AK: Leery of Washington, Alaska feasts on its dollars
From: feeds.stateline.org
"PALMER, Alaska -- Alaskans tend to live with their contradictions in these recessionary times. No place benefits more from federal largess than this state, where the Republican governor decries "intrusive" federal policies, officials sue to overturn the health care legislation and Senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican, voted against the stimulus bill.
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AK: Alaska stands to benefit from broadband dollars
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Alaska is set to share in a new round of federal stimulus money for broadband projects around the country.
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AL: Medicaid shortfall -- $64 million gap in Alabama budget threatens services
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Alabama is enjoying its low est infant-mortality rate in state history and the state's top doc tor said part of the reason is be cause of a program that is now faced with a $64 million hole in its budget for fiscal 2011.
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AL: White House announces more than $111 million for broadband Internet access in rural Alabama
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WASHINGTON -- Alabama will put a dent in its digital divide by expanding broadband access to rural areas with five federal grants worth more than $111 million announced today by the White House, part of the $7 billion in federal economic stimulus funds dedicated to improving the Internet infrastructure in small-town America.
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AR: Arkansas getting $102 million to expand broadband access
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The state medical school will receive a $102 million federal grant to expand broadband access in the state.
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AZ: Low mortgage rates out of reach for most Arizonans
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Mortgage rates have fallen to unprecedented lows this year, but local analysts said only a fraction of Arizona consumers meet the financial requirements to take advantage of them.
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AZ: Cold Stone filings late under ex-CEO
From: feeds.stateline.org
"On his campaign website, state treasurer candidate and former Cold Stone Creamery CEO Doug Ducey boasts of creating "a culture of accountability" and "a model of business best practices."
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CA: Cracking California's egg rules
From: feeds.stateline.org
"MODESTO, Calif. — Two years after California voters approved a law designed to create humane standards for farm animals, it isn't clear what egg producers need to do to comply with rules that take effect in 2015.
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CA: Credit default swap deals unnerve California
From: feeds.stateline.org
"NEW YORK -- Is Wall Street profiting from California's misery? That's been a concern of state Treasurer Bill Lockyer, who takes a dim view of financial instruments — known as credit default swaps — that enable speculators to bet against California's ability to pay its debts.
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CA: CalPERS investment staff receive luxury travel, gifts from financial firms
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The state's embattled public pension fund for years allowed its top investment staff to accept private jet trips around the world and other luxury travel from financial firms with whom they were doing business — without disclosing any of the trips publicly, according to the court testimony of a senior portfolio manager.
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CA: Blame politics if IOUs return, controller says
From: feeds.stateline.org
"State Controller John Chiang warned Wednesday that California may begin issuing IOUs in as little as two weeks because the state budget is now 50 days late, with no resolution in sight.
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CA: State could use federal school funding to help close budget gap
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The federal government recently handed $1.2 billion to California schools to help save teachers' jobs.
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CA: California state employees furloughs to resume
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Roughly 150,000 California state employees face furloughs again beginning Friday after a state Supreme Court ruling Wednesday.
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CT: State has more pressing issues than funding campaigns
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Recent actions by the Connecticut General Assembly to rescue the public financing of political campaigns shows that lawmakers can act fairly quickly when a shared cause, and their own interests, are at the center of the debate.
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CT: Job losses could hurt recovery
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The latest economic analysis from the University of Connecticut says this state's "Great Recession" was deeper and significantly worse than earlier forecasts and warns that job losses could hamper an already weak economic recovery.
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CT: Report looks at economic future
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Upgrade the New Haven-to-Springfield railroad tracks now, distribute a huge number of targeted research and development tax credits, revise the tax structure and remember that laying off public sector workers only raises the hurdle to economic growth.
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DE: Delaware cities -- Comcast adds cost for local TV shows
From: feeds.stateline.org
"For nearly two decades, Sunday's live TV shows on channel 28 have been a viewing staple for many in the city's black community.
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DE: Grant to open Delaware insurer filings
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Delaware's shadowy process for regulating health insurance rates could be opened up to the public with the help of $1 million from the federal government.
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FL: Local blind market watcher created Hindenburg Omen so investors can see downturns ahead
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Hindenburg Omen. It's not the catchy title of the latest bestselling thriller. But CNBC is abuzz with the phrase, the Wall Street Journal recently mentioned its ominous appearance, and stock market newsletters are stumbling over one another trying to explain the effect to long-jittery stock investors.
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FL: Local government workers promised pay increases
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Despite crushing job losses and record unemployment, some local government workers in South Florida will receive generous raises of up to 8 percent in the next fiscal year.
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FL: When science is inconvenient, just ignore it
From: feeds.stateline.org
"To hell with those damn scientists bad-mouthing our good shrimp, oysters and crabs pulled from the oily waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
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GA: Poll -- Georgia consumers growing more confident
From: feeds.stateline.org
"DULUTH, Ga. -- Georgia consumers are beginning to gain confidence about the economy but are keeping a tight hold in their own purse, according to a survey of credit union members released Tuesday.
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GA: 'Two Georgias' to be discussed at statewide forum
From: feeds.stateline.org
"It's no secret that Georgia has been a divided state. For decades, business leaders and politicians have talked about the two Georgias — metro Atlanta and the rest of the state.
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GA: Georgia 10th for stimulus-backed jobs
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Georgia ranks 10th for the number of jobs currently supported by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, but the state can count on a below-average number jobs to come in the immediate future, according to a report by Onvia.
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GA: Ga. bankrutpcy rate 3rd highest in U.S.
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Georgia had the third-highest bankruptcy rate in the nation for fiscal 2010, which ended June 30, according to data released Tuesday by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
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GA: Deal, Barnes clash on support for casinos in Georgia
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Republican Nathan Deal said Tuesday that as governor he'd be willing to consider casino gambling in Georgia, while Democratic rival Roy Barnes said he's reluctant to legalize potential competition for the state lottery.
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GA: Georgia's jobless rate falls slightly to 9.9% as discouraged workers give up search
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Georgia's unemployment rate fell slightly to 9.9 percent in July from 10 percent in June, as discouraged workers gave up their job search so they are no longer counted as unemployed, the state labor department reported Thursday.
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IA: Iowans could get 'membership' money back
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Iowa consumers may be in line to recoup money they paid for unused memberships as part of a voluntary agreement between the state Attorney General's Office and an Illinois direct marketing company.
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IA: Disaster unemployment benefits available in 32 counties
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Iowans in the 32 counties can now file for disaster unemployment benefits. Iowa Workforce Development spokesperson, Kerry Koonce, says the presidential disaster declaration opened the way for the benefits.
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IA: Ag secretary candidate Thicke promotes 'new vision'
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Francis Thicke of Fairfield, the Democratic candidate for Iowa agriculture secretary, used his State Fair Soapbox speech Wednesday to call for a "new vision" for Iowa agriculture based on renewable fuels, ecologically sustainable production similar to his own 80-cow organic dairy farm and a shift from corn to grass-fed ethanol.
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IA: Troubles mount for egg firm
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WASHINGTON -- The Iowa livestock industry giant that's being blamed for a multistate salmonella outbreak linked to its eggs has a long history of environmental, immigration and labor violations.
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ID: Lieutenant Governor Brad Little foresees cautious Legislature, more cuts
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Lt. Gov. Brad Little said Wednesday that state leaders took the right steps in preparing the budget for a downward economy and are well-positioned to bounce back when the state's fiscal situation improves.
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ID: ID sugar beet farmers troubled by judge's decision
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The state's sugar beet growers say it will be difficult to find enough conventional seeds for their crops after a federal judge revoked government approval of genetically modified seeds.
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IL: Report -- Area wind farm would create 800 jobs, have $122M impact
From: feeds.stateline.org
"BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Construction of a proposed wind farm in northeastern McLean County could generate more than 800 jobs and have a $122 million impact on the local economy, the county's Zoning Board of Appeals was told Wednesday.
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IL: Church sues to get $1 million from state
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A historic church that burned in a fire is suing the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for handing over $1 million to a politically connected private school that was renting a space at the property.
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IL: Chicago-based Dutch Farms disputes sales of tainted eggs
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Chicago-based egg distributor Dutch Farms Inc. says it was unknowingly, and unfairly, swept up in the recall of 228 million eggs following an outbreak of salmonella poisoning.
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IL: Illinois coal production expected to jump in 2011
From: feeds.stateline.org
"After two decades dominated by mine shutdowns, Illinois coal appears poised for a major increase in production in 2011.
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IN: Enbridge wants to replace part of oil pipeline
From: feeds.stateline.org
"CROWN POINT, Ind. -- The company responsible for a 1 million-gallon oil pipeline spill in Michigan wants to replace a section of another oil pipeline in Griffith with a bigger one.
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IN: Daniels hopeful about economy
From: feeds.stateline.org
"VALPARAISO, Ind. -- Gov. Mitch Daniels was realistic about Indiana's economy but said during a speech Wednesday the state was much brighter than the rest of the United States.
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IN: Solar plant icing on the cake for Schneider
From: feeds.stateline.org
"SCHNEIDER, Ind. -- Word that a $75 million solar energy plant was coming to town was just icing on the cake for residents of Schneider, many of whom had heard the news Wednesday.
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IN: Crews work to find, fix leaking BP pipe
From: feeds.stateline.org
"BP crews were busy digging an 8-foot-long trench to gain access to a leaking gas pipeline Wednesday at the intersection of White Oak Avenue and 175th Street in Hammond.
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IN: Indiana farmland prices take surprising jump
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A Purdue University survey of Indiana farmland values has found that they rose between 4.5 percent and 6.3 percent statewide over the past year, more than expected.
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IN: Millions of eggs recalled
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Wright County Egg in Galt, Iowa, is voluntarily recalling 380 million eggs produced by its farms because they have the potential to be contaminated with salmonella."
LA: Gulf of Mexico oil spill claim payments will be accelerated, Ken Feinberg says
From: feeds.stateline.org
"In his direct and emphatic style, Ken Feinberg on Wednesday promised that starting Monday, he'd get money within 48 hours into the hands of individuals who can demonstrate losses due to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and get similar emergency payments to affected businesses in less than a week.
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LA: Conflicting reports stir Gulf oil dispute
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A federal official on Wednesday defended a recent report in which government scientists said that only about a quarter of the oil that gushed from BP's ruptured Gulf of Mexico well was still in the water.
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LA: New Orleans Public Belt Railroad makes 'dramatic' policy changes
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The board that oversees the embattled New Orleans Public Belt Railroad voted Wednesday to revoke employee credit cards, rein in take-home car use and halt free access to a pair of lavish vintage train cars, but commissioners adjourned without taking disciplinary action against their general manager, whose free-wheeling spending has drawn recent attention to the obscure government agency.
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MA: Food stamp discount for buying produce
From: feeds.stateline.org
"More than two dozen cities and towns in Western Massachusetts will be the focus of a major federal initiative being announced today to increase low-income families' consumption of fruits and vegetables, as part of the nation's efforts to combat obesity.
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MD: Md. begins paying $16 million to settle nursing home lawsuit
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Maryland started repaying $16 million to nursing homes and nursing home residents Wednesday as part of what attorneys called the second-largest class-action settlement in the state's history.
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ME: Maine company says underwater turbine is a success
From: feeds.stateline.org
"PORTLAND, Maine — A developer of tidal power in the nation's northeastern corner is reporting success with its first commercial-sized underwater turbine, putting it on track to have one connected to the power grid by the end of 2011, officials said Wednesday.
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ME: FDIC chief meets Maine bank executives
From: feeds.stateline.org
"From toddlers and their piggy banks to financial conglomerates and their balance sheets, Sheila Bair has advice for anyone who wants to hear it.
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MI: Filing is just 1st of many steps in GM going public
From: feeds.stateline.org
"One task done, hundreds more to go before GM can call itself a successful public company again.
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MI: School finances need
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Michigan recently received some good news on the school funding front and bad news on the school reform front.
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MI: Granholm's budget plan relies on tired tricks
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The most notable feature of Gov. Jennifer Granholm's revised budget plan is that it would continue Lansing's pattern of avoiding clearly needed government reforms.
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MI: Enbridge Inc. puts cost of oil spill cleanup at $300 million to $400 million
From: feeds.stateline.org
"MARSHALL, Mich. -- Enbridge Energy Partners, the affiliate company of pipeline giant Enbridge Inc., estimates that before insurance recoveries the oil spill it is responsible for will cost the company between $300 million and $400 million, according to a Tuesday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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MI: Granholm calls for financial incentive for school districts to consolidate, share services
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Michigan schools soon could compete for a slice of a $50 million incentive to consolidate districts and share services, part of a budget recommendation from Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Wednesday.
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MI: Granholm -- Retirement bill still in the works
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Since April, thousands of state employees have watched anxiously as a proposed retirement incentive has stalled in the state House - a victim of election year politics, budget uncertainties and legislative summer breaks.
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MI: Hurdles loom for governor's budget
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Facing nearly $800 million in red ink, and with only seven weeks until the new fiscal year, Gov. Jennifer Granholm unveiled a deficit-elimination plan Wednesday that would trim an additional $220 million from state spending, offer a tax amnesty and extend liquor sales hours to enhance revenues.
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MI: Michigan's jobless rate has slight decline
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Michigan's unemployment rate edged down just one-tenth of a percentage point in July to 13.1% as more state residents left the workforce.
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MI: Bill would end welfare-card use at casino ATM
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A bill introduced Wednesday in the Michigan Senate would prohibit ATMs in Detroit's casinos from dispensing cash to people using public assistance debit cards.
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MT: Montana will reconsider rural water regulations
From: feeds.stateline.org
"BILLINGS, Mont. — Montana officials said Wednesday they will rewrite a rule that allowed tens of thousands of rural homes to be built without water permits, but it was unclear what impact the proposal would have on development.
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MT: State third for recovery money
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Montana has taken in more federal economic stimulus dollars than all but two other states, according to data compiled by the investigative website Pro Publica.
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MT: Supreme Court OKs payday loan ballot initiative
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The Montana Supreme Court says it won't block a proposed ballot initiative capping the interest rates on payday loans.
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NC: Former N.C. governor candidate files for bankruptcy
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WILMINGTON, N.C. -- A former North Carolina state senator and 2004 gubernatorial candidate says he filed for bankruptcy because, like many, he's a victim of the real estate bust.
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ND: Bill would offer incentives to North Dakota biodiesel plants
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A proposed bill would provide financial incentives to increase biodiesel production in North Dakota.
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ND: GOP says Democrats being hypocritical
From: feeds.stateline.org
"North Dakota Republicans say it's hypocritical for Democrats to accuse them of not taking road funding seriously when Democrats in Congress voted to cut funding to North Dakota highways last week.
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ND: North Dakota's oil production keeps setting records
From: feeds.stateline.org
"As expected, North Dakota's oil production continued to rise in June, as the latest figures were released by the state's Department of Mineral Resources.
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NE: Nebraska community colleges see jump in enrollment
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Some Nebraska community colleges have seen soaring enrollment increases, thanks to a sour U.S. economy that has high school graduates looking for a cheaper college education and people already in the work force seeking more training.
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NE: Report -- Nebraska Medicaid costs likely to soar
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The price tag for federal health care reform is "staggering and shocking," Gov. Dave Heineman said Wednesday as he released the results of an independent study.
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NH: Stephen seeks cuts in taxes, spending
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Like the Bay State's sales tax holiday, which had retailers smiling there last week, Republican gubernatorial hopeful John Stephen wants New Hampshire to have rooms and meals tax holidays to boost tourism in the off-season.
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NH: Groups oppose N.H. nuke license renewal
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Citizens' groups filed a petition yesterday to protest an application from New Hampshire's lone nuclear power plant to extend its license for 20 years.
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NH: Drop in home sales not the whole story
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Home sales in New Hampshire fell off a cliff in July. No drop was steeper than the one experienced in Merrimack County, where residential sales plummeted by 46 percent from their July 2009 level.
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NJ: Gov. Christie's Atlantic City plan ignores a big question -- What to do with Bader Field?
From: feeds.stateline.org
"ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — In a city that stretches over only about 17 square miles of land and water, it's hard to imagine that more than 142 acres of it could be forgotten.
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NJ: SEC sues New Jersey as states' finances stir fears
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The Securities and Exchange Commission, in its first securities-fraud case against a state, accused New Jersey of misleading investors about the health of its two largest state pensions while selling billions of dollars in bonds.
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NJ: New Jersey settles SEC fraud charges over bond sales
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WASHINGTON — The state of New Jersey has settled federal civil fraud charges of failing to inform bond investors that it had not met obligations to its largest pension plans, federal regulators said today.
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NJ: Gov. Chris Christie is expected to sign bill creating offshore wind power in N.J.
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov. Chris Christie is expected to sign the Offshore Wind Economic Development Act at a press conference Thursday, jump-starting proposed plans to develop electric-generating turbines off the New Jersey coast, according to the governor's office.
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NJ: S.E.C., settling suit, accuses New Jersey of pension fraud
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Federal regulators accused the State of New Jersey of securities fraud on Wednesday for claiming it had been properly funding public workers' pensions when it was not. The Securities and Exchange Commission said the action was its first ever against a state, and only its second against any government over the handling of a public pension fund.
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NJ: N.J. labor unions dominate spending by special interest groups, report says
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Labor unions were New Jersey's biggest spenders among special interest groups who spread cash to last year's political campaigns.
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NJ: N.J. unemployment rate rose slightly to 9.7 percent in July
From: feeds.stateline.org
"New Jersey does not appear to be sharing in the nation's nascent jobs recovery. The unemployment rate rose slightly to 9.7 percent in July, increasing for the first time since December, the state labor department said today.
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NM: NM gets $1 million to 'restore fairness' to health insurance consumers
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Since December 2008 A.V. Ley has experienced two double-digit increases to the monthly health care premiums he pays Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico, he told The Independent.
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NM: Stimulus funds granted to acequias
From: feeds.stateline.org
"TAOS, N.M. — Gov. Bill Richardson is dedicating more than $1 million of federal economic-stimulus funds under his discretion to acequias and land grants in Northern New Mexico.
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NV: Jobless Nevadans getting aid -- finally
From: feeds.stateline.org
"After 13 days of frayed nerves and fading cell phone batteries, Cathy DuBois finally found out when she'll get money for her mortgage, car insurance and groceries.
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NY: State tribes unite against tax plan
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Following what was billed as a historic gathering of elected and traditional chiefs of the Native American nations of upstate New York, the Iroquois Confederacy issued a unified message opposing the Paterson administration's planned implementation of a tax policy requiring state collections on cigarettes sold by Indian stores.
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NY: Inside Rick Lazio's biggest Wall Street deal—The chummy e-mails
From: feeds.stateline.org
"This is the story of that stunning deal, Lazio's biggest score at Morgan, which earned him a $1.3 million bonus in 2008 and another $300,000 in the first four months of 2009, in addition to a combined $585,000 salary.
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NY: Reilly to Reid -- This is our ring
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Ronald Reagan called it the 11th Commandment: "Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican." For Democrats, though, it's always been a different story.
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OH: Kasich's plan could reduce records public can see
From: feeds.stateline.org
"John Kasich's privatization proposal to put the Ohio Department of Development out of business in favor of a tax-funded nonprofit corporation now is a matter of public record on the campaign trail.
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OH: Bias is inexcusable
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Whether state law frowns on favoring union contractors or is silent on the issue, to engage in such a bias when spending public dollars is a bad policy that cheats Ohioans.
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OH: Tea Party Exchange founder says businesses will get money back
From: feeds.stateline.org
"DAYTON, Ohio -- Tea Party Exchange participating businesses will receive full refunds of the membership fees they paid to join the now-defunct operation, founder Donald Hutchinson said on Wednesday, Aug. 18.
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OH: Venture capital investment in Northeast Ohio rebounding from worst year in a decade
From: feeds.stateline.org
"CLEVELAND -- Venture investing in startup companies has picked up through the first half of the year, following a dismal 2009.
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OH: Auto insurance up 5% in past 6 months
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The median six-month auto insurance rate in Ohio increased about 5?percent in the past six months to $560 per household, according to a study released yesterday by InsWeb, an online insurance-comparison provider.
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OH: Grants to help widen Ohio broadband access
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WASHINGTON -- Appalachian Ohio and other areas in the state lacking access to high-speed broadband Internet access are in line for a $118 million federal building boost.
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OH: In Columbus, Obama contends that economy is on right track
From: feeds.stateline.org
"President Barack Obama came to the backyard of a North Columbus home today to make the case that although job growth in the wake of the recession has been sluggish, his policies have helped put the economy on the right track.
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OK: Oklahoma wins federal grant to expand reach of broadband Internet
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WASHINGTON -- Oklahoma won a $74 million federal grant on Wednesday to expand high-speed Internet service to areas across the state.
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OR: State budget storm worsens
From: feeds.stateline.org
"It's a lesson Oregonians should have learned a long time ago: Never let down your budgetary guard. Just a few weeks ago, Oregon state agencies and school districts were breathing easier after Congress passed a bill providing states with emergency assistance for schools and health care.
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OR: Oregon's brief breath of economic good cheer
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Portland Mayor Sam Adams and Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski enjoyed a nice half-hour at City Hall on Wednesday.
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OR: Oregon, Portland help wind turbine maker Vestas build $66 million HQ
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Wind-power giant Vestas' long-awaited decision to build its North American headquarters in Portland blew through City Hall Wednesday like a cool summer breeze.
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OR: Dudley plan targets public employees, liquor, lobbying
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Dudley wants to clamp down on public employee benefits, privatize liquor sales and prohibit lobbying on behalf of state agencies as ways to control spending and reform government.
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PA: Rendell moves to close state budget deficit
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov. Ed Rendell has begun implementing a plan to fill a $282 million hole in the 2010-11 budget, a move that calls for an across-the-board cut in departmental spending, the layoffs of 100 state workers by early September and enactment of a severance tax on natural gas.
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PA: Gov. Ed Rendell- Only 100 state employee layoffs will be necessary
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A higher than usual rate of state employee retirements, hundreds of positions going unfilled and a statewide hiring freeze mean that only about 100 state workers will likely be laid off, Gov. Ed Rendell said at a noon news conference today.
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PA: Onorato limiting nonunion work, says labor group
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Republicans are using a legal battle over a labor union's contract to attack Democrat Dan Onorato during the Allegheny County executive's gubernatorial campaign.
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PA: Pennsylvania DEP chief puts drilling firms on notice
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Pennsylvania will kick out gas companies that continue to run up environmental violations, the state's top regulator said Wednesday.
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PA: Rendell- All state departments must cut spending by 2 percent
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov. Ed Rendell said today he is implementing a plan that calls for across-the-board departmental budget cuts of nearly 2 percent, which will mean laying off about 100 state workers, in an effort to save $212 million in the fiscal 2010-11 budget.
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RI: Property, car taxes to rise
From: feeds.stateline.org
"CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. — City taxpayers can expect a 10-percent property tax increase and higher taxes on the cars they own as the receiver appointed to reorganize the city's troubled finances tries to close a $2.1-million deficit in last year's city budget and a $6.3-million hole in the current one, the state receiver running the city's finances announced Wednesday.
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SD: SD unemployment rate holds steady in July
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics says South Dakota's preliminary unemployment rate for July was 4.4 percent, the same as the revised June rate.
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TN: Incubator overhaul OK'd
From: feeds.stateline.org
""It's a very old, old building," Hamilton County Mayor Claude Ramsey said. "We're remodeling it where it's easier to operate." The building serves as a business incubator, housing small startups and allowing them to share some overhead costs, Ramsey said.
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TX: Texas faces rising cost for illegal immigrant care
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Texas spent at least $250 million in the past year for medical care and imprisonment of illegal immigrants and other non-citizens.
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TX: Documents reveal deficit in Texas state budget
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Comptroller Susan Combs' quiet acknowledgment that Texas will show a $1.3 billion deficit at the end of the budget year contrasts with the happy face she's put on state finances leading up to the 2010 elections.
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TX: Lawmakers learn of difficulties, costs of immigration
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Without an advanced degree or one of a limited variety of seasonal jobs, unskilled laborers have almost no way to earn permanent residency status in the U.S. through employment — regardless of how long they work here or how faithfully they adhere to visa requirements, according to testimony Wednesday at a hearing of the House State Affairs Committee on the costs of services provided to undocumented immigrants in Texas.
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TX: Candidates, PACs hold $167 million at mid-year
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The 2,694 political committees and campaigns that filed mid-year reports with the Texas Ethics Commission together held $167 million in their accounts, and the reports offer a glimpse at who's competitive and who's not — at least in a financial sense — four months before Election Day.
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US: States will be hedge-fund police
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Thousands of midsize and smaller hedge funds are about to fall under the sway of state overseers, and it isn't clear the states are ready.
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US: Fewer incumbent governors are seeking reelection
From: feeds.stateline.org
"It's a grim time to be a governor. With state budgets in their worst shape since the Great Depression, nearly every one of them has had to spend the past few years slashing popular programs, laying off workers, draining rainy-day funds and, in some cases, raising taxes. Those bright campaign promises made in flusher times are a faded memory.
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UT: Gov. Gary Herbert tells manufacturers that 'unprecedented partnerships' are needed to boost Utah's economy
From: feeds.stateline.org
"OGDEN, Utah — Gov. Gary Herbert liked what he saw Wednesday at the Utah Manufacturers Association's Best Practices Expo — competitors sharing ideas as a way to improve their entire industry sector.
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UT: Utah ranked No. 3 nationally for minerals production
From: feeds.stateline.org
"On the same day a group of lawmakers was pressed about the need to increase "mineral literacy" in Utah, a new report showed the state now ranks No. 3 in the nation for the value of non-fuel minerals produced in 2009.
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VA: Dozens of officials seek a way to save command
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Officeholders from across Hampton Roads gathered Wednesday to begin mapping out a strategy they hope will reverse the impending closure of the Joint Forces Command - a plan that might include a lawsuit against the federal government.
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VA: Federal budget could save unit in Norfolk, says congressman
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The federal budget may be the best weapon Virginia congressmen have to fight Defense Secretary Robert Gates' recommendation to close the Norfolk-based U.S. Joint Forces Command. Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-1st, said yesterday that Congress has the option of continuing to fund the command and omitting the money to close it down.
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VT: Vermont Bike, pedestrian group fears funding cuts
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The Vermont Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition put out an alert to its members Wednesday to fight any efforts by the state Agency of Transportation to cut bike and pedestrian projects because the federal government is taking back $8.5 million from the state.
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VT: Vermont company wins $5.5 million broadband grant
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"A $5.5 million federal grant and loan package to Waitsfield and Champlain Telecom will help connect its most rural and remote customers to high-speed fiber optic Internet access, members of Vermont's congressional delegation said Wednesday.
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WA: Alcohol among ideas for financing Husky Staduim renovation
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"SEATTLE -- One thing is certain about the Husky Stadium renovation: It won't come cheap.
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WA: Locke -- NOAA should have considered fleet in Seattle, but it's too late
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"Commerce Secretary Gary Locke acknowledged Wednesday that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) did not adequately consider basing its research fleet at federally owned facilities in Seattle before deciding to lease docks in Newport, Ore.
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WI: Stops done right
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"Done right, the fast rail project linking Chicago, Milwaukee and Madison -- and eventually, Minnesota's Twin Cities -- has much potential for economic development and improved transportation options for the region.
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WI: Passenger train officials derail plans for Oconomowoc station
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"The state is no longer planning to build a passenger rail station in Oconomowoc, much to the surprise of officials in the wealthy community in western Waukesha County.
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WI: Wisconsin share of job stimulus among worst
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"The state of Wisconsin's share of stimulus funding for private sector job creation is one of the lowest in the nation on a per capita basis, according to a new report.
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WI: Doyle to seek panel's backing for I-39/90 lane expansion
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"Gov. Jim Doyle is calling for a state commission to consider the massive project of adding one lane in both directions to I-39/90 from the Illinois border to Madison.
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WI: Kenosha salmonella outbreak linked to recalled eggs
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"State health officials have linked a salmonella outbreak that sickened 21 diners at a Kenosha restaurant in June to the nationwide recall of 228 million eggs by an Iowa producer.
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WI: UW receives $32 million to expand high-speed Internet access
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"The University of Wisconsin System will receive more than $32 million in federal stimulus money to expand high-speed Internet access, U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl said Wednesday.
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WV: Exports are playing a larger role in W.Va.
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"Last year, West Virginians exported a record
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WV: Three W.Va. colleges get education grants
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"Three West Virginia schools are getting federal grants from the U.S. Department of Education.
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WY: Delegation attacks spill reaction
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"Federal legislation proposed in the wake of the Gulf oil spill could saddle Wyoming's oil and gas industry with onerous regulations, the state's congressional delegation warned Wednesday.
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