When the statehouse gavels bang at noon today to convene the 90-day General Assembly session, the effort to balance the state's budget will dominate the legislature.

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Unemployment insurance, workers compensationThe state, with mixed backing from business, will try to reform the unemployment insurance system to restore a much-depleted trust fund. And efforts will be made to reform the workers compensation insurance system, which is becoming increasingly costly for employers.

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