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France won't force companies to cap executive pay

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:52:36 -0400

PARIS - The French government is trying to woo executives and entrepreneurs, amid concerns that it has antagonized the businesses needed to reinvigorate the economy.

West Monroe set to adopt $18.6M budget

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:41:24 -0400

WEST MONROE, Louisiana - The West Monroe Board of Aldermen will act on the city's proposed $18.6 million 2013-14 fiscal year budget on June 11.

Tax break weekend in Texas for Energy Star items

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:36:40 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - Texas shoppers can get a tax break this Memorial Day holiday weekend when buying certain power-saving appliances.

Federal grant for lead cleanup in Winnebago County

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:30:11 -0400

ROCKFORD, Illinois - Winnebago County will be able to double its lead abatement efforts in the area thanks to a $2.9 million grant from the federal government.

Va. judge sets trial date in Star Scientific case

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:27:52 -0400

SOUTH HILL, Virginia - A politically connected nutritional supplement maker's lawsuit against the state is moving forward after being stalled for more than a year.

Audit of Colorado parole system expanded

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:53:57 -0400

DENVER - An audit of Colorado's parole system is being expanded to review whether budget issues are keeping parole officers from placing some high-risk parolees under intensive supervision.

Top Swiss negotiator in tax disputes steps down

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:50:15 -0400

GENEVA - Switzerland's top negotiator in talks to resolve disputes over tax evasion with Europe and the U.S. is stepping down.

Law provides more protection in foreclosures

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:22:26 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Minnesota homeowners facing foreclosure would have additional protection under a bill Gov. Mark Dayton is expected to sign.

Maine energy costs bill considered

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:22:12 -0400

AUGUSTA, Maine - A Maine legislative committee is expected to vote on a proposal aimed at lowering the state's high electricity and heating costs.

World stocks stabilize after big sell-off

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:07:22 -0400

MOSCOW - World stocks stabilized on Friday, a day after global markets dropped sharply on concerns global growth is slowing and the Federal Reserve could start scaling back its monetary stimulus.

Federal cuts will dent Ohio health initiatives

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:40:05 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio officials are warning that federal budget cuts are going to put a dent in public health programs.

Ohio House wants to ban lottery sales on Internet

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:26:42 -0400

CLEVELAND - Ohio House members want to make sure the Ohio Lottery doesn't start selling tickets on the Internet.

Okla. lawmakers work to adjourn 2013 Legislature

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:19 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma lawmakers are hoping to adjourn the 2013 Legislature one week earlier than required.

Gov. Dayton signs solar energy standard

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:59 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Minnesota's investor-owned utilities will be required to get 1.5 percent of their power from solar energy by 2020 under legislation signed by Gov. Mark Dayton.

Kan. Senate GOP's new tax plan in House's hands

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:13 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - Top Republicans in the Kansas Senate don't yet know whether a new tax plan they've pushed through their chamber will find favor with GOP House members.

Kan. budget debate simmers while taxes stew

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:04:40 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - An agreement struck earlier in the week on the 2014 Kansas budget remains on the back burner while Republican legislative leaders seek agreement on taxes.

NH Senate budget panel making spending decisions

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:22:37 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - The Senate's budget committee is continuing to work on the chamber's two-year spending plan for New Hampshire with an eye to wrapping up its work early next week.

Some unions now angry about health care overhaul

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:52:25 -0400

WASHINGTON - When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters.

Hurricane-prep sales tax break starts Saturday

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:17:03 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Virginians who want to stock up on batteries, bottled water and other supplies for the hurricane season will get a tax break starting Saturday.

Japan's PM Abe defends policies as markets settle

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:52:09 -0400

TOKYO - Japan's top leaders are defending the economic strategies championed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, though the central bank chief acknowledged a need for better communication with financial markets, a day after Tokyo shares suffered their worst loss since the 2011 tsunami disaster.

ND body gives tax break to manufacturing plant

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:35:14 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - The Burleigh County Commission has agreed to give Midwest Manufacturing a 50 percent property tax break for three years on a $7.5 million manufacturing plant it plans to build in McKenzie Township.

Senate votes to establish Cellucci ALS Registry

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:02:06 -0400

BOSTON - The Massachusetts Senate has voted to establish a Department of Public Health ALS registry named after former Gov. Paul Cellucci.

Wis. budget committee approves DNA upon arrest

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:26:31 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - The Legislature's finance committee Thursday approved a plan in Republican Gov. Scott Walker's executive budget that would dramatically expand the state's powers to seize DNA from crime suspects.

Illinois temporarily halts transfers of disabled

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:13:09 -0400

CHICAGO - Illinois officials agreed Thursday to temporarily halt the movement of residents out of an institution for the developmentally disabled in the southern Illinois city of Centralia.

South Carolina Senate approves $6.3B budget plan

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:08:06 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - The South Carolina Senate approved a budget proposal late Thursday that would allow hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of road and bridge construction, let more poor 4-year-olds go to school for a full day, and buy hundreds of school buses.