Homeland Security on Thursday July 02, 2009

AK: Ethics investigations cost state $296,000
By Sean Cockerham, Anchorage Daily News
Ethics complaints against Gov. Sarah Palin and top members of her administration have cost the state personnel board nearly $300,000 over the past year, almost two-thirds of which appear to be from the Troopergate investigation of the governor.
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IL: Quinn adminstration outlines budget cuts
Staff reports, The State Journal-Register (Springfield)
Gov. Pat Quinn says spending cuts of about $1 billion will be needed even if lawmakers eventually pass the income tax increase he's pushing for.
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MS: PSC minus spending plan
By Elizabeth Crisp, The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson)
Disagreement over the size of the Public Service Commission's staff left it as the only state agency unfunded as the fiscal year began Wednesday.
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ND: Former Guard soldier gets second Purple Heart
By The Associated Press, The Bismarck Tribune
A former North Dakota National Guard soldier wounded in Iraq has received his second Purple Heart.
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VT: Vt Guard to build new training center in Jericho
By Free Press staff, Burlington Free Press
The Vermont National Guard on Thursday will break ground on a training facility at the Ethan Allen Firing Range in Jericho, Guard officials said.
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