International Business News - State http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The camera closes in on Sarah Palin speaking to young missionaries, vowing from the pulpit to do her part to implement God's will from the governor's office. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/150081-palin-church-and-state.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081011/as-governor-palin-at-times-bonds-church-and-state.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081011/as-governor-palin-at-times-bonds-church-and-state.htm Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:59:07 EDT Marilyn Reisner looked on with a smile as her fifth-grade students learned about the way life used to be, making candles and splitting wood at the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site in eastern Illinois. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/ill-parks-on-closure-list-are-pawns-backers-say.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:25:15 EDT South Carolina agency leaders are letting the governor know where they think cuts can be made in their budgets as lawmakers prepare to trim hundreds of millions from the state's $7 billion spending plan for this year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/sc-agencies-suggest-where-budgets-can-be-cut.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:08:12 EDT The question of whether to choose an official book for the state of Massachusetts made for a whale of a debate. The state House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill naming "Moby-Dick" the state's official "epic novel." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/legislators-pick-moby-dick-as-mass-epic-novel.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:39:14 EDT Ohio's much-maligned insurance fund for injured workers has withstood Wall Street's downturn better than most of the state's large public funds, declining 1 percentage point in the same period the state's public pension funds lost billions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/ohio-investment-funds-take-hit.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:08:55 EDT Cutting high school sports, conservation efforts and crimes investigated by state law enforcement are all possibilities in the looming South Carolina budget crisis. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/sc-legislative-leaders-discuss-cuts-from-budget.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:51:58 EDT A budget panel speculated Thursday that Iowa's expected tax collections will drop by $40 million this year as the nation's economic problems begin to be felt in the state. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/panel-iowa-slowdown-will-reduce-tax-collections.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:24:40 EDT Michigan is doing better than many other states at staying in the black, but a state economist says budget cuts are likely next year. House Fiscal Agency director Mitchell Bean says the state should have a slight surplus to carry over from the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/mich-state-economist-budget-cuts-likely-in-2009.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:06:56 EDT Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders emerged from a meeting Wednesday saying they're confident California will be able to repay up to $7 billion in short-term loans, even as the state treasurer estimated the state's revenues are likely to drop another $3 billion below projections. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/schwarzenegger-legislative-leaders-talk-finances.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:32:32 EDT Gov. Rod Blagojevich has approved diverting $221 million in the state budget that lawmakers hope will prevent layoffs and program cuts, but claimed Wednesday it's up to a potential rival, Comptroller Dan Hynes, to determine whether the money is available. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/ill-gov-hands-off-tricky-spending-question.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:14:51 EDT The two former Montana legislators running for state auditor have plenty to say about the key issues in the race, from health insurance costs and availability, to the actions of the state Land Board. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/former-mont-legislators-vie-for-state-auditor-job.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:38:51 EDT South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said Wednesday legislators shouldn't be paid to return to Columbia to fix a state budget shortfalls because they created the problem. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/sc-gov-no-pay-for-legislators-to-fix-budget.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:42:36 EDT Faced with a faltering economy and falling tax collections, Tennessee is turning to its public colleges and universities, and its health care programs for the poor to absorb a new round of budget cuts worth more than $106 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/state-budget-cuts-hit-tenn-colleges-tenncare.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:08:07 EDT South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford asked the leaders of state agencies Tuesday to suggest ways to shave spending from their budgets, saying that if lawmakers make the cuts for them it could be more painful. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/south-carolina-governor-holds-budget-fix-summit.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:51:25 EDT The turmoil in the world's financial markets likely will influence the way the next South Dakota budget is prepared, state budget director Jason Dilges says. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/financial-mess-will-influence-next-sd-state-budget.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:35:07 EDT Wisconsin State Journal editor Ellen Foley, the first woman to serve in that position for the state's second-largest newspaper, is resigning effective Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/wisconsin-state-journal-editor-foley-resigns.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:29:14 EDT The deteriorating economy and rising costs for such big-ticket items as health care and prisons is leading the state government on a path to a massive deficit that will require a tax increase to erase, two senior Pennsylvania legislators said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/top-state-lawmakers-predict-massive-pa-deficit.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:27:34 EDT Depending on who's doing the talking--or whose ads are currently on your television--three state ballot issues would either create jobs or leave even more Ohioans without work. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/for-both-sides-ohio-initiatives-are-about-jobs.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:52:58 EDT New legislation to boost spending on U.S. roads, highways and bridges is the most important initiative for the trucking industry in the coming year, the chief executive of the sector's main trade association said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/trucking-assn-says-infrastructure-top-priority.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:29:24 EDT State Auto Financial Corp. said Monday its third-quarter catastrophe losses from storm activity will be between $55 million and $60 million, as Hurricane Ike battered its policyholders in the Midwest. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/state-auto-expects-3q-hurricane-loss-up-to-60m.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:34:15 EDT