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Conflict brewing over Montana's liquor system

The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports on a growing conflict between Montana's bar owners and craft brewers: "The draft bill is currently sitting in a pile of papers on a legislative […]
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Dozens of internet sweepstakes cafes operated by those unfit for casinos

Dozens of Internet sweepstakes cafes are owned and operated by people who are in so much financial hot water that they couldn’t land a job at an Ohio casino. The […]
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Worker shortages drive calls for high school curriculum changes

It is what much of Austin’s manufacturing looks and sounds like today. Advanced machinery producing precision products. A computer monitor at virtually every workstation. And a workforce with an increasingly […]
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The bank, the school and the 38-year loan

In early 2008, residents of Placentia and Yorba Linda approved a $200 million school construction bond after reading those fliers and being assured repeatedly that ‘their money will be spent […]
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Billions spent on phone subsidies that go to some who may not qualify

"The U.S. government spent about $2.2 billion last year to provide phones to low-income Americans, but a Wall Street Journal review of the program shows that a large number of […]
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CO's 5th largest school district hid millions while cutting student services

"Over the last three years, Denver's fifth largest school district has cut its budget by more than $56 million, eliminated bus routes and cut more than 200 jobs and middle […]
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Extra Extra Monday: Teacher absences, prescription painkillers, complaints at for-profit care centers

Welcome to IRE's roundup of the weekend's many enterprise stories -- the last one of 2012 -- from around the country. We'll highlight the document digging, field work and data […]
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WSJ finds websites base varying prices, offers on user data

Consumer websites offer their users different prices and deals based on what data they have about the user, according to a Wall Street Jounal investigation. The Journal identified several companies, including […]
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Extra Extra Monday: Several enterprise stories tackle gun control issues

The Washington PostReview of FBI forensics does not extend to federally trained state, local examinersThe Washington Post reports that thousands of criminal cases at the state and local level may […]
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A look at income inequality in the US

"Reuters, in a multi-part series, explore how the government is either exacerbating inequality or doing less than it could to alleviate it." "As the nation’s leaders debate whose taxes to […]
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