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Consumer Financial Board Probing Bank Overdraft Practices

Bill Hardekopf
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June 13, 2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is now investigating bank overdraft practices since consumers paid $32 billion in overdraft fees in 2012.

SolarCity Sues Federal Government for More Subsidies

Bonner R. Cohen
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June 13, 2013
The Obama administration’s efforts to promote renewable energy took an unexpected turn in May when it was revealed a major recipient of Washington’s largesse had turned on the hand that had been fe

How Warming Impacts Male Capelin Choice of Spawning Habitat

Craig Idso
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June 13, 2013
The fish responds as most any logical creature would. It seeks a cooler location.

School Choice in IA, NC, WI; Common Core Internet Tax, and More: Thursday's Ed News Roundup

Joy Pullmann
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June 13, 2013
There will be no roundup Friday, as we're on vacation. Thursday's ed news

Illinois Credit Ratings Sink as Worst-In-Nation Pension Problems Persist

Ben VanMetre
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June 12, 2013
Illinois has an unfunded pension liability of nearly $100 billion—the worst in the nation, according to official government numbers.

Virginia Attorney General Rips IRS ‘Incompetence’ in Asset Forfeiture

Kenric Ward
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June 12, 2013
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has called out the Internal Revenue Service for “incompetence” for being past due in returning $115 million to the state.

Connecticut Adds Hydropower to Renewable Mix

Kenneth Artz
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June 12, 2013
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy signed legislation allowing large-scale hydroelectric power to qualify under the Constitution State’s renewable power mandate.

Minnesota Counties Assess Costs of Obamacare Implementation

Tom Steward
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June 12, 2013
Beyond its impact on states and the nation, President Obama’s health care law has effects on county governments as well, as Minnesota counties are currently discovering.

EPA Issues New Pebble Mine Assessment

Bonner R. Cohen
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June 12, 2013
One year after releasing a widely criticized draft assessment of the environmental impacts of the proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska, the U.S.

Wisconsin Lawmakers Look to Expand Vouchers Statewide

Logan Pike
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June 11, 2013
After weeks of closed-door negotiations, Wisconsin lawmakers have come out with a compromise on a school voucher expansion that would send the program statewide but cap enrollment.
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