Category | State Government

PA lawmakers tell TSA to lay off searches

May 09, 2012

By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent

HARRISBURG — A radiation-emitting scanner used to screen airplane passengers is, some say, nothing more than a digital strip search.

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PA $27.6B budget bill clears Senate with bipartisan support

May 09, 2012

By Eric Boehm | PA Independent

HARRISBURG — The state Senate approved a $27.6 billion budget Wednesday afternoon and will now let the House tackle how much Pennsylvania should spend next year.

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KS business license laws need tweaking, study shows

May 08, 2012

By Gene Meyer | Kansas Reporter

FAIRWAY — It’s easier in Kansas.

In some ways and for some things, anyway, including getting licensed to do certain jobs, according to a national study released Tuesday.

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A&M looks to save about $20 million on drug benefit contract

May 08, 2012

By Curt W. Olson l Texas Budget Source AUSTIN — Texas A&M University could save nearly $20 million between Sept. 1 through August 2015 under its pharmacy benefit manager contract with New Jersey-based Medco Health Solutions Inc.

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NV’s Heller, Sandoval disagree on Internet sales tax

May 08, 2012

  By Sean Whaley | Nevada News Bureau   CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval’s recent agreement with online retailing giant Amazon to begin collecting Nevada sales tax on purchases is unlikely to see federal legislation supporting the policy from Nevada’s junior senator.

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