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Obama seeks to assure nervous governors on economy
Associated PressPresident-elect Barack Obama pledged quick work today on an economic recovery plan to include tax cuts and increased federal spending, and told the nation's governors he wants their advice in designing a package to help their hard-hit states. "We...Tags: Regional Authority, Heads of State, Medicaid, Health Insurance, Government Health Care
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Heat Q&A with Ira Winderman
Sun-Sentinel.comAsk Ira! Sun-Sentinel Heat writer Ira Winderman answers YOUR questions about the team! You can read his latest comments below. To submit your question, e-mail here. Please include your name, city and state with each question. --------------------...Tags: National Basketball Association, Foreign Aid, Elton Brand, Jamaal Tinsley, Kobe Bryant
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Dolphins Q&A with Harvey Fialkov
Sun-Sentinel.comAsk Harvey! Sun-Sentinel Dolphins writer Harvey Fialkov answers YOUR questions about the team! You can read his latest comments below. To submit your question, e-mail here. Please include your name, city and state with each question. ----------------...Tags: National Basketball Association, Foreign Aid, Elton Brand, Jamaal Tinsley, Kobe Bryant
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Obama seeks governors' input on economy
The nation's governors met with President-elect Barack Obama today to help craft an economic stimulus plan that would include money for ready-to-go transportation projects and programs for the poor that have been stretched by increased demand. Several...Tags: Heads of State, Government Health Care, Health Insurance, Sarah Palin, Budgets and Budgeting
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Governors pressing Congress for help
The Associated PressFacing severe cutbacks in state services as the recession deepens, the nation's governors pressed their case on Capitol Hill Monday, asking for at least $40 billion to help pay for health care for the poor and disabled. The governors are also pressing...Tags: Barack Obama, Regional Authority, National Government, Harry Reid, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Schwarzenegger declares fiscal emergency
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered the new Legislature in to work on its first day, declaring a fiscal emergency Monday in response to the state's deteriorating finances and urging lawmakers to "get off of their rigid ideologies."
But even as...Tags: Labor Legislation, Sacramento, Budgets and Budgeting, Karen Bass, Government
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Hey, Buddy, can you spare a billion bucks?
Sentinel ColumnistSo I was talking to Orlando's finance director a couple of months back about the downtown venues. And she said the city would sell bonds early next year to build the Florida Citrus Bowl and performing-arts center. My jaw dropped so far I could have...Tags: Rich DeVos, Orlando Magic, Credit and Debt, Buddy Dyer, Culture
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Suburbs face a storm of service cuts
Tribune staff reportersWith the season's first snowstorm already history, Barrington officials are making the type of calculations now common in budget-strapped towns: They have enough salt to get through the winter but only if crews thin it out more than usual. The belt...Tags: Regional Authority, Naperville, Orland Park, Rolling Meadows, Local Authority
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Minnesota news in brief at 8:58 p.m. CST
The hand recount of Minnesota Senate ballots slid into a final but likely inconclusive week Monday, with the declaration of a winner on hold until thousands of disputed ballots are sorted out. By Friday, all of the state's 87 counties should be done...Tags: Referenda, Alzheimer's Disease, Police Investigations, Colleges and Universities, Trials
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AP Exclusive: DCFS suspends job seeker drug tests
AP Political WriterIllinois' child-welfare agency, looking for savings amid a budget crunch, has stopped a 10-month-old employee drug testing program officials say kept five dozen substance users from jobs that could have put them in contact with the state's most vulnerable...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Defense Equipment, Abusive Behavior, Child Abuse, Government
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Blues, Michigan AG continue health insurance fight
Associated Press WriterBlue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and its opponents continued their high-profile fight Monday over legislation the health insurer wants approved by the end of the year. Blue Cross said it projects losses of nearly $264 million on its health insurance...Tags: Insurance, Private Health Care, Health Insurance, Government Health Care, Medical Services
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Tax-relief commission calls for school consolidation, other measures
john.hildebrand@newsday.comDeclaring that the state's fiscal crisis demands tough decisions, a state tax-relief commission called Monday for a battery of educational cost-cutting measures -- among them, a recommendation that all school districts with fewer than 1,000 students,...Tags: Long Island, Regional Authority, David Paterson, Republican Party, Property Tax
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