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Bill would bar state contracts with firms that hire illegal immigrants By Rob Moritz LITTLE ROCK - Legislation that would prohibit state agencies from entering into contracts with businesses that employ illegal immigrants was pre-filed Tuesday in advance of the 2007 session.
Film Listings San Francisco Bay Guardian
Film listings are edited by Cheryl Eddy. Reviewers are Robert Avila, Kimberly Chun, Michelle Devereaux, Susan Gerhard, Max Goldberg, Dennis Harvey, Johnny Ray Huston, Jonathan L. Knapp, Laurie Koh, Lynn Rapoport, Jason Shamai, and Chuck Stephens. The film intern is Sara Schieron.
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Tax exemption bills target used vehicles, homesteads By Rob Moritz LITTLE ROCK - Legislators pre-filed a spate of bills Monday for the 2007 legislative session that would increase the state sales tax exemption on used vehicles and expand the homestead tax credit.
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Public may need better notification of rules changes, senator says By John Lyon LITTLE ROCK - Legislators may want to look at whether state agencies are doing enough to notify the public before making changes to regulations, a state senator says.
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Grocery tax repeal no sure thing, Beebe says By Rob Moritz LITTLE ROCK - Gov.-elect Mike Beebe said Thursday that removing the state sales tax from groceries could be a tough sell in the upcoming legislative session.
MIDDAY BUSINESS REPORT: 1,490 Claycomo workers accept Ford’s offer Kansas City Star
Almost 1,500 workers at Ford Motor Co.’s Claycomo plant were among about 38,000 of the automaker’s hourly production workers who accepted buyouts or early retirement offers.
The 17,000-mile round trip that costs the earth The Scotsman
SCOTTISH langoustines are to be sent on a 17,000-mile round trip to Thailand for processing before being sold in the UK as scampi, in a move dismissed as "environmental madness" by critics.
'Ageism is rife' in travel cover Independent Online
A no-go zone for many insurers, the over-65s must go off the beaten track for a decent holiday policy. Emma Lunn reports.
Airport will have only smoking bar in B-N Pantagraph
BLOOMINGTON - Smokers will find refuge next year at the Central Illinois Regional Airport's restaurant and bar. The Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority voted unanimously Thursday to allow smoking at The Hangar Food & Spirits for at least one year after the Twin Cities enact smoking bans on Jan. 1.
Crist, Davis spending day near home The Herald-Tribune
Both candidates for governor were sticking close to their Tampa Bay area home bases.
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