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240 workers laid off at casino - 2004-01-31
The Tulalip Casino laid off 240 of its 1,600 employees on Friday.
Those who were let go clearly were upset, especially because they were not given prior notice. But officials for the Tulalip Tribes stated that the layoffs had to be done as a sound business move.

"People have got bills and families," said P.J. Larson, 22, of Monroe, a Keno runner with three children. "(They should) at least give them warning -- two weeks or 30 days."
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Legislators Promise to Finance Thornton Program - 2004-01-31
A majority of the Maryland General Assembly has signed on to a project to secure the state's landmark initiative to improve public schools, and key legislators vowed yesterday to fight to restore close to $50 million that Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. wants to strip from the program.

But Ehrlich's proposal to pay for Thornton, by legalizing slot machine gambling, was refused last year in the House of Delegates.
Read the full story at Washington Post