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Hawaii lawmakers moved forward on Friday a state budget calling for cuts of more than $800 million in the general fund over the next two years and the elimination of approximately 200 state jobs, most of them vacant positions.

Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle on Thursday signed into law a bill intended to make dental care more accessible to special-needs patients by broadening the types of professionals who can qualify for dental licensure in the state.

The Colorado Senate unanimously approved a legislative proposal giving long-sought tax breaks to the trucking industry Friday, moving the measure a crucial step closer to Gov. Bill Ritter’s desk.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Friday that a Kansas City-area woman contracted the same swine flu virus that has sickened at least 141 people nationwide, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said.

Up to $10 million in funding is now available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the California Green Jobs Corps, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced Friday.