By Phil Drake | Montana Watchdog
MISSOULA — The federal government rejected the Keystone XL pipeline on Wednesday, saying it did not serve in the national interest, and added officials did not have sufficient time with deadlines imposed by Congress to gather the necessary information to change their minds.
Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., whose state would be home [...]

By Mike Klein | GPPF Forum
ATLANTA – Governor Nathan Deal has unveiled a package of tax reforms and tax credits that he says are essential to make Georgia the number one state in the nation to do business.  One theme was familiar – reducing the energy tax on manufacturing – but other elements were new from [...]

By Paul Soutar | Kansas Watchdog

WICHITA – David Kensinger, Governor Sam Brownback’s chief of staff, said the governor will make an announcement Tuesday in Wichita regarding aviation manufacturing.
Boeing announced Wednesday it will end its operations in Wichita by the end of 2013, costing the area about 2,100 jobs.
“It was true a week ago that Wichita [...]

By Mike Klein | GPPF Forum
ATLANTA – Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in November fell below 10 percent for the first time since June and the state is celebrating the largest one-month rate decline in 34 years.  Flip the coin and Georgia has exceeded the national rate for 52 consecutive months.  Almost one-half million Georgians [...]

By Rob Nikolewski
New Mexico Watchdog
“It’s a new day” at Workforce Solutions, secretary Celina Bussey says.
That’s good — because there have been plenty of bad ones at a department with a reputation for being one of the most troubled in all of New Mexico government.
“Workforce Solutions has been, to say the least, working at far less [...]