualifying production companies — the State Investment Council voted Tuesday to renew film loan-program adviser Peter Dekom's contract at a reduced salary of $260,000 per year. "
NV: Nevada ranchers upset about pipeline deal reached with environmentalists
From: www.rgj.com
"ELKO, Nev. — Nevada ranchers are upset about a deal between the builder of a 680-mile natural gas pipeline and two environmental groups that agreed to drop their opposition to the project stretching from Oregon to Wyoming."
NV: Taxable sales dip again in Nevada after spring rise
From: www.lvrj.com
"An important statewide economic indicator dipped back into the doldrums in May after a short-lived improvement earlier in the spring."
NY: Albany's two payrolls: One is anybody's guess
From: www.nytimes.com
"As Gov. David A. Paterson calls lawmakers back to work on the budget this week, he has announced that the fiscal situation is so serious that he must begin laying off state workers. But there is one wrinkle, as officials try to pare government spending: No one knows for sure how big the state work force actually is."
OH: Strickland Wall St. ties assailed
From: www.toledoblade.com
"Ohio Republicans yesterday accused Gov. Ted Strickland of hypocrisy for criticizing Wall Street in his re-election battle against John Kasich while accepting millions in campaign contributions from the financial-services industry."
OK: Oklahoma elections -- Pruitt gets Republican nod for Attorney General
From: www.newsok.com
"Broken Arrow businessman Scott Pruitt, managing partner and co-owner of the Oklahoma City RedHawks baseball team, is the Republican nominee for state Attorney General."
OR: Casino backers might go to court
From: www.statesmanjournal.com
"Sponsors are considering going to court to ensure that Oregon voters decide two ballot initiatives proposing a nontribal casino east of Portland."
OR: Measure for 1st Ore. non-tribal casino falls short
From: gazettetimes.com
"Sponsors of a proposed constitutional amendment to allow Oregon's first non-tribal casino turned in far more signatures than they needed, but officials say too few were valid and the measure won't get a statewide vote."
PA: With unemployment rising, Americans are more focused on what others are paid
From: www.pennlive.com
"I hear America singing. Boy, what a ragtime tune. With unemployment high and the prospect of job growth bleak, the national obsession has fast become a spectacle of who gets paid what."
RI: Indicators pointing to improvement
From: www.projo.com
"Some key economic data turned in the state's favor as hospitality-related tax collections and home sales each showed positive results for extended periods of 2010."
RI: Last-minute electronic glitch delays land-preservation deal
From: www.projo.com
"TIVERTON, R.I. — When the real estate market was flush, the owner of Ferolbink Farms could have gotten up to $7 million from developers for nearly 150 acres of pristine farmland overlooking the Sakonnet River."
SC: Latest sales tax for tourism numbers well ahead of projections
From: www.thestate.com
" The city of Myrtle Beach has collected a lot more in sales tax for tourism development than its financial experts had predicted."
SC: S.C. called 8th-laziest U.S. state
From: www.postandcourier.com
"South Carolina teems with remote-clenching, sleepy-eyed, unproductive people who rarely exercise and work a mere three hours and 26 minutes a day. "
SC: Well-being of children needs renewed focus, experts say
From: www.greenvilleonline.com
"More than one in five children in South Carolina lived in poverty in 2008, a 16 percent increase since the start of the decade and a rate..."
SD: More S.D. kids living in poverty
From: www.argusleader.com
"The number of South Dakota children living in poverty has risen dramatically, a trend that began before the recession and shows no sign of slowing anytime soon."
TN: Tennesseans favor Arizona-style immigration law, poll suggests
From: www.timesfreepress.com
"Tennesseans favor bringing Arizona's controversial immigration measure to the state by a 4-to-1 margin, a poll conducted by The Tennessean and other media outlets found."
TN: Poll: Tennessee voters oppose guns in establishments with alcohol
From: www.commercialappeal.com
"A law that allows handguns in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol is proving to be unpopular with Tennesseans."
TN: E-cars are coming
From: www.timesfreepress.com
"Chattanooga and Tennessee may be on the front edge of the plug-in electric car movement, but are we ready?"
TX: With Texas budget crisis, odds may be in gambling's favor
From: www.dallasnews.com
"Horse racing backers have put their money on a different kind of race this season, betting millions on candidates with some hope of expanding gambling at Texas tracks. "
US: Localities, states scramble to spend foreclosure relief aid
From: www.usatoday.com
"WASHINGTON — Local governments are at risk of losing more than $1 billion in foreclosure relief funds they can't spend quickly enough."
US: Public employees get more benefits
From: online.wsj.com
"An annual scorecard on benefits shows that public employees continue to have richer benefits than their private-sector counterparts, but squeezed state and local budgets could push governments to start cutting back."
US: Cities' plea -- We need $75 billion or we'll lay off 500,000
From: www.csmonitor.com
"Municipal and county leaders have a message for Congress: Send us money or we'll have to lay off more workers, close more libraries, and tighten our belts even further."
UT: State officials listen to concerns about proposed tar sands mining project
From: www.deseretnews.com
"Prompted by concerns lodged by environmental groups, the state Division of Oil and Mining held an informal hearing Tuesday to air questions on impacts that could result from a tar sands mining project straddling the borders of Uintah and Grand counties."
VA: Jamboree launches first full activity day
From: www2.timesdispatch.com
"A man dressed in a linen tunic and leather war boots surveyed the four Boy Scouts and then gestured toward four sets of throwing knives."
VA: Va. officials better prepared because of gulf spill
From: www2.timesdispatch.com
"A month after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig erupted in flames and began spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico, Steve Parker sat down with federal officials to talk about how to protect fragile marshes along Virginia's Eastern Shore."
VA: NASA plans Wallops airstrip for unmanned planes
From: hamptonroads.com
"NASA plans to build an airstrip for unmanned planes on the north end of Wallops Island."
WA: Environmentalists, loggers push new wilderness deal in Northeast Washington
From: seattletimes.nwsource.com
"The rolling highlands of Northeast Washington are home to grape ferns, lady slipper orchids, burnt-orange flameflowers — and scratch-dry ponderosa pine that timber companies really want to log."
WA: "BIAW twins" on state Supreme Court stand together
From: blog.seattlepi.com
"The conservative Building Industry Association of Washington is keeping a surprisingly low profile in reelection races of two of the BIAW's best friends in Olympia, State Supreme Court Justices Jim Johnson and Richard Sanders."
WI: Ag secretary Rod Nilsestuen mourned by hundreds at memorial service
From: host.madison.com
"Besides his legacy as an agricultural visionary, state agriculture secretary Rod Nilsestuen was remembered Tuesday afternoon as an affable, compassionate, self-deprecating, intelligent, humble and open-minded man."
WY: Lawmakers challenge state donation law
From: billingsgazette.com
"Four Wyoming lawmakers are filing a court challenge to a provision of state election law that prohibits corporations from contributing to political candidates."
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From: www.stateline.org
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