"The state does not invest me with the authority to wed," he said.

The state and local government pension systems then invest a large portion of that money in the stock market.

But the state has invested little money in trying to preserve the photographs.

The state has invested about $5 million in the research.

Flush with Federal money, states are investing in a variety of new employment services.

The state further invested in education, irrigation and rural roads.

He is also assuming that the state can invest the borrowed money and earn a higher rate of return.

The state used to own these companies and invested in the long term.

And the northeastern states are investing to promote other projects.

The state has invested millions in cleaning up the Sound, which is just recovering from years of pollution, he said.