Also, Oswego firefighters cited following complaints, and cigarettes seized between western New York reservations.
View full sizePresident Barack Obama signs a $26 billion jobs bill to protect 300,000 teachers and other nonfederal government workers from layoffs in the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday. Behind the president are, from left, Christina Romer, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, and three out-of-work teachers: Amanda VanNess, of Toledo, Ohio; Shannon Lewis, of Romney, W. Va.; and Rachel Martin, of Richton Park, Ill.From The Washington Post:
Congress approved a final spurt of spending Tuesday to shore up the sluggish recovery, sending to the White House a $26 billion plan to save the jobs of thousands of teachers and other government workers.The measure brings total direct federal spending on the economy to just over $1 trillion since the Great Recession began in late 2007.
» Read the story: House approves $26 billion jobs bill
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» Fed To Buy More US Govt Bonds To Support Economy [The Wall Street Journal]
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» Health Department cites 39 Oswego firefighters after complaints [CNYcentral.com]
» State plans takeover of Medicaid [centralny.ynn.com]
» New technology helps DMV identify criminals [WSYR-TV Channel 9]
» Cigarettes seized between NY Indian reservations [The Auburn Citizen]
» DWI comes with a new catch starting Monday [Watertown Daily Times]
» Wind farm construction underway in Herkimer County towns [Utica Observer-Dispatch]
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