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SALEM, Ore.-- A Democratic plan to curb retirement benefits for government workers could reach Oregon Gov. The Legislature's budget committee is scheduled to vote Friday to advance the pension-cutting bill, setting the stage for votes in the full House and Senate.
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HARTFORD, Conn.-- Gun owners and retailers in Connecticut were sorting through confusion Thursday over the implementation of the state's sweeping new gun control law, which bars the sale of more than 100 types of firearms and magazines that hold 10 or more rounds.
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PHOENIX-- The Arizona Board of Regents on Thursday approved tuition increases at the state's three public universities and directed staff to explore legal options to reduce tuition for some immigrants.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md.-- Maryland's already-strong gun laws will become among the strictest in the nation with a measure passed by the General Assembly Thursday, sending the bill to the Democratic governor who proposed the legislation in the aftermath of December's massacre at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-- Former Florida Lt. Jennifer Carroll said Thursday she had no idea law enforcement was investigating a veterans charity accused of running illegal slot machine-style casinos until two agents walked into her office last month.
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1999: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd receives FDA approval to market Plan B, the first emergency contraceptive drug for prescription-only use in the United States. 2005: Reproductive-rights groups file lawsuit in Brooklyn federal court seeking to force FDA to respond to their petition.
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Steve Beshear has signed legislation intended to shore up Kentucky's financially troubled pension plan for government retirees. The legislation would provide nearly $100 million a year to make the state's required contribution to the pension plans of state government employees.
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BOISE, Idaho-- After approving a revised $1.3 billion public schools budget that held up the Legislature's adjournment, the Idaho House took another hour to debate legislation giving districts power to cut teacher salaries and contracts. Judy Boyle said the proposal is intended to help districts manage their spending.
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WASHINGTON, April 4- The U.S. Justice Department is again testing the reach of a once-dormant civil fraud law, applying it to money laundering after reviving it recently for cases tied to the financial crisis. In November, the Justice Department brought its first money-laundering case using FIRREA, in a lawsuit against the First Bank of Delaware.
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OKLAHOMA CITY-- Oklahoma businesses would no longer have to pay a franchise tax under a bill that easily cleared a House committee on Wednesday. The House Appropriations and Budget Committee voted 16-4 for the bill, and a similar measure was endorsed earlier this week by a Senate panel.
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LANSING, Mich.-- The Michigan Supreme Court has named 18 circuit judges to serve in special business courts in counties around the state. It says they follow a 2012 Michigan law to create courts to handle cases between businesses in which at least $25,000 is at stake.
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HARTFORD, Conn.-- World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. and the widow of performer Owen Hart have settled a lawsuit over royalties and the use of Hart's image. WWE chief executive Vince McMahon, his wife and former CEO Linda McMahon, and the Stamford, Conn., company, confirmed the settlement.
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HOUSTON-- After two Texas prosecutors were slain in two months, law enforcement agencies across the state are considering steps to better protect attorneys who go after violent criminals, including providing round-the-clock security details and withholding personal information from public records.
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Tax refund fraud is a growing $5 billion a year problem that could get worse before it gets better. Crooks are getting smarter and the IRS needs to work harder to catch thieves.
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A close look at one story of a couple who are victims of tax refund fraud, with CNBC's Scott Cohn.
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Businesses and wealthy owners of estates ask the IRS for changes to a 3.8 percent tax on investment income to fund Obamacare.
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MADISON, Wis.-- Republican legislators have asked an advisory council to review a package of changes to Wisconsin's unemployment benefit rules, including linking eligibility to the state's unemployment rate, devoting millions in tax dollars to reducing federal debt and scaling back benefits during training in an effort to help the state recover from a surge of unemployment claims during the recession.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-- The Missouri Senate has passed legislation that would abolish a tax break for low-income seniors and disabled people who live in rental homes. The Senate's 21-12 vote Tuesday sends the legislation to the House, which already has passed a budget plan assuming the renters' tax break would be eliminated.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.-- Legislation to allow wine to be sold in Tennessee supermarkets and convenience stores isn't quite dead yet. Douglas Henry of Nashville, who abstained on that vote now wants to vote in favor of the measure after receiving assurances that it would no longer include a provision allowing Sunday liquor sales.
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SALT LAKE CITY-- Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed legislation pushing back the July 1 start date of the state's guest-worker program. Curt Bramble, one of the architects of the guest-worker law, says the program was set up because there was no federal program, but now it appears Congress may tackle immigration with a comprehensive plan this year.