Rhetoric trumps realism in campaigns for governor
From: www.stateline.org
"There’s no shortage of reform ideas in this year’s gubernatorial campaigns. But there aren’t many specifics about how the huge budget gaps that exist in most states can be resolved."
AK: Alaska's resources can move state forward
From: www.adn.com
"As we reflect on the loss of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, I'm sure there are many Alaskans who are nostalgic for a time when intelligent, energetic and resourceful people like Uncle Ted could actually get things done inside and outside Alaska."
AK: Southwest Alaska will soon be broadband connected
From: www.adn.com
"ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Broadband connectivity is coming to Southwest Alaska, and a local economic development organization wants to make sure businesses are ready to take advantage of it."
AL: King, Riley at odds again over oil spill
From: www.montgomeryadvertiser.com
"In a new twist to their in creasingly bitter relationship, Attorney General Troy King has accused Gov. Bob Riley of trying to let BP get off cheap for the Gulf oil spill and Riley has ac cused King of not acting in the best interest of the state."
AL: Alabama trying to to collect millions in use taxes
From: www.montgomeryadvertiser.com
"Residents who claim they did not owe use taxes from online or out-of-state purchases soon could get a letter from Alabama tax authorities urging any holdouts to pay up."
AL: No state spending cuts yet, Riley's office says
From: blog.al.com
"Gov. Bob Riley's administration is standing by its revenue estimates for next year and for now does not intend to cut budgeted spending on either the state Education Trust Fund or the state General Fund, acting state Finance Director Bill Newton said."
AL: Labor Day traffic heavy on Alabama beaches, but off from previous years
From: blog.al.com
"Seeing oil stain Gulf Shores' beaches in early June didn't stop Tina Marxen from dipping her toes back into the same sand this weekend.
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AZ: Arizona's sales-tax boost falls short in first month
From: www.azcentral.com
"Arizona's new 1 cent-per-dollar sales tax brought nearly $65 million into the state coffers during its first month.
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AZ: AAA will begin license-plate renewal service
From: www.azcentral.com
"AAA of Arizona is launching a pilot program that will allow motorists to renew their vehicle registration at its offices in Mesa and Paradise Valley."
AZ: Arizona sales-tax hike hasn't dampened spending
From: www.azcentral.com
"In the first month of Arizona's penny-per-dollar sales-tax hike, consumers did not significantly alter their spending overall, indicating the increase likely did not dampen a crucial piece of the economy.
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CA: California's union jobs take hit from recession
From: www.latimes.com
"The recession is taking a toll on union jobs, which are disappearing in California at a faster rate than anywhere else in the country, according to a UCLA study published Monday."
CA: Local tax measures crowd ballot as voters asked to foot bill for budget crisis
From: www.contracostatimes.com
"East Bay taxpayers in November are being asked to foot the bill for California's economic crisis, with dozens of school districts, cities and special districts floating parcel taxes, bond measures and sales tax increases to shore up flagging budgets."
CA: Wall Street sees a reliable partner in Whitman
From: www.sacbee.com
" Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman was leading a triumphant rally at the state GOP convention last month when she announced that New Yorkers were excited about the California governor's race."
CA: Local unions hit the grills for Labor Day campaign, backing Brown, Boxer, Lee, McNerney
From: www.contracostatimes.com
"OAKLAND, Calif. -- A work holiday doesn't mean much to anyone struggling to find or keep a job, so even as local union members gathered for a Labor Day barbecue Monday, there was widespread talk of almost nothing but work."
CT: Connecticut's long-term unemployment fourth-highest in nation
From: www.courant.com
"Even though Connecticut's unemployment rate is lower than the national average, in 2009 it had a higher proportion of job-seekers who had been out of work six months or longer."
CT: Hurting for work -- Recession hits middle class hard in Connecticut
From: www.courant.com
"Two and a half years ago, Jim Johnson was making a decent living as a sheet-metal worker, pulling in $45,000 year, getting to see the results of his labor."
CT: State recovers more than $7 million in unpaid wages
From: www.courant.com
"The state Department of Labor recovered more than $7 million in unpaid wages for workers in Connecticut for the fiscal year ended June 30, the governor announced Sunday."
CT: Cigarette tax increase boosts state's revenue
From: www.courant.com
"The state has collected more money than expected from the $1-a-pack tax hike on cigarettes that started in October. At the same time, Connecticut merchants are selling fewer cigarettes."
CT: Connecticut's cash crunch -- Will towns and cities take the hit?
From: www.courant.com
"When Jim Finley reviews Connecticut's fiscal projections for the next two years, his conclusion is brief but not reassuring: "This is a public-policy time bomb.""
FL: Florida's high-speed answer to a foreclosure mess
From: www.nytimes.com
"Ten days from now, a four-bedroom house on a cul-de-sac in Middleburg, Fla., is scheduled to be auctioned off at the Clay County courthouse, 25 miles south of Jacksonville."
IA: Thicke wants to promote "rebuilding" top soil
From: www.radioiowa.com
"The Democrat who's running to be Iowa's next ag secretary says if he's elected, he'll promote new farming methods that "rebuild" the state's top soil. "
IA: Culver 'moving on' from film incentive program
From: qctimes.com
"Gov. Chet Culver said Friday he does not plan to restart the state's troubled film incentive program for new applicants once the obligations have been met for projects that received initial approval for tax credit awards before he halted the program nearly one year ago."
IA: I-JOBS bonds flagged for insufficient reserves
From: blogs.desmoinesregister.com
"A private financial rating agency this week flagged bonds for Iowa's public works program after noting that state officials had failed to deposit enough money in a reserve account."
IA: Former workers say USDA ignored complaints about egg plant
From: www.desmoinesregister.com
"Two former employees of an Iowa egg company said U.S. Department of Agriculture employees working full-time there ignored their complaints about conditions at one company site."
IA: Culver -- Branstad hurting state
From: www.desmoinesregister.com
"Gov. Chet Culver warned Friday that opponent Terry Branstad's criticisms could hurt efforts to lure business to Iowa."
IA: Some fields of skilled labor in Iowa notice lack of workers
From: www.desmoinesregister.com
"Iowa's fledgling economic recovery is creating worker shortages for some skilled jobs, labor experts say."
IA: Survey -- Iowa firms doubt health law will keep costs in line
From: www.desmoinesregister.com
"Iowa employers saw average health insurance rate increases of 13 percent this year, and they have little faith that the national health reform law will bring such costs to heel, a new survey shows."
IA: Some state workers' overtime pay tops $30,000
From: www.desmoinesregister.com
"More than two dozen Iowa government workers received $30,000 or more in overtime pay in the past fiscal year, a Des Moines Register review of state salaries shows."
ID: Gas tax debate rekindled in Idaho
From: www.spokesman.com
"There's good reason Washington license plates are such a common sight at Idaho gas stations near the state line – gas is just plain cheaper in Idaho."
ID: Winemakers putting northern Idaho on the map
From: www.idahostatesman.com
"LEWISTON, Idaho — Slowly, under the gaze of the hot August sun, a grape approaches its destiny. It has endured prime conditions - baking heat, terrible soil, cool nights and scarce water. All these stresses have created an ideal fruit for award-winning wine."
IL: State Sen. Duffy wants out of 'rubber stamp' green jobs advisory panel
From: www.dailyherald.com
"A suburban state senator has asked to be removed from an advisory board overseeing the implementation of a $425 million jobs initiative, saying he refuses to be a "rubber stamp" on what he calls a "pork project spending spree.""
IL: SIUC looking to keep things stable
From: thesouthern.com
"SIUC is still owed $18 million from the state, but SIU President Glenn Poshard is confident they will receive that money and make payroll through 2010."
IL: State's revenue up a bit, but don't get excited
From: www.news-gazette.com
"Illinois revenue improved a bit last month, but an official with the state's Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability cautioned that one month does not make a trend."
IL: Lottery bidder promises to provide scholarships
From: thesouthern.com
"One of the companies bidding to manage the Illinois lottery is promising to create an educational scholarship program worth an estimated $35 million if it wins the potentially lucrative competition."
IL: Democrats, GOP work to stir up support
From: www.suntimes.com
"With tens of thousands of Illinoisans in the unemployment lines in the final months leading to the November election, the state's top Democrats and Republicans spent Labor Day sparring over which party is more likely to put people back to work."
IL: Private lottery manager selection could be challenged
From: www.sj-r.com
"A company bypassed as a finalist to operate the Illinois Lottery is contemplating whether to challenge the selection process, which could delay when the lottery is turned over to private management."
IL: Preservationists watching hotel pilot project in Peoria
From: www.sj-r.com
"Preserving the historic places of Illinois is not, and some argue cannot be, a priority in the current climate of a state budget crisis."
IL: Asian carp issue jumps back into court
From: www.chicagobreakingnews.com
"The 30-pound silver carp that leapt from the water last week and knocked a kayaker out of a 340-mile race down the Missouri River is a reminder of what's at stake Tuesday when the Asian carp debate returns to court in Chicago."
IL: Poll -- Obama's appeal slides in Illinois
From: www.chicagotribune.com
"Enthusiasm for Barack Obama's presidency in his home state has cooled as Illinois voters have grown increasingly uneasy over stewardship of the sputtering economy, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll has found."
IL: North Shore activists ask affluent neighbors for help with school funding gaps
From: www.chicagotribune.com
"For one day, the disparities in Illinois public education were on graphic display when a feisty state senator bused hundreds of low-income South Side students to the wealthy North Shore to "enroll" them in some of the highest-performing schools in Illinois."
IL: Unemployment rate climbs to 9.6%
From: chicagobreakingbusiness.com
"The nation's jobless rate worsened slightly last month, edging up to 9.6 percent from 9.5 percent in July, the government said Friday in a report that had little for workers to cheer about this Labor Day weekend."
IL: Jobs hang in balance
From: www.chicagotribune.com
"Filibuster over federal funding leaves Put Illinois to Work in limbo."
IL: Illinois voters don't trust government, poll shows
From: www.chicagotribune.com
"A warning to Illinois politicians cranking up their post- Labor Day hype machines to woo voters: They're blas at best about you, and they sure don't think the state or federal government is going to help them through uncertain times."
IL: Illinois fiscal crisis clouds business climate
From: www.chicagotribune.com
"Peter Anthony, president and CEO of UGN Inc., an auto parts-maker based in Tinley Park, is weighing where to invest $14.5 million on a plant expansion next year that will create 30 jobs."
IN: Tax caps will force cities to run leaner, expert says
From: www.post-trib.com
"GARY, Ind. -- Size will matter if Indiana voters approve a referendum making property tax caps part of the state constitution, a professor and tax expert told the Quality of Life Council on Friday."
IN: State sees slight improvement in monthly revenue
From: www.indystar.com
"Indiana finally got some much-needed good fiscal news Friday, as the state's monthly revenue report showed a small uptick in tax revenues collected in August."
KS: Kansas Labor Secretary says state is recovering
From: www2.ljworld.com
"Kansas Department of Labor Secretary Jim Garner said the state job market is emerging from a tough recession."
KS: Candidates anticipate end of federal stimulus
From: www2.ljworld.com
"As part of its coverage of the 2010 Kansas governor's race, the Lawrence Journal-World asked candidates Tom Holland, a Democrat, and Sam Brownback, a Republican, to answer how they will handle the loss of federal stimulus funding in the next fiscal year's budget. "
KY: Kentucky philanthropists seek to capture predicted 'transfer of wealth'
From: www.courier-journal.com
"Kentucky could get $3.6 billion for charitable community projects if state philanthropies succeed in capturing just 5 percent of the wealth expected to be shifted to the state's next generation by 2020, a new study says."
LA: 5 key human errors, colossal mechanical failure led to fatal Gulf oil rig blowout
From: www.nola.com
"A string of mistakes, first by people, then by a supposedly fail-safe machine, sealed the fates of 11 rig workers and led to the fouling of the Gulf of Mexico and hundreds of miles of its coastline. "
LA: More seafood testing needed, scientist says
From: www.nola.com
"Gina Solomon, senior scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council, is calling on federal officials to conduct a more rigorous testing regimen for Gulf of Mexico shrimp and seafood."
LA: U.S. Justice Department won't say whether BP blowout preventer is on its way to shore
From: www.nola.com
"The Justice Department won't say whether the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from gushing from BP's undersea well into the Gulf of Mexico is on its way to shore."
MA: Gov. Deval Patrick prods lawmakers to rethink casino stance
From: www.bostonherald.com
"Gov. Deval Patrick yesterday urged state lawmakers to return to session and resuscitate a near dead-and-buried casino bill in an effort to spur job creation."
MA: Sidetracked, Wonderland puts its bets on future
From: www.boston.com
"REVERE, Mass. — About the only working vestige of Wonderland Greyhound Park's racing past is the blinking green sign that invites drivers speeding past on Route 1A to "Join us seven days a week for simulcast racing from noon to one a.m.''"
MD: Deciding to walk away from mortgage and home
From: www.baltimoresun.com
"The moving truck pulled away from the curb, loaded with Wallace Farmer's possessions. He locked the front door for the last time and left town — clutched by a long-simmering anger that finally gave way to relief. Farmer didn't sell his Baltimore house, worth far less than the $180,000 he paid in 2006. And he didn't lose it to foreclosure. He walked away from the rowhouse and the mortgage. It's the bank's problem now."
MD: Down economy means business at area colleges
From: www.baltimoresun.com
"The Johns Hopkins University is pitching a new Global MBA program to students around the world. Loyola University Maryland's business school is luring professionals still fresh in their careers to a new, intensive one-year MBA program. Even the Maryland Institute College of Art is getting down to business, offering students with a creative flair a chance to learn business principles in a new master's program developed for next spring."
MI: Wild boars must be contained or declared an invasive species
From: detnews.com
"By most accounts, free-ranging feral swine are as much of an ecological threat as Asian carp."
MI: Right-to-work policy is unlikely to happen in Michigan
From: www.mlive.com
"Right-to-work has been the issue that dared not speak its name in Michigan. Until now."
MI: How long will right-to-work law be a real issue?
From: www.mlive.com
"Professor Hari Singh's study on the front page of today's Press is a fascinating look at what would have happened had Michigan joined the South as a right-to-work state back when LBJ was president and the Beatles topped the charts."
MI: Michigan 10.0 study -- Right-to-work tradeoff is more jobs for lower pay
From: www.mlive.com
"GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- If Michigan opted to be a right-to-work state back in the 1960s, it could have up to 60,000 more auto-related jobs, but they wouldn't pay as well as they do today, according to a study commissioned by The Grand Rapids Press and Booth Newspapers."
MI: For Galesburg man, Kalamazoo River oil spill is all too real
From: www.mlive.com
"GALESBURG, Mich. -- A few weeks ago Tim Havlock and a friend decided to perform an experiment. They walked to the edge of the Kalamazoo River, which runs past the back of Havlock's property, took a stick, swirled it in the oily water and lit it on fire."
MI: If Indiana becomes a right-to-work state, could it affect Michigan's ability to lure business?
From: www.mlive.com
"GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Indiana could be heading back to the right-to-work column if voters put Republican majorities in both houses of the legislature this fall."
MI: Getting film tax credits can be taxing
From: www.freep.com
"Michigan offers the most attractive movie tax breaks in the nation, but that doesn't mean it's giving away money to every filmmaker who shows up at its door."
MI: Sports complex proposed for Michigan State Fair site
From: detnews.com
"After an eerily quiet Labor Day weekend, the Michigan State Fairgrounds may eventually reverberate with the tumult and shouting of sports.
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MI: State departments bracing for new round of cutbacks
From: detnews.com
"It's been a tough decade in the Michigan Attorney General's Office. The state's top law enforcement office has lost an average of five attorneys a year due to budget cuts.
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MO: Ameren to seek rate increase
From: newstribune.com
"ST. LOUIS -- Missouri's largest electric utility says it will seek a $263 million rate increase from state regulators."
MO: Gov. Nixon announces expansion in Perryville
From: newstribune.com
"PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- An expansion project that will create 400 new jobs in southeast Missouri will get $5 million in state economic incentives."
MT: State of Montana sets fiscal responsibility model for nation
From: billingsgazette.com
"Montana is making national headlines lately, and for a very proud reason: We are one of only two states in America operating without a deficit."
MT: Hard to predict Montana's fiscal future in tough times
From: billingsgazette.com
"Gov. Brian Schweitzer is bullish on Montana. At a brief stop in Billings last week, the governor gave a glowing description of Montana's economic prospects: The best wheat crop in a generation, high cattle prices, an uptick in oil development — all of which will put more money on Main Street, he said. "
MT: Schweitzer finalizes deal for state to purchase Spotted Dog Ranch
From: billingsgazette.com
"Gov. Brian Schweitzer says a $16.5 million deal has been finalized for the state to buy a big ranch near Deer Lodge that is home to prized elk habitat."
ND: N.D. pipeline space shortage hits oil revenues
From: www.grandforksherald.com
"Transportation bottlenecks reduced the prices that North Dakota oil producers got for their crude for most of last year, which cost the state treasury about $17.1 million in tax collections, a state regulator says. "
ND: North Dakota regulators upset by Xcel CEO's carbon tax advocacy
From: www.grandforksherald.com
"North Dakota utility regulators say a carbon tax would hurt consumers, and they say they are troubled that the chief executive officer of Xcel Energy supports the idea."
ND: North Dakota insurance counseling program tops in nation
From: www.grandforksherald.com
"The North Dakota Insurance Department's State Health Insurance Counseling program is tops in the nation again."
NE: Ag official from Nebraska shares global view
From: journalstar.com
"Darci Vetter has come home."
NE: State encouraging foreign tourists to wander off the interstate
From: journalstar.com
"Nebraska's Tourism Division is trying to encourage foreign tourists to drive off the interstate and into a western world of rolling sandhills, wooded bluffs, real cowboys and rodeos."
NJ: 2010 tourism season good but not great along southern New Jersey shore
From: www.pressofatlanticcity.com
"The weather has been near-perfect this summer and expectations for Labor Day weekend are running high. But tourism business along the New Jersey shore will likely end up good, not great, tourism officials say."
NJ: Tuition hikes outpace inflation for all N.J. 4-year colleges
From: www.nj.com
"Students at New Jersey's four-year colleges and universities will pay between 3.5 percent and 7.3 percent more in tuition and fees this year as their institutions try to make up for cuts in state aid and rising operating costs, according to a Sunday Star-Ledger survey of two dozen schools."
OH: Strickland's slap at Invacare
From: www.cleveland.com
"Gov. Ted Strickland did neither this region nor his candidacy any favors with his unwarranted political rant against Invacare Corp., a solid corporate citizen that has been an anchor of new-economy jobs in Northeast Ohio and that has worked to promote the state for new business investment. "
OH: Good marks -- Fair audit of Ohio Lottery finds a well-run operation
From: www.dispatch.com
"State Auditor Mary Taylor's recent performance audit of the Ohio Lottery Commission offers two kinds of good news for Ohioans: The $2.4 billion operation is reasonably well-run. "
OH: Ohio ranks 9th in U.S. in job losses
From: www.daytondailynews.com
"There's more uncertainty than celebration today as Ohio and the rest of the country continue to work their way out of the Great Recession."
OH: States take on Asian carp
From: www.toledoblade.com
"A federal court hearing begins in Chicago Tuesday that has huge ramifications for the Great Lakes region's $7 billion fishery, and especially for Toledo and other parts of western Lake Erie trying to diversify their economies with more recreation tourism."
OH: College ranks continue to swell as freshmen arrive in large numbers
From: www.dispatch.com
"After two years of blockbuster enrollment increases spurred by the weak economy, most central Ohio colleges are holding steady or still growing -- but at a much more modest pace."
OH: Ohioans want budget answers -- now
From: www.dispatch.com
"On this Labor Day, the traditional campaign kickoff for a statewide election year, 97 percent of Buckeye State voters agree on a key issue in the governor's race, a new Dispatch Poll shows."
OH: Don't fear Asian carp, OSU professor says
From: www.dispatch.com
"The threat to the Great Lakes posed by Asian carp has been greatly exaggerated, says an Ohio State professor who claims the experience to form a learned opinion."
OK: Future hiring will mainly benefit the high-skilled
From: www.newsok.com
"Whenever companies start hiring freely again, job-seekers with specialized skills and education will have plenty of good opportunities."
OR: Chris Dudley, John Kitzhaber maneuver on state employee pay issue
From: www.oregonlive.com
"Republican Chris Dudley has been pretty vague about what services he would cut to help solve Oregon's looming budget problems."
OR: Marked absent -- Many Oregon students will do without music and art classes
From: www.oregonlive.com
"Many kids look forward to going to choir class at the end of the day or performing in uniform with the school band for the first time. "
PA: Pennsylvania agencies weigh Rendell's budget cut request
From: www.pennlive.com
"Nearly a month ago, Gov. Ed Rendell asked state agencies and legislative leaders to voluntarily cut their budgets by 1.9 percent. Most have yet to decide whether they will do so. Among the four legislative caucuses, only one — the House Republicans — has confirmed additional spending cuts. "
PA: Casino slots revenue rises 5% over Aug. '09, state says
From: www.pittsburghlive.com
"Slots revenue increased more than 5 percent last month, compared to the same month last year, but that increase was driven by four of the eight casinos that were open for all of August 2009, according to state figures."
PA: More bark than bite- Dog Law revisions aren't a step backward
From: www.pennlive.com
"The bark about recent tweaks to the state's Dog Law would have Pennsylvanians believe we are headed back to the days of inhumane puppy mills. That is simply not the case. "
PA: Liquor and wine price hikes possible next year in Pennsylvania
From: www.pennlive.com
"The price of a bottle of rum, vodka or tequila could cost more next year at Wine & Spirit Shoppes. So could peach mojitos, martinis and Cosmopolitans at restaurants and bars. "
PA: Stinkbugs pose crop threat for farmers in Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia
From: www.pennlive.com
"Last year, brown marmorated stinkbugs were a nuisance. This year, they are a serious threat to fruit orchards, and experts are not sure how destructive they might become. "
PA: Midstate nonprofits strain to help those in need
From: www.pennlive.com
"Diane Stinson lost her job more than a year ago. She receives $385 a week in unemployment compensation, which doesn't cover the costs of housing and feeding her 10-year-old son and three grandchildren who live with her. "
PA: Smoking ban hasn't burned eateries
From: www.pennlive.com
"A pack of Newports peeked out of Morgan Evans' shirt pocket as he waited for his food at the bar of Molly Brannigan's in Harrisburg. It's been almost two years since he could legally enjoy a smoke in the average bar-restaurant in Pennsylvania. "
RI: Coast Guard denies appeal for LNG terminal in Fall River
From: www.projo.com
"The U.S. Coast Guard has again denied Weaver's Cove Energy's appeal of a decision that dealt a serious blow to the company's original plan for an onshore liquefied gas terminal in Fall River."
TN: Flood insurance pays repeatedly for many Middle TN properties
From: www.tennessean.com
"A commercial property somewhere in Davidson County has been flooded 18 times in the past 32 years. Another has gone underwater six times."
US: Obama reaches out to labor
From: www.jsonline.com
"Energized by a friendly Labor Day crowd that helped put him in office, President Barack Obama reconnected with organized labor, announced a $50 billion plan to rebuild the nation's infrastructure and create new jobs, and kicked off the start of the midterm election season by asking for help for his fellow Democrats."
UT: Utah's gender degree gap is widest in U.S.
From: www.sltrib.com
"It's a jungle out there, gals. Particularly if you're a working woman in Utah. More women in Utah are in the work force than females nationwide per capita, yet as Labor Day approaches, they still substantially lag behind men here in education and earnings."
VA: Panel to analyze plan to privatize Va. liquor sales
From: hamptonroads.com
"If Gov. Bob McDonnell is to succeed in ending Virginia's monopoly on state liquor sales, he has one heck of a sales job ahead."
VT: Burlington colleges pursue student housing projects
From: www.burlingtonfreepress.com
"Pressed for dorm space to accommodate an unusually big entering class, Champlain College responded in a big way -- by leasing an entire apartment building in South Burlington."
VT: Vermont spared big home-sale slump
From: www.burlingtonfreepress.com
"People who work in real estate in Vermont counsel patience, because the state's real-estate market hasn't stalled the way markets have in other states.
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WA: Volatile income tax will be hard to contain
From: seattletimes.nwsource.com
"The Seattle Times editorial board argues that the volatility and unpredictability of a high-earner state income tax would eventually lead to a much broader tax on the people."
WA: Furloughs set for Tuesday
From: www.theolympian.com
"Nearly 50 state agencies, boards or commissions will be shuttered Tuesday, marking the third state furlough aimed at saving payroll costs.
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WA: State's chief economist -- No good news to report
From: seattletimes.nwsource.com
"The state's chief economist, Arun Raha, gave lawmakers an update on the economy Friday and laid out nothing but dismal news. The bad times will continue."
WA: Steep rate hikes on way for individual health insurance
From: seattletimes.nwsource.com
"Whopping rate increases are coming soon for many people with individual health-insurance policies."
WI: Wisconsin's minimum gas markup law reinstated
From: www.jsonline.com
"A federal appeals court Friday revived Wisconsin's controversial minimum markup law on gasoline sales after a lower court last year blocked enforcement of it."
WI: Hiring outlook is improving
From: www.jsonline.com
"As unexpected as it might sound in a cooling and uncertain economy, employers in metro Milwaukee are expected "to hire at a solid pace" in the final three months of the year, according to a widely watched indicator released Tuesday by multinational job placement firm Manpower Inc."
WI: Report paints bleak labor numbers for Wisconsin
From: www.jsonline.com
"When President Barack Obama arrives in Milwaukee for Monday's Laborfest rally, he'll be confronted by another troubling economic report that shows the toll the Great Recession has taken on America's workers."
WI: Nonprofits face new tax deadline
From: www.jsonline.com
"Wisconsin has an estimated 6,000 small, tax-exempt organizations that could put their tax-free status at risk if they don't fill out and file Form 990-N e-Postcard, said Christopher Miller, an IRS spokesman."
WI: Tainted wells anger residents
From: www.jsonline.com
"CALEDONIA, Wisc. -- Dozens of private wells near the Oak Creek coal-fired power plant have elevated levels of a metal called molybdenum, and We Energies is providing some homeowners in the area with bottled water for drinking and cooking."
WI: State pushed for Foley before bids
From: www.jsonline.com
"A state agency asked for permission to hire Milwaukee-based law firm Foley & Lardner for what has turned out to be a multimillion-dollar contract before interviewing either Foley or a competing law firm, newly released records show."
WV: W.Va. legislators preserve problems
From: www.dailymail.com
"The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce's annual Business Summit at The Greebrier served as a prelude to Labor Day, which was appropriate. Without businesses, there are no workers."
WY: Wind energy company's appeals raise questions about Wyoming's tax, distribution approach
From: trib.com
"Property taxes are one of the main selling points that wind energy companies have used to convince counties there will be a payoff for accepting up-front impacts to local services."
States pressed to fix local water systems
From: www.stateline.org
"American cities — including state capitals — are responsible for their own water systems. But when cities can’t afford to make urgently needed repairs, some states are stepping beyond their traditional roles to help finance upgrades to the nation’s aging water infrastructure."
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From: www.stateline.org
"American cities — including state capitals — are responsible for their own water systems. But when cities can’t afford to make urgently needed repairs, some states are stepping beyond their traditional roles to help finance upgrades to the nation’s aging water infrastructure."
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