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Infographic: State and local employment is down, but not everywhere
By Carla Uriona, Mary Mahling and Ben Wieder
State and local governments in two-thirds of the states have reduced their workforces in the past three years. The biggest reductions came in Nevada, Hawaii and Georgia. But other states, led by Wyoming, grew their public sector employment base.
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Amazon cuts another deal, will collect tax in Tennessee
By John Gramlich, Stateline Staff Writer
TODAY'S TAKE: A month after the nation's largest online retailer agreed to collect sales taxes in California, it struck a deal to do the same in Tennessee, adding pressure on Congress to come up with a national law governing online sales.
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Persistent drought threatens Texas oil industry
By Jim Malewitz, Stateline Staff Writer
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT BEAT: Many energy producers in Texas are dependent on the drilling technique called fracking, which uses vast amounts of water. Right now, it’s water that much of the state doesn’t have.
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MEDICAID EXPLAINED: HOW WOULD LOWER PROVIDER TAXES AFFECT STATE BUDGETS? — To reduce the federal debt, the Obama administration has proposed rolling back a Medicaid financing mechanism that critics liken to a shell game. Here’s a primer on how the change would affect states.
IN CALIFORNIA, A STATE AND LOCAL WAR OVER REVENUE AND RESPONSIBILITIES — PART THREE OF THREE: At a desperate fiscal moment, California’s state legislators and city officials are barely on speaking terms. Governor Jerry Brown lacks the power to bring the feuding factions into line.
UNLIKELY DUO OF DANIELS AND CUOMO CRUSADES TO SHRINK LOCAL GOVERNMENT — PART TWO OF THREE: How many local governments does a state need? A lot fewer than most of them have, say governors Mitch Daniels and Andrew Cuomo.
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WASHINGTON — Environmental activists, religious groups and young people inspired by the protests against Wall Street plan to rally in opposition to a Canadian company's plan to pipe oil from tar sands in western Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast.
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
HOUSTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed easing new pollution restrictions that angered several states and infuriated GOP presidential contender Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
The Associated Press
Gov. Neil Abercrombie's top two advisers have resigned. The governor's office said today Chief of Staff Amy Asselbaye and Deputy Chief of Staff Andrew Aoki informed the governor of their decision earlier this week.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
The four U.S. attorneys in California, the first state to pass a law legalizing marijuana use for patients with doctors' recommendations, have scheduled a joint news conference today to "outline actions targeting the sale, distribution and cultivation of marijuana."
USA Today
LARAMIE, Wyo. — A foundation that advocates for disadvantaged children says Wyoming jails juveniles at a higher rate than any other state.
The Republic (Columbus)
For decades, Nevada held a near monopoly on legalized gambling, other states put off by the social stigma and moral qualms surrounding the industry. But in their search for more revenue, nearly every state in the country, and many foreign nations, have come to embrace gambling as a way to pay for schools, universities, transportation and public safety.
Las Vegas Sun
It is rare that a Colorado secretary of state makes the news. Correction: It used to be rare. Scott Gessler has a gift for drawing attention to himself and his office. This week, he's been featured on Rachel Maddow's national television show, written about in The Wall Street Journal and editorialized against in The Boulder Daily Camera.
Colorado Independent
Iowa's top Republicans are clinging to an early January caucus date even though a big uncertainty looms about New Hampshire's primary schedule.
The Des Moines Register
Republicans who control the Michigan Senate followed through Thursday on their plan to introduce so-called "right to teach" legislation, escalating a clash with the state's largest teachers union.
mlive.com
Coaches would be required to remove from play student-athletes who show signs of concussions under legislation expected to receive final approval this month in the General Assembly.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
The special legislative session expected to convene in two weeks is giving lobbyists and advocates an unusual opportunity to get in the ears of all 144 Maryland lawmakers.
The Gazette (Gaithersburg)
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