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From: www.stateline.org
"Faced with the prospect of closing parks or facilities, some states are turning to a funding opportunity long considered taboo: sponsorship agreements with corporations."
AK: Settlement proceeds bolster retirement savings
From: juneauempire.com
"The Alaska Retirement Management Board decided Monday to put most of Alaska's portion of a $500 million settlement with Mercer Inc., into the Public Employees Retirement System's Health Trust Fund.
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AL: New Gulf State Park facilities sought by gubernatorial candidates
From: blog.al.com
"The candidates for governor of Alabama say they want to reinvigorate Alabama's Gulf coast with new state park facilities that draw conventions back to the beach."
AR: Supporters of human development centers rally at Capitol
From: arkansasnews.com
"At a rally today at the state Capitol, supporters of the state's human development centers denounced an Arkansas group that advocates for the disabled and said the group should not receive federal funding."
AR: State to receive $3.4 million for charter schools
From: arkansasnews.com
"A $3.4 million federal grant will help the state Department of Education promote public charter schools at a time when some officials of traditional public education are challenging the alternative schools' encroachment."
AR: Beebe releases $5.9 million more for scholarships
From: arkansasnews.com
"Gov. Mike Beebe today directed the state Department of Higher Education to release an additional $5.9 million in lottery proceeds to fund college scholarships for nontraditional students."
CA: California home foreclosures hit Latinos hardest, study says
From: www.sacbee.com
" Latino homeowners have taken the harshest blow from California's foreclosure crisis, accounting for 48 percent of homes repossessed from late 2006 through 2009, a nonprofit consumer group reported Tuesday."
CA: California exhausts film tax credit funds for the year
From: latimesblogs.latimes.com
"As New York celebrates the long-awaited renewal and expansion of its film tax credit program, California confronts a sobering reality: Its film tax credit money for the current year has run dry."
CA: Something's not right about this California water deal
From: www.latimes.com
"Students of California's history of gold and oil rushes know it's filled with examples of profiteering, conspiracy, influence-peddling and other chicanery."
CA: Brown, campaigning on frugality, used state plane
From: www.latimes.com
"Jerry Brown, who is running for governor on a campaign of frugality, says he flies on a plane owned by the state only when absolutely necessary to carry out his duties as attorney general."
CT: Bonding debate could spill into 2011 session
From: ctmirror.com
"While the planned New Haven-to-Springfield commuter rail line cleared a big fiscal hurdle Tuesday with $260 million in new state funding, it became the focal point of a new debate about state borrowing likely to be carried over into next year's legislative session."
CT: State OKs $260 million to pay for commuter rail system
From: www.courant.com
"Despite the state's projected budget deficits, the brutal recession and opposition from fiscal conservatives, Connecticut lawmakers on Tuesday authorized borrowing $260 million to create a Metro-North-style commuter rail system between New Haven and Springfield."
DE: Delaware State University gets $400,000 farming grant
From: www.delawareonline.com
"Decades ago, hundreds of black farmers called Delaware home. Today, only about 30 do. In fact, there isn't much diversity of any sort among First State farmers, about 97 percent of whom are white. Larger-scale or commercial agriculture swallowed most black family farms of the past, said Albert Essel, Delaware State University's associate dean of extension."
DE: Delaware health -- 80 Claymont residents sue steel recycling plant
From: www.delawareonline.com
"At least 80 Claymont residents have joined a damage and personal-injury lawsuit targeting a long-troubled steel recycling plant there, in a case that claims owners failed for years to control "poisonous clouds" of toxic dust."
FL: White House marks out $40M to help Florida for loss of NASA jobs
From: www.tampabay.com
"The White House on Tuesday spelled out $40 million in emergency economic adjustment assistance to help Florida get over the end of space shuttle operations and changes in the moon program."
FL: USF scientists find oil spill damage to critical marine life
From: www.tampabay.com
"Far from being gone, the oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster appears to still be causing ecological damage in the Gulf of Mexico, according to new findings from University of South Florida scientists."
FL: Florida immigration proposal goes too far
From: www.tampabay.com
"There are many reasons why Florida should not copy Arizona's unconstitutional attempt to crack down on illegal immigration. "
FL: Could threat from Gulf spill still remain? Report says yes
From: www.miamiherald.com
"Two weeks ago, the White House proclaimed that most of the oil spewed from BP's blown-out well was either outright gone or widely dispersed and diluted -- a finding suggesting the Gulf of Mexico was on the way to a stunningly swift recovery. A new crunch of the numbers released Tuesday by a team of Georgia scientists on Tuesday comes to what sounds like an exact opposite conclusion: Most of the crude -- from 70 to 79 percent -- remains out there in the water, posing very real but still undetermined risks.
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IA: Branstad would cut Iowa Department of Economic Development
From: www.desmoinesregister.com
"MARION, Iowa -- Iowa should eliminate its economic development department and replace it with a public-private agency, Republican candidate for governor Terry Branstad said Tuesday."
IA: State Fair Soapbox -- Williamson says workers pay for capitalists' crisis
From: www.desmoinesregister.com
"Rebecca Williamson of the Socialist Workers Party said Monday in her State Fair Soapbox speech that Iowans should break from the Democratic and Republican parties and build a revolutionary movement to help struggling workers and small farmers."
IA: Salmonella link spurs recall of 228 million Iowa eggs
From: www.desmoinesregister.com
"An Iowa egg producer is recalling 228 million eggs after being linked to an outbreak of salmonella poisoning."
ID: Idaho governor wants $10M bond from Exxon Mobile
From: www.idahostatesman.com
"Idaho Gov. Butch Otter's office says an oil company will have to put up a $10 million bond before transporting oversized refinery equipment through the state along U.S. 12.
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ID: Judge halts wide loads on Highway 12
From: www.idahostatesman.com
"A state judge has brought a temporary halt to a ConocoPhillips plan to truck oversized loads of massive oil refinery equipment along curvy, scenic U.S. Highway 12 in northcentral Idaho.
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IL: Jobs big and small
From: www.chicagotribune.com
"There was a revealing moment in Gov. Pat Quinn's news conference this week promoting a small-business tax credit: Even when he was taking issue with election opponent Bill Brady about who would do more to help employers, Quinn couldn't help but bash them."
IL: Law requires Illinois utilities to buy solar power
From: www.pantagraph.com
"Gov. Pat Quinn has signed a law requiring utilities to buy a percentage of their power from solar energy sources by 2015."
IL: Illinois Policy Institute Turnaround Tour comes to Decatur seeking solutions to state's budget woes
From: www.herald-review.com
"DECATUR, Ill. -- About 75 people turned out at the Decatur Conference Center and Hotel on Tuesday for the kickoff of the Illinois Policy Institute's Turnaround Tour."
IL: Quinn moves to get more federal schools money
From: thesouthern.com
"Gov. Pat Quinn on Tuesday officially applied to get $415 million from the federal government to help pay for Illinois schools."
IL: Brady holds budget details until after election
From: www.chicagotribune.com
"Republican governor candidate Bill Brady maintains he can balance the budget by making cuts, but on Tuesday he indicated he won't tell the public where he'd wield the ax until after the November election."
IL: Voters prefer budget cuts over tax hikes, poll finds
From: www.sj-r.com
"A majority of Illinois' registered voters prefer to balance the state budget through spending cuts than by borrowing or higher taxes, according to a poll commissioned by a conservative think tank."
IN: Solar power plant coming to Schneider
From: www.post-trib.com
"SCHNEIDER, Ind. -- The developers of the planned garbage-to-ethanol plant in South Lake County will build one of the country's largest solar energy facilities adjacent to the property."
IN: BP hunts source of Hammond oil leak
From: www.indystar.com
"HAMMOND, Ind. -- Firefighters opened hydrants to dilute sewers in a Hammond neighborhood Tuesday after authorities discovered a suspected oil leak."
IN: Attorney General files suit against local publisher
From: www.ibj.com
"The Indiana Attorney General's office filed a lawsuit Tuesday against David Caswell, the owner of Indianapolis-based New Century Publishing, for accepting payment without providing publishing services."
LA: Scientists wary of U.S. report that says only 26 percent of spilled Gulf oil left
From: www.nola.com
"Some scientists are voicing doubts about the accuracy of an Aug. 4 intergovernmental agency report asserting that just 26 percent of the estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil released from BP's ruptured wellhead remains to be dealt with onshore and at sea."
LA: Louisiana hires Dallas law firm for BP damages
From: www.2theadvocate.com
"The state hired the Dallas law firm of Baron and Budd PC and local lawyer Burton LeBlanc as it pursues damages in the BP oil disaster. Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced the legal contract, which will pay the firm up to $500,000 over a three-year period."
LA: New Orleans Public Belt Railroad pricing gamble didn't account for recession
From: www.nola.com
"Besides racking up eye-popping balances on his public credit card and spending lavishly to restore a pair of vintage railroad cars, the embattled top administrator of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad took a big gamble on the agency's future when he slapped a huge series of price hikes on the railroad's biggest customer."
MA: Vineyard buzzes less for Obamas' second visit
From: www.boston.com
"But as Martha's Vineyard prepares for the first family's visit tomorrow — their second summer stay here since President Obama took office — the excitement that marked last summer's arrival of the fresh-faced commander in chief seems to have ebbed like the tide."
MA: Hot weather has Mass. farms booming
From: www.boston.com
"A year after a cold, wet summer caused massive and expensive agricultural losses — and prompted federal officials to declare most of Massachusetts a disaster zone — the state's nearly 8,000 farms are experiencing a boom, with exactly the opposite weather conditions of last year."
MA: Massachusetts on sidelines as Foxwoods, Mohegan revenues rise
From: www.bostonherald.com
"After more than a year of declining revenue, Connectict's casinos saw an uptick last month that left Bay State casino proponents blasting another missed opportunity on Beacon Hill. Dorchester state Rep. Marty Walsh said that, because expanded gambling slipped through the fingers of Beacon Hill pols, the state will continue haplessly leaking cash to the Constitution State."
MD: Pepco defends post-storm efforts at hearing
From: www.washingtonpost.com
"BALTIMORE -- A Pepco vice president told Maryland regulators on Tuesday that the company was "not terribly disappointed" with its response to recent storms that left nearly a half-million people in the dark, while another vice president disclosed that the utility ranked among the worst power providers in surveys of day-to-day reliability."
MD: Nursing homes, patients win debt payments in Medicaid settlement
From: www.baltimoresun.com
"Thousands of low-income nursing home patients in Maryland will have millions in old debts wiped out now that the state has settled a years-long case involving Medicaid payments. Much of the $16 million settlement will go directly to nursing homes that had not received payments from those patients.
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ME: Details sought on slots cash flow
From: www.bangordailynews.com
"Lawmakers are taking a closer look at how the state's share of revenues from Hollywood Slots in Bangor is divvied up and whether that money is being spent the way voters intended."
MI: Michigan's no-fault law rightfully restored
From: detnews.com
"Whenever the Michigan insurance industry loses a court case or whenever legislation is passed that doesn't go its way, industry representatives immediately issue dire warnings of hefty rate increases and job losses.
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MI: MDOT revises razing deadline
From: www.thetimesherald.com
"The Michigan Department of Transportation has set a new deadline to raze properties within the footprint of the Blue Water Bridge Plaza expansion."
MI: Shale drilling could become an economic gusher for Michigan
From: detnews.com
"A movement to prevent oil spills in Michigan might put a damper on the oil and gas industry, which is poised for big gains after a recent rush by developers to buy drilling and mineral rights throughout the state."
MI: Michigan oil firms face tougher regulations
From: detnews.com
"Two recent high-profile oil spills, one in the Gulf of Mexico and a second that despoiled the Kalamazoo River, could result in tighter restrictions on Michigan's $1.2 billion oil and gas industry.
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MI: Granholm seeks swift resolution of Michigan budget
From: www.lansingstatejournal.com
"Gov. Jennifer Granholm plans to lay out a revised spending plan for lawmakers today and said she hopes they work quickly to get the budget in place."
MI: State tax credits OK'd for 11 efforts
From: www.freep.com
"State tax credits for 11 business projects -- six in Wayne and Oakland counties -- with a combined $114 million in new investments were approved Tuesday by the Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA).
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MI: Snyder pushes crowd to think reinvention
From: www.freep.com
"Without mentioning any names, Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder said the choice on Nov. 2 is clear.
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MI: Granholm -- Big banks not helping
From: www.freep.com
"Gov. Jennifer Granholm unloaded on several big banks Tuesday, saying it was outrageous that they received huge government bailouts but refused to participate in programs that would help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure.
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MI: Feds fine oil firm Enbridge $2.4M
From: www.freep.com
"The company responsible for last month's oil spill near Marshall was ordered Tuesday to pay a $2.4-million fine for a 2007 crude oil spill from a pipeline in Minnesota that ignited, killing two workers.
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MN: Jobs key, but Minnesota gubernatorial candidates differ on creating them
From: www.twincities.com
"NISSWA, Minn. — Minnesota's three leading candidates for governor outlined competing visions for how to create jobs during a debate here Tuesday before some of the state's business leaders. "
MN: Hopefuls for Minn. governor debate in business den
From: ap.brainerddispatch.com
"NISSWA, Minn. — In a vacation haven not far from a towering statue to the fictional lumberjack Paul Bunyan, Minnesota's three gubernatorial hopefuls talked big Tuesday about issues important to business leaders. The audience could have used Bunyan's ax to cut through some of the lofty answers."
MN: Overworked Minn. public defenders appeal to judge
From: ap.brainerddispatch.com
"ROCHESTER, Minn. — Public defenders throughout the state are straining under growing case loads as years of budget cuts have thinned their ranks, but the problem may be worst in the 3rd Judicial District in southeastern Minnesota."
MO: Mo. to get federal disaster aid for storm damage
From: hosted.ap.org
"Gov. Jay Nixon says federal officials have granted his request for federal disaster assistance in 29 Missouri counties hit by floods and severe storms."
MO: Unemployment at 9.2 percent in July
From: www.columbiatribune.com
"Missouri's payroll increased by 2,700 jobs last month, but the state unemployment rate went up a tenth of a percent to 9.2 percent.
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MS: Bailout provides a partial reprieve
From: www.hattiesburgamerican.com
"A federal bailout is on its way to the nation's public schools and state health programs. President Obama immediately signed the $26 billion jobs bill that Congress finished recently."
MS: Miss. lawmakers hold hearings on redistricting
From: www.sunherald.com
"Fast-growing and relatively affluent suburbs could gain representation in the Mississippi Legislature, while economically struggling areas with shrinking populations could lose some seats."
MS: Mississippi public libraries taking budget hits
From: www.clarionledger.com
"Mississippi's public libraries haven't been immune to the state's economic woes."
MS: Hood -- No decision yet on whether Miss. will sue BP
From: www.clarionledger.com
"Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said Tuesday he hasn't decided yet whether to file a state lawsuit against BP over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill."
MS: Mississippi attorney general in no hurry to sue BP over Gulf of Mexico oil spill
From: www.nola.com
"Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said Tuesday he hasn't decided yet whether to file a state lawsuit against BP over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill."
MT: Schweitzer says PSC ruling good for oil companies in Montana
From: billingsgazette.com
"Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Tuesday that a recent ruling by the state Public Service Commission means Montana oil companies have a better shot at putting their oil in a proposed pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico."
MT: Montana review of big rig plans almost complete
From: www.heraldextra.com
"The Montana Department of Transportation says an environmental review of an oil company's plans to transport giant oilfield machinery through the state should be finished this week.
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ND: Elected officials' pay gets look
From: www.inforum.com
"North Dakota's lieutenant governor would take a pay cut and other state officials would get large raises if the state adopted a proposed policy for determining elected officials' salaries."
ND: Backers want North Dakota pharmacy issue on ballot
From: www.inforum.com
"Supporters of an effort to repeal North Dakota's pharmacy ownership restrictions said Tuesday that Secretary of State Al Jaeger would "exalt form over substance" if he continues to refuse to accept a petition that would allow voters to decide the question. "
ND: Consultant -- N.D. state employee pay needs changes
From: www.grandforksherald.com
"A consultant is telling North Dakota legislators that the state's employee pay system needs an overhaul. "
ND: Montana Keystone pipeline ruling could affect North Dakota
From: www.bismarcktribune.com
"HELENA, Mont. -- Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Tuesday that a recent ruling by the state Public Service Commission means Montana oil companies have a better shot at putting their oil in a proposed pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico."
NH: NH share of stimulus money nearly $1 billion so far
From: www.theunionleader.com
"New Hampshire has received nearly $1 billion in federal stimulus money since February 2009, according to a new state report."
NH: N.H. Lottery ditches new online game
From: www.concordmonitor.com
"The New Hampshire Lottery Commission has scrapped a recently proposed online game that would have let gamblers "play" their lottery tickets on their home computers."
NH: Candidates beating up on straw man
From: www.concordmonitor.com
"The sad thing is that so many people in business were so ready to believe state Senate candidate Andy Sanborn's ludicrous characterization of a change in state unemployment law. The legislation, which passed easily with bipartisan support, placed at $500 the amount of an employee theft that would disqualify all previous earnings when calculating a worker's unemployment compensation."
NJ: Christie signs bill creating Fort Monmouth revitalization authority
From: www.newjerseynewsroom.com
"Gov. Chris Christie Tuesday signed legislation designed to help provide investment and economic growth to the soon-to-be closed Fort Monmouth Army base and the Monmouth County region surrounding it.
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NJ: N.J. cranberry production expected to fall as nation is on track for second largest crop on record
From: www.nj.com
"The nation's cranberry crop is on track this year to become the second largest on record, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said today.
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NJ: PSE&G awaits National Park Service approval for $750M N.J. power line upgrade
From: www.nj.com
"Opponents of a controversial 550-kilovolt power line that would traverse Pennsylvania and New Jersey said tonight at a public hearing they want the power companies to pull the plug on the plan.
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NV: Nevada off-road race going forward on BLM land
From: www.rgj.com
"LOS ANGELES - Plans for a major off-road vehicle race across federal wilderness in Nevada moved forward Tuesday even as critics charged that last weekend's racing tragedy on Bureau of Land Management territory in California shows the agency is unable to enforce safety conditions at such events.
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NY: Senecas file suit to block state tax
From: www.timesunion.com
"The Seneca Indian Nation sued the Paterson administration in U.S. District Court in Buffalo on Tuesday to block enforcement of a plan to gain tax collections on sales of cigarettes at Native American stores."
OH: Future of court reporting jobs in jeopardy
From: dayton.bizjournals.com
"As governments look for ways to trim budgets, they are stirring up a decades-old battle that pits court reporters against electronic recording."
OH: Tea Party Exchange shuts down; No word on refunds
From: www.daytondailynews.com
"DAYTON, Ohio -- The Tea Party Exchange suspended operations on Tuesday, Aug. 17 but founder Donald Hutchinson did not say if he would refund the $150 annual membership fee more than two dozen participating businesses paid him this summer."
OH: State Sen. Bob Gibbs claims cap and trade as passed by the House will cost families $1,761 a year
From: www.cleveland.com
"Even though cap-and-trade legislation is stalled in Congress, that hasn't cooled its use as a campaign weapon."
OH: Ohio's manufacturing sector needs policymakers' help to thrive, speakers say
From: www.cleveland.com
"CLEVELAND -- A rebound in manufacturing is slowly leading Ohio out of the recession, politicians and policy leaders said Tuesday. "
OH: Ohio exports are on the rise again after a terrible 2009
From: www.cleveland.com
"CLEVELAND -- Ohio's exports are on the rise, a welcome trend for Ohio companies that saw international business sink last year. "
OH: Kasich slams Strickland for leaving job-creation post vacant while unemployment rose
From: www.cleveland.com
"Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate John Kasich has not missed an opportunity to hammer away at the state's double-digit unemployment rate under Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland, often throwing out a huge number for jobs loss since January 2007."
OH: Kasich wants to ax jobs agency, replace it with private group
From: www.toledoblade.com
"Republican gubernatorial hopeful John Kasich Tuesday proposed dismantling the state agency he calls the "black hole'' of economic development and replacing it with a private, nonprofit organization heavy on business experience."
OH: Nothing for 99ers
From: blog.dispatch.com
"Nearly 15,000 Ohio workers have exhausted all 99 weeks of unemployment benefits and their numbers are expected to rise, according to state officials."
OH: Strickland in gray area on trade votes
From: www.dispatch.com
"Gov. Ted Strickland is stepping up accusations that his Republican opponent, John Kasich, supported "job-killing trade deals" while in Congress, including most-favored trade status for China."
OH: Kasich wants nonprofit take over state's economic-development work
From: www.dispatch.com
"In the first substantive proposal of the governor's race, Republican John Kasich said yesterday that he wants to replace the Ohio Department of Development with a private, nonprofit corporation."
OH: Central Ohio added 4,000 jobs in second quarter
From: www.dispatch.com
"Central Ohio added 4,000 jobs in the second quarter, a gain of 0.4 percent, which was higher than Ohio's growth rate, yet lower than the country's."
OH: Obama to drop by Clintonville
From: www.dispatchpolitics.com
"President Barack Obama is heading to a Clintonville-area home today for a "kitchen-table conversation and backyard discussion" about the economy, focusing on a family cited as an example of Ohioans who have benefitted from the federal stimulus package."
OH: Bill would let repeat offenders hide record
From: www.dispatch.com
"Six state senators want to give a break to ex-convicts who might be haunted by their criminal records when they attempt to land jobs."
OR: Dudley releases budget plan, opposes Mannix and parks initiatives
From: www.oregonlive.com
"Republican Chris Dudley, seeking to sketch out how he'd clean up Oregon's huge budget problems if elected governor, on Tuesday released a plan that calls for digging deeply into state employee compensation and more tightly limiting overall government spending. "
OR: With projected revenues dropping by as much as $1 billion, Oregon leaders debate what to do
From: www.oregonlive.com
"Oregon's state budget picture is bleaker than previously thought, with revenues down by as much as $1 billion since the Legislature wrote the current, $14 billion two-year spending plan. "
OR: Insurance options expand for state employees
From: www.statesmanjournal.com
"State workers in Salem and Keizer will likely have an additional lower-cost insurance option available to them when they enroll for the 2011 plan year."
OR: Economic forecast resurrects specter of across-the-board cuts by Kulongoski
From: www.statesmanjournal.com
"Gov. Ted Kulongoski braced state agencies and schools Tuesday for the likelihood next week that projected tax collections could drop by an additional $200 million to $500 million.
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OR: Oregon timber plans in doubt after appeals court says logging road runoff is pollution
From: www.oregonlive.com
"Ruling on a case involving the Tillamook State Forest, a federal appeals court said Tuesday that dirt, rock and sand washing off of logging roads is a form of pollution that requires a permit under the Clean Water Act. "
OR: Oregon unemployment stuck at 10.6 percent, Washington improving
From: www.oregonlive.com
"Oregon's economy has flat-lined at 10.6 percent unemployment, a stubborn indicator that has persisted nine months, steamrolling job seekers. "
OR: AAA -- Oregon has nation's fifth highest gas prices
From: www.oregonlive.com
"First, the good news: Gas prices are easing up, er, down in many markets across the U.S. as the travel-heavy Labor Day weekend approaches."
PA: Pa. bill would mandate workplace sick leave
From: www.post-gazette.com
"An Allegheny County state legislator wants all full-time workers in Pennsylvania to get 61/2 days of paid sick time per year, an idea that is going over well with labor unions and women's groups but not so well with some business owners."
RI: R.I. gave $40M in tax breaks; job gain unclear
From: www.projo.com
"The state gave nearly $40 million in tax breaks to Rhode Island businesses during the last fiscal year, according to a report released Monday by the state Division of Taxation, but did not detail whether those companies achieved the goals of the incentives.
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RI: Residents voice complaints at R.I. airport expansion hearing
From: www.projo.com
"WARWICK, R.I. — An orderly crowd of nearly 500 people gathered at the Community College of Rhode Island Tuesday night to let the Federal Aviation Administration know how they feel about a proposal to extend the main runway at T.F. Green Airport."
SC: S.C. may lose $143 million for education
From: www.thestate.com
"South Carolina does not qualify for $143.4 million in federal education assistance approved last week because the state no longer meets minimum higher education funding requirements."
SC: Official -- SC may not be eligible for stimulus cash
From: www.thestate.com
"Education officials were scrambling to see if the state still might be eligible for $143 million in federal money to stave off teacher layoffs."
SC: Officials hope S.C. can get stimulus cash to save teacher jobs
From: www.postandcourier.com
"Education officials were scrambling to see if the state still might be eligible for $143 million in federal money to stave off teacher layoffs."
SD: State to accept federal money
From: www.argusleader.com
"Gov. Mike Rounds will accept $47.2 million in federal money to help pay for Medicaid and state aid to local schools.s"
TN: Wharton, suburban mayors want to make Memphis leader for electric vehicles
From: www.commercialappeal.com
"Mayor A C Wharton and his suburban peers are advocating Greater Memphis as a proving ground for electric vehicles and charging stations. They believe the region can win out as one of 15 demonstration communities nationally for an electric vehicle initiative under consideration by Congress."
TX: State revenue predictions sobering
From: www.chron.com
"Putting a fresh focus on Texas' tough budget picture, officials said Tuesday that business tax collections are expected to be about $450 million short of projections this year and sales tax collections are lagging by $1.4 billion."
US: News Corp. gives Republicans $1 million
From: www.nytimes.com
"WASHINGTON — With Republicans hoping to recapture a number of statehouses in November, the media conglomerate headed by Rupert Murdoch is inserting itself into the races in bold fashion with a $1 million donation to the Republican Governors Association."
VA: Tax collections help build $404 million surplus in Va.
From: www.washingtonpost.com
"Gov. Robert F. McDonnell will announce Thursday that Virginia ended the fiscal year with a surplus of about $404 million -- almost twice the previous estimate, state officials said."
VA: Privatizing Virginia liquor stores makes sense
From: www.washingtonpost.com
"When I first heard Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell boast that by privatizing the state's liquor system he could generate the same amount of revenue and raise $500 million from auctioning off liquor licenses while holding liquor prices where they are now, I assumed this was just a free-market conservative peddling another cockamamie scheme for spinning straw into gold."
VA: McDonnell wants more business participation with Va. by smaller companies
From: www2.timesdispatch.com
"Community leaders, business people and public servants joined Gov. Bob McDonnell yesterday as he kicked off a new advisory board whose task is to change how Virginia awards contracts to small businesses and those owned by women and minorities."
VA: McDonnell writes Obama in appeal for Norfolk unit
From: www2.timesdispatch.com
"In the latest appeal to spare the Norfolk-based U.S. Joint Forces Command and the thousands of jobs it supports, Gov. Bob McDonnell has written pointed letters to President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates urging them to reject the idea."
WA: Clark bumps electric rates by about 5.7 percent
From: www.columbian.com
"Customers of Clark Public Utilities will begin paying about 5.7 percent more for electricity next month."
WA: State jobless rate drops to 8.9% in July
From: seattletimes.nwsource.com
"Unemployment in Washington fell to 8.9 percent in July, the fourth straight monthly decline and the lowest rate since April 2009, the state Employment Security Department reported Tuesday."
WI: Wis. pays $25K in settlement with blind vendor
From: host.madison.com
"The state has paid $25,000 in attorneys fees to settle litigation with a blind businesswoman who lost the contract running food service at Fort McCoy."
WI: Mercury Marine to add 200 jobs in Fond du Lac
From: milwaukee.bizjournals.com
"Mercury Marine Inc. plans to add 200 jobs, originally slated for a plant in Mexico, to its Fond du Lac factory."
WI: Wisconsin joins suit against LCD screen makers
From: www.jsonline.com
"Wisconsin will join with four other states in filing a lawsuit accusing Hitachi, Samsung, Sharp, LG and other major technology companies with colluding to fix the prices of LCD screens used in televisions and computers."
WI: Record corn, soybean crops expected in Wisconsin this year
From: www.jsonline.com
"A record corn and soybean harvest is expected in Wisconsin this year, boosted by an early planting season, a high number of acres planted and warm weather."
WI: Vet home rate hikes forces some out, audit finds
From: www.jsonline.com
"The state Veterans Home at Union Grove has seen budget deficits and skyrocketing patient rates that have helped push out a dozen residents this year, a new audit found."
WV: Suit filed over W.Va. video lottery permits
From: www.dailymail.com
"A group of West Virginia retailers and limited video lottery operators is challenging the state lotto's bidding process for permits."
WY: ExxonMobil fails to block Cimarex's CO2 injection in Wyoming
From: trib.com
"A state regulatory board has denied a request by ExxonMobil Corp. to block a competitor from reinjecting carbon dioxide into a geologic formation close to a legal boundary separating the two producers.
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From: www.stateline.org
"A state regulatory board has denied a request by ExxonMobil Corp. to block a competitor from reinjecting carbon dioxide into a geologic formation close to a legal boundary separating the two producers.
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Preparation of business and individual tax returns and financial
statements.
Budgeting and projection preparation and monitoring, facilitating the
creation and tracking of events.
Assistance in selection and installation of computer hardware and
software, ongoing monitoring and updating of systems.
