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	<title>FilmUSA.org</title>
	<link>http://www.filmusa.org</link>
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		<title>Runaway film production is the star of this movie</title>
		<description><![CDATA[http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-onlocation10-2010mar10,0,7587310.story
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		<link>http://www.filmusa.org/CA/canews/runaway-film-production-is-the-star-of-this-movie/</link>
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		<title>VA Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Celebrities joined the Lt. Governor and the Film Office to pitch approval for the proposed 15% to 20% tax credit (HB 861, with bonuses for local and first-time hires) and 15% to 20% grant legislation (SB 257). The bills are now pending in the Senate Finance Committee and House Appropriations Committee, respectively.
Should Virginia roll out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filmusa.org/VA/vanews/va-update/</link>
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		<title>VT Film Commission Facing Elimination Over Costs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Governor Jim Douglas has included the Film Commission in a long list of state boards and commissions to be eliminated.  These eliminations are expected to save the state about $700,000. 
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gn-27wYWUthi9sW7S1rwEATdYnfQD9DUOQVG0
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		<link>http://www.filmusa.org/VT/vtnews/vt-film-commission-facing-elimination-over-costs/</link>
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		<title>NE Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Legislation (LB1073 and LB1074) that was introduced to establish a film production incentive from 17% to 22%, capped at $5 million per year, is considered too expensive and &#8220;needs more work&#8221;
http://www.omaha.com/article/20100204/NEWS01/702049871/0/FRONTPAGE
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		<link>http://www.filmusa.org/NE/nenews/ne-update/</link>
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		<title>MI Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As part of the budget process, Governor Granholm submits a report detailing all tax breaks given up to the state.  Included in that list for her next budget is an increase from $116 million to $155 million for the &#8220;movie tax credit.&#8221; 
http://michiganmessenger.com/34746/granholm-reports-on-state-tax-breaks
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		<link>http://www.filmusa.org/MI/minews/mi-update/</link>
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		<title>MA Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The local industry strongly opposes the $50 million annual cap on incentives proposed in Governor Patrick&#8217;s 2010-2011 budget.
Weymouth officials write script for movie tax credit
http://www.wickedlocal.com/weymouth/news/x692834756/Weymouth-officials-write-script-for-movie-tax-credit
&#8216;Darkness&#8217; debut spotlights film tax deals
http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_029235546.html
Study cites film gains amid tax-break battle
http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_047224413.html
Film tax credit boosts state economy
http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_049224916.html
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		<link>http://www.filmusa.org/MA/manews/ma-update/</link>
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		<title>IA Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Legislation has been introduced to repeal the film incentive (SF 2118) or to suspend registration of new projects (SF 2319). In addition, the Attorney General&#8217;s Office has charged a number of filmmakers and the former film office manager with criminal conduct.
Criminal charges filed in Iowa film tax-credit scandal
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100208/NEWS10/100208018/-1/AMES/Criminal-charges-filed-in-Iowa-film-tax-credit-scandal
Area filmmakers concerned about future of program
http://www.thehawkeye.com/story/film-credits-021110
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		<link>http://www.filmusa.org/IA/ianews/ia-update/</link>
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		<title>GA Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Georgia Department of Revenue issued revised rules regarding the definition of a &#8220;Georgia vendor&#8221; for purposes of the tax credit for film, video, and digital production.  We have received written confirmation from the Department of Revenue that those revisions will NOT be retroactive, but will apply prospectively from January 7, 2010.
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		<link>http://www.filmusa.org/GA/ganews/ga-update/</link>
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		<title>CA Update-Sacramento</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mayor Kevin Johnson launched an initiative &#8220;For Art&#8217;s Sake,&#8221; last summer to cultivate more consistent local film production.  The chairman of the Mayor&#8217;s committee will unveil its preliminary recommendations, including financial incentives to supplement or substitute for state tax credits.
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/02/16/2539321/region-to-launch-plan-to-attract.html
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		<link>http://www.filmusa.org/CA/canews/ca-update-sacramento/</link>
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		<title>PROPOSED LEGISLATION-Maryland</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Maryland has introduced two similar bills.  Each would repeal the current rebate program.  The only difference between the two bills is that one provides for a 28% refundable tax credit and the other bill provides for a 30% refundable tax credit (up from the current 25%) on all direct costs associated with a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filmusa.org/MD/mdnews/proposed-legislation-maryland/</link>
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