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Obama administration plans big pay cuts at bailout firms
High-paid executives at companies that received the largest government bailouts last year will see huge pay cuts ordered by the Obama administration, according to news …
Floridians questioning motor vehicle fee increases
TALLAHASSEE (AP) _ Driver license, registration and other motor vehicle fees went up _ way up in some cases _ on Tuesday, and that’s got …
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PharmaCann to accept its 2nd marijuana grow permit
By CARLA K. JOHNSON CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago company called PharmaCann took on a bigger role in Illinois’ medical marijuana industry Monday, confirming it would …
Lawmakers weigh future of state’s health insurance exchange
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The new director of Rhode Island’s health insurance exchange is making a case for keeping the state-run marketplace, as some …
University of Vermont gets $500K to study farm health reform
BURLINGTON, Vt. — The University of Vermont is going to be studying how health insurance and health care reforms are affecting the farm and ranch populations …
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2 University of Oklahoma students expelled over racist video
By SEAN MURPHY NORMAN, Okla. — The University of Oklahoma’s president expelled two students Tuesday after he said they were identified as leaders of a racist …
SC State not alone among HBCUs struggling to survive
By SEANNA ADCOX COLUMBIA, S.C. — While decades of leadership strife have contributed to South Carolina State University’s fiscal crisis, it is certainly not alone among …
Lyndon State College to dedicate campus veterans’ center
LYNDONVILLE, Vt. — Vermont’s Lyndon State College is going to be dedicating a student veterans’ center in honor of a 1971 graduate who served in Vietnam. …