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Despite a slowing economy, Gov. Rod Blagojevich proposed in his State of the State and budget address Wednesday an Illinois version of the federal tax stimulus program. The idea, called Protecting Illinois Families, would offer state payments of $300 per child to most taxpayers. Speech text �| Budget overview | Photos Bestofaccounting.com

The ethics of one of the top aides inside Gov. Eliot Spitzers office, Sean Patrick Maloney, have come under scrutiny. Bestofaccounting.com

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Ultimate Software (Nasdaq:ULTI), a leading provider of end-to-end strategic human resources, payroll, and talent management solutions, announced today that Upstate Cerebral Palsy, one of the largest employers in the central New York region, has experienced business process efficiencies and improved organization-wide communications with the use of UltiPro's core functionality and Web self-service ... Bestofaccounting.com