Paper NewsPaper news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Study: Women rise in state government leadership- August 12, 2008 The number of women in state government leadership positions is on the rise, with the percentage nearly mirroring their representation in the general population in six states, a study has found.http://www.topix.net/business/paper/2008/08/study-women-rise-in-state-government-leadershi... Paterson calls for $1 billion more in budget cuts- August 12, 2008 Legislative leaders were noncommittal Monday to New York Gov. David Paterson's plan to cut at least $600 million from the state budget in Medicaid, pork barrel spending and aid to local governments.Paterson proposed $1 billion in spending cuts for the Legislature to consider at its special session Aug. 19, suggesting they try to find at least $600 million to cut. With about a week before the one-day session, Senate majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver had little to...http://www.topix.net/business/paper/2008/08/paterson-calls-for-1-billion-more-in-budget-cu... Devens Sonoco plant to close; 350 jobs will be lost- August 11, 2008 Consumer-products giant Procter & Gamble Co. yesterday announced several changes in its Boston-based Gillette blades and razors operations, moves that will result in the closing of its Devens packaging plant in ...http://www.topix.net/business/paper/2008/08/devens-sonoco-plant-to-close-350-jobs-will-be-... Avista to trim Idaho price hikes- August 11, 2008 COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - Avista has agreed to trim its request for higher electric and natural gas rates in Idaho in an agreement with Potlatch Corp.http://www.topix.net/business/paper/2008/08/avista-to-trim-idaho-price-hikes?fromrss=1 Albany Missing Portraits of 15 Governors- August 11, 2008 Where's Enos Where's George, for that matter. And remember John A. Dix, either of them All 3, Enos Throop, George Pataki and one of the John A. Dixes, are former New York chief executives whose portraits ...http://www.topix.net/business/paper/2008/08/albany-missing-portraits-of-15-governors?fromr... Political Notebook: Ah, the silly season arrives- August 10, 2008 Election season must be drawing near in Niagara County. Newsrooms in all corners of the county were bombarded this week with attack-style press releases and rhetoric-filled diatribes from the fine people who ...http://www.topix.net/business/paper/2008/08/political-notebook-ah-the-silly-season-arrives... State Senate Returns to Pass Propety Tax Cap- August 10, 2008 Senator John DeFrancisco tells Newsradio 570 WSYR new Majority Leader Dean Skelos called the State Senate back today to pass Property Tax Cap Legislation.http://www.topix.net/business/paper/2008/08/state-senate-returns-to-pass-propety-tax-cap?f... Longview Fibre fire causes $100,000 in damage- August 10, 2008 A fire Thursday evening at the Longview Fibre box plant caused about $100,000 in damage to the building and machinery, Yakima fire officials said.http://www.topix.net/business/paper/2008/08/longview-fibre-fire-causes-100-000-in-damage?f... Kimberly-Clark adds chief strategy officer- August 9, 2008 Consumer products and JanSan manufacturer Kimberly-Clark Corp. announced that it has hired Christian Brickman as chief strategy officer, effective September 1, according to a press release posted on ...http://www.topix.net/business/paper/2008/08/kimberly-clark-adds-chief-strategy-officer?fro... Routine DNA testing or not...the debate- August 9, 2008 Thursday, August 07, 2008 at 5:21 p.m. Carol Nelson was sexually assaulted and brutally murdered by Glen Shoop in July 2007.http://www.topix.net/business/paper/2008/08/routine-dna-testing-or-not-the-debate?fromrss=... |