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18 Dec 2009 15:30

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Biz, U.S.: Most states say their unemployment numbers are going down

  • 36 states – and D.C. – say that things are getting better source


11 Nov 2009 21:17

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U.S.: If you live in these states, your government is completely screwed

  • East Coast Rhode Island
    New Jersey (duh)
    Florida
     
  • Midwest Michigan (duh)
    Wisconsin
    Illinois
     
  • West coastCalifornia (duh)
    Oregon
    Nevada
    Arizona
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08 Oct 2009 20:30

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U.S.: State health care coverage: Vermont’s best, Mississippi’s worst

  • 7% of Vermont residents are uninsured, and most of the uninsured are dirty, smelly hippies (we think)
  • 20% of Mississippi residents are uninsured, and they bottom out a lot of other data profiles, too source


18 Sep 2009 11:26

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Biz, U.S.: Michigan tops in unemployment, but four other states right behind

  • 15.2% of people in Michigan don’t have jobs, which is beyond incredibly lame, BTW
  • four other states have unemployment above 12%, which is still pretty darn lame source


04 Jul 2009 23:29

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Music: Dear Sufjan Stevens: The world needs you. Where are you?

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12 May 2009 08:45

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Biz, U.S.: The stimulus was supposed to save jobs. It isn’t working.

  • There was all the talk at the time about how the stimulus package wasn’t big enough, and that is true here. It’s barely letting us keep our noses above water.
  • Bill Lyne • Faculty union president of Western Washington University in Bellhingham, Wash. His school is bracing for 400 layoffs of staff members and adjunct faculty – just one example of how the $135 billion to limit layoffs as part of the $787 billion stimulus package is running headfirst into the reality that the states just aren’t making enough in tax revenue. • source


24 Mar 2009 22:14

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U.S.: Keeping people in prison is really expensive, guys

  • 7.3 million people are currently in prison in the U.S.; no word on whether they’re wearing orange jumpsuits or striped black-and-white getups
  • $47 billion amount these prisoners cost the states in 2008; they’re budget-conscious right now and looking to save cash where they can source


 

21 Mar 2009 08:34

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Biz, U.S.: AIG’s feeling the pressure from nearly half the union’s states

  • 20 states launched investigations over those crazy bonuses source


 
 
 

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