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Updated: 56 min 31 sec ago TouchPlay suits are winding downThe state appears to be nearing the conclusion of lawsuits involving the Iowa Lottery's ill-fated TouchPlay game following this week's $2 million settlement of one case and a judge's dismissal of another case.
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State warns of unofficial unemployment websiteUnemployed Iowans are being warned about employment websites that look official but that charge for services the state can provide for free. Kerry Koonce, spokeswoman for Iowa Workforce Development, says those websites are preying on vulnerable people who are simply looking for help.
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Effort continues to hold off emerald ash borerThe Iowa Department of Natural Resources is continuing its program to detect a potentially deadly pest to trees that's been spotted in neighboring states. The emerald ash borer feeds on and eventually kills ash trees.
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Rick Springfield to play Iowa State FairRick Springfield, who went from soap opera star to rock star in the 1980s, is one of the featured performers this weekend at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. In 1981, the Australian native left his role as Dr. Noah Drake on General Hospital and hit the top of the Billboard charts with songs like "Jessie's Girl" and "I've Done Everything For You."
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Brown has plan to keep students in MontanaRepublican gubernatorial candidate Roy Brown announced Wednesday a proposal to keep Montana college students from heading out of state after graduation.
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State increase in consumer borrowing follows overall national trendThe number of people seeking budget or credit counseling locally is up by about 5 percent over last year, said Tim Robbins, director of counseling for Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Montana in Great Falls.
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Museum backers struggle to raise fundingFormer Montana first lady Betty Babcock said Wednesday that the group trying to raise $13 million privately for a new Montana history museum faces difficulty because of the lack of a unified effort behind it.
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Psychiatric hospital hosts fewer patientsThe patient population of New Jersey's most crowded public psychiatric hospital shrank over the last year by moving some to more suitable, less intensive treatment programs, and discharging others when they were ready to leave, Human Services officials said yesterday.
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State health officials visit animal shelterEWING, N.J. -- Responding to allegations that animal control officials illegally euthanized nine cats and kittens last week, state health officials launched a surprise inspection of the shelter and found the facility lacking proper records on the animals in its care, township officials said.
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Few Jersey kids wearing helmets on bikesChildren under 17 in New Jersey have been required to wear helmets when riding bicycles since 2005. But state studies show only 20 to 30 percent obey the law and police departments have discretion about how to enforce it.
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States poised to environmentally regulate transfer stationsRailway stations where trucks unload large volumes of construction debris may soon permanently be subject to New Jersey's environmental laws.
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Interest rates up for NJ Class loansThe interest rates for federally subsidized student loans are dropping, but those available through a New Jersey program are increasing by more than one-and-a-half percentage points, according to figures released today. NJ Class loans will be available for 7.62 percent, up from 5.9 percent last year.
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Corzine-Katz e-mail deadline nearsLawyers for Gov. Jon S. Corzine have until Monday to appeal a judge's order to release e-mails he exchanged with a union leader he once dated.
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McGreevey divorce ruling to be releasedA Superior Court judge has decided on the terms of divorce between former Gov. James E. McGreevey and his estranged wife Dina Matos, according to a court spokeswoman.
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Governor battles payday lendersA budding fight intensified today as Gov. Ted Strickland, a Democrat, joined Republican leaders in a campaign to protect one of the nation's most restrictive payday lending laws.
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Higher costs weren't expectedIn 2002, a $985 million building program included construction of 35 new schools and the renovation of 31 others.
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Strickland, Harris and Husted oppose repeal of payday lending capIt's a debate that should be coming to a TV screen near you soon. But Ohio's "Big Three" political leaders got a jump today on the gospel they want to spread about how payday lenders peddle a defective product that traps their customers.
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Fight takes shape on Ohio payday loan lawThe battle has yet to be engaged, but backers of a new law restricting what the payday-lending and cash checking industry can charge on short-term loans have begun gathering their army.
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State bracing for payday fightState leaders are gearing up to fight what they expect will be a $16 million campaign starting today by Ohio's payday lenders to retain the ability to charge high interest rates.
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If new jobs aren't where poor are, poverty persistsIt would seem logical: As a big metropolitan area creates jobs, the poverty rate should go down. But two researchers, including one from Ohio State University, found that it's more difficult to reduce poverty through job growth in bigger metropolitan areas than in smaller ones.
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