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Tax climate barely changes for Kansas businesses in 2011

February 03, 2012

By Gene Meyer | Kansas Reporter

TOPEKA — Kansas tax hawks shrieked over the state’s dead-center ranking of its business climate.

But the ranking was better than the same survey in 2011 conducted by the nonpartisan Tax Foundationresearch organization in Washington, D.C. The 2012 survey was released Jan. 26.

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Bill: University presidents should feel tuition hike pains

February 02, 2012

By Lynn Campbell  |  IowaPolitics.com DES MOINES — If students enrolled at Iowa’s state universities have to pay higher tuition, university presidents should share the pain, some House Republicans said.

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Chester Upland parents to Corbett: Keep schools open

February 02, 2012

By Stacy Brown | PA Independent

HARRISBURG — A small group of Chester Upland School District parents came to the Capitol on Thursday to deliver a big message to Gov. Tom Corbett.

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Report: Union membership dwindles in WI, across U.S.

February 01, 2012

By Kirsten Adshead and Ryan Ekvall | Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON — If labor unions’ strength lies in numbers, a new report indicates unions’ most powerful days may be behind them.

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Teachers get low scores but school system excels in PA

January 31, 2012

By Stacy Brown | PA Independent

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s students’ performance is improving, but the state needs to do much better with school choice initiatives, according to a national report card.

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