Posts Tagged ‘state’

Albany Switches Into Soda Tax Mode – CBS 2

Posted by on March 9th, 2010 with 0 Comments

The soda tax proposal is back.

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Albany Switches Into Soda Tax Mode – CBS 2

Posted by on March 9th, 2010 with 0 Comments

The soda tax proposal is back. Governor David Paterson is defending the tax as a way to cover the high cost of treating obesity issues.

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Making the case for urban agriculture – Times and Democrat

Posted by on March 9th, 2010 with 0 Comments

In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama enumerated ongoing problems requiring his attention: health care, the economy, job creation, environmental issues and lack of renewable fuels. In doing so, he suggested that increasing …

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K. Rashid Nuri: The case for urban agriculture – madison

Posted by on March 8th, 2010 with 0 Comments

In his State of the Union address, President Obama enumerated ongoing problems requiring his attention: health care, the economy, job creation, environmental issues and lack of renewable fuels. In doing so, he suggested that increasing agricultural …

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Care company overcharged state – The Sun News

Posted by on March 8th, 2010 with 0 Comments

RALEIGH, N.C. — Medicaid officials say a Raleigh company overcharged the state more than $824,000 for in-home personal care services meant for poor and disabled people who in many cases never received or didn’t qualify for the care. State regulators …

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Children’s health insurance up for renewal – York Daily Record

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EWN Daybook for Sunday, March 7th – MSNBC

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(WKBW-TV/Buffalo, NY)- Trying to save Knox Farm State Park- EWN Video journalist Adam Francis has dug deep into the story of the Village of East Aurora’s battle with NYS to save Knox Farm State Park…Tune in tonight at 6pm for a special report and …

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Bloomberg Backs Tax On Sugary Soft Drinks – CBS 2

Posted by on March 8th, 2010 with 0 Comments

The beverage industry and a coalition called New Yorkers Against Unfair Taxes said proposed tax hikes on fruit drinks and soda could cost the state 6,000 jobs.

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Protecting forest could limit climate change, but residents have no … – Cleveland Plain Dealer

Posted by on March 7th, 2010 with 0 Comments

Mangy dogs and chickens roam among jaca and cupuacu, local fruit trees. Since 1991, the family has cut down a third of the trees on its 60-acre plot in the state of Amazonas. Some neighbors have razed their land entirely, only to abandon it and move …

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Perspectives: Down on the urban farm – Denver Post

Posted by on March 7th, 2010 with 0 Comments

In his State of the Union address, President Obama enumerated ongoing problems requiring his attention: health care, the economy, job creation, environmental issues and lack of renewable fuels. In doing so, he suggested that increasing agricultural …

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