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Mass. House budget cuts broadly, uses no savings - Forbes border=

Mass. House budget cuts broadly, uses no savings - Forbes

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By STEVE LeBLANC , 04.15.09, 01:57 PM EDT Massachusetts House leaders unveiled a budget Wednesday that would cut a broad swath through state government operations, slicing some aid to cities and towns by a third and leaving few other areas unscathed.
Boston Globe
Worcester Telegram
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Detroit suburb gets $146M movie production complex - Forbes border=

Detroit suburb gets $146M movie production complex - Forbes

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The refundable movie tax credit of up to 42 percent on production expenses in the state is the most lucrative in the country. Officials in February announced planned production studios in Detroit and Pontiac that are expected to bring thousands of …
Globe and Mail
Fox 28
Detroit Free Press
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Arkansas lawmakers seek 1 loan, energy amendment - Forbes border=

Arkansas lawmakers seek 1 loan, energy amendment - Forbes

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By ANDREW DeMILLO , 04.07.09, 02:00 PM EDT Arkansas lawmakers moved Tuesday to combine a proposed amendment easing the constitution's limits on interest rates for consumer and government loans with a measure allowing bond financing for energy …
ArkansasSports360.com
Arkansas News
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Iowa governor, lawmakers agree on tax change - Forbes border=

Iowa governor, lawmakers agree on tax change - Forbes

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By MIKE GLOVER , 04.07.09, 11:40 AM EDT Gov. Chet Culver and Democratic legislative leaders have agreed to a $600 million overhaul of Iowa's income tax system that the two sides said Tuesday would leave 74 percent of the state's taxpayers with a cut or …
Agri News
Iowa Independent
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SC gov still faces protests, criticism on stimulus - Forbes

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By BRUCE SMITH , 04.07.09, 09:49 AM EDT House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said Gov. Mark Sanford's opposition to $700 million in federal stimulus cash for schools and public safety just shows the governor's animosity toward public education.
The State
Charleston City Paper
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Business Highlights - Forbes border=

Business Highlights - Forbes

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NEW YORK (AP) - Citigroup Inc. on Monday took the "interim" out of Mike Corbat's title as chief executive of Citi Holdings, the business that includes the riskier assets at the big banking company. Corbat had been overseeing the unit since Citigroup …
San Jose Mercury News
Wall Street Journal
Bloomberg
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Colo. governor: No payment for medical errors - Forbes border=

Colo. governor: No payment for medical errors - Forbes

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AP , 04.01.09, 07:56 AM EDT Gov. Bill Ritter has issued an executive order requiring the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to come up with new safety guidelines for hospitals, including ways to deny payment for avoidable medical …
Bizjournals.com
The Coloradoan
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Minnesota House Democrats propose tax increases - Forbes border=

Minnesota House Democrats propose tax increases - Forbes

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By MARTIGA LOHN , 03.20.09, 09:54 AM EDT Minnesota schools would be spared direct budget cuts, but taxpayers would be tapped in the near future and maybe again in about two years to cure a severe deficit.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Bemidji Pioneer
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SD governor signs ban on smoking in bars, casinos - Forbes border=

SD governor signs ban on smoking in bars, casinos - Forbes

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By CHET BROKAW , 03.19.09, 01:14 PM EDT Gov. Mike Rounds says the need to protect people from secondhand smoke played a role in his decision to sign a measure that bans smoking in South Dakota's bars, video lottery casinos and Deadwood gambling halls.
KELOLAND TV
Seattle Times
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Pharmacist conscience bill passes Idaho committee - Forbes border=

Pharmacist conscience bill passes Idaho committee - Forbes

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By SARAH D. WIRE , 03.19.09, 10:53 AM EDT An Idaho House committee approved a bill to give pharmacists the ability to refuse to dispense birth control and other medications.
Seattle Times
KPVI-TV
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