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2 Virginia universities raise their tuitions

By ZINIE CHEN SAMPSON Associated Press Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Two public universities in Virginia approved rare midyear tuition increases Friday to help offset drastic state funding cuts. In Fredericksburg, the Mary...

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The 2010 Economic Forecast for Nonprofits and Foundations

also said that continued 2010 reductions are expected. This year has suffered declines in overall consumer demand and our country's highest unemployment figures in a quarter century. It is therefore no surprise that the outlook...

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City Of Aurora Lays Off More Staff

AURORA, Ill. (Sun-Times Media Wire) ― The City of Aurora handed layoff notices to eight more employees Friday, the second such round of layoffs since September. All eight employees were executives or non-exempt, and not covered...

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Case New Holland Announces Lay Offs in GI

Case New Holland plans to lay off 128 at its combine plant in Grand Island. Case New Holland plans to lay off 128 at its combine plant in Grand Island. The company announced the layoffs on Friday. CNH officials say the layoffs...

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Senate candidates present conflicting views on shaping economy

Four of the six U.S. Senate candidates for Massachusetts mixed it up over fixing the economy Friday -- with some sparks flying over one candidate's link to a business deal gone bad. The forum was sponsored by the Progressive...

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Government denies frontline job cuts

THE State Government has denied a union claim that it is axing more than 200 National Parks and Wildlife firefighting jobs, insisting it only plans to shed 30 administrative positions. Voluntary redundancy letters were...

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Council sustains Barrett veto on police furloughs

Officers get 2 unpaid days off instead of 1 By Larry Sandler of the Journal Sentinel Milwaukee aldermen Friday sustained Mayor Tom Barrett's only veto of a 2010 budget item, a move that means more unpaid furlough days for...

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House staff pay to be cut

The state House has ordered 5 percent pay cuts for permanent full-time staff next year and salary reductions for session staff in response to the state's budget deficit. Session staff funding levels for House committee chairs...

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Hawai'i jobless rate holds at 7.2%

Hawai'i's unemployment rate remained at 7.2 percent for a second consecutive month, though it may go higher before the end of the year as the state and other employers reduce payrolls. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics...

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Horry County eyes budget shortfalls

With conflicting indicators of whether economic woes are finally beginning to ease, Horry County could be facing budgetary shortfalls for the remainder of the year and into the next year's budget. The Horry County Council...

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