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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.
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico-- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor visited Puerto Rico to present her new memoir on Tuesday, drawing hundreds of fans in her parents' homeland. Sotomayor greeted a large crowd of students and teachers Tuesday morning as she entered the Law School of the University of Puerto Rico, where she spoke about her memoir, " My Beloved World."
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Stockton and San Bernardino, the two California cities that have filed for bankruptcy protection, are both considered test cases in the epic battle over whether municipal bondholders or pensioners will absorb most of the pain when a government goes broke.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's brinksmanship is in full bloom. Foreign-policy analysts agree the situation is troubling, though there's a deep difference of opinion on what approach would convince Kim Jong Un to play nice. NBC News reports.
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LOS ANGELES, April 2- Stockton and San Bernardino, the two California cities that have filed for bankruptcy protection, are both considered test cases in the epic battle over whether muncipal bondholders or pensioners will absorb most of the pain when a government goes broke.
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WASHINGTON, April 2- Businesses and wealthy owners of estates and trusts asked the IRS on Tuesday for changes to a part of President Barack Obama's 2010 healthcare law that has received comparatively little attention: a 3.8 percent tax on investment income intended to provide the bulk of the law's funding.
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We look forward to continued engagement and successful collaboration with India on these issues, "said Andrea Mead, a spokeswoman for the U.S.
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JUNEAU, Alaska-- Alaskans who send their kids to private school might be in line for a tax break if a new bill becomes law. John Coghill, the bill's sponsor. Mike Dunleavy has proposed a similar bill giving taxpayers a credit if they donate money for "educational support purposes" at public, private and religious elementary and secondary schools.
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U.S. firms will max out the number of immigration visas allowed for highly skilled foreign workers, reports CNBC's Jane Wells; and Blueseed co-founder & CEO Max Marty, offers insight on his floating city.
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Andrew Weiss, head of pharma and biotech research at Vontobel, tells CNBC why Novartis' failure to win its battle for patent protection for the drug Glivec highlights the flaws in pharma companies' emerging market strategy.
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Sam Brownback has signed legislation barring public employee unions in Kansas from deducting money from members' paychecks to help finance political activities. Opponents pointed out during legislative debate that union members in Kansas generally have to agree beforehand to any paycheck deductions.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va.-- As revenues continue to decline in West Virginia's five casinos, the Senate Finance Committee has passed a bill authorizing a sixth casino in the state. The bill would allow a casino to be built on a "rural resort community" in Pendleton County near the Virginia border.
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TRENTON, N.J.-- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has signed legislation banning anyone under 17 from using a tanning bed and anyone under 14 from getting a spray tan a year after the state's Tanning Mom became a tabloid sensation.
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Phil Bryant said Monday he's withdrawing his nomination of anti-abortion activist Terri Herring of Ridgeland to the state Board of Health. Herring for a future position on the Board of Health when there is an opening in her district. " State law says eight Board of Health members must come from congressional districts _ two from each of the four districts.
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A Manhattan federal judge on Monday signaled he will not rubber-stamp Citigroup's proposed $590 million settlement of a shareholder lawsuit accusing it of hiding tens of billions of dollars of toxic mortgage assets.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.-- Legislation to allow wine to be sold in Tennessee supermarkets and convenience stores has hit another road block. Republican Senate sponsor Bill Ketron of Murfreesboro has said he wants to get the bill out of the committee in case the situation changes in the House.
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An agreement with labor and business groups on a Visa program for low-skilled workers may be closer than ever. Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ); Christy Setzer, New Heights Communications; and conservative strategist Ron Meyer, discuss. Also, a look at some government money spent we wish was a joke.
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April 1- A Manhattan federal judge on Monday signaled he will not rubber-stamp Citigroup Inc's proposed $590 million settlement of a shareholder lawsuit accusing it of hiding tens of billions of dollars of toxic mortgage assets.
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*BP has called authorized payouts "absurd". April 1- The administrator of BP Plc's settlement with thousands of people and businesses who sued over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill urged a federal judge on Monday to end the company's lawsuit over how he determines damages claims. BP had last month urged U.S.
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Health insurance stocks are moving higher on the decision from the Center for Medicare Services--CMS says they will not propose a cut to Medicare reimbursement rates, reports CNBC's Bertha Coombs.