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U.S. Energy Secretary tells Texas oil leaders that industry recovery in progress
Oil well and storage tanks in the Texas Panhandle. Jim Parkin / Shutterstock.com (The Center Square) – Visiting Houston last…
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Oil industry looks to equip new workers with well-paying jobs, without debt
Oil rig in Galveston Bay, Texas Paul S. Wolf | Shutterstock.com (The Center Square) – Texas officials are formulating a…
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Harris County ‘surge’ due to 11-day lag in reporting data, relying on fax machines
A Walgreens employee talks with a person in line for COVID-19 testing in Dallas, Saturday April 25, 2020. The location…
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Local leaders concerned about revenue losses
A man walks past a retail store that is going out of business due to the coronavirus pandemic in Winnetka,…
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Pritzker issues stern warning to school districts over safety guidelines
Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks at a news conference Wednesday in Chicago. Courtesy of BlueRoomStream By Brett Rowland (The Center Square)…
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Already challenging, Illinois’ budget problems could get worse
Ralph Martire of from the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability speaks to reporters during a news conference in 2012. …
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Bowling alleys cry foul over Pritzker’s 50-person handicap
This Dec. 25, 2018, photo shows bowling shoes at the Back Bowl bowling alley in Eagle, Colo. AP Photo/Jenny Kane…
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A grim forecast for Illinois’ new fiscal year
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza speaks to the media in the state Capitol on November 8, 2017. Image courtesy of BlueRoomStream…
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Employment scams hurt desperate job seekers, BBB says
A woman looks at signs at a store closed due to COVID-19 in Niles, Ill., Wednesday, May 13, 2020. AP…
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Analysis: New Hampshire residents less likely to look to borrowing to weather pandemic than most states
Two residents select items on a community table March 18, 2020, in Derry, New Hampshire. Charles Krupa / AP photo…
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Tennessee ranked among 10 least-prosperous states in new index
A sign welcomes people to Tennessee. Katherine Welles / Shutterstock.com By Vivian Jones (The Center Square) – A London-based think…
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Maine adult use cannabis purveyors still await launch plans from the state
James MacWilliams prunes a marijuana plant that he is growing indoors Dec. 13, 2017, in Portland, Maine. Robert F. Bukaty…
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Challenge to Florida’s vertical integration marijuana law to get second Supreme Court hearing
Shutterstock photo By John Haughey (The Center Square) – The Florida Supreme Court has ordered parties engaged in a lawsuit…
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Report: Some labs only reporting positive COVID-19 test results to Florida officials
A health worker performs a COVID-19 test Sunday, July 12, 2020, at the Orange County Convention Center, in Orlando, Fla.…
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Spike in TANF assistance portends budget-bashing enrollment booms Florida in assistance programs
Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com By John Haughey (The Center Square) – Nearly 30,000 more Floridians than previously projected will seek…
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Kemp renews COVID-19 restrictions, does not require Georgians to wear masks
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Elijah Nouvelage / AP By Nyamekye Daniel (The Center Square) – Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed…
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Unemployment rate in Georgia drops by nearly 2 points in June
David Goldman / AP By Jason Schaumburg (The Center Square) – Georgia’s unemployment rate dropped to 7.6 percent in June,…
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Pennsylvania ranks 25th highest in WalletHub study of 2020 state tax burdens
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania came in 25th highest in a new study by WalletHub that examines the level of tax burdens imposed by…
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Pennsylvania puts new restrictions on bars, restaurants amid COVID-19 surge
Dominic Lombardo, owner of Domenicos restaurant, looks over the bar area, with the barstools separated, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in…
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Pennsylvania’s revived gas tax credit bill headed to governor’s desk
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks at a news conference July 1, 2020.. Flickr / Gov. Tom Wolf By Christen Smith…
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DeWine signs bill allowing state to issue $555 million in bonds for school, infrastructure projects
The Ohio State Capitol in downtown Columbus. Katherine Welles | Shutterstock.com By Todd DeFeo (The Center Square) – Gov. Mike…
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DeWine: State must come together to battle COVID-19
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine addesses steps the state is taking to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus Wednesday, March…
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Richmond schools will have virtual learning in fall after strongly worded letter from union
Shutterstock.com By Tyler Arnold (The Center Square) – After a strongly worded letter from the teacher’s union and testimony from…
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Virginia’s new COVID-19 workplace regulations approved without input from businesses
An American flag flies outside the Tyson Foods Temperanceville Complex on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, in Temperanceville, Va. Steve Helber…
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Gun-rights group applauds gains in Virginia background check lawsuit, says fight continues
Demonstrators stand outside a security zone before a pro-gun rally Jan. 20 in Richmond. Julio Cortez / AP By Tyler…
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Union Shipping Minister flags off first container ship from Kolkata Port to Agartala via Chattogram port
Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) Shri Mansukh Mandaviya today flagged off the first trial container ship from Kolkata…
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Cochin Shipyard Limited signs contract for construction of Autonomous electric vessels for ASKO maritime AS, Norway
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi signed contracts for construction and supply of Two nos Autonomous Electric Ferry for ASKO Maritime…
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Transport Ministry issues notification for clearly enunciating assignment of colour of alpha numerals and background of registration plates of vehicles
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified SO 2339(E) dated 14th July, 2020 to rectify the anomalies in…
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Railways need to collectively focus on increasing the revenue, minimising costs, boosting safety of operations and welfare of existing employees- Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry
Ministry of Railways conducted first ever online Workman Sanghosti in which representatives of Railways Worker’s Unions participated from across the country.…
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NTPC enters pact with NIIF to explore business opportunities in India
As per a statement issued by NTPC Ltd, a central PSU under Ministry of Power and Country’s largest power generation…
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