• 21 Nov 2009 10:08

  Saturday, November 21, 2009

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• 20 Nov 2009 16:28

  AL: Judge named to hear suit over state computer contract By Bob Lowry, The Huntsville Times Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb on Thursday appointed a Jefferson County judge to hear a lawsuit filed by a legislative committee trying to block a $13 million no-bid computer contract. CO: U.S. attorney nominee Villafuerte denies any role in accessing restricted database By Karen Crummy, The Denver Post President Barack Obama's nominee to be Colorado's next U.S. attorney has denied any involvement in the access of a restricted federal database to help Bill Ritter's 2006 campaign for governor. DE: Delaware asked to invest in wind company By Aaron Nathans, The News Journal (New Castle-Wilmington) A startup company whose management includes former Lt. Gov. John Carney is seeking a state investment of $350,000 to establish an operation in Wilmington to manufacture support towers for wind turbines. IA: Iowa City stem cell company gets state grant By Staff and Wire Reports, The Des Moines Register Cellular Engineering Technologies of Iowa City received $50,000 from the state Thursday to develop a more efficient technology platform to make adult stem cells for use in medical research, drug development and clinical therapy. KY: Kentucky PSC recommends ways to prevent power outages By Patrick Howington, The Courier-Journal (Louisville) The Kentucky Public Service Commission offered a broad — and expensive — set of recommendations Thursday to limit power outages and ease recovery when the lights go out. ND: WiFi access available at 14 N.D. rest areas By Staff Reports, The Forum (Fargo) rivers in North Dakota now have access to wireless Internet at 14 visitors centers and rest areas along interstates 94 and 29 and other major roadways. NE: As pressure mounts, McClurg mum on stem cell vote By Melissa Lee, Lincoln Journal Star The man who holds the pivotal vote in today's embryonic stem cell research showdown is prepared to make a difficult decision. PA: State taking heat for 'chaotic' flu shots By Steve Twedt, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In the last several weeks, as the H1N1 flu has swept through the nation and health officials scrambled to find scarce vaccine, questions have been raised about how Pennsylvania chose to handle the process of distributing the limited doses available. PA: Some don't report how stimulus funds spent Stung by criticism over data showing billions in federal stimulus money going to nonexistent congressional districts in Pennsylvania and other states, the government corrected its Web site created to track the money. RI: In Providence, a crescent of green business sprouts When Alteris Renewables decided to add another office in either Rhode Island or Southeastern Massachusetts, it considered Fall River, New Bedford and Bristol. TX: Settlement delay costs HISD $82 million By Ericka Mellon, The Houston Chronicle Houston ISD schools have gone without at least $82 million for technology upgrades while the district is under federal investigation for questionable deals with computer equipment vendors. WI: Suit over search-engine keywords tries new angle By Dinesh Ramde, Wisconsin State Journal (Madison) A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's. WV: W.Va. lawmakers mull ruling on e-mail secrecy By The Associated Press A state Supreme Court justice says West Virginia's Freedom of Information laws are too narrow to fully serve the public's right to know, and some lawmakers are willing to look at changing the code. WY: Don't blame wind, officials say By Dustin Bleizeffer, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Cheyenne) Power producers have installed more than 500 megawatts of wind energy generation in Wyoming in the past year. Read the full 2008 Legislative Review or state-by-state summariesRead the full 2007 Legislative Review or state-by-state summariesRead the full 2006 Legislative Review

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• 19 Nov 2009 22:45

  Friday, November 20, 2009

  CA: California imposes rule for efficiency on some TVs By Clifford Krauss, The New York Times Recognizing that giant new flat-panel televisions have become major power guzzlers, California on Wednesday became the first state to impose energy efficiency standards on them. FL: Tolls go electronic on 47-mile stretch of Florida Turnpike By Staff Reports, St. Petersburg Times MIAMI — Drivers on a 47-mile stretch of Florida's Turnpike won't have to stop or slow down to pay tolls starting in 2011. AK: State's gas pipeline chief quits, legislators say under pressure By Sean Cockerham, Anchorage Daily News Gov. Sean Parnell's in-state natural gas pipeline chief, Harry Noah, resigned Wednesday and said he needs to leave the state for a family farming business. AK: Alaska officials defend gas line efforts By The Associated Press, The Juneau Empire FAIRBANKS, Alaska – State officials say efforts to spur construction of a large natural gas pipeline are on schedule despite skepticism from some lawmakers. CO: Colorado stimulus-reporting errors explained By Burt Hubbard, The Denver Post Colorado has received millions in stimulus funding for projects in the 8th, 24th, 45th and 64th congressional districts, according to a federal website tracking the money. CO: Many Colorado water waivers revoked after taint By David Olinger, The Denver Post Colorado has revoked waivers from as many as 72 public drinking-water systems and is now requiring chlorine treatment of most public supplies as part of the response to a salmonella-poisoning epidemic that ravaged Alamosa last year. CO: Protesters want Colorado to "stop clowning around" on clean air By Bruce Finley, The Denver Post Colorado air-quality regulators will face orchestrated pressure at a hearing tonight on whether to renew a pollution permit for Denver's biggest coal-fired power plant — just as new studies show nitrogen- oxide emissions are turning once-clear mountain lakes cloudy. DE: Doctors reject new screening guidelines By Angie Basiouny, The News Journal (New Castle-Wilmington) Some Delaware doctors are rejecting new recommendations from a federal panel advising women to wait until age 50 to get routine mammograms and abandon breast self-exams because they do no good. FL: Crist, Bowden promote Child ID Kits for students By Iricka Berlinger, Tallahassee Democrat Ethan Fisher, the son of Florida State Seminoles offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher, was the first child to receive one of the Child ID Kits that will be distributed to students across the state. GA: Another murder suspect cuts ankle bracelet, disappears By Larry Hartstein, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution In the latest example of problems with court-ordered ankle monitors, a DeKalb County murder suspect cut her ankle bracelet Tuesday and disappeared. ID: Idaho Power's cloud seeding efforts keep water flowing over dams - and may be saving you money By Rocky Barker, The Idaho Statesman (Boise) Cloud seeding once was seen similar to well divining, medicine shows and miracle healers. ID: Idaho Power's cloud seeding efforts keep water flowing over dams - and may be saving you money By Rocky Barker, The Idaho Statesman (Boise) Cloud seeding once was seen similar to well divining, medicine shows and miracle healers. IL: Unemployment benefits halted when debit cards fail By David Roeder, Chicago Sun-Times State officials said the problem stemmed from a hardware malfunction at a subcontractor, Fidelity National Information Services Inc., which processes electronic payments for banks. MA: Deval Patrick relies on keen in-site By Jessica Heslam, Boston Herald From Twitter and Flickr to YouTube and the blogosphere, tech-savvy Gov. Deval Patrick is burning up cyberspace with a cutting-edge use of new media - boldly going where few politicians have gone before in taking his message straight to voters. ME: Energy panel eyes corridor lease rules By Kevin Miller, Bangor Daily News Members of a task force struggled Wednesday to come up with rules governing potentially lucrative energy corridors in Maine amid concerns about Canadian companies' plans to feed energy-hungry markets to the south. MN: Minnesotans log on, open their hearts and give, give, give By Mary Divine, St. Paul Pioneer Press For their first foray into e-philanthropy, Minnesotans Twittered, Facebooked and e-mailed like mad. MN: Did stimulus money go to 'phantom' districts in Minnesota? By Bob Von Sternberg, Minneapolis Star Tribune MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Recovery.gov reported that $6.4 billion was sent to 700 districts, including 11 in Minnesota, that don't exist. NE: Emergency managers put to test By Bob Glissmann, Omaha World-Herald The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) sponsored the state's annual terrorism-response exercise, called TERREX '09, on Wednesday. It was held at both the State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and the Joint Information Center (JIC) in Lincoln. NH: Follow the money -- NH dollars detailed By Beth Lamontagne Hall, The Union Leader (Manchester) Granite Staters looking to find the local programs and projects that are funded by the federal stimulus package can also check the New Hampshire's Office of Economic Stimulus Web site.   Read More NH: 'Phantom' data adds to GOP stimulus doubts By Beth Lamontagne Hall, The Union Leader (Manchester) Concerned citizens who tried to track their tax dollars on the White House's Recovery Act Web site would have been confused to learn that New Hampshire had not two, but six congressional districts.   Read More NM: Sites tracking other states' stimulus funds also show phantom districts By Kate Nash, Santa Fe New Mexican New Mexico isn't alone when it comes to phantom congressional districts where a government Web site says federal stimulus money has been spent.   Read More NV: Board approves data system for stimulus office By Staff Reports, Nevada Appeal (Carson City) The Board of Examiners agreed Tuesday to seek $116,179 to develop and staff a stimulus data collecting and reporting system.   Read More NV: Recovery.gov -- Errors on Web site fund list By Benjamin Spillman, Las Vegas Review-Journal A federal government Web site tracking spending and job creation via the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act listed more than $1 billion coming to Nevada, including more than $7.7 million for the state's 32nd, 22nd, 9th and 25th congressional districts.   Read More PA: Federal stimulus funds reported in nonexistent Pennsylvania districts By Tom Fontaine, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Transparency apparently comes with strings attached.   Read More RI: National Grid objects to proposed cost of wind power By Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal Despite pressure from the governor and other state officials, National Grid has again rejected a proposal to buy clean power from a developer proposing to build a $200-million wind farm off Block Island.   Read More TN: TN releases funds for biofuels project By Chas Sisk, The Tennessean (Nashville) A panel of state lawmakers approved plans to amend a $70 million research effort to produce ethanol in East Tennessee, blaming a lack of communication for a hearing two weeks ago in which some members suggested pulling the plug on the project.   Read More TX: Hutchison uses robo-call to explain decision By Jason Embry, The Austin American-Statesman U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is using automated calls to explain to voters why she decided not to resign her Senate post until after her March primary challenge to Gov. Rick Perry.   Read More US: Some courts raise bar on reading employee email By Dionne Searcey, The Wall Street Journal Big Brother is watching. That is the message corporations routinely send their employees about using email.   Read More VA: Computer helps prioritize region's transportation needs By Debbie Messina, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk) CHESAPEAKE, Va. -- If a computer were to rank local highway priorities, it would make its top picks widening many sections of Interstate 64, rebuilding Interstate 264 interchanges in Virginia Beach and widening Holland Road in Suffolk.   Read More VT: Forum to host Vermont governor candidates By Staff Reports, Burlington Free Press All five Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls will share the stage for the first time in the campaign from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. today as the Vermont League of Conservation Voters hosts a sold-out forum on environmental issues at Main Street Landing in Burlington.   Read More WY: Legislator wants better access to coroners' investigative records By Bill McCarthy, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Cheyenne) Death investigations are less accessible to the public as technology and investigative techniques improve, a state senator told a group of county coroners Tuesday.   Read More

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• 19 Nov 2009 01:49

  Thursday, November 19, 2009

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• 18 Nov 2009 08:24

  Wednesday, November 18, 2009

  MI: Granholm plans to merge more departments By The Associated Press, Detroit Free Press Gov. Jennifer Granholm wants to consolidate more state government departments. Granholm announced plans today to merge the Department of Management and Budget with the Department of Information Technology. NY: New York is set for strict stand on D.W.I. cases By Jeremy W. Peters, The New York Times New York State would make it a felony to drive while intoxicated with a child in the vehicle and would require first-time convicted drunken drivers to buy a device that prevents them from driving their cars if they have been drinking, under a bill passed by the State Assembly on Tuesday. AK: Obama considers former Palin aide for pipeline job By Pat Forgey, The Juneau Empire A former aide to Gov. Sarah Palin is being considered for a position in the Obama administration, likely as the federal pipeline coordinator position vacated Monday by former Alaska legislator Drue Pearce. AZ: Biden -- Stimulus has saved thousands of Arizona jobs, will boost IT and high tech By Evan Wyloge, Cronkite News Service, Arizona Capitol Times (Phoenix) Federal stimulus money has saved more than 12,000 jobs in Arizona and laid the groundwork for a economic recovery built on information services and technology, Vice President Joe Biden said Nov. 16. DE: Plugging in to sun's power By Jeff Montgomery, The News Journal (New Castle-Wilmington) In a new sign of solar energy's burgeoning clout, a study has concluded that Newark and the University of Delaware could affordably tap rooftop sunlight for more than three-quarters of daytime power needs using readily available equipment and financing. FL: Crist calls for ban on texting while driving By Josh Hafenbrack, The Sun-Sentinel (South Florida) Gov. Charlie Crist on Tuesday endorsed a statewide ban on texting while driving, joining a growing chorus trying to curb the risky practice popular among generations glued to their BlackBerrys and iPhones. GA: Loans to fund water, sewer projects in Georgia By The Associated Press, The Macon Telegraph Water and sewer infrastructure projects in seven Georgia communities will receive help from $5.7 million in loans. Five of the seven projects were funded all, or in part, with federal stimulus dollars for a total of $3 million. IA: Days numbered for court reporters? By Jennifer Jacobs, The Des Moines Register State lawmakers are entering the fray over a controversial proposal to replace Iowa court reporters with digital recording systems. KS: Kansas launches energy efficiency program for home owners and small businesses By The Associated Press, The Lawrence Journal-World Kansas launched a new energy efficiency program Tuesday to make low-interest loans available to several thousand home owners and small businesses for upgrading insulation, installing new furnaces and sealing air-leaking doors and windows. ME: Offshore wind farm developers visit Brewer By Nok-Noi Ricker, Bangor Daily News BREWER, Maine — When planning to build a large-scale floating wind farm in the Gulf of Maine, it's good to draw on experience. ME: Islanders flock to unveiling of wind turbines By Abigail Curtis, Bangor Daily News VINALHAVEN, Maine — Dignitaries, schoolchildren and more than 400 islanders crowded Tuesday morning around the base of a massive wind turbine to officially dedicate the Fox Islands Wind Project. ME: Many providers not prepared for MaineCare shift By Meg Haskell, Bangor Daily News Health care providers are dragging their heels about signing up with the state's new MaineCare computer-based billing and information system. NE: Personal info jeopardized after Workers' Comp Court computer hacked By Catharine Huddle, Lincoln Journal Star The Nebraska State Patrol and FBI are trying to figure out who hacked into a Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court computer server -- and whether the hacker took personal information. NJ: An easier way to track campaign contributions By Trish G. Graber and John Reitmeyer, The Star-Ledger (Newark) Anyone with a computer and internet service now can easily track how their local and county politicians get campaign money, including any companies they hire to perform taxpayer-funded government work. SC: Lawmakers' agenda for 2010 -- Speed limits, cell phones, snakes By Gina Smith, The State (Columbia) If House lawmakers have their way in 2010, South Carolinians will be able to zoom 80 miles per hour instead of 70 along S.C. interstates. But they will be prohibited from text messaging, talking on cell phones or allowing children under 7 to sit in the front seat.   Read More VA: Federal stimulus funds allocated to phantom congressional districts By Bill Bartel, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk) HAMPTON ROADS, Va. -- Anyone checking the federal government Web site that tracks stimulus money will find that Virginia's 12th Congressional District got more than $2 million. One tiny problem: Virginia only has 11 districts.   Read More WA: Mapping state's role in global health By Kristi Heim, The Seattle Times Seattle's global health experts are busy in laboratories and in the field working on problems such as HIV/AIDS and malaria. So busy, in fact, that they don't always know about work being done down the street.   Read More WI: Doyle signs agreement between Wis. and Israel By Staff Reports, Wisconsin State Journal (Madison) Doyle said Tuesday the agreement creates a framework for Wisconsin's and Israel's scientists, engineers and researchers to work together in many fields, especially water technology, advanced agriculture and biotechnology.   Read More

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• 17 Nov 2009 16:09

  US: U.S. teens report 'frightening' levels of texting while driving By Ashley Halsey III, The Washington Post A graphic British public service video that portrays a fatal accident caused by a texting teenage driver has been the talk of Facebook and other places where young Americans congregate, but a study suggests that it hasn't done much to change their habits. AL: Alabama Supreme Court decision to influence Jefferson County bingo case, judge says By Erin Stock, The Birmingham News A Friday decision from the Alabama Supreme Court was the first topic of discussion today in a Jefferson County courtroom, where a judge was set to hear arguments about the definition of bingo. AL: Alabama Agriculture Department testing propane fueled vehicles By The Associated Press, The Birmingham News The state Agriculture Department has converted 11 vehicles to propane and will conduct a three-year study to compare them to other department vehicles that use gasoline. AR: Entergy offers outage info by text message By Staff Reports, Arkansas News Bureau Entergy Arkansas today announced the availability of a new service to let customers send and receive text messages about power outages. CO: School reform proposals kick off 'Race to the Top' in Colorado By Katie Redding, Colorado Independent A corps of turnaround experts who would travel from failing school to failing school, a computerized, multimedia test to replace the Colorado Student Assessment Program, and a "360 degree" evaluation for teachers mirroring business-world performance evaluations were just some of the ideas Race to the Top school reform workgroups presented Friday to Gov. Bill Ritter, Lt. Gov. Barbara O'Brien and Commissioner of Education Dwight Jones. MA: Hub pols want to curb your enthusiasm for gas-guzzlers By Laurel J. Sweet, Boston Herald A proposal by two city-dwelling senators to create "preferred" public parking statewide for eco-friendly vehicles could fuel the indignation of gas-guzzler lovers if the plan is green-lighted. MN: Sprint may be on hook for refunds in state By Suzanne Ziegler, Minneapolis Star Tribune MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Under settlement, consumers who say they were misled and ended up paying early termination fees can seek restitution from Sprint Nextel. MN: Northstar rail debut features solid ridership, only one glitch By Nancy Ngo, St. Paul Pioneer Press It was mostly smooth railing on opening day of the Northstar Commuter Rail line on Monday. MT: Tax software firm -- Most work will happen here By Jennifer McKee, Billings Gazette A company that drew headlines recently for proposing to do some Montana tax-funded computer programming with foreign workers overseas intends to complete more than three-quarters of the work in Montana. MT: Former manager on POINTS doesn't endorse off-shoring By Jennifer McKee, Billings Gazette A manager for one of Montana's most disastrous off-shored computer programs has some advice for decision-makers considering another state information technology contract that includes shipping work to foreign employees overseas: Don't do it. NJ: Residents turn out for forum on light rail line By Tom Davis, The Record of Bergen County TENAFLY, N.J. — Local residents filled a school auditorium Monday night to both protest and praise a plan to bring rail service to western Bergen County. SC: State Museum seeks $2.5 million for expansion By Adam Beam, The State (Columbia) The State Museum wants three Midlands governments to agree to give it $2.5 million over the next five years so it can begin building a planetarium, observatory and 4-D theater. WV: W.Va. provides financing for firm's protein tech By The Associated Press, Charleston Daily Mail A Morgantown-based company is getting help from the state to develop technology that will help researchers identify disease-specific proteins. WV: PSC official opposes Verizon deal By George Hohmann, Charleston Daily Mail The state Public Service Commission's Consumer Advocate Division has come out in opposition to Frontier Communications Corp.'s proposed purchase of Verizon's wire line business in West Virginia and 13 other states.

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• 17 Nov 2009 00:31

  Tuesday, November 17, 2009

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• 16 Nov 2009 09:07

  Monday, November 16, 2009

  LA: Child porn offenders no longer falling through the cracks By Robert Travis Scott, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans) NEW ORLEANS -- A little more than a year ago Louisiana's Sex Offender Registry program was a mess, with thousands of individuals unregistered or failing to renew their addresses on the central database that tracks the whereabouts of people who have been convicted of sex crimes. TX: IBM outsourcing deal with state still worth it, consultants say By Robert T. Garrett, The Dallas Morning News The state's massive computer outsourcing contract with IBM is mired in delays, server meltdowns and disputes, but it can still be salvaged, two independent consultants said Friday. AL: TVA weighs a nuclear option By Dave Flessner, Chattanooga Times Free Press Nearly four decades after the Tennessee Valley Authority decided to put a nuclear power plant in Northeast Alabama, directors of the federal utility will decide what type of reactor, if any, will be built there. AR: Tobacco funds giving state a research edge By Caroline Park, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock) Money from the state's share of the tobacco settlement has helped scientists at five institutions compete for nationally competitive research grants, expand laboratories, buy equipment and attract new scientists. AR: Officials to commemorate five years of drilling in Fayetteville Shale play By Lewis Delavan, Stephens Media, Arkansas News Bureau Gov. Mike Beebe, industry officials and other dignitaries are scheduled to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the successful well during a ceremony today at the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton. CO: Black Hawk mining business pans Colo. 119 projects By Michael Booth, The Denver Post CLEAR CREEK CANYON — The family of five bighorn sheep arrives at the cliff above the "Welcome to Gilpin County" sign, right on cue. ID: Eastern Idaho dam security is under scrutiny By The Associated Press, Idaho State Journal (Pocatello) IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is looking at ways to improve security at Palisades Dam and Reservoir, one of eastern Idaho's most popular recreation areas. KY: Northern Ky. to get new voting machines By The Associated Press, Lexington Herald-Leader Boone, Campbell and Kenton are among dozens of Kentucky counties to obtain federal funding to buy the "e-Scan" electronic voting machines. Secretary of State Trey Grayson says the systems are user-friendly and reduce wait times at the polls. KY: Ky. Senate race shows rise of anonymous online attacks By Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal (Louisville) It used to be that the most scurrilous attacks on candidates were done through whisper campaigns or photocopied fliers left in mailboxes or on cars. But the Internet has given rise to a new category of "dirty tricks" that can reach thousands of people within hours. MA: Historic designation could change Sound By Patrick Cassidy, Cape Cod Times CAPE COD, Mass. -- The debate over whether to build the country's first offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound is no stranger to challenges. The latest — a bid by the Wampanoag tribes on Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard to have the 560-square-mile Sound declared eligible for the National Register of Historic Places — may top the list. MD: Slots casinos can open up a wide world of gambling By John Wagner, The Washington Post When Maryland legalized slot machines last year, the state stopped short of welcoming blackjack, roulette and other table games because of qualms about building full-scale casinos.   Read More ME: Wind turbines dwarf Vinalhaven landscape By Matt Wickenheiser, Kennebec Journal VINALHAVEN, Maine -- In the distance, the dark, low expanse of the island is punctuated by three white lines jutting through the horizon.   Read More ME: Lobster fishermen shed floating rope By Bill Trotter, Bangor Daily News ELLSWORTH, Maine — What do you do with 180,000 pounds of unwanted rope? Most people never have to ponder this question, but for 150 lobster fishermen, the answer brought them to Ellsworth for two days last week as they traded in old floating rope for vouchers they can use to buy new whale-safe lines.   Read More MS: 'Green' jobs in Mis. not easy to quantify By Gary Pettus, The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson) When Matt Dilback of Madison was hired by SmartSynch about nine years ago, he wasn't looking for a job that was "green."   Read More NC: Are these plants worth rebuilding? By Taft Wireback, The News & Record (Greensboro) RAMSEUR, N.C. -- A reasonable person could be forgiven for doubting the Ramseur Hydroelectric Plant will ever be back in working order.   Read More NE: Mail-in elections usually bring out more voters By Bill Eddy, Lincoln Journal Star Gage County residents and Grand Island Northwest school district patrons emphatically said no to bond issues Tuesday. But they did so in different ways.   Read More NV: Tourism director explores more online outreach By Geoff Dornan, Nevada Appeal (Carson City) Dann Lewis admits he picked an interesting time to become Nevada's tourism director.   Read More OH: Slot-like machines spreading By James Nash, The Columbus Dispatch Huddled over a terminal that beeps, flashes and pays cash like a slot machine, Ron Justus was under no illusions about what he was doing yesterday: He was gambling. Except, technically, he wasn't.   Read More SC: Green group backed by business By Sammy Fretwell, The State (Columbia) Unfamiliar to many longtime environmentalists, the S.C. Natural Resources Society bills itself as a friend of conservation. But you won't see its members waving signs to protest nuclear power. Nor will you see the society appealing state pollution permits granted to industries.   Read More TN: Tennessee's H1N1 immunization system is model for other states By Chas Sisk, The Tennessean (Nashville) An H1N1 vaccine shot in the arm or a nasal spray squirt up the nose takes less than a minute. To the patient, the H1N1 vaccine process may come across as simple. For Dr. Kelly Moore, medical director of the state immunization program, it's a process of spreadsheets, numbers and formulations.   Read More TN: Tennessee's budget hearings go online By Chas Sisk, The Tennessean (Nashville) As state agencies start to unveil their plans to slash spending today, viewers can follow the proceedings online.   Read More TX: Battle lines forming between EPA, state environmental agency By Asher Price, The Austin American-Statesman By the end of the month, the federal Environmental Protection Agency will probably declare that Texas' air permitting program lacks adequate public participation and transparency.   Read More VA: Online ads in Va. gubernatorial race 'set the standard' By Chris I. Young, Richmond Times-Dispatch The day before the Nov. 3 election, Bob McDonnell's campaign paid Google about $39,000 to saturate computers in Virginia and Washington with banner ads promoting the candidate.   Read More VT: Vermont Yankee extension opposed By The Associated Press, Burlington Free Press Senate President Peter Shumlin said he'll vote against a 20-year license extension for Vermont Yankee.   Read More

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• 15 Nov 2009 02:15

  Sunday, November 15, 2009

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• 14 Nov 2009 08:23

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