UPDATED 12:20 PM — State government was officially shut down after midnight, as state lawmakers failed to agree on either a full or temporary budget for the new fiscal year. The Republican-controlled Senate held final action on an interim budget …
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One of the nation’s most economically battered states stumbled toward a partial government shutdown Thursday as Michigan lawmakers failed to agree on a spending plan in one of the only states without a budget in place. A deal to fill a nearly $3 …
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TORONTO — Another round of layoffs hit the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday, with cuts made all across the business side of the organization. Interim CEO Paul Beeston, just back in the office after a vacation, said the total number of cuts was less …
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A shley Cross declined to discuss where cuts could come to offset keeping state employees who were scheduled for layoffs on the payroll “longer than anticipated.” “We’re at the very beginning stages of examining that,” Cross said. But a budgetary …
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T OKYO — Third-seeded Elena Dementieva of Russia was ousted in the second round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open, losing 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-1 to Ukraine qualifier Kateryna Bondarenko on Tuesday. Dementieva is the latest highly ranked player to be upset …
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Wright has certainly demonstrated courage over the last three weeks, but not production. After going 0 for 5 with four strikeouts in the Mets ’ 6-5 victory against the Marlins on Friday, Wright was batting .221 since his return. At the time of the …
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Things started to look a little more like normal for Oak Grove Friday night. The Warriors got their leader back – at least for a little while – and Oak Grove cruised to an easy 44-12 victory over Jackson Wingfield in the Region 3-6A opener for …
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ROBBINSVILLE — Few roads wind through the mountains in Graham County, making it easily overlooked in the state’s rush to spend millions in federal highway stimulus dollars. But the few lanes of asphalt that do twist through North Carolina’s third …
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The National Weather Service in Sullivan has issued a wind advisory that will be in effect in Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, Washington, Ozaukee, Sheboygan and Walworth counties from 10 p.m. Sunday to 7 a.m. Monday. A low pressure system dipping into …
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Willy Allen wrote a Sept. 6 column, “What happened to unions.” He started his story about the steel mill. Having never worked at the steel mill, I will not comment on that. Then he commented on General Motors. However, he never worked at General …
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