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State gets federal money for increasing adoptions
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida has gotten more than $5.7 million in federal money for increasing adoptions of children in foster care.
Cretul raps Crist request on Fla. stimulus money
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Republican House Speaker Larry Cretul says Gov. Charlie Crist's request to immediately spend $31.5 million in federal stimulus money for energy …
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Officials: Alcohol easy for underage buyers to get in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) _ The city’s Health Department says an undercover investigation finds it’s easy for underage buyers to get alcohol in city pharmacy, grocery …
Temporary water filtration system installed at Alatna
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) _ Residents of a tiny interior Alaska will no longer have to cross a river to obtain potable water. The Alaska Native …
Ohio vets’ medical care to expand under Air Force, VA pact
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) _ An agreement intended to help decrease wait times for veterans seeking medical care to veterans has been forged between Air Force …
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Old error puts school district breakfast program at risk
CALDWELL, Idaho — An old clerical error has put a school district in southwest Idaho in a bind over its free breakfast program. In 2003, an …
College completion gap between rich, poor widens
By CHRISTINE ARMARIO LOS ANGELES — The gap in bachelor-degree attainment between the nation’s richest and poorest students by age 24 has doubled during the last …
Back-to-school tax holiday heads to Ohio governor
By JULIE CARR SMYTH COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio back-to-school shoppers would get a three-day reprieve from Ohio’s sales tax under a bill headed to Gov. John …