State&#39;s treasurer says Job cuts don&#39;t deviate from pledges
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BOSTON (CBS.MW) - Massachusetts State Treasurer Timothy Cahill said Bank of America&#39;s pledge to honor employment commitments in New England - even as the bank cuts 4,500 jobs -- shows the bank is living up to its promises.
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A new study urges states to thrive by cutting taxes.
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The Conservatives are set to make an "unambiguous commitment" to giving more funds to public services.
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He&#39;s a crusader for campaign finance reform embroiled in a scandal over political donations; a defender of workers&#39; rights who allegedly subjected his own employees to humiliating dressings-down and inappropriate workplace demands.
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Gov. Edward G. Rendell of Pennsylvania, who campaigned as a health care reformer, is learning that to contain costs is to pluck dollars from someoneâs pocket.
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The state unemployment rate held steady at 4.6 percent for the fourth consecutive month, but the state lost 3,300 payroll jobs and employers remained cautious about adding workers, the Labor Department reported yesterday.
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Mark Latham&#39;s central pledge is to restore the rungs to his metaphorical &quot;ladder of opportunity&quot; by giving tax relief and incentive to lower and middle-income earners, restoring bulk-billing levels, making schools funding fairer and based on need and
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The bankâs governor said Thursday that the bank had to walk a fine line between preserving financial stability and taking steps that could encourage reckless behavior in the future.
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ATLANTA - It&#39;s been a long time coming but the state&#39;s financial picture, at least on the income side, is brightening, state officials said Thursday.
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Australia&#39;s Treasurer Peter Costello said his forecast in May for aA$2.4 billion ($1.7 billion) budget surplus will help keep interest rates from rising.
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Republican presidential rivals backed a blend of tax and spending cuts Thursday night to head off an election-year recession they generally agreed is avoidable. "We should reduce taxes on middle-income Americans immediately," former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said in a debate in the run-up to presidential primaries in Michigan and South Carolina, two states where unemployment exceeds the national average.
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California Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger entered his second campaign for governor this year with sagging approval ratings and uncertain prospects. But a sharp rebound, especially since the June 6 primary, has enabled Schwarzenegger to put a little distance between himself and his Democratic challenger, state Treasurer Phil Angelides Ã¢ÂÂ just in time for the final sprint toward Election Day.
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Republican presidential rivals backed a blend of tax and spending cuts Thursday night to head off an election-year recession they generally agreed is not inevitable. "We should reduce taxes on middle-income Americans immediately," former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said in a debate in the run-up to presidential primaries in Michigan and South Carolina.
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger used his second State of the State speech to call for spending cuts &#151; not tax hikes &#151; in order to close an &#36;8.1 billion deficit, pleading with lawmakers to "ignore the lobbyists."
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The company said the move was part of its ongoing integration of FleetBoston Financial, which it bought last year. Bank of America, the largest retail bank in the US, said the cuts would not violate any job
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The state is going ahead with its primary on Jan. 5, despite a penalty by the Republican National Committee that will strip it of half its delegates
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Calgary - Kelley Charlebois, whose contracts with the health department drew criticism from the auditor general, says the rates he charged the province weren&#39;t excessive.