AK: State oil taxes divide French and Berkowitz
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Primary voters will choose between Ethan Berkowitz and state Sen. Hollis French in less than three weeks for the Democratic nomination for governor.
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AK: Habitat designation won't help polar bears, but will kill Alaska's jobs
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Imagine a federal agency listing a species as threatened under the Endangered Species Act even though that species is stable and shows no evidence of decline.
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AL: Editorial -- Legislature can settle bingo battle
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The plot thickens on gambling in Macon County, where Circuit Judge Tom Young refuses to lift an injunction and open the way for a raid on the state's largest non-Indian bingo casino, VictoryLand.
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AL: $200K contract to Riley associate ends
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A contract for about $200,000 that Gov. Bob Riley awarded to a close ally, Birmingham lawyer Drayton Nabers, has come to an end and the work overseeing federal stimulus funds for Alabama is now being handled by a state office.
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AL: Report -- Alabama ranks 5th in nation for foreign-owned farmland
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Alabama ranks fifth in the nation for the proportion of farmland owned by foreigners, according to a USDA report.
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AL: Tyson appeals to Alabama Supreme Court for immediate permission to raid VictoryLand
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The commander of Gov. Bob Riley's gambling task force tonight appealed to the Alabama Supreme Court for immediate permission to raid VictoryLand bingo casino.
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AL: Gov. Riley to make announcement at Bush Hog in Selma
From: feeds.stateline.org
"SELMA, Ala. -- Gov. Bob Riley plans to visit the Bush Hog company in Selma and make an announcement his administration says will help the company remain in Selma.
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AZ: Brewer calls special session on anti-union measure
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Thursday called lawmakers into a special session to fix a ballot measure targeting labor unions.
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AZ: Venture-capital investments on the rise in Arizona
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Venture-capital funding in Arizona is on the rise, following one of the most horrendous periods for startup companies, which scrambled to secure money during the economic downturn.
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AZ: Valley sand and gravel plants warned by EPA
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Seven Valley sand and gravel companies, including Fisher Sand & Gravel, which was forced to shut down its south Phoenix asphalt plant, could be barred from bidding on federal projects or face fines because of dust-related violations found at their sites.
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CA: Mercury News editorial -- It isn't just the wealthy who should be philanthropists
From: feeds.stateline.org
"It takes extreme business acumen to become a billionaire. But becoming a great person requires great heart.
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CO: Candidate Maes' plan to lay off Colorado employees may go against rules
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes on Thursday said that if elected, he would lay off 2,000 state employees "just like that," despite the fact that many of those terminations could be prohibited by state laws and rules.
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CO: Exotic deals put Denver schools deeper in debt
From: feeds.stateline.org
"In the spring of 2008, the Denver public school system needed to plug a $400 million hole in its pension fund. Bankers at JPMorgan Chase offered what seemed to be a perfect solution.
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CO: Colorado nabbed $7 million in medical marijuana fees this weekend
From: feeds.stateline.org
"This past weekend, more than 2,000 businesses in Colorado's medical marijuana industry submitted applications for licenses to operate. The applications were due Sunday and they required applicants to include payments for state fees. Those payments amounted to more than $7 million.
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CO: McInnis offers up economic 'roadmap' with a few strange turns
From: feeds.stateline.org
"LITTLETON, Colo. — Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis today released a seven-page "Roadmap to Revitalization," which like most political plans is long on catch phrases and short on details.
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CO: Foreclosures in rural Colorado rise as state toll falls
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Foreclosure filings in parts of rural Colorado rose in the second quarter, even as the statewide number dropped to its lowest level in five quarters.
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CO: Colorado banks draw federal scrutiny at increasing rate
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Colorado's homegrown banks and thrifts are finding themselves under regulatory scrutiny at double the national rate.
Colorado has 34 institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. under some type of regulatory agreement or order, according to the blog website Calculatedriskblog.com.
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CT: Feds fine firms $16 million after probe into Kleen Energy explosion
From: feeds.stateline.org
"O&G Industries of Torrington stood to gain a $19 million incentive if it finished construction early on the Kleen Energy plant in Middletown, federal officials said as they issued $16.6 million in fines to O&G and other firms for the Feb. 7 explosion at the power plant that killed six workers and injured several dozen.
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DE: Delaware study examines north-south passenger rail
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Transportation authorities in Delaware and Maryland soon will begin studying the possibility of a new passenger rail line that would run north and south through the First State.
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DE: Cecil's Plumpton Park Zoo closes
From: feeds.stateline.org
"RISING SUN, Md. -- Plumpton Park Zoo, a 23-year-old menagerie that recently drew sharp criticism from federal inspectors, has closed. Owner Edward Plumstead started collecting animals in the 1950s, hosted thousands of field trips from schools around the region and took in unwanted exotic pets. But he could no longer keep the zoo open, associates said.
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FL: Oil's economic fallout easing up in Florida
From: feeds.stateline.org
"In June, Sean Snaith ran the numbers and concluded the Gulf oil crisis might cost Florida's economy $11 billion. This week, the University of Central Florida economist dialed back that nightmare scenario and says the damage will probably be about 80 percent less.
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FL: Senate passes NASA "compromise" bill to build new rocketship
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The Senate Thursday night passed a compromise NASA authorization bill that would see the agency get back on track developing a new heavy lift rocket while providing some funding for commercial rocket companies to fly humans to space.
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FL: Incoming spill claims czar will drop BP's contractor
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Kenneth Feinberg, the independent paymaster chosen by President Barack Obama to administer damage claims from the gulf oil spill, will drop the contractor that BP has been using to manage the claims process and hire two new companies to replace it.
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FL: 'Make or break' lobster season
From: feeds.stateline.org
"CONCH KEY, Fla. -- Gary Nichols built Nichols Seafood of Conch Key from scratch in the 1970s with a crashed boat headed to the junkyard and scrap wood scavenged from a dump to make traps. On Friday, the 53-year-old begins his 38th spiny lobster season. It's a ``make or break'' season for his family business that now includes his 26-year-old daughter as captain of his second boat.
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FL: Grand jury calls Jackson a big `mess'
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Jackson Health System is a ``colossal mess'' that must be governed in a new way, a Miami-Dade grand jury said Thursday in a much-anticipated report after six months of investigation.
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HI: Intervention of federal prosecutors a rarity in cases involving states' rights
From: feeds.stateline.org
"In these divisive times, Census worker Russell Haas had come to expect some resistance when he went door to door to count the residents of the rugged communities near Hawaii's Kilauea volcano. He did not expect to get arrested.
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HI: Census taker absolved of trespassing charge
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The Hawaii County prosecutor's office agreed yesterday to dismiss a trespassing charge against a census worker who had been arrested after a Puna resident refused to participate in the survey.
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IA: Mauro -- Revenues up, spending down in sec. of state office
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Iowa Secretary of State Michael Mauro said Thursday spending and staffing were down in his office while revenues and processed transactions were up for the fiscal year that ended June 30.
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IA: Sales-tax holiday is here, with retailers optimistic
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Christmas, or at least Christmas-lite, comes today for Iowa retailers, as thousands of parents and their pocketbooks are expected to descend on the state's department and discount stores for the traditional kickoff to back-to-school shopping.
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IA: Republicans to vote on calendar today
From: feeds.stateline.org
"KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele urged GOP officials Thursday to approve a 2012 presidential nominating calendar that would keep Iowa's caucuses the lead-off contest, and give most states incentive to hold contests in March and April.
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IA: Regents eliminate bonuses for state university presidents
From: feeds.stateline.org
"AMES, Iowa -- University of Iowa President Sally Mason will receive a 3.3 percent raise to her base salary this year, while presidents at Iowa State University and University of Northern Iowa will receive richer deferred compensation plans but no salary increases.
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IA: Iowa Lottery -- 25 years and still going
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The newspaper headlines in August 1985 were a sign of the unbridled enthusiasm over the arrival of the Iowa Lottery.
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ID: Otter says wide loads vetted; Minnick wants delay
From: feeds.stateline.org
"LEWISTON, Idaho — Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter says he is confident that about 200 proposed shipments of oversized oil equipment along U.S. Highway 12 are being properly reviewed for safety and environmental concerns.
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IL: Yes to 'clean' coal
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Coal is dirty stuff, and burning it for electricity produces vast clouds of pollution. No matter how hard we try, we'll never succeed in making coal "clean."
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IL: Area lawmakers stunned by rapid change in FutureGen plans
From: feeds.stateline.org
"MATTOON, Ill. -- While Mattoon city officials declined to comment on Thursday's FutureGen announcement, area legislators were trying to figure out how it will affect the region.
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IL: Department of Energy takes FutureGen plant from Mattoon, which will retain storage site
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WASHINGTON -- A new federally financed plan announced Thursday will reopen a closed Ameren Corp. power plant in Western Illinois and pipe emissions across Illinois for storage deep underground.
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IL: ShoreBank on the brink
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Failure to secure $75 billion fed bailout means low-income lender's days are numbered.
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IL: Finances cause Illinois Library systems to merge
From: feeds.stateline.org
"As Illinois' public libraries continue to suffer from limited funding, the state's regional library systems are continuing to make tough decisions.
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IL: Rail improvement crews expected to reach Springfield by October
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The first rumblings of high-speed rail construction reached Springfield Thursday, as a state regulator predicted track crews would be at the south edge of the city by early October and Amtrak announced some trains will be rerouted.
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IL: Putting Illinois' first sales tax holiday to work
From: feeds.stateline.org
"In the wake of the lackluster sales that national chain stores posted for July, the Illinois sales tax holiday couldn't have come at a better time.
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IN: State repays mortgage fraud victims
From: feeds.stateline.org
"SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Tracy Gardner noticed something wrong when a March 2009 mortgage escrow account statement said the balance was $0 -- $2,200 less than what should have been in the account.
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KS: Senate bill would help Kansas fund education
From: feeds.stateline.org
"With Kansas relying on federal money to prop up its budget, the governor praised the U.S. Senate for passing a bill Thursday that could inject $179.1 million into state coffers.
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KY: Union will ask court to block Kentucky state worker furloughs
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A labor union that represents some state workers says it will go to court on Friday to try to block the Beshear administration's plan to furlough state workers for six days this fiscal year.
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LA: Senate passes bill giving La. Medicaid, education funds
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WASHINGTON — The Senate passed legislation Thursday that would give Louisiana $362.5 million in Medicaid money, while also helping to stave off 2,200 teacher layoffs.
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LA: 'A significant milestone'
From: feeds.stateline.org
"BP finished cementing its 2 1/2-mile-deep ruptured well Thursday, in an action the federal government says "will virtually assure us there's no chance of oil leaking into the environment."
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LA: BP says it has paid $303 million in Gulf oil spill claims
From: feeds.stateline.org
"BP PLC says it has paid $303 million in claims to more than 40,000 businesses and individuals affected by the Gulf oil spill.
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LA: Can Louisiana's seafood industry be saved?
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Commercial fishing reopened in areas east of the Mississippi River last week, but St. Bernard Parish shrimper Jerome Ronquille expects it'll be a long time before he ventures out again to trawl the marshes outside of Hopedale.
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MA: Casino gambling in Massachusetts -- the dice heard 'round the world
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The legislative push to bring casino gambling to Massachusetts has faltered – for now – but the prospects of what supporters say would be 15,000 permanent jobs and $355 million in annual state revenues will be hard for state lawmakers to resist going forward.
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MA: Crumbling bridges 'a concern' in Massachusetts
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The Bay State is riddled with decrepit bridges on clogged highways similar to the span where potholes caused a traffic nightmare this week on Interstate 93 in Medford - including crumbling overpasses on the Pike, Memorial Drive and Interstate 495, the Herald has learned.
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MA: Blue Cross agrees to reduce rate increase
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, the state's largest health insurer, has agreed to reduce a dramatic rate hike for individuals and small businesses, becoming the fourth major insurance company to reach a deal with the state after regulators rejected their initial price increases four months ago.
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MA: Aid bill contains $655m for Mass.
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WASHINGTON — Massachusetts stands to receive $655 million in federal Medicaid and education money under an aid package that narrowly cleared a key congressional hurdle yesterday despite opposition from the Bay State's Republican senator, Scott Brown.
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MA: Debate on use of US funds could revive casino talks
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Like Wile E. Coyote, the gambling bill just will not die. Days after the measure appeared to be legislative roadkill, some Beacon Hill lawmakers are discussing ways to revive it, now that the Legislature appears likely to return to formal session to spend an unrelated infusion of federal Medicaid and education money.
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ME: Truck weight limit bills introduced
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Maine's congressional delegation is pushing hard for legislation that would make permanent a pilot project that has allowed trucks weighing more than 80,000 pounds to travel Interstate 95 north of Augusta.
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MI: President Obama's reaction to Asian carp threat is appallingly weak and slow
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Even as President Barack Obama's administration works to counter the oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico and the Kalamazoo River, the president has been appallingly weak and slow in addressing another looming environmental threat: the Asian carp.
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MI: Congress could hand Michigan schools $318 million, but plan may be less than ideal
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Michigan schools could get a $318 million share of the $10 billion "edujobs" bill approved by the U.S. Senate on Thursday, which lawmakers say is enough to save an estimated 4,200 state jobs.
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MI: Jobless benefits re-established for 69,500 in Michigan
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Unemployment benefits have been restored for about 69,500 jobless Michigan workers who lost them in July while waiting for Congress to approve an extension, state officials announced Thursday.
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MI: Scientists -- Carp may have been planted near lake
From: feeds.stateline.org
"TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- A 3-foot-long Asian carp discovered in a Chicago waterway near Lake Michigan appears to have spent most of its life there and may have been planted by humans who didn't know what type of fish it was or the environmental risk it posed, researchers said today.
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MO: State auditor reviews grain regulators
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Problems with two northern Missouri grain dealers that cost farmers millions, could have been spotted sooner and addressed faster if state regulators had followed better procedures, the state auditor's office concluded Thursday.
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MO: Mo. tax revenues fall in July; sales weaker
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Missouri's new budget year has begun a lot like its old one -- with declining state revenues.
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MT: Montana stimulus-funded projects draw U.S. senators' ire
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A report authored by two U.S. senators this month criticized 100 federally funded "stimulus" projects - including one at Montana State University - saying the projects neither created nor saved jobs.
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MT: FWP agrees to buy 28,000 acre Spotted Dog Ranch near Deer Lodge
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The commission that oversees the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks agrees it would be a good idea to buy a 28,000-acre ranch near Deer Lodge for hunting, fishing and recreation.
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NC: N.C. Ports Authority lost $6 million last year
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The North Carolina State Ports Authority lost $6 million in the budget year that ended in June.
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ND: Cheatgrass a growing N.D. weed worry
From: feeds.stateline.org
"North Dakota's Agriculture Department is urging land owners and managers to be on the watch for the invasive weed cheatgrass.
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ND: ND farm real estate increases in value
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Farm real estate in North Dakota has increased in value by nearly 4 percent.
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ND: ND election officials decide not to approve pharmacy law petition
From: feeds.stateline.org
"North Dakota election officials said today they cannot approve petitions to place the state's controversial pharmacy ownership law on the November ballot.
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ND: Otter Tail electric bills rise with wind power
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Otter Tail Power Co.'s North Dakota customers will see higher electric bills as the utility adds more wind power to its energy sources.
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NH: Eaton -- I put no pressure on Mark Bodi
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A state representative's claim that he was not closely involved in 2009 efforts to strip the New Hampshire Liquor Commission of its Enforcement Division was contradicted by two state senators yesterday.
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NH: Interpreters for the deaf out of jobs
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Thirty-five employees of a company providing video interpretation services for deaf and partially deaf people placing telephone calls were laid off when Sorenson Communications shut down its Concord office this week.
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NH: N.H. expects $22 million pick-me-up
From: feeds.stateline.org
"After months of uncertainty, the state appears likely to get $22 million more in federal money in 2011 than it had budgeted for. "This is clearly good news," said Kristen Van Ostern, budget director for Gov. John Lynch.
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NJ: N.J. lawmakers start $10.5B budget deficit blame game
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Eight months before they usually would start pointing fingers, Democratic and Republican legislators are blaming each other for the $10.5 billion 2011-12 state budget deficit they and Gov. Chris Christie will have to confront next March.
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NJ: New Jerseyans more positive about state, but not like in the '90s
From: feeds.stateline.org
"It's official! Garden State dwellers are feeling a little more optimistic about the state according to a Fairleigh Dickinson/Public Mind poll released Wednesday. The poll, conducted by telephone, of 801 registered New Jersey voters was taken July 27-Aug. 2 and has a sampling error margin of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
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NJ: Poll says N.J. voters do not support state intervention in Atlantic City
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A new poll finds voter support for privatizing New Jersey's horse racing tracks, but opposition to having the state oversee a casino and tourism district in Atlantic City.
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NJ: Panel examines next NJ budget deficit
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The state shouldn't extract more pension concessions from government workers or retirees unless it quits skipping its payments to the retirement fund, a high-ranking Democratic lawmaker said Thursday.
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NJ: Don't subsidize horse racing in New Jersey
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Imagine you're a state legislator, and the Treasury just called and said it discovered a new source of tens of millions of dollars, and you can use it any way you want for the benefit of the state. What would you spend it on?
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NJ: Assembly lawmakers say N.J. should pay into pension fund before making more cuts
From: feeds.stateline.org
"New Jersey should not further cut pensions and benefits for public workers without making a payment to the state's retirement investment fund, Assembly lawmakers of both parties said today.
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NJ: N.J. Supreme Court rules gym is not liable for injury after customer signed waiver
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Health clubs might help get people into shape, but the liability waivers most require for membership don't always put their patrons in a position of strength. The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled today that the former Powerhouse Gym in Brick Township was not liable for injury after a member injured herself on a faulty bicycle 6 1/2 years ago.
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NJ: Background- Mixed proposals for future of N.J.'s gaming industry
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Democrats have had two weeks to digest Gov. Chris Christie's wide-ranging proposals for reshaping the state's role in the entertainment industry. Starting today, they're firing back with their own recommendations.
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NJ: Democratic lawmakers hold Atlantic City summit on future of N.J. gambling
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Democratic state lawmakers this morning convene in Atlantic City for the first of three gaming summits on the future of gambling in New Jersey.
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NM: Economic impact of NM science park tallied
From: feeds.stateline.org
"ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—A report says New Mexico's economy has seen a major boost from businesses at Sandia Science & Technology Park and Sandia National Laboratories sites in the research park.
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NV: Nevada slashing health benefits to state workers
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Facing a $111.2 million shortfall to support existing benefits, the Public Employee Benefits Plan board voted Thursday for sweeping changes that will drastically reduce benefits for active state workers and retirees.
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NY: Senate passes natural gas drilling ban in Southern Tier
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Opponents of natural gas drilling in the Southern Tier's Marcellus shale formation are cheering the state Senate's approval of a short-term moratorium.
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OH: Ohio's leaders export jobs Ohioans could do
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Republicans sometimes say Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland's administration is "all politics, all the time."
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OH: Ohio gets $14M in stimulus for broadband projects
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Ohio is funneling more than $14 million in federal stimulus funding to five projects aimed at boosting broadband Internet access in the state's rural areas.
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OH: Health of lake, farm interests being balanced
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A proposed rule banning farmers in the Grand Lake St. Marys watershed from applying manure to their fields in the winter reflects the balancing act Gov. Ted Strickland is trying to perform with the state's effort to save the lake from an environmental crisis caused by a toxic bacteria outbreak.
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OH: Some Ohio roads, and those in other states, reverting to gravel because repairs are too costly
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Some Ohio drivers who are used to paved surfaces may find themselves traveling on gravel instead as rural counties struggle to pay for road improvements.
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OH: Ohio Inspector General says Strickland appointee abused power to help unions
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A longtime union leader Gov. Ted Strickland picked to head a state agency that handles school construction projects routinely abused his power to help unions get work, according to an Ohio Inspector General's report released Thursday.
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OH: Ted Strickland boasts small business climate in Ohio is tops in Midwest
From: feeds.stateline.org
"In the race for governor, the story of the state's attractiveness to business is a tale of two Ohios.
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OH: Contractors -- Stimulus money saved us from disaster
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Things aren't great in the construction industry, but they'd be far worse without billions of dollars in federal stimulus money, a group of Ohio contractors told President Obama's top transportation planner today.
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OH: Spend or save Ohio's state-aid funds?
From: feeds.stateline.org
"As many states swimming in red ink wait eagerly for Congress to pass a new $26 billion state-aid bill, Ohio finds itself in an enviable position, at least in the short term.
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OH: LaHood stands by Ohio rail project
From: feeds.stateline.org
"U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood downplayed threats yesterday by Ohio Republicans to stop a high-profile passenger rail project if they take over state government in the November election.
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OR: Oregon state workers' union touts victories at annual gathering
From: feeds.stateline.org
"ALBANY, Ore. -- National and state leaders of Oregon's largest state workers' union touted successes and rallied the troops for fights ahead Thursday, the opening day of the union's biennial conference.
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OR: Oregon unveils its first quick charging station for plug-in cars
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Commuting got a little greener Thursday morning with the unveiling of Portland General Electric's first quick charging station for electric vehicles.
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PA: Wine kiosks don't store customers' breathalyzer readings
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Wine lovers, take a deep breath. The new automated wine kiosks in local grocery stores that require buyers to breath onto a little black breathalyzer pad aren't storing your reading.
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PA: Pennsylvania facing spending cuts
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A bill providing much-needed fiscal relief to states cleared a key procedural hurdle in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, but state lawmakers and Gov. Ed Rendell still need to slice $250 million from the state budget.
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RI: Utility company helicopters to survey much of state
From: feeds.stateline.org
"National Grid announced Thursday that helicopters will survey its power lines throughout much of Rhode Island on Monday and Tuesday.
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RI: Pawtucket makes a play for Schilling's 38 Studios
From: feeds.stateline.org
"PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- The city of Pawtucket is asking 38 Studios LLC, Curt Schilling's videogame company, to locate there when it moves from Massachusetts to Rhode Island.
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SD: South Dakota farm real estate increases in value
From: feeds.stateline.org
"SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Farm real estate in South Dakota has increased in value by nearly 3 1/2 percent.
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UT: Utah would stand to get millions, but senators vote no
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Washington -- Congress is on the verge of passing a $26.1 billion bill meant to save teacher jobs and extend health benefits to the poor in Utah and the rest of the nation.
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UT: Utah telephone company gets federal grant
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $9.2 million to a rural Utah telephone company for broadband infrastructure.
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UT: Corroon proposes Utah clunkers rebate program
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Peter Corroon is proposing a rebate program for those who trade in older cars for lower-emission vehicles as part of his plan to clean up Utah's environment.
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UT: Utah officials say Adobe investment is a big deal
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Utah officials heralded a major investment by software company Adobe Systems Inc. as a sign that a state that produces many early computer innovations is finally amassing jobs, talent and Fortune 500 operations instead of exporting startups through corporate mergers.
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VA: Fraim urges McDonnell to make Midtown expansion a priority
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Mayor Paul Fraim is growing frustrated with the state's slow pace and lack of communication as it negotiates with private developers to build a $1.9 billion expansion of the Midtown Tunnel, the city's top road priority. Fraim said in a letter to Gov. Bob McDonnell last week that further delays "cannot be tolerated."
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VA: At Virginia Ag Expo, farmers tell of feeling the heat
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Despite recent rainstorms, only about 17 percent of Virginia farmland had adequate topsoil moisture as of Aug. 1, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported this week. The agency reported that corn and soybeans were in poor condition and that pastures and grazing resources were being depleted as livestock producers cut corn silage to supplement feed.
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VA: Va. Beach businesses raise cash for 'Light Rail Now'
From: feeds.stateline.org
"While the business community created and is financing Light Rail Now – $110,000 has been raised so far – it's creating a broad-based coalition to support light rail, a sort of grassroots group building in reverse.
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WA: Farms' problems with a herbicide may be back
From: feeds.stateline.org
"As state agriculture officials scramble to pin down the source of a mysterious crop die-off that has cost farmers in Whatcom County hundreds of thousands of dollars so far this year, a Washington State University researcher who traced a similar crop kill a decade ago said he had worried that the problem would re-emerge.
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WA: Rick Bender retiring from Washington State Labor Council
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Rick Bender, president of the Washington State Labor Council, is retiring after heading the organization for 17 years.
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WI: Charter Street coal plant embarks on its transition to cleaner fuels
From: feeds.stateline.org
"It's not easy going green. Just ask John Harrod Jr., who is helping guide the $250 million green makeover of UW-Madison's Charter Street Heating Plant.
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WI: Asian carp likely came from Mississippi basin, report shows
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The nearly 20-pound Asian carp caught just south of the Lake Michigan shoreline this summer likely came from the infested waters of the Mississippi basin, according to a new report released by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
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WY: Wyoming considers Grand Teton sale to spur feds
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The governor of Wyoming is threatening to sell off state-owned land in Grand Teton National Park to private developers. He wants to pressure the federal government to come up with a good deal for the land.
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WY: Uranium industry sees potential for Wyoming
From: feeds.stateline.org
"LARAMIE, Wyo. — Energy experts contend that every scenario that moves the world to a cleaner energy future involves the use of uranium, spurred in part by the construction of hundreds of nuclear reactors over the next decade and perhaps thousands by 2030.
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