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State Retirees To Get Retirement Pay Increase Under Bill Heading To La. Gov. Jindal’s Desk
A bill that seeks to offset living expenses faced by state retirees has received final passage from the La. House.
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Cute Cat Goes Crazy Over Ballpoint Pen [Video]
This cat loves his new toy. His new toy isn't a toy, it's a pen. Still the enjoyment is enough to make me smile.
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Revenue Estimating Conference Finds Millions Of Dollars In Additional Money For La. Budget
In a meeting on Wednesday, the state's Revenue Estimating Conference concluded that $155 million more is available for the fiscal year that starts July 1st. This comes as lawmakers in the Senate begin to take a look at the House-approved budget next week.
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What Will $5 Buy Around The World [Video]
The folks at Buzzfeed put together this video to show you how much you could purchase with the power of $5. They looked at products like beer, rice, potatoes, Big Mac's and other staples of daily life. I was really surprised at how the United States stacked up.
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Is Your Unclaimed Tax Refund Among the $1 Billion Being Held by the IRS?
There are still a few weeks left to file your 2012 tax return, but April 15 of this year marks another important deadline for taxpayers: it's your last chance to file for a refund on your 2009 taxes.
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Honey Boo Boo Won’t See a Dime Until She’s 21
Honey Boo Boo's mama, June Shannon, doesn't seem like the sharpest knife in the drawer, but she's actually done something to combat that image. She wants to be smart with their TV money.
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What Are the Top Gas-Guzzling Vehicles on the Road?
As the days of buying cheap gasoline pass into the American history books, more and more of us are driving fuel-efficient vehicles as a means to combat those steadily rising gas prices.
That is, unless you happen to have enough money to not give three screaming squirts about how much gas prices go up
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Which Companies Are on Consumer Reports’ ‘Naughty and Nice’ List? — Dollars and Sense
If you still need a list to check twice this holiday season, perhaps a good place to start would be the recently released annual Consumer Reports “Naughty and Nice” list.
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Are You Ready for ‘Meatless Mondays’? — Survey of the Day
Do you think you could ever find the motivation inside your carnivorous brain to not eat meat at least one day a week? We don't mean going full-blown vegan here, just eliminating meat from your diet one out of every seven days.
That is what the city of Los Angeles is hoping to achieve for its citizens, as the city council recently deemed all Mondays from this point forward in Los Angeles county to be “Meatless Mondays.”
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What Will Thanksgiving Dinner Cost This Year? — Dollars and Sense
The price of Thanksgiving is going up this year, but not as much as you might think.