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• City gains about 7,000
  Sep 7, 2010 — Winston-Salem Journal
  Both years, the bureau increased its estimate of Winston-Salem's population. The federal government uses Census Bureau calculations to determine how much money cities should receive in federal grants.
• Contractor sees a green future
  Sep 7, 2010 — The News and Observer
  ...on the green bandwagon," Ferrel said. Despite the competition from more established companies, Ferrel and Harris' company, Green Horizon, has managed to carve out a niche for itself in green contracting. Ferrel and Harris say that because they are not in the business of selling HVAC units, windows or insulation, they are able to provide their customers with independent advice about what their homes need to become more energy efficient. Green Horizon's revenue, which was...
• EDITORIAL
  Sep 7, 2010 — The Virginian-Pilot
  ...like Marshall is getting a little squishy on "excessive Washington spending." The reality is that Virginia's Republican and Democratic legislators adopted a state budget that spent more federal dollars than Virginia will actually get. Unless tax collections improve, more cuts will be necessary next winter to balance the budget. Refusing federal assistance will only make that more difficult. Cuccinelli should put an end to his correspondence with Marshall and send the delegate a...
• Emmer's jobs plan
  Sep 7, 2010 — Pioneer Press
  But Pawlenty and Emmer's own House Republican caucus rejected any tax increases. To provide tax relief for small businesses, Emmer called for exempting 10 percent of certain income from taxes. He proposes increasing income taxes on the wealthiest 10 percent of Minnesotans to balance the budget and boost funding for schools.
• Giron facing spirited contest for Senate seat
  Sep 7, 2010 — The Pueblo Chieftain
  Peter Roper Sep. 7, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- When state Sen. Ortegon was the better-known candidate, but she took nothing for granted, campaigned hard and solidly won the Aug. 10 primary. One of the major industries expected to feel the loss of those credits was Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel mills.
• In Europe, science collides with the bottom line
  Sep 7, 2010 — Washington Post
  ...states now have budget constraints."For years, science research in Europe has been somewhat of a sacred cow - an area in which the zeal to pioneer knowledge for commercial and academic gain spawned jointly funded mega-projects. Indeed, science officials here say they see the current fiscal pressures as temporary, with European governments remaining strongly committed to long-term research.But the pain of austerity is particularly acute at CERN, the European atomic physics...
• It's Labor Day, and Jerry Brown hits the campaign trail
  Sep 7, 2010 — The Sacramento Bee
  They know that they need an advocate in Sacramento.
• Like to drive fast? Better start saving
  Sep 7, 2010 — Belleville News-Democrat
  The money from those tickets would go into a new fund and is expected to generate about $22 million a year, according to State Rep.
• Subsidy spurs heat recycling
  Sep 7, 2010 — The News and Observer
  Increasing the payback." N.C. State University estimates that it could save $5 million a year with the technology added to a planned 11-megawatt power plant on its main campus.
• Task force targets misclassification of Maine workers
  Sep 7, 2010 — Portland Press Herald
  Construction Policy Research Center have said the practice puts law-abiding employers at a competitive disadvantage. Maine Labor Commissioner Laura Fortman said the state's year-old Worker Misclassification Task Force has launched a three-pronged strategy to combat the problem. It is estimated to cost the state between $2.6 million and $4.3 million in uncollected income taxes each year. The Maine Department of Labor concluded misclassification occurred in 29 percent of employers...
• 6 Republicans vie for Vukmir's Assembly seat
  Sep 6, 2010 — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  He returned to Milwaukee after a year in training and married his wife, Jennifer. Although he started working as a building inspector in June 2010, Olen said he worked "the hardest job he ever had" as a stay-at-home dad for two years. A member of the Republican Party of Waukesha County since 1987, Coon has been involved in numerous campaigns, including the last two presidential races.
• Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif., Rob Young column
  Sep 6, 2010 — Appeal-Democrat
  ...district. A: YCUSD Deputy Superintendent Baldev Johal said the California Education Code allows "all or some" parents to be charged a portion of transportation costs, but the charge can't be more than the statewide average of $8.36 per day. YCUSD charges $160 per year for full-fare riders, Johal said. That appears to put the district well below the state average. Only 275 students out of 1,500 who ride the bus daily pay the full fare, with 274 paying a reduced rate of...
• CBP chief
  Sep 6, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Star
  Today, the Tucson Sector in Arizona is the busiest. So trying to displace back to re-establish smuggling routes in San Diego is not going to be so easy, or in Yuma or in El Centro or in El Paso. You're not seeing the smuggling in cars through the ports, and you cannot get into this country illegally without a coyote.
• Chevron may be seeking exemption from state environmental laws for its refinery rebuilding project
  Sep 6, 2010 — San Jose Mercury News
  The main mediator is Assemblyman Mike Feuer, D-Los Angeles. Last summer, Chevron donated $1,000 to his Assembly campaign. "This is David vs. Goliath," said Andolina of the Planning and Conservation League. "Chevron's got very deep pockets.
• Chicago homeless advocates want TIF money for affordable housing
  Sep 6, 2010 — Chicago Tribune
  They're going to study it," Daley said. "You can't just say no, flat no." Ald. Walter Burnett Jr., 27th, a sponsor of the Sweet Home Chicago proposal, said he hopes a compromise can be worked out.
• Decline in illegal immigration doesn't hurt Weld farmers
  Sep 6, 2010 — Greeley Tribune
  He said he hired about 200 for the harvest season; many of them were Latino, but some were whites who lost jobs in the landscaping, roofing and construction businesses. We have to be much more accurate and machinery does a better job," Hungenberg said. Give them tender, loving care and take the time to train them right," Sakata said. Copyright 2010 The Greeley Publishing Co.. All rights reserved.
• For California state workers, it's not the happiest Labor Day
  Sep 6, 2010 — The Sacramento Bee
  They've endured a 15 percent cut in hours and pay, and now their employer wants them to kick in more for their benefits. The state Supreme Court will hear arguments about the policy on Wednesday with a ruling due within 90 days. That would give labor "enormous clout," Mitchell said. "It's unlikely the state could just write a check.
• Furloughs set for Tuesday
  Sep 6, 2010 — The Olympian
  Chris Gregoire's office, according to the state Office of Financial Management.
• Local superintendents unsure about $10B 'EduJobs' bill
  Sep 6, 2010 — The Times Leader
  Ed Rendell in an effort to make sure the neediest districts -- with the lowest local tax base -- would get more money.
• Meet the three Republican state treasurer candidates
  Sep 6, 2010 — The Wisconsin State Journal
  This is why former state treasurers Cate Zeuske and Jack Voight have endorsed me. If so, what should they be? Feldt: The cash management duties of the state should be returned to the state treasurer's office. In addition, the treasurer should serve on the State of Wisconsin Investment Board. Sanfilippo: Absolutely.
• Merge local-level operations, panel says
  Sep 6, 2010 — The Columbus Dispatch
  Many complaints about Ohio being a high-tax state cite figures that actually include local taxes, too. "The world is imperfect. Ron Amstutz, R-Wooster. "There is no excuse for that. As long as there are people who want efficient government services, there is room for smaller local governments." Talk about local consolidation is working its way into Statehouse discussions.
• Rhetoric trumps realism in campaigns for governor
  Sep 6, 2010 — Stateline.org
  Lazio's 24-page agenda vows, like Cuomo's, to freeze state salary increases and shrink the state workforce. Paladino promises to reduce spending by 30 percent. All three candidates want to reform Medicaid and state pensions.
• Stuck with salary-sapping furloughs
  Sep 6, 2010 — The Columbian
  The furloughs are designed to shave $70 million off the state's 2010-2011 budget to help plug a $12 billion hole.
• Texas' financial aid for college students could dwindle even more
  Sep 6, 2010 — The Dallas Morning News
  Thanks in part to an endangered state financial aid program, he's working on both. "No one even told me that I could go to college," said Pintor, 20. Financial aid is a key component for poor and minority students, particularly as tuition has skyrocketed in recent years. At the University of Texas at Dallas and the University of North Texas the preliminary numbers show that only about 30 percent of those who applied received a TEXAS grant.
• Universities pinched by delayed funding
  Sep 6, 2010 — Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
  ...cut as much or to reduce tuition." The state appropriation for universities in 2010 is 13 percent less that 2009. To make matters worse, $66.2 million, or more than 13 percent of the universities' total budget, comes from federal stimulus funds that will not be available next year. Having to replace the federal stimulus funds, which are disbursed throughout the state budget, is why Barbour has said he wants to save the additional federal funds that the state will get as a result...
• Utility board seeks answers
  Sep 6, 2010 — The Brunswick News
  People call me up saying their bills are going through the roof. It's not to advocate for JWSC," she said. "Does it make sense to charge someone $68,000 to tap into a system where pipes are already in place?
• Yes you can build a low-cost '''green' house
  Sep 6, 2010 — Lexington Herald-Leader
  That saves money because fewer studs are needed, and more insulation can fit in the walls.
• 'Crackdown' needed to fight illegal immigration, Bright says
  Sep 5, 2010 — The Enterprise Ledger
  ...unchecked illegal immigration seriously." Bright is a co-sponsor of the SAVE Act, a bill designed to provide additional border security. The president recently signed the bill into law to provide additional resources for border security measures. "This legislation will provide 1,000 new border patrol agents, additional Immigration and customs enforcement officials and increased use of technology to crack down on those crossing our border illegally," Bright said. "We can no longer wait...
• Affordable housing scarce in R.I.
  Sep 5, 2010 — The Providence Journal
  Book said. Those 12 "affordable" communities are Burrillville, Central Falls, Coventry, East Providence, Glocester, Johnston, North Providence, Pawtucket, Providence (not including the East Side), Warwick, West Warwick and Woonsocket. HousingWorks RI is a consortium of nearly 140 organizations that promote the development of affordable housing in Rhode Island. At an Aug. 31 breakfast meeting at the Crowne Plaza hotel, HousingWorks RI executive director Nellie M. Gorbea...
• Analysis
  Sep 5, 2010 — The Dallas Morning News
  Democrat Bill White will denounce Perry as a corrupt and lavish-living career politician. Lisa Murkowski fell in the GOP primary to a tea party favorite endorsed by Sarah Palin. He has to do more than turn out Democratic voters." Nearly 4.4 million Texans voted in the last governor's race in 2006.
• AT UMASS, TOP RUNG REMAINS OUT OF REACH
  Sep 5, 2010 — The Boston Globe
  Only 22 percent of students who are admitted end up enrolling, down from 31 percent a decade ago. Joshua Zuber was accepted to his first pick, Boston College, but is entering UMass this fall because it is the best his family could afford.``UMass has that party reputation. That is very demoralizing for the faculty.''The precipitous decline in faculty size makes it harder for UMass Amherst to climb into the top ranks of research universities, Holub said.
• California paralyzed by government
  Sep 5, 2010 — Ventura County Star
  Why can't the government tackle big issues? In the year after Proposition 13 passed, state spending increased by 39 percent. Since 1998, Mathews and Paul write, voters have rejected only two such bonds, approving $97 billion in borrowing since 2000 alone.
• County to raise taxes, cut spending
  Sep 5, 2010 — The Meridian Star
  The cut reduced the county's revenue for 2010 by $1.5 million. The total assessed value for the county has decreased by about half a million dollars. The proposed general fund budget for the city is $34,449,685.
• Democrat wants to help state, localities cut costs
  Sep 5, 2010 — The Blade
  Yost said. "The new question is how do you cut. Pepper's vote as county commissioner for a half-penny increase in the local sales tax for a new county jail to deal with overcrowding. Yost] has never reduced a tax," Mr.
• Districts cope with fewer school days, try to determine effect on students
  Sep 5, 2010 — The Times-News
  Idaho's public schools, faced with reduced state funding, have had to trim days of student instruction from their schedules.