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Businesses Still Divided

By Trish Anderton on Monday, June 25, 2001.

Some business organizations are lobbying heavily against proposed increases in corporate taxes. But others are hanging back, saying they fear a worse solution, or simply saying their members don't agree on how to solve the state's revenue woes.

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New England Attorneys General Milk Dairy Processor

By Dan Gorenstein on Monday, June 25, 2001.

The nation?s largest dairy company agreed to an antitrust settlement with the six attorneys general of New England yesterday. In four years, Suiza has come to control over 70 percent of the region?s milk processing capacity, but yesterday?s deal attempts to restrain the dairy giant. NHPR?s Dan Gorenstein reports.

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Littleton Students Learn Sweet Smell of Success

By Rebecca Brown on Monday, June 25, 2001.

Many schools try to get their students real world experience, often by setting up internships or work-study programs. In Littleton, high school marketing students are actually running their own business. It's an on-line candy store. You can find it at http://www.chutter.com/

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Statehouse Wrap-up

By Mark Bevis on Monday, June 25, 2001.

Like the hawker says at the ballpark, "How can you tell what's going on without a program?"

For anyone watching the legislature last week, a program might have been nice- but probably not very helpful.

The week started off with lawmakers backing an education funding plan called the Gordon bill, named after Senate Republican Ned Gordon.

By the end of the week, the Gordon plan was out the window, and legislators were back at square one.

One man who has been following the ins and outs is political analyst John Milne. He described the game to NHPR's Mark Bevis.

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