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State House Passes $9 Billion Operating Budget
Channel 2 NewsThe state House spent nearly five hours deliberating over amendments before it passed a $9 billion operating budget Thursday afternoon, voting 29-8 to move the budget to the Senate Finance Committee. Eight amendments introduced by the House’s...Tags: Consumer Confidence, Alan Austerman, Politics, Voting, Budgets and Budgeting
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Sprouters Northwest Recall Expanded to All Sprouts, Wheatgrass, and Pea Shoots
Channel 2 NewsUpdate (Feb. 4): A company from Kent, Washington has expanded its recall to include all varieties of sprouts, wheatgrass, and pea shoots for a potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the Alaska Department of Environmental...Tags: Symptoms, Abdominal Pain, Sprouts, Sandwiches, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Alaska Announces Settlement with Debt Collector NCO Financial Systems
Channel 2 NewsAlaska and 18 other states have reached a settlement with debt collector NCO Financial Systems, Inc. (NCOF) resolving allegations of deceptive and unfair debt collection practices. The State of Alaska will receive a share of $26,562. NCOF has agreed to...Tags: Laws, Laws, Finance, Finance, Civil Laws
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Alaska Food Oversight: Lawmaker Seeks End to Food Safety Regulations
Matt Buxton, Fairbanks Daily-News MinerA North Pole legislator wants to get rid of state safety regulations for food sold by Alaska producers directly to consumers. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (http://bit.ly/GQ7T2z) reports the goal of Republican Tammie Wilson is to assist the growth...Tags: Food Industry, Consumer Goods Industries, Lifestyle and Leisure, Seafood, Foods and Beverages
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Raw Milk Scare Pits Health Officials Against Passionate Consumers
Channel 2 NewsA controversial glass of milk sits on the countertop of Galen Yoder’s kitchen at the Byers Farm in Point MacKenzie -- sweet, creamy, frothy and snow-white. The milk is raw and unpasteurized, and it comes directly from the cows browsing grass in...Tags: Politics, Human Interest, Alaska, Farms, Economic Sanctions
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Consumer Electronics Show begins in Vegas
NBC NewsThe annual Consumer Electronics Show is underway in Las Vegas with a first look at the coolest, cutting edge gadgets. It’s a firsthand look at the future. It’s technology that many believe will begin to reshape our lives.. “Habits...Tags: Apple iPad, Electronics, Science and Technology, NBC (tv network), Today (tv program)
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Holiday sales were up, but still not booming
NBC NewsDecember wasn't the month retailers had banked on, but overall, holiday sales were up compared to last year. Retailers reported a robust start to the holiday shopping season But high unemployment and the fragile economy still had many consumers keeping a...Tags: Consumer Confidence, Holidays, Target Brands, Inc.
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Minn.-based Arctic Cat recalls 16,500 snowmachines
Arctic Cat Inc. is voluntarily recalling about 16,500 snowmachines because of a possible loss of control. Arctic Cat and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall Wednesday. The Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald reports the recalled...Tags: Crimes, Theft, Crime, Law and Justice, Arctic Cat Incorporated
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Consumer group rates states contaminated food procedures
Channel 2 NewsA consumer group says most states do not do a good job detecting and investigating contaminated food outbreaks. The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) studied how states detect and investigate tainted food over a ten year period...Tags: Health, Alaska, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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House set to OK pegging student loan rates to financial markets despite a veto threat
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers are ready to pass legislation that links student loan rates to the financial markets in spite of a veto threat from President Barack Obama. Supported by Republicans, the bill would avoid a rate increase for...Tags: U.S. Senate, Politics, Parties and Movements, Students, Memorial Day
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Lawmakers override Quinn on ComEd veto
— Lawmakers on Wednesday rejected Gov. Pat Quinn's effort to block ComEd from raising rates in exchange for promises to digitize the electrical grid. The House voted 71-44 to override Quinn's veto of the original legislation, which would allow the...
Tags: Louis I Lang, Politics, Illinois General Assembly, Pat Quinn, Skokie
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Arizona restaurant becomes poster child for dark side of online customer reviews
Associated PressSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet. An Arizona restaurateur, fed up after years of negative online reviews and an embarrassing appearance on a reality television show, allegedly posted a social...Tags: Media Industry, Television Industry, Public Relations, Business, Computer Networking and Internet
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