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People now covered, almost to the universal point in massachusetts, four out of five of the newly insured are heavily subsidized by the state. they have got either low cost or no cost plans under romney care. >> bill: thats what will happen under obama care. >> thats why you had massachusetts going bankrupt, sagging under the new weight of these health care costs. keep in mind massachusetts total health care spending as share of the business 16% in the mid 1980s, today its 40%. the national stat...

Insurance. >> yes. >> is that effective? >> the truth is that romney care was built on two principles, universal coverage and the individual mandate which is what president obama and his team used as the item plate for obama care. even though you do have far more people now covered, almost to the universal point in massachusetts, four out of five of the newly insured are heavily subsidized by the state. they have got either low cost or no cost plans under romney care. >> bill: thats what will ha...

People now covered, almost to the universal point in massachusetts, four out of five of the newly insured are heavily subsidized by the state. they have got either low cost or no cost plans under romney care. >> bill: thats what will happen under obama care. >> thats why you had massachusetts going bankrupt, sagging under the new weight of these health care costs. keep in mind massachusetts total health care spending as share of the business 16% in the mid 1980s, today its 40%. the national stat...

Too high a cost to the environment. dan springer with the news. he is live tonight from our northwest newsroom, dan? >> hey, trace, cascade locks is one of those old small logging towns population over a thousand, struggling with the economy. high unemployment. 1%. double the state average. so 50 jobs may not sound like a lot but they really do matter. in fact, if this plant goes in, then necessarily would instantly become the states -- the citys biggest employer and taxpayer generating a millio...

Big boost. first of all, the $50 million plant would bring construction jobs, then there would be 50 permanent jobs, and that may not sound like a lot, but in a town of only about 1,030 people, it would be the largest employer in the city. it would bring in about a million dollars a year in tax revenue, they might be able to reopen the high school which had to close because of lack of a tax base. the towns elected leaders say there is plenty of water, it rains about 80inchs and a year, and that ...

Bombings i spent a lot of time with members of a texas militia and the group all but dispersed after that incident happened for fear of retaliation and some other issues like they didnt want to pay taxes but michigan is a hot spot. why texas and michigan especially with what were seeing in the news? >> well, obviously michigan is in the news and were forced to ask why are the militias so popular there? and while experts point out that the militia growth has been a national phenomenon, i think th...

Unemployment rate in the country. thats why we sent david lee miller there to get the story. folks who need work are searching for signs of hope. >> reporter: the unemployment rate for the area around charlotte is 12.8%, even higher than the state average. more than 60,000 people have lost their jobs in this community. some of them are in this room right now. this is a refrigeration repair class at the community college. many of these people taking courses hoping they will learn the skills that ...