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• State law will reform ABC system
By Karissa Minn kminn@salisburypost.com A new state ABC reform bill not only splits appointments to the local board between Rowan County and its two cities, but also makes statewide changes to how local ABC systems are run. N.C. House Bill 1717 wa …
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Crime lab may return, but under the State Police
More than a year after the Detroit Police Department shuttered its error-troubled crime lab, the facility might be making a comeback. A plan announced in June to convert the old MGM Grand Detroit casino into a new police headquarters includes a state-of-the-art crime lab there.
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State Begins Process Of Plugging Massive Budget Gap
The state is grappling with a projected budget deficit that could be as high as $8 billion. ideastream’s Eric Wellman reports official work on that budget starts next week.
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Senate must move fast on state budget
The ball is now in the Senate’s court.
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Crist vetoes millions from state budget
Gov. Charlie Crist announced Friday afternoon that he has vetoed $371 million from the state budget. The biggest cut: A $160 million raid on the state Department of Transportation trust fund. The money was tied to K-12 spending in an effort to block Crist from making a veto or risk cutting education spending.
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Dems Court Donors As Grim State Budget Released
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s Democratic Party on Friday will hold one of its most lucrative fundraisers at a prestigious golf resort as the governor releases what is expected to be a grim state budget that will include eliminating health and social programs for the poor.
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Callahan pushes creation of website to show state budget info
The answer to every Massachusetts taxpayer’s favorite question, “What are my tax dollars paying for?” may be coming soon thanks in part to one local legislator.
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NYC mayor says state is ’starving’ city of funds
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the city must cut nearly 11,000 jobs from its 300,000-person workforce because of budget woes. Bloomberg says the city is forced to assume the worst for how much funding it will get from the state.
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Mayor Dean To Deliver State Of Metro Address
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean will unveil how he plans to balance the city’s budget at the highly anticipate State of Metro Address.
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With another budget crisis looming, group prioritizing state services
After struggling through a series of historic budget deficits the past two years, state officials are now trying to answer perhaps the most pressing question facing them: What exactly should Nevada government be doing?
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