When jobs go away for good
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The federal economic stimulus law greatly expanded a program for re-training workers whose jobs have gone overseas. As states encourage workers to take advantage of what is considered the Cadillac of unemployment insurance, applications for aid have begun piling up.
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AL: Gubernatorial candidates say they'll disband bingo task force
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The commander of Gov. Bob Riley's task force went back to court Monday seeking permission to raid Victoryland, the state's largest and last electronic bingo casino in operation.
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AL: Final spot for oil-spill debris -- common landfills
From: feeds.stateline.org
"MOUNT VERNON, Ala. -- At a sprawling landfill some 50 miles from the oil-spotted coastline, trash bags brimming with tar balls, oil-soaked boom, sand and tangles of seagrass are dumped.
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CO: State seizes BenchWarmers' property
From: feeds.stateline.org
"BOULDER, Colo. — State tax agents have seized property of an Erie-based restaurant chain that abruptly closed its restaurants after its CEO was arrested on a parole violation.
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CT: Connecticut looks into e-book price deals
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The Connecticut attorney general, Richard Blumenthal, said on Monday that he was investigating deals struck by Amazon.com and Apple to offer low prices on electronic books, saying the agreements might block rivals from providing attractive pricing.
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CT: State's budget surplus is better than first projected; Sales tax increases unexpectedly in slow economic rebound
From: feeds.stateline.org
"With the economy slowly improving, the state's budget surplus is now projected to be better than expected - at nearly $400 million.
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CT: Enrollment spikes at community colleges
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WATERBURY -- Kerry Fogerty studied horticulture for three semesters at Morrisville State College in New York before deciding to take classes at Naugatuck Valley Community College.
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CT: Mass. Governor rejects casino bill, giving Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun a reprieve
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A disagreement between Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and the state's legislature over slot machine parlors could hand Connecticut's casinos yet another reprieve from formidable new competition in the Bay State.
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CT: States making employees work longer for retirement benefits
From: feeds.stateline.org
"When it comes to pushing back the retirement age for state employees, Connecticut is testing waters that many states have plunged into over the past year.
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CT: State seeks funds to beef up regulation
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WASHINGTON -- Connecticut's Insurance Department was portrayed as something of a toothless tiger in a recent report that said regulators approved nearly every premium increase sought by health insurers in recent years.
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DE: Homeownership on shaky ground
From: feeds.stateline.org
"After decades of ever-brightening prospects boosted by federal programs, the dream of homeownership is becoming elusive again, both in Delaware and around the nation.
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FL: Florida owes $52.7 million in unpaid solar energy rebates
From: feeds.stateline.org
"LARGO, Fla. — The state owes Floridians $52.7 million in unpaid solar energy rebates and has no immediate plan to honor its financial promise.
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FL: Nelson blasts BP over 'toxic brew' of oil and dispersants in gulf
From: feeds.stateline.org
"TAMPA — U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson called for a federal investigation Monday of BP's use of chemicals to break down oil as it spread across the Gulf of Mexico. He called it a "toxic brew" he said might result in greater environmental troubles than if the oil had been allowed to sit on the surface until it was collected.
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GA: State's factories see plus signs
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Georgia's factories have been busy, and a leading indicator released Monday points to continued activity in the manufacturing sector in the state.
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HI: Women bring global vision to help Hawaii residents
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Patti Chang and Denise Albano have traveled to remote villages in China, Africa and South America to help poor people, often women, provide for their families. They saw the huge difference just a small loan can make.
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IA: Midwest economic confidence level drops in survey
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Despite positive economic signs in nine Midwest and Plains states, fewer of the supply managers surveyed for the July Business Conditions Index are confident about the regional recovery.
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IA: Iowa tax collections flat for July
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Net state tax collections opened the 2011 fiscal year with a flat showing in July, totaling $2.3 million below the same month one year ago, according to the Legislative Services Agency's monthly report issued Monday.
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IA: Branstad picks up business association endorsement
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov. Terry Branstad picked up the endorsement of a leading Iowa employers' group Monday despite Gov. Chet Culver's efforts to revive the state's sagging economy.
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IA: Iowa recovery is persistent but plodding, 2 reports say
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Two new reports Monday show Iowa's economic recovery continues, although some weakness persists
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IA: State opens loan program for small business owners
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Applications are now being accepted for a new loan program to help Iowa entrepreneurs and small businesses get loans for upgrading or modernizing equipment, for transportation, energy efficiency or other purposes, state officials said Monday.
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IA: Liability for film credits drops
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The state's potential revenue loss from tax credits owed moviemakers is shrinking, as investigators winnow a list of productions likely to survive enhanced scrutiny after scandal engulfed Iowa's filmmaking incentive program.
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IA: Branstad exaggerates number of jobs lost
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A new ad by Terry Branstad misrepresents the number of jobs lost in the past year by equating it with the number of people looking for jobs, according to economists and Iowa Workforce Development officials.
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IA: Culver -- Lake Delhi aid hinges on its value for state
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov. Chet Culver is willing to spend Iowa taxpayers' money to repair flood damage at Lake Delhi, but only if the public benefit outweighs the public investment, his spokesman said Monday.
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ID: Idaho Medicaid providers in crisis
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Owner Jimmy Markham says the cupboards are bare in the residential care home she owns, the utility bills are past due, and her savings almost depleted as she waits to be paid by the state.
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IL: Why would we cut the mob in?
From: feeds.stateline.org
"If you play a long shot in poker, you'd better be ready for a losing hand.
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IL: Quinn extends tax credit for affordable housing
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has extended the state tax credit for private investors who develop affordable housing.
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IL: Economist -- State economic recovery "painfully slow"
From: feeds.stateline.org
"In another gloomy sign that Illinois' budget problems aren't going to go away anytime soon, the latest report on the state's economy shows the pace of recovery is "painfully slow."
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IL: Lawmakers to probe local government pension practices
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Two Illinois lawmakers on Monday called for hearings to look into local government pension practices after learning how officials with the Park District of Highland Park intentionally used large bonuses to hike the pension of a district executive by more than $50,000.
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IL: State workers not required to take unpaid holidays as furlough days, state says
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Non-union state employees will not be required to use holidays to fulfill their furlough day requirement, according to rules issued by the Department of Central Management Services.
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IL: Illinois No. 5 in HIRE Act eligibility
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Approximately 260,000 unemployed workers in Illinois are eligible for employment under the HIRE Act, according to a state-by-state breakdown released today by the Treasury Department, placing Illinois fifth in the nation for states with the largest number of workers whose employers could qualify for HIRE act tax exemptions and tax credits.
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IN: Unemployment benefits extension can aid economy
From: feeds.stateline.org
"About 122,000 Indiana residents are collecting unemployment benefits, and that number will grow by about 80,000 as those whose benefits lapsed on June 2 will again be eligible, said Marc Lotter, communications director for the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
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IN: Indianans apply for 220,000 weeks of job benefits
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Indiana officials say jobless state residents have applied for 220,000 weeks of extended unemployment benefits worth about $54 million.
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KS: Census- Kansas spends most on highways, higher ed
From: feeds.stateline.org
"State and local governments in Kansas spend a greater share of their revenue on highways and higher education than most states, a new Census Bureau report shows.
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KY: State seeks input on making golf courses privately run
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The state is hoping at least one private company is willing to assume the operation of 18 golf courses at Kentucky State Parks.
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KY: Long-term unemployed can request checks Tuesday
From: feeds.stateline.org
"About 10,000 Kentuckians still due money from the long-term unemployment compensation program should be able to request checks on Tuesday, said Kim Brannock, spokeswoman for the state Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.
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LA: Scientists -- 4.1 million barrels leak
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Government scientists estimated Monday that 4.1 million barrels of crude oil leaked into the Gulf of Mexico when a BP well ruptured after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded April 20, killing 11 people.
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LA: BP to try pushing oil back into underwater reservoir
From: feeds.stateline.org
"BP planned to begin pumping base oil into its runaway Macondo well late Monday as part of a test to determine whether or not to proceed with filling the well with mud and possibly cement in a "static kill" later this week.
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LA: Indirect economic damages from Gulf of Mexico oil spill can be hard to define
From: feeds.stateline.org
"he Venus Experience, which says it's been closing early because traffic has been so slow, is considering filing a claim for indirect economic damages with BP. If the shop files, the claim that could ultimately be passed onto Obama administration claims czar Ken Feinberg or end up in court.
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LA: Dead zone as big as Massachusetts along coast of Louisiana and Texas, scientists say
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The annual summertime dead zone caused by low oxygen levels in water along the Gulf of Mexico shoreline this year is twice as big as last year's, stretching 7,722 square miles across Louisiana's coast well into Texan waters, scientists with the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium announced Monday.
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MA: DeLeo's stubbornness puts fellow Democrats in a bind
From: feeds.stateline.org
"House Speaker Robert DeLeo's decision to put the needs of the state's racetracks ahead of all other interests is a staggering example of why voters worry about legislative excesses.
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MA: For DeLeo, much rides on casino showdown
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Eighteen months into his tenure as one of the state's most powerful politicians, House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo has put almost all of his political capital into a gambling proposal that is both deeply personal and economically significant to his district. Now, with the bill caught in a standoff between the governor and the Legislature, he is in danger of coming away with nothing.
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MA: Patrick sends gambling bill back to lawmakers
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Governor Deval Patrick today sent an amended gambling expansion bill back to legislators that would eliminate a provision for two slot machine facilities, and he retracted a previous compromise offer to allow one slot parlor in the state. "I'm done. I'm done with that," he said of his earlier offer.
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MA: Laid-off workers got hefty severances on way out
From: feeds.stateline.org
"While most laid-off state workers take home only a pink slip, exiting staffers at one quasi-state agency were lavished with thousands in severance, with one employee paid $12,000 after only eight months on the job, according to an audit obtained by the Herald.
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MA: Landmark Mass. auto-repair bill fails to pass
From: feeds.stateline.org
"An effort to boost competition in the auto repair industry stalled in the House of Representatives, and supporters have vowed to bring back the bill when the Legislature reconvenes next year.
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MA: Tufts Health Plan, state settle on insurance rates
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Massachusetts insurance regulators today struck a deal with Tufts Health Plan to limit an upcoming rate increase for individuals and small businesses, making Tufts the third major health insurer to reach a settlement with the state, and resolving a four-month legal dispute.
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MA: Genzyme, Sanofi-Aventis in acquisition talks
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Executives at Genzyme Corp. and French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis SA are locked in negotiations after Sanofi offered to buy the pioneering Cambridge firm that helped turn the Massachusetts biotechnology industry into a global player.
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MD: Electricity price claims from independents await reality jolt
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A great deal on electricity landed in my mailbox last week. At least that's what it looked like.
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MD: Businesses qualify for $1,000 credit on nearly 87,000 Md. hires
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WASHINGTON — Businesses have hired 5.6 million workers, including 86,544 in Maryland, under a new program that provides tax breaks for hiring the unemployed, the Treasury Department said Monday.
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MD: Western Md. wind project takes shape
From: feeds.stateline.org
"OAKLAND, Md. — The first slender white tower went up about a month ago. Others soon followed, poking above the trees on Backbone Mountain. Now blades are being added, forming giant pinwheels that loom over the landscape, visible from miles away.
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MD: State to reconsider size of new juvenile jail
From: feeds.stateline.org
"State officials have agreed to take another look at the proposed capacity for a new $100 million juvenile detention center in Baltimore.
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MD: Maryland revamps appliance rebates
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Fourteen weeks after Maryland rolled out its version of the national "cash for appliance" initiative, state officials are modifying their strategy to spend the stimulus money quicker.
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ME: Work on Downeaster extension to Brunswick under way
From: feeds.stateline.org
"BRUNSWICK, Maine -- The start of work on a $35 million extension of Amtrak's Downeaster passenger train from Portland to Brunswick was marked by the delivery of steel rails Monday.
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ME: Hollywood Slots touts responsible gambling
From: feeds.stateline.org
"BANGOR, Maine - No matter how many thousands of patrons walk through the doors of Hollywood Slots in Bangor — still Maine's only slot machine facility — officials realize that there will always be a percentage at risk for problem gambling.
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MI: Light rail on track, but needs long-term push
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Plans for light rail on Woodward in Detroit shifted into overdrive Monday, as U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced an environmental impact study for the project that should clear the way for nearly $300 million in federal transportation aid.
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MI: Investor in Michigan film studio charged in fraud
From: feeds.stateline.org
"GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- The primary investor behind a project to convert a former auto parts plant into a film production studio was charged Monday with trying to defraud the state out of a $10 million tax credit.
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MI: Nonprofit Michigan Corps works to give state a hand
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A handful of well-known Michigan expatriates and supporters have signed on to support the state's economic recovery as part of Michigan Corps, which launches today.
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MI: Woodward light rail a step closer to reality
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Construction on the Woodward light rail project from downtown to Eight Mile is expected to begin next year, and the federal government has pledged to conduct an environmental impact study required for the plan to move forward.
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MI: Law group aims to sue Enbridge over Michigan oil spill
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A Michigan-based environmental law group said today it plans to sue Enbridge Energy Partners over last week's oil spill into a tributary of the Kalamazoo River, claiming financial penalties against the company could run into the millions of dollars.
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MI: Congressional panel seeks reports from Enbridge
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WASHINGTON -- The chairman of a congressional committee that oversees pipeline regulations sent Enbridge Inc. a letter today asking for copies of maintenance plans, corrosion reports, maps and more as it looks into a spill that sent hundreds of thousands of gallons into the Kalamazoo River last week.
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MI: Michigan oil spill cleanup spurs business
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A catastrophic oil spill is not exactly how residents in the Battle Creek area wanted to spur an economic boom.
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MN: Pawlenty, Chilean ambassador talk mining in Minn.
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov. Tim Pawlenty is meeting with the Chilean ambassador to talk business, including a northeastern Minnesota mining partnership involving companies from Chile and Minnesota.
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MN: Former Gov. Arne Carlson pushes Pawlenty on budget
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Minnesota gubernatorial candidates are steering clear of detailed answers to questions about how they would plug a projected $5.8 billion hole in the next state budget.
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MN: USDA forecasts bumper crops for state farmers
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Ideal growing weather coupled with robust grain prices have put Minnesota farmers on the brink of a fall harvest for the ages.
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MO: Mo. Republicans face crowded Congress primaries
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A pack of Missouri candidates were competing Tuesday for a seat in Congress, facing off in crowded primaries to replace U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt and for the right to challenge veteran Congressman Ike Skelton.
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MS: Economic trend doesn't hold true in Miss.
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WASHINGTON — It's a rare bright spot in an otherwise troubled economy: The nation's manufacturing sector has now grown for a solid year, and more of its companies say they're ready to hire.
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MS: Agreement links Port of Gulfport, Panama Canal
From: feeds.stateline.org
"GULFPORT, Miss. -- Another link between South Mississippi and Panama was joined Monday when officials from the Mississippi State Port Authority and the Panama Canal Authority signed a partnership agreement that will bring business to both regions.
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MS: Law lets jobless continue benefits
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Michael Sturgeon spent nearly 2 1/2 years looking for work during the worst of the recession.
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MS: Oil spill size near upper range of earlier estimates
From: feeds.stateline.org
"BP's ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico released more than 200 million gallons of oil before it was capped, government officials said Monday, as the company was poised to stuff the well with dense mud in preparation for a final seal later this month.
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ND: Spring wheat harvest could prove boon for N.D. farmers
From: feeds.stateline.org
"As the spring wheat harvest begins across North Dakota, an atypical helping of high prices to go with a very good-looking crop promises a double dip for farmers.
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ND: N.D. leads the country in online shopping
From: feeds.stateline.org
"North Dakota is one of the country's coldest, most rural states, but those attributes aren't what caused the Peace Garden State to rank No. 1 in a new report -- at least not directly.
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ND: N.D. oil rigs rise
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The number of rigs drilling for oil in North Dakota has surpassed Oklahoma's count, making North Dakota the third-most active state in drilling for oil and natural gas, according to data from Baker Hughes Inc., Bloomberg News reported this weekend.
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ND: Attendance at North Dakota State Fair sets record
From: feeds.stateline.org
"MINOT, N.D. -- Officials say 308,641 people attended this year's North Dakota State Fair.
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NE: Nebraska State Fair rapidly taking shape in Grand Island
From: feeds.stateline.org
"GRAND ISLAND, Neb. -- A hundred miles down the road from Lincoln and two years removed from the Legislature's decision to move the Nebraska State Fair, a new fairgrounds is rapidly taking shape at Grand Island's Fonner Park.
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NE: Nebraska wheat harvest nearly done, corn looks good
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Nebraska farmers are nearly done with this year's wheat harvest, and the state's corn crop is in good condition.
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NE: State continues to work out furlough plans
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Basic furlough plans for Nebraska's 49 state agencies have been approved, but no decisions have been made on furloughs at 24-hour facilities, according to Bill Wood, the state's employee relations manager.
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NH: Hiring uneasy despite statistics
From: feeds.stateline.org
"New Hampshire may have the second-highest rate of job growth in the country, but some Concord-area business owners say the economy remains too volatile for hiring to begin again in earnest.
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NH: State to get $10 million to help worst schools
From: feeds.stateline.org
"New Hampshire will receive $10 million in federal funds to help turn around its worst schools, the federal government announced yesterday.
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NH: NH food bank, warehouse project gets a boost
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Construction of a new center to help the state's only food bank keep up with record demand is in line to get $1.25 million in federal funding, U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen announced yesterday.
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NH: Lower NH jobless rate means checks ending for some
From: feeds.stateline.org
"New Hampshire officials say hundreds of unemployed residents are about to see an end to their unemployment benefit checks.
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NH: PUC considers power purchase
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The state's largest electricity provider has asked regulators to approve a 20-year agreement to buy power from a planned wood-burning plant in Berlin.
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NJ: Atlantic City accounts for one-third of all N.J. tourism, report finds
From: feeds.stateline.org
"ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Atlantic City is responsible for a third of all tourism in the state, and its casino resort industry supports two percent of the entire state's workforce, according to a study released today.
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NJ: N.J. firms that are hiring may get a tax break
From: feeds.stateline.org
"New Jersey businesses that hired workers in the last six months — and yes, they're out there — could be eligible for federal tax benefits estimated to cover at least 165,000 new hires in the state.
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NJ: This Christie veto threatens New Jersey's economy
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The facts are simple. Home sales in New Jersey fell 23 percent in May and 27 percent in June. Those numbers are even scarier considering those are typically busy times for the real estate market.
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NJ: N.J. farms to produce beer, wine, hard cider, if Riley gets bill passed
From: feeds.stateline.org
"In what she describes as an effort to bolster New Jersey's status as one of the largest producers of wine in the country, Assemblywoman Celeste M. Riley (D-Cumberland) is pushing a package of bills that would allow farms to join wineries in the production of beer and alcoholic cider as well as wine.
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NJ: Sweeney, Oliver name only Democratic legislators to N.J. gaming summit panel
From: feeds.stateline.org
"State Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney (D-Gloucester) and Assembly Speaker Sheila Y. Oliver (D-Essex) Monday said the gaming summit to begin Friday in Atlantic City will serve as the legislative Democrats' answer to the Gov. Chris Christie's gaming commission.
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NJ: Local lawmakers propose expanding UEZ program so bigger businesses could see tax-exempt benefits
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Several southern New Jersey lawmakers with Urban Enterprise Zones in their districts are pushing to streamline a zone program so that businesses can quickly claim tax credits for the supplies they purchase.
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NJ: Meadowlands Xanadu has two developers seeking to revive stalled N.J. project
From: feeds.stateline.org
"EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- New Jersey is now negotiating with at least two possible developers for the long-stalled Xanadu complex in the Meadowlands.
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NJ: Gas prices across N.J. continue decline
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Average retail gasoline prices in New Jersey have fallen 1.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.53 per gallon as of Sunday.
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NJ: N.J. attorneys, lawfirms pull client trust accounts held by Chase
From: feeds.stateline.org
"About 1,500 New Jersey law firms and attorneys are scrambling to pull their client trust accounts out of J.P. Morgan Chase, under a state Supreme Court order issued last month declaring one of the biggest banks in the state an "unauthorized" trust account depository.
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NV: Architects, engineers cut staff, look outside Nevada for work
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The recession and its accompanying downturn in construction have taken a toll on Las Vegas architectural and engineering firms.
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NY: Last roll of Kodachrome -- Robert DeNiro, Brooklyn Bridge, Asia
From: feeds.stateline.org
"ROCHESTER, N.Y. — What should a photographer shoot when he's entrusted with the very last roll of Kodachrome?
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NY: Paterson vetoes more bills as legislators return
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov. David A. Paterson continued Monday to make this the Year of the Veto, voiding another 23 bills, including measures giving nurses more control over do-not-resuscitate orders and pension sweeteners for some public employees. The latest round brings the governor's total number of vetoes this year to 6,737. Many eliminated spending lines in the still-unfinished state budget.
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NY: Pension fund still linked to Iran
From: feeds.stateline.org
"With fanfare, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli announced last summer that the state's retirement fund had divested itself from nine companies doing business in Iran and Sudan.
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OH: Politicians praise construction on state's tallest bridge
From: feeds.stateline.org
"TURTLECREEK TWP., Ohio -- It carries more than $160 billion in goods and other commerce annually across the Little Miami River and each day more than 40,000 cars cross it.
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OH: Ohio indexes tax brackets for inflation
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Ohioans can expect a few dollars of tax savings when they file their returns next year, thanks to a first-ever indexing of Ohio's tax brackets to account for inflation.
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OH: Insurance beefs down 16% in Ohio
From: feeds.stateline.org
"If the numbers are any indication, Ohioans seem to have fewer bones to pick with their insurance companies.
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OH: Unemployment payments on way
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Thousands of unemployed Ohioans who lost up to eight weeks of jobless benefits before a congressional standoff ended last month should receive their missed payments by the end of this week, state officials said yesterday.
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PA: Expanding fight for gamblers, a revived resort adds table games
From: feeds.stateline.org
"MOUNT POCONO, Pa. — The mirrors are gone from the ceilings and the rectangular walk-in showers do not exactly ooze romance, but Henry and Rene Marcus had not driven to what was once the honeymoon capital of the world because their marriage needed rekindling.
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PA: Are unemployed receiving too sweet a deal? -- Not this time
From: feeds.stateline.org
"When Tom Corbett, the Republican candidate for governor, suggested that extending unemployment benefits would discourage unemployed workers from looking for work — "people are just going to sit there" — he was roundly attacked for disparaging the work ethic of Pennsylvania workers.
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PA: Marcellus Shale gas drillers committed 1,435 violations in 2.5 years, report says
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Marcellus Shale gas drillers in Pennsylvania commit an average of 1.5 regulatory violations per day, according to a report from the Pennsylvania Land Trust, based on Right To Know requests to the Department of Environmental Protection.
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PA: State funding for Scranton ballpark a mystery
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Want to know how Lackawanna County plans to use $20 million in state money to fix PNC Field, home of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees? You could be stranded on base.
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RI: R.I. casino referendum on hold until Mass. acts on its own bill
From: feeds.stateline.org
"House Speaker Gordon W. Fox said Monday that he expects to know by early next week whether lawmakers will attempt to override Governor Carcieri's veto of a referendum that would ask voters if they want Rhode Island to have full-blown casinos.
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SC: Federal ruling may save textile jobs in South Carolina
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A U.S. Department of Commerce decision that interprets dyeing and finishing as integral elements in the production of American-made fabric...
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SD: Don't fight Iowa casino with Sioux Falls casino
From: feeds.stateline.org
"We understand the concern among some folks about the newly named Grand Falls Casino Resort that's beginning construction across the border in Larchwood, Iowa.
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US: Budget woes snare state aid bill
From: feeds.stateline.org
"While scrambling to save pre-election jobs assistance, Senate Democrats are quietly conceding that Republicans have already won and big swaths of President Barack Obama's 2011 budget will be cut when Congress returns after its summer recess.
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US: 99 weeks later, jobless have only desperation
From: feeds.stateline.org
"BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — Facing eviction from her Tennessee apartment after several months of unpaid rent, Alexandra Jarrin packed up whatever she could fit into her two-door coupe recently and drove out of town.
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US: The next health reform debate -- What's an 'unreasonable' insurance premium hike?
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WASHINGTON -- When Anthem Blue Cross tried to raise health insurance premiums in California by 39 percent this year, the move became a rallying point for proponents of health care reform legislation, and the landmark bill won final passage soon after.
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UT: Economic indicator shows growth in Utah
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Utah and neighbors Colorado and Wyoming are showing slight economic growth and projections that will continue, according to the Mountain States Leading Economic Indicator.
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VA: State cuts push more college costs onto students
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Five straight years of state budget cuts "have put the affordability and accessibility of Virginia's nationally acclaimed system of public higher education at risk," a report warned Monday.
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VA: Judge permits Virginia health care suit to proceed
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A court ruling Monday that keeps alive Virginia's challenge to federal health care reform drew cheers from conservatives eager to topple a law they see as a costly congressional overreach, while reform supporters downplayed it as a simple procedural step in a looming legal battle.
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VT: Effort on to save professional baseball in Vermont
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A temporary half-percent tax increase for visitors staying overnight at hotels and inns in the region is one option that will be on the table when the latest meeting of local, state and federal officials is held Monday on how to save professional baseball in Vermont.
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WA: Second WA state agency shutdown set for Friday
From: feeds.stateline.org
"This year's second widespread shutdown of Washington state agencies is set for Friday.
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WA: No quick fix for state budget
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The U.S. Senate again delayed a key vote on giving $25 billion more medical- and school-funding aid to the states Monday.
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WA: Gregoire is set to cut to the core
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The need to permanently downsize state government is a reality that Gov. Chris Gregoire has come to accept only reluctantly.
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WI: Foreclosure filings fall
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Foreclosure filings fell more than 20% in Wisconsin in July from a year earlier, the second consecutive month of declining foreclosure actions and a possible sign of stability for one of the economy's most vexing problems.
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WI: Gubernatorial candidates support revamping state Commerce Department
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A radical overhaul of the Wisconsin Department of Commerce, the agency meant to play a central role in the state's economy, became a more realistic possibility Monday as three gubernatorial candidates lined up behind a new study that calls the agency archaic and ineffective.
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WV: State budget year begins with $24M surplus
From: feeds.stateline.org
"West Virginia shows signs of an economic upswing one month into its new budget year, but Manchin administration officials cautioned Monday that the growth may not be not as robust as revenues suggest.
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