The Oregon State Senate’s Ways & Means Committee has proposed cutting $2 billion from the state’s 2009-11 budget, cutting 1,700 jobs with the state government. The state is trying to deal with a $4.2 billion budget shortfall, some of which will be defrayed with federal stimulus funds and with the state’s “rainy day” fund. The Senate Committee [...]
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The Alabama Development Office supports a bill that could bring 7,000 white-collar jobs to the state. If the Alabama State Senate passes the bill, it would extend existing economic incentives for manufacturing to corporate headquarters, research & development facilities and green employers. It would also increase the base wage requirement to $15 per hour, or the average [...]
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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