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Amid crisis, US state workers say: 'Don't blame us'

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When a New Jersey family with an autistic child walks into the state office seeking help, Norlande Perpignan is often the first person they see. A clerk making $41,082 a year at the Division of Developmental Disabilities, Perpignan, 40, is also on the front lines of a national debate about public spending, taxes and a fiscal crisis facing local governments.

NY City to lay off teachers despite rising revenue

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New York City will have to lay off more than 4,000 public school teachers even though its revenue has leaped about $2 billion since forecasts made last November, a mayoral aide said on Wednesday. New York City has around 75,000 teachers but the headcount must be reduced because Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to cut state aid by $2.1 billion, the aide said.
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NYC bank tax revenue shoots up 48 percent: source

New York City's bank tax collections ran 48 percent above a year-ago, one of several taxes whose encouraging performance might give Mayor Michael Bloomberg some extra cash to spend in next year's budget.
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Anti-computer hacking bill coming in Congress

Strengthening cybersecurity is the goal of legislation being introduced in Congress after reports of hack attacks on computer networks at Nasdaq OMX Group and at oil and gas companies.
Governor Chris Christie speaks at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for Cooper Medical School of Rowan University in Camden, N.J. on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010.

S&P cuts New Jersey bond rating

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgraded New Jersey bon d rating by one notch to “AA-“ from “AA” (both with stable outlooks).
Pittsburgh Penguins center Malkin scores past New York Islanders goalie DiPietro in a shootout in Uniondale, New York.

What's Next For The Pittsburgh Penguins?

Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma announced Tuesday that the team did not expect forward Evgeni Malkin to play again this season following a knee injury leaving the Penguins in a bind as to how to salvage their season.
Judge Simon Cowell arrives for the 9th season finale of 'American Idol' in Los Angeles

U.S. X Factor winner to get $5 million record deal

Acerbic British music judge and entrepreneur Simon Cowell said on Monday that the winner of the first U.S. version of the television singing competition, The X Factor, will receive a $5 million record deal.
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US payrolls up meager 36,000, jobless rate falls

U.S. employment rose far less than expected in January, partly the result of severe snow storms that slammed large parts of the nation, but the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since April 2009.
Shoppers leave Costco in Fairfax, Virginia

Retail chains beat sales estimates, snow

Major U.S. retailers shrugged off the snowiest January in six years to post sales that blew past analyst expectations, easing concerns that consumers were all spent out after the holidays.
Chicago: 23.4%

Massive winter storm punches U.S. Midwest, Northeast

A huge winter storm pummelled the United States on Wednesday, bringing parts of the Midwest to a standstill, delivering a wintry blow to the Northeast, and disrupting businesses, flights and other transport.

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