The Capitol. The seat of state government. Where influential politicians craft laws and crafty lobbyists peddle influence. Where hopeful citizens try to get their voices heard. Get a look behind the scenes at New York politics and statewide campaigns ...
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency on Monday and called lawmakers into a special budget session, warning that California was in danger of running out of daily operating cash within two months. The special session will force the ...
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(AP) HARRISBURG, Pa. - Gov. Ed Rendell lifted Pennsylvania’s three-month moratorium on paroling violent felons Monday after a review found the state’s evaluation and supervision of parolees were largely effective. The review, though, recommended ...
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Q For quite a while, your column was busy with high gas prices. You were busy umpiring the high-priced oil conspiracy theorists (where are they now?), the environmentalists, the boycotters, the scientists, etc. Now that prices have collapsed, you are ...
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BOISE, Idaho— Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter on Monday ordered state agencies to cut another 3 percent from their budgets because of the sputtering economy that has reduced tax revenue. Otter's latest cuts, combined with a previous 1 percent ...
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The Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility and the US Treasury Department are investigating allegations that a Bush-appointed US Attorney inappropriately shared private income tax information on one of his targets with a state ...
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IOWA CITY, Iowa — An Iowa City-based group claims Iowa's tax revenues can't keep up with long-term spending and argues the state should consider changes to raise more money. In a report released Monday, the Iowa Fiscal Partnership predicted Iowa's ...
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