Gordon applied for the program back in July. But he says his lender lost his paperwork.

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The states are the only two left after 40 states and the District of Columbia initially applied for the program.

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But without the program, she would have just applied for a job at a different firm.

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Eventually I applied for the YouTube partner program, so I can get a share of the advertising.

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