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A state insurance board turned down the Alabama Senate's bid for state-funded health insurance yesterday, the Associated Press announced.In the closing hours of its last session on June 7, the Senate passed a resolution by an unrecorded voice vote to seek coverage through an insurance program operated by the State Employees Insurance Board.Finance Director Jim Main, a member of Gov. Bob Riley's Cabinet, urged the board to reject the resolution, and the board did so without opposition.Board members said they need a resolution passed by both houses of the Legislature for the application for insurance to be official.Sen. E.B. McClain, D-Midfield, said other Southern states provide publicly funded health insurance for their legislators and Alabama should do the same."I don't think we are any less important than any other state," McClain told AP in a phone interview.
MTB news & racing round-up for August 4, 2007
Welcome to our regular roundup of what's happening in mountain biking. Feel free to send feedback, news, & releases to mtb@cyclingnews.com and results, reports & photos to cyclingnews@cyclingnews.com. Edited by Sue George Prokop & Kintner aim for threepeat at Jeep KOM World champion Michael Prokop
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Patrick's Run Was A 1st For Bulls
TAMPA - Throughout Kevin Patrick's Jupiter home, the former Miami Hurricane has numerous plaques and trophies reminding him of his playing days where he won two national championships. There's one signifying being a Kodak All-American and another for being named Big East Defensive Player of the Year. Yet, none are displayed as prominently as the poster-sized, framed photo of Patrick, arms pumping, running onto a field, being chased by a herd of Bulls. "That's a picture they'll look at 100 years from now," Patrick says proudly. The picture isn't quite 100 years old yet, but it's closing on 10 years, just like the football program Patrick once led onto the field. Thursday marks the 10-year anniversary of the University of South Florida's inaugural game.
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