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state

state: see government.

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CO-MAPPS: making a state(ment): Colorado has been a leader in the growth of the surveying and mapping professions. CO-MAPPS, a recently launched state chapter of MAPPS, aims to take advantage of the significant cluster of geospatial firms and organizations in the state and its contribution to the state's employment base and economy, as well as to work with state government to leverage that synergy for further business growth.(THE BUSINESS OF MAPPS: STATE MAPPS) (Point of Beginning)

State rules.(state will focus on methods of waste disposal for organics waste, paper and plastic)(state Department of the Environment adopted amendments to air regulations to control Fuel Burning Equipment)(state Pollution Control and Ecology Commission adopted amendments for asbestos abatement projects) (Pollution Engineering)

State Labor Legislation Enacted in 2001; Increases in Minimum Wage Rates, Restrictions on Youth Peddling, Bans on Discrimination Because of Genetic Information, and Protection from Workplace Harassment and Violence Were among Major Subjects of State Labor Legislation. (State Labor Laws, 2001).(united States)(Statistical Data Included) (Monthly Labor Review)

The failed states index 2008: whether it is an unexpected food crisis or a devastating hurricane, the world's weakest states are the most exposed when crisis strikes. In the fourth annual Failed States Index, Foreign Policy and The Fund for Peace rank the countries where state collapse may be just one disaster away. (Foreign Policy)

Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State: Why Americans Vote The Way They Do (Politics)

Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State: Why Americans Vote The Way They Do.(Book review) (Politics Magazine)

In Brief: Moody's Cuts State Farm Units.(ratings for State Farm Life and Accident Assurance Co., State Farm Life Insurance Co., State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. are downgraded)(Brief Article) (American Banker)

In Brief: Union State of Kan. Acquiring State Bank.(Union State Bank, Arkansas City, Kansas)(State Bank, Winfield, Arkansas)(Brief article) (American Banker)

Online map offers national, state-by-state view of HIV epidemic.(STATE & LOCAL: Issues at the state and community levels) (The Nation's Health)

States to Uncle Sam: hands off our group.(state legislatures warn National Credit Union Administration and Congress against preempting state credit union laws)(Brief Article) (American Banker)

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