AK: Alaska economy faring better than nation
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The recession still lingering across much of the nation has not put much of a dent in Alaska's economy.
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AR: Home sales in Arkansas rise slightly
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Home sales in Arkansas were 0.56 percent higher in June than a year earlier, though 7.4 percent lower than May, the Arkansas Realtors Association reported today.
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AR: Panel to recommend $69 million increase in K-12 school funding
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A legislative subcommittee will recommend that Arkansas' public schools receive an additional $69 million in per-student funding next year.
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AZ: Regulators want natural-gas sales cut 6% by 2020
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The Arizona Corporation Commission is proposing that Arizona's six natural-gas companies reduce the amount of fuel they sell by 6 percent by 2020, similar to energy-efficiency rules recently imposed on electric companies.
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CA: Schwarzenegger -- Lower the state's sales tax rate and apply it to services now untaxed
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Tuesday the state should lower its sales tax rate and apply it to "all services" that now go untaxed.
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CT: Sales of existing homes plunge in July
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Sales of previously owned homes nationwide plunged more than 25 percent in July now that the homebuyer tax credit has expired, a falloff in sales that has been mirrored in Greater Hartford.
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CT: Local farms not involved in egg recall
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Region is believed to be safe from salmonella outbreak traced to Iowa.
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CT: Connecticut could pay New York for cheaper Metro North fares
From: feeds.stateline.org
"PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Metro-North Railroad riders at the town's station said Tuesday they would consider buying tickets one stop up the line in Greenwich in order to skirt a possible fare increase next year.
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CT: CBIA survey -- Connecticut economy weak
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Business owners and executives expressed pessimism about the state's economy in a survey released Tuesday, with most expecting their business to be at least stable, if not improving, and only a minority planning to hire anyone before the end of the year.
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CT: DEP clarifies regulations on toxic spills
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The state is seeking to clear up some confusion about when companies must report toxic spills.
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DE: Delaware cities -- Water bills bring deluge of anger
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Money's tight for Chris Panico, a union electrician and Air Force reservist. That's why the resident of the Bayard Square neighborhood was startled to open his water bill recently and see he owed $800 -- for nearly four years of use.
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FL: PSC calls on FPL chief to appear
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Florida Power & Light's chief executive, Armando Olivera, should be required to appear before the Public Service Commission to explain why the company provided inaccurate information last year regarding the cost of its nuclear power projects, Commissioner Nathan Skop said Tuesday.
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GA: Ga. wins federal education reform funds
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The second time proved to be the charm for Georgia Tuesday, as the state landed a projected $400 million from the U.S. Department of Education's Race to the Top reform initiative.
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IA: Iowa gets federal aid for storm, flooding victims
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Iowa officials have received federal approval for the state Department of Human Services to offer emergency food assistance to Iowans struggling to recover from summer storms and flooding, Gov. Chet Culver announced Tuesday.
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IA: Iowans can get food assistance in disaster areas
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Iowans dealing with summer storms and flooding can now receive emergency food assistance in disaster areas.
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IA: PETA to Culver -- Ban eggs from school lunchrooms
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Animal rights activists have used a nationwide egg recall to deliver an anti-egg message to Iowa Gov. Chet Culver.
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IA: Egg prices increasing in outbreak aftermath
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Get ready to pay more for eggs as a result of the recall of more than a half-billion eggs from two Iowa producers.
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IA: Iowa Republicans share reaction to party official's comments about Obama
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Several Iowa Republicans said today that senior party official's comments Monday about President Barack Obama were an unnecessary distraction from legitimate issues.
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IA: Branstad says business can carry banner for Iowa
From: feeds.stateline.org
"PELLA, Iowa -- Republican Terry Branstad proposed Tuesday dispatching volunteer teams of business and private sector economic development leaders to promote Iowa as a destination for employers.
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ID: Judge stops huge loads, requires safety review
From: feeds.stateline.org
"An Idaho judge on Tuesday revoked special permits allowing a company to truck four oversize loads of oil refinery equipment through a federally protected river corridor, saying the state failed to address public concerns and violated its own regulations in approving them.
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ID: Judge revokes permits for oversized shipments through Idaho
From: feeds.stateline.org
"LEWISTON, Idaho — A judge on Tuesday revoked special permits allowing a company to truck four oversized loads of oil refinery equipment through a federally protected river corridor, saying the state failed to address public concerns.
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IL: State pension funds project asset sales
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Illinois employee pension funds are sending up flares warning they may have to sell off as much as 10 percent of their investment portfolios unless lawmakers find a way for the financially hobbled state to make its pension contributions this fiscal year.
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IL: Illinois Teachers' Retirement System selling off $3B to cover benefits
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Illinois Teachers' Retirement System, Springfield, plans to sell $3 billion in investments, or about 10% of its $33.1 billion in assets, in the current fiscal year to pay pension benefits, according to Dave Urbanek, public information officer.
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IL: State cuts school transportation budget; Decatur district will shift reserve funds to cover shortfall
From: feeds.stateline.org
"DECATUR, Ill. -- The Decatur school board heard a presentation on a tentative budget for the 2011 fiscal year at its meeting Tuesday, which included bad news.
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IL: Home is where the hurt is in today's housing market
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Stuck -- that's how Yvonne Smith felt as she tried unsuccessfully for more than two years to sell her Evanston home.
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IL: State shortfall stings Franklin County
From: feeds.stateline.org
"BENTON, Ill. -- A sluggish economy and the state's continuing financial crisis could leave Franklin County leaders with some tough decisions to make for next year's budget.
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IL: State funding blamed for Georgetown-Ridge Farm deficit projection
From: feeds.stateline.org
"GEORGETOWN, Ill. -- School officials unveiled a tentative $11.3 million spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year on Monday which includes a $516,000 deficit and which could leave the district with just $718,462 in the bank by June 30, 2011.
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IL: Schools -- Funding maneuver not enough
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Local school officials across Illinois say they can think of a lot better ways to help cash-strapped districts than just letting schools shift money around.
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IL: A sign of the recession's toll -- Births fall in Illinois
From: feeds.stateline.org
"After the tumult of losing a job, searching for new employment and relocating to the Chicago area, the Hurleys of Naperville decided not to have any more children.
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IL: Report -- Politics not behind Broadway Bank seizure
From: feeds.stateline.org
"There is no evidence that politics played a role in the government seizure of a Chicago bank owned by the family of the Democratic nominee running for the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama, a government watchdog said this week.
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IL: Springfield-area housing sales hit decade-low in July
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A post tax-credit drop in home sales in July hit the Springfield-area housing market harder than most.
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IL: Chicago area home sales plunge in July
From: feeds.stateline.org
"During three decades of working for Allstate Corp., California native Roger Parker never shed his desire to grab his surfboard and a good wave, and he thought he'd be able to return to that lifestyle when he retired 18 months ago.
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IN: Settlement helps reduce NIPSCO bills
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The average Northern Indiana Public Service Co. customer will likely save about $7.50 on a natural gas bill annually rather than pay $20 more.
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IN: More Indiana students enroll in dual credit classes
From: feeds.stateline.org
"More than 21,000 Indiana high school students earned college credits through Ivy Tech Community College last year, marking a growing trend officials say saved parents more than $10 million in tuition bills.
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IN: Daniels will request new stimulus money for schools, Medicaid
From: feeds.stateline.org
"CORYDON, Ind. -- Gov. Mitch Daniels said Tuesday he'll request that federal officials send Indiana more than $434 million in newly approved stimulus funds for schools and Medicaid, even though he opposed the legislation.
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IN: Daniels praises young workers at O'Bannon park
From: feeds.stateline.org
"CORYDON, Ind. -- Gov. Mitch Daniels on Tuesday toured a new livestock pen and riding arena at O'Bannon Woods State Park and told the young men who built it that their work will be enjoyed by Hoosiers for generations.
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KS: Brownback vows to defend Kansas aviation industry
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Republican gubernatorial nominee Sam Brownback envisions a future of commercial space flight where existing aircraft makers in Kansas use their expertise and infrastructure to work with private space companies to design and build spaceships.
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KY: Lack of charter schools costs Kentucky millions in federal education money, officials say
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Kentucky was shut out again Tuesday in its bid to win $175 million in federal funding to improve its public schools — and the state's education chief says the lack of charter schools is to blame.
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LA: Five years after Hurricane Katrina, 100,000 New Orleanians have yet to return
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Less than three months after Hurricane Katrina chased her from her home on Deslonde Street in the Lower Ninth Ward, Oneida Banks, 93, was at a Sunday service for expatriate members of New Orleans' Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in the borrowed sanctuary of First Baptist in Houston. Did she hope to return home, she was asked. "I do and I don't, it seems like I won't," she replied with a shrug. She was right.
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LA: Oil spill has cost BP $6 billion so far, claims manager says
From: feeds.stateline.org
"BP's chief claims manager told a joint legislative committee today that the Deepwater Horizon-BP oil spill in the Guf of Mexico has cost the company about $6 billion so far and the tab grows daily.
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LA: Warnings of gas-leak risk at BP well described at Gulf of Mexico oil spill hearings
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A federal investigation into what went wrong at BP's Gulf of Mexico oil well before it blew shed more light on fateful decisions in the days before the April 20 explosions.
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LA: New microbe discovered eating oil spill in Gulf
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WASHINGTON -- A newly discovered type of oil-eating microbe is suddenly flourishing in the Gulf of Mexico. Scientists discovered the new microbe while studying the underwater dispersion of millions of gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf following the explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig.
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MA: Grid seeks rate hike to cover 'outrageous' costs
From: feeds.stateline.org
"National Grid honchos are seeking the biggest gas rate hike in Bay State history even as they have gouged consumers out of hundreds of thousands of dollars for outlandish executive expenses - from private school tuition and veterinary bills to a $1,200 charge to ship a private wine collection, newly released documents show.
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MA: Home sales fall, casting shadow on economy
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Although housing specialists had anticipated a drop-off in July after the expiration of the $8,000 first-time buyers credit, the decline was much worse than many had expected: 26 percent fewer home sales in Massachusetts than a year earlier, in July 2009, according to data released yesterday, bringing the number of sales to a 20-year low for that month.
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MA: Mass. awarded $250 million in Race to the Top competition
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Hoping to spur innovation and boost student achievement, the US Department of Education today awarded Massachusetts $250 million under the Obama administration's Race to the Top program.
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MA: AG Martha Coakley won't release Cape Wind deal details
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Attorney General Martha Coakley's office is withholding key details from the public about how she arrived at her Cape Wind rate-cut deal.
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MD: The Slots Game -- Lack of votes led to lack of zoning
From: feeds.stateline.org
"By the time The Cordish Cos. made a public sales pitch to the state's Video Lottery Facility Location Commission to place slot machines at Arundel Mills mall in Hanover, opponents of the project had already mobilized.
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ME: Medical zone, yes; pot site, no
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The Planning Board voted in favor of a proposed expansion of the city's medical district but removed a site proposed as a medical marijuana dispensary from the expanded area.
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ME: Tidal turbine off Eastport generates excitement for visitors getting their first look
From: feeds.stateline.org
"EASTPORT, Maine — The Coast Guard's 41-foot Search and Rescue boat eased away from the dock Tuesday morning, its batteries fully charged by electricity generated from the waters beneath its hull.
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MI: State lawmakers should be cautious about removing judges' discretion on suits
From: feeds.stateline.org
"State lawmakers have sought since 1997 to tweak Michigan law in a way that discourages retaliatory lawsuits against activists or everyday people who go public with criticisms affecting businesses.
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MI: Rev. Jesse Jackson -- Detroit will determine course of Michigan, maybe even industrial America
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Rev. Jesse Jackson has been touring Michigan this week, but his focus remains on Detroit.
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MI: Home sales plunge as fear grows
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A bigger-than-expected drop in July home sales renewed fears Tuesday that the U.S. economic recovery is stumbling and could be heading for a fall.
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MI: Michigan needs solution to get $475M in road funds
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Months ago, state lawmakers agreed it is critical to find $84 million so the state won't lose a massive federal match to fix its crumbling roads.
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MI: Michigan start-ups pitch business plans to panel at NextWave
From: feeds.stateline.org
"On Tuesday, a group of Michiganders pitched their business plans to a panel of judges, hoping their start-up companies would be chosen for a spot at NextWave, a new for-profit business incubator in Troy that plans to invest in and help fledgling firms grow.
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MI: Neighbors laud MDOT progress
From: feeds.stateline.org
"More structures are crumbling to the ground and local residents are happy to see the vacated buildings become rubble.
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MO: Fulton site primed to attract business
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Fulton has joined the shortlist of Missouri communities that can boast having a state-certified site ready for development.
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MS: $50M sought for plant
From: feeds.stateline.org
"State lawmakers will consider this week a $50 million economic incentive package to lure a biofuel company to Mississippi.
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MS: Rebuilding on Coast lingers after Katrina
From: feeds.stateline.org
"DIAMONDHEAD, Miss. — On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina pushed 27 feet of water into this low-lying marina village, destroying close to 300 homes south of I-10.
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MT: Panel advances rewrite of medical marijuana regulations in Montana
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A bill tightening Montana's medical marijuana regulations will be drafted and forwarded to the 2011 Legislature, a legislative panel decided Tuesday.
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MT: Warren Buffett to participate in Butte economic summit
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Montana Sen. Max Baucus says investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett is scheduled to participate in the Montana Economic Development Summit in Butte next month.
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NC: Winning 'Race to Top' thrills N.C. educators
From: feeds.stateline.org
"North Carolina's big win Tuesday in the federal "Race to the Top" competition will bring up to $400 million to the state and an era of new approaches to public education.
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ND: Legislators debate tax increment financing
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Worried that developers might be cashing in on multiple tax credits, the Legislature's Interim Taxation Committee heard testimony on a bill that would ban cities from overlapping districts that receive designated tax money for economic development.
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ND: Enbridge pipeline expansion will get export tankers off roads in 2013
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The largest ever expansion of pipeline leaving North Dakota's oil fields will take pressure off the blacktop, but not for several years.
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NE: Five Nines of Lincoln is state's fastest-growing company
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Lincoln's Five Nines Technology Group was the top-performing Nebraska company on Inc. magazine's 2010 list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies.
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NE: As stimulus disappears, home sales fall by half
From: feeds.stateline.org
"There were 216 closed sales in July through the local Multiple Listing System, which includes Lancaster and parts of neighboring counties.
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NH: NH seeks federal money for new bridge to Maine
From: feeds.stateline.org
"PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — The state of New Hampshire is asking the federal government for $20 million in stimulus funding to help build a new bridge between Portsmouth and Kittery, Maine.
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NJ: Gov. Christie vetoes bill giving N.J. businesses bordering eligible areas access to low-interest loans
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill Monday that would have extended the reach of a state financing authority, giving businesses in towns bordering already-eligible areas access to low-interest loans.
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NV: Nevada gets another $7M for weatherization program
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Nevada will receive an additional $7 million in federal stimulus funds to expand a home weatherization program, Gov. Jim Gibbons announced Tuesday.
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NV: Business leaders wonder where consensus is on rebuilding Nevada's economy
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Northern Nevada business leaders remain strongly pessimistic about the economy and the prospects for recovery, the Sierra Region Economic Outlook Mid-Year Business Survey shows.
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NY: Excellus proposes rate hikes of 9.5 percent to 12.5 percent
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, the Rochester region's largest health insurer, is proposing 2011 premium increases for its commercial community-rated products that range between 9.5 percent and 12.5 percent.
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NY: Medical records technology gets grant
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Medical experts are harnessing health information technology to try to fight the high rate of diabetes in Western New York.
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NY: Pride, prejudice and Mr. Paladino
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Ah, the allure of the good old days. If only Carl Paladino could make up his mind whether he means the days of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, or Charles Dickens.
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NY: Farm preservation funds dry up
From: feeds.stateline.org
"With only $5.2 million allocated by the state Department of Agriculture and Markets and $71.5 million in pending commitments to 64 farm families statewide, according to preservationists, there's not enough money to clear away the backlog, yet alone make new promises.
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NY: Boiler proposal steams public
From: feeds.stateline.org
"RAVENA, N.Y. -- The state's idea to devote a nearly $500,000 pollution settlement from owners of the Lafarge cement plant to replace public school boiler systems left an audience Tuesday night frustrated and disappointed.
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OH: Ohio will get $400 million in federal school aid
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Ohio will receive $400 million from the Obama administration to improve schools.
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OH: DeWine aligns himself with Kasich
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Attorney general candidate Mike DeWine criticized incumbent Richard Cordray for criticizing gubernatorial candidate John Kasich's plan to privatize state economic-development functions.
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OH: Cordray to Craigslist -- Cut the smut
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray and counterparts from several states are demanding that the online classifieds site Craigslist remove a section that they say encourages sexual exploitation.
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OH: New bill stops businesses from banning guns from parking lots
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Ohio businesses could no longer stop employees with concealed-carry licenses from bringing their guns on the premises under a new House bill that is backed by a bipartisan mix of 31 co-sponsors.
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OH: Jobless rate falls, but fewer have jobs
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Central Ohio received positive and negative indicators about its job market yesterday, with a drop in the unemployment rate but also a decline in nonfarm employment.
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OH: Animal deal not a lock
From: feeds.stateline.org
"On a day when the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board considered rules for how to euthanize farm animals, the head of the Humane Society of the United States offered a carrot and a big stick.
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OH: Home sales slumped in July locally, statewide, nationally
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Home sales in central Ohio and throughout the state fell sharply in July, mirroring the national trend.
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OK: Oklahoma Supreme Court overturns health claims fee
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Additional federal stimulus dollars allocated to the state this summer will offset the loss of money expected to be generated from a proposed 1 percent fee on health insurance claims.
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OR: Casino backers place a bet
From: feeds.stateline.org
"For weeks, sponsors of a plan to build a casino complex near Portland thought they had a saddle without a horse.
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OR: Oregon eligible for more home weatherization money, feds say
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The U.S. Department of Energy says Oregon has completed work for more than 30 percent of the homes the state planned to weatherize, qualifying it for more federal funding.
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OR: Clausen Oysters on Coos Bay fined $25,000 for wastewater violations
From: feeds.stateline.org
"NORTH BEND, Ore. -- Oregon environmental authorities have fined an oyster farm on Coos Bay nearly $25,000 over violations of wastewater regulations from their oyster shucking operation.
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OR: Department of Energy officials promoted firm run by ex-Gov. John Kitzhaber's girlfriend for project
From: feeds.stateline.org
"State criminal investigators are looking at efforts by the Oregon Department of Energy to steer federal money to a company run by Cylvia Hayes after her firm lost the bid on a state contract, sources familiar with the investigation say.
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OR: Attorneys say voters have last word on private casino
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Backers of a private casino proposed at the former Multnomah Greyhound Park in Wood Village said Monday they don't need to amend the Oregon Constitution after all, and the casino can be approved if Oregon voters OK another initiative on the November ballot that merely changes state law.
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PA: Oil industry- Rendell's proposed profits tax illegal
From: feeds.stateline.org
"A spokesman for oil companies in Pennsylvania today assailed Gov. Ed Rendell's call for an 8 percent tax on the gross profits of oil companies.
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PA: Rendell bid to tax oil profits draws industry, GOP critics
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Lou D'Amico of Wexford was not happy Tuesday when he heard that Gov. Ed Rendell wants to slap an 8 percent tax on the gross profits of Pennsylvania oil companies.
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RI: Tax overhaul means wealthiest in Rhode Island will pay less
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Rhode Island's highest-income taxpayers — those making more than $10 million a year — will end up with a tax cut next year when the state's new personal income-tax law kicks in, according to revised figures from the state Department of Revenue.
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RI: DMV computer upgrade for Rhode Island now seen in 2011
From: feeds.stateline.org
"CRANSTON, R.I. — Even as Governor Carcieri, other officials and scores of DMV workers on Tuesday celebrated the impending opening of a new Division of Motor Vehicles headquarters, a key component of the governor's plans to modernize the agency wasn't ready: a new computer system that consolidates records and streamlines transactions.
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SC: S.C. fails again in quest for federal education money
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WASHINGTON -- South Carolina failed Tuesday for the second time in five months to land tens of millions of dollars from a new federal program aimed at accelerating education reforms.
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SD: Home sales tumble locally -- But not as hard as nation
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Sales of previously occupied homes fell to the lowest level nationwide in 15 years last month as the economy weakened, and Sioux Falls Realtors say they have a plentiful home inventory.
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TN: Towing vendors charging Memphis government big bucks
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The city's General Services Division is paying private towing companies three times as much as it would cost city workers to do the same job, according to City Council members and General Services employees. Last year, the city spent $1.3 million with private companies to tow city vehicles.
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US: Housing market plunged in July, fueling anxiety
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Americans' long infatuation with owning a home, which even the economic collapse of 2008 could not kill, shuddered and stalled last month.
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US: Job losses over drilling ban fail to materialize
From: feeds.stateline.org
"WASHINGTON — When the Obama administration called a halt to virtually all deepwater drilling activity in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon blowout and fire in April, oil executives, economists and local officials complained that the six-month moratorium would cost thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in lost revenue.
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VA: Senate will hold hearings on defense cuts in Va.
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The Senate Committee on Armed Services has agreed to U.S. Sen. Jim Webb's request to hold a hearing on Defense Secretary Robert Gates's decision to shutter the Joint Forces Command, a military installation employing more than 6,000 in Hampton Roads.
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VA: Senate committee will hold hearing for Norfolk military unit
From: feeds.stateline.org
"The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing next month on the Obama administration's plan to close a command center in Norfolk, erasing an estimated 6,000 jobs. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., who is a member of the committee and had requested the session, yesterday announced that the chairman, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., had agreed to hold it in September as part of an examination of Pentagon cost-cutting.
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VA: McDonnell will have details by Sept. 8 on plan to privatize liquor stores
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Gov. Bob McDonnell said last night that he will provide details of a plan to privatize the state's liquor stores by Sept. 8. That is when a subcommittee of his government reform committee meets, he told reporters last night after his fourth town-hall meeting on government reform.
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VA: Plan for Northumberland resort town controversial
From: feeds.stateline.org
"REEDVILLE, Va. -- Northumberland County is considering a proposed residential and commercial development on a Chesapeake Bay peninsula it had designated for conservation because of its environmental sensitivity.
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VT: Vermont's fiscal year misses revenue projections
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Vermont's new fiscal year began much as the previous one ended, missing revenue projections. State Secretary of Administration Neale Lunderville released the July 2010 General Fund revenue figures today, and July revenue totaled $82.22 million — $3.61 million or 4.21 percent below the $85.83 million consensus revenue forecast for the month.
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WA: Here's a money-saving idea -- stop abusive lawsuits against Washington taxpayers
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Lawmakers must fill another multibillion-dollar budget deficit when they return to Olympia. Gov. Chris Gregoire is collecting public input on how to reduce state spending at hearings and on a new Web site.
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WA: Poll -- Voters favor liquor privatization initiatives
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Washington's voters appear ready to approve both fall initiatives that would privatize liquor sales in Washington state, a new poll shows.
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WI: Profit falls at many state credit unions
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Six of Wisconsin's 10 largest credit unions had lower net income in the first half of 2010 than in the same period last year, but all were running in the black.
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WY: West Coast remains prized market for Wyoming's natural gas
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Assuming construction of the Ruby natural gas pipeline does not get delayed in the current storm of legal proceedings, completion of the line in March should provide enough additional access to the Western market to ensure Rockies gas flows westward for decades.
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WY: Job growth resumes in Wyoming
From: feeds.stateline.org
"Wyoming's economy turned another corner on the road to recovery in July, adding jobs for the first time in 18 months.
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