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Gov. Deval Patrick calls for bipartisan effort to improve government and the economy (The Republican) BOSTON - Saying Massachusetts is "awash in cynicism," Gov. Deval L. Patrick on Wednesday called for a bipartisan effort to improve state government and the economy. us.rd.yahoo.com
'Grim, grim situation' on Vermont's budget (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus) MONTPELIER -- The largest projected decline in state revenue so far this year was reported Tuesday, contributing to a $60 million budget hole that one lawmaker called "a grim, grim situation." ... - By LOUIS PORTER Vermont Press Bureau us.rd.yahoo.com
NY releases employment data amid cuts across state (AP via Yahoo! Finance) ROUSES POINT, N.Y. -- New York lost nearly 14,000 private sector jobs in October, but the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in New York City and across the state dipped slightly to 5.7 percent. us.rd.yahoo.com
NY releases employment data amid cuts across state (AP via Yahoo! Finance) ROUSES POINT, N.Y. -- New York lost nearly 14,000 private-sector jobs in October, but the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in New York City and across the state fell slightly to 5.7 percent. us.rd.yahoo.com
Hank Greenberg, King Of The Mountain? (Forbes) A Vermont ski town's future is tied to AIG's misfortunes and the dreams of its former chairman. us.rd.yahoo.com
The recession in your state (CNN Money) As you pile the family into the car and head home for Thanksgiving, you may want to give a little thought to how your home state is weathering the economic crisis. us.rd.yahoo.com
Former city finance director named to top state fiscal job (New Hampshire Union Leader) Concord - Kevin Clougherty has been asked to return to state government as head of revenue administration. us.rd.yahoo.com
State obtains $19.6M for foreclosed homes (The Burlington Free Press) Nearly $20 million will be available to buy, fix and resell foreclosed homes throughout Vermont as part of the federal response to the mortgage crisis. us.rd.yahoo.com
Economists slash $5M from transportation budget (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus) MONTPELIER -- The state's beleaguered transportation budget took another serious hit Tuesday when economists shaved an additional $5 million from revenue forecasts for the year. ... - By PETER HIRSCHFELD Vermont Press Bureau us.rd.yahoo.com
UVM Prof to Speak on Global Resource Conflicts (Seven Days) Dr. Saleem Ali is not a fan of American imperialism. But unlike some left-leaning thinkers, he resists the term “resource war” to describe the U.S. government’s appetite for the natural bounty of other nations. Ali, a professor at the University of Vermont’s Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources , argues that global resource conflicts happen for a variety of reasons, not ... us.rd.yahoo.com
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