N.J. gov., lawmakers huddle over shutdown
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Hundreds of casino workers and state employees rallied outside New Jersey&#039;s capitol Thursday to protest a state government shutdown that is keeping more than 80,000 people out of work.
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Slot machines could be ringing and dealers could be shuffling again in New Jersey&#039;s casinos as soon as Friday evening after lawmakers and Gov. John S. Corzine reached a state budget deal that could end a six-day government shutdown.
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The Sept. 11 commission closes down Saturday, but its members plan to continue testifying before Congress and traveling the country to try to get the government to improve homeland security.
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Northern Ireland's politicians attend a third day of talks aimed at restoring devolved government.
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(Muncie) - Jobs remain the top issue in the race for governor, and Democrat Joe Kernan, who has been the target of criticism for his job creation efforts, is fighting back today on two fronts.
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US Sen. Jon Corzine (DN.J.) said yesterday that Gov. James E. McGreevey&#39;s recent revelations have created a &quot;a crisis of confidence&quot; in New Jersey government and that he remains
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Iraqi lawmakers met on Wednesday in an attempt to end a protracted standoff over the 2008 budget and other bills, which has led to some calls for parliament to be disbanded.
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Under pressure from New Jersey's highest court to offer marriage or its equivalent to gay couples, lawmakers gathered on Thursday to vote on whether to create civil unions.
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By La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 15--Gov. Jim Doyle stopped in La Crosse on Wednesday to sell his budget to community leaders, meeting privately with a large group at Logistics Health Inc. late Wednesday afternoon.
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WASHINGTON - Ending weeks of stalemate, lawmakers got ready Saturday to send nearly $15 billion to states battered by hurricanes and drought as Congress plowed through a pre-election pile of bills that cut taxes and overhaul intelligence agencies.    House-Senate bargainers met one final time to put the finishing touches on the natural disaster assistance and attach it to a $10 billion military construction measure...
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The slot machines could be ringing as early as Friday night under a deal reached by Gov. Jon S. Corzine and state lawmakers to end New Jersey&#039;s weeklong government shutdown.
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Gov. Jon S. Corzine shut down the state government Saturday after a deadline to adopt a new balanced budget expired, bringing road construction projects to a halt and furloughing tens of thousands of state employees indefinitely.
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Lawmakers are gathering at their state capitols this week, with some new faces in the crowd and big decisions looming on taxes, schools, health care and crime &#151; not to mention a minefield of cultural disputes such as gay marriage and the moral beliefs of pharmacists.
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Pennsylvania idled about 25,000 state workers and shut down noncritical services early on Monday after Republican lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell failed to agree on measures he set as a precondition for signing a budget for the new fiscal year.
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Sen. Jon Corzine on Sunday opened the door for a possible run for governor next year, saying there is a &quot;crisis of confidence&quot; among New Jersey voters in
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The drumbeat of bad news about TennCare moved to a routine state departmental budget hearing yesterday afternoon, while negotiations closed to the public continued in an effort to save the pricey health-care program.
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A skeleton crew of lawmakers voted Wednesday to keep the government from shutting down as House Democrats lambasted Republicans over a provision passed last week that both parties agreed was a turkey.