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An Advocate for Equal Justice Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:38PMLaurence Tribe cannot be expected to solve all the problems impeding the delivery of indigent legal services, but he can be a catalyst for improvement.
Bay Area train agencies expect big bucks from Prop 1A funds Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:29PMBART, Caltrain expect financial help from Proposition 1A
Money woes forcing more school closings, layoffs Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:26PMThe cash-starved Boston Public School system will face more school closures, layoffs and other potentially crippling...
DSS CASE: $5 million fraud keeps going and growing Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:39PMThe case involving the theft of $5 million in Medicaid money at the S.C. Department of Social Services has swollen to encompass enough alleged criminals - an estimated 350 at last count - to populate a small town.
St. Paul suspends police academy Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:20PMBudget cuts and delayed retirements lead officials to cancel the training session that could cost $250,000.
CENTRAL JERSEY: Snow prompts emergency plea Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:15PMAfter a one-two punch of back-to-back snowstorms earlier this month, area towns have spent tens of thousands of dollars to dig out.
Shares of bailed out companies surge Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:10PMWASHINGTON (AP) — Shares of four companies that have received huge infusions of taxpayer cash soared Tuesday after a report that the government would sell its stake in Citigroup Inc. raised hopes that other bailed-out companies would follow.
Obama can offer little in talks on Greek debt crisis Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:18PMGreece's debt crisis may lead to slower US growth, a rising dollar and turmoil in credit markets that may make it more difficult for cash-strapped states such as California to borrow.
UAE pledges support for Dubai on debt plan Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:05PMThe UAE pledged its support for Dubai yesterday but said the emirate had yet to ask for federal help, which analysts said would come reluctantly and with strings attached.
Reader Mailbag: The Nascent Musician Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:51PMMy two year old daughter is showing a tremendous nascent interest in making music. She sings constantly . She uses her hands as percussion all the time on her knees, on the table, and anywhere else she can use them. She climbs up to our keyboard and attempts to play songs.
GMAC finance chief leaving for private equity job Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:22PMNEW YORK — Automotive finance company GMAC Financial Services will lose its chief financial officer to a private equity firm by the end of March, the company said today.
GMAC finance chief leaving for private equity job Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:14PMNEW YORK Automotive finance company GMAC Financial Services will lose its chief financial officer to a private equity firm by the end of March, the company said today. Robert S. Hull will leave GMAC to become CFO at Providence Equity Partners in early April, according to a statement from the Providence, R.I., equity firm. GMAC said it will conduct a search for a new CFO. It disclosed his ...
S-V school board cuts positions, programs Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:44PMSesser-Valier Community District 196 Board of Education members made a difficult decision during Monday's meeting. The result: The loss of six non-tenured and one tenured position, along with the elimination of several programs. Superintendent Jason Henry said five of the six non-tenured positions affect the elementary classes.
German Greens accuse government of putting exports before aid Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:36PMBerlin - Germany's opposition Green party accused the government of putting the country's exporters before the world's poor on Tuesday, calling for reforms of state aid agencies. The Greens, in coalition government in Berlin from 2000-08, accused Dev...
GMAC finance chief leaving for private equity job Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:10PMAutomotive finance company GMAC Financial Services will lose its chief financial officer to a private equity firm by the end of March, the company said Tuesday. Robert S. Hull will leave GMAC to become CFO at Providence Equity Partners in early April,... Financial services - Private equity - Business - Chief financial officer - GMAC
GMAC finance chief leaving for private equity job Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:07PMAutomotive finance company GMAC Financial Services will lose its chief financial officer to a private equity firm by the end of March, the company said Tuesday.
Defaulted Loans May Haunt Seniors Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:05AMA little-noticed law could result in smaller Social Security checks for hundreds of thousands of seniors who owe the U.S. money from defaulted loans and other debts more than a decade old.
Fitch Affirms Grand Rapids Public Schools (MI) COPs at 'A'; Outlook Negative Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:54AMCHICAGO----Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Grand Rapids Public Schools, Michigan certificates of participation as part of its continuous surveillance effort:
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Loupassi asks Cuccinelli about Richmond charter school Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:31AMAnother legislator has asked the Attorney General to opine on the legality of language in the charter between the Richmond School Board and the Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts. Del. G. Manoli Loupassi, R-Richmond, is asking Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to answer questions related to funding of the public charter school. He’s the latest in a string of Richmond-area politicians who are ...
U.S. Socialism Expands to MetLife: Today's Outrage Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:15AMThe U.S. government keeps adding to - rather than exiting -- its huge ownership stakes in private enterprise and MetLife is the latest victim.
AIG, McDonald's: Monday's Headlines Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:00AMMonday's early headlines include AIG's sale of Alico to MetLife, and February same-store sales data from McDonald's
TAYLOR: Region's largest school district projecting $4.2M deficit Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:47AMTAYLOR — School district officials have taken the first step toward creating a budget for the next fiscal year — by figuring out what the current budget really is.
News from across the country and from around the globe Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:12PMRetailers report strongest gains in more than 2 years
Violence mars education protests Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:09PMNation's campuses focus of demonstration against cuts
Kutztown University facing financial crisis, plans to cut budget up to 10% Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:07PMOfficials say sweeping cuts in nonacademic and academic programs are needed because of spiraling pension outlays and dwindling aid.
Board of Education: We Can’t Afford All of Our Schools Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:04PMBoard Decides to Close Two Schools by September 2012 As snow fell last Wednesday evening during another winter snowstorm, inside the Mineola High School auditorium, the board of education made a decision that will impact the Mineola, Williston Park and Albertson communities. The board, by a 4-1 margin, voted to close two of the seven schools in the Mineola School District. The first would be ...
Education cuts prompt protests Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:03PMBERKELEY, Calif. -- Students staged raucous rallies on nationwide college campuses Thursday in protests against deep education cuts that turned violent as demonstrators threw punches and ice chunks in Wisconsin and blocked university gates and smashed car windows in California.
Toyota offers workers bonuses at California factory slated to close Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:17PMThe carmaker offers $250 million in 'rewards' to 5,000 employees who remain on their jobs at the Fremont plant through the end of the month, when operations are scheduled to cease. Amid protests from state officials, Toyota Motor Corp. moved ahead Wednesday with plans to close a Fremont production plant, funding an average of $50,000 in bonuses to assembly workers who remain on their jobs ...
College district to tap reserves to save jobs Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:13PMThe Kern Community College District on Wednesday approved two new administrative positions questioned by faculty and students and laid out a budget plan that would avoid massive layoffs by dipping into hefty reserve funds. During a board meeting, the district added a new legal counsel position that pays about $144,000 plus a new lobbying post that would pay a minimum $96,800, plus benefits.
Budget change restores $79M in cuts Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:58PMAUGUSTA, Maine -- The Baldacci administration proposed restoring more than $60 million to public schools and to programs that serve the disabled and elderly Wednesday in the wake of slightly rosier ...
Relationships a priority for new head Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:57PMREGIONAL NSW TAFE director Adrian Mitchell has been appointed director of one of the country’s leading educator’s of Indigenous Australians.
Finance authority will halt lending Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:33PMGeorgia Southwestern State University (GSW) students receiving financial aid may not receive as much help soon because of more state budget cuts.
Epsom residents endure freak weather Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:21PMBY KATHLEEN BAILEY As Real Cotnoir sipped his coffee, waitresses at the Circle Restaurant rushed from table to table, and customers waiting for a booth spilled over into the entryway. “I can’t complain,” Cotnoir said as he relaxed with his wife, Debbie. “My house wasn’t damaged, and I’m still alive.” Epsom residents, who have been through five natural disasters in five years, echoed Cotnoir’s ...
Vivek Kundra seeks to streamline fed computing Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:13PMThe Obama administration's top computer systems chief started a West Coast tour of tech giants such as Apple and Google on Wednesday to pick up Silicon Valley ideas that can help streamline a complex federal information technology bureaucracy. Vivek Kundra,... Vivek Kundra - Silicon Valley - Information technology - Presidency of Barack Obama - West Coast of the United States
Stiglitz, Nobel Prize-Winning Economist, Says Federal Reserve System 'Corrupt' Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:40PMWhat's Your Reaction? One of the world's leading economists said Wednesday the very structure of the Federal Reserve system is so fraught with conflicts to the point that it's "corrupt."
Feds: Help possible Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 5:14AMThe federal government’s job is to assist in the economic recovery of Henry County and Martinsville, not develop and implement a recovery strategy, two of President Obama’s economic advisers told community leaders Friday.
Harry Reid under the microscope Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 4:16AMOf all the sorts of authors — those who write screenplays, novels, self-help books, poetry, newspaper articles, technical papers and even editors with their opinion columns — perhaps none digs deeper into his subject than the historian and, more specifically, the biographer.
State audits of schools spark changes, irritation in local districts Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 4:13AMSparked by a multimillion dollar embezzlement scheme in a Long Island school system, the state Comptroller's Office in 2005 began a drive to audit all 733 school systems in the state. The final audits were completed this month.
Range of services at risk due to city, state budgets Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 4:02AMMaxed Out: It's a gray winter morning in Chicago 2012. You're a single mom, waiting in the snow for a bus. You lost your job last year as a teaching assistant in the publicschools. You'd go back to college to learn new skills, but tuition'shigh, and financial aid programs are gone. Today, you're heading downtown to fill out job applications. The bus ride costs $3.50 -- and service is half what ...
Local news and events Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 3:53AMCollege fair planned at SWIC High school and community college students can visit more than 100 colleges and universities in one spot at the 22nd annual Metro East Baccalaureate College Fair at Southwestern Illinois College.
Local news and events Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 3:42AMGardening workshops slated The Weekend Gardener event is scheduled for Saturday, March 13, at the Gateway Convention Center, One Gateway Drive, in Collinsville. The event is sponsored by University of Illinois Extension. Registration is requested by March 5.
Colleges spend millions lobbying federal government Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 3:26AMWASHINGTON -- Fourteen tax-supported colleges and universities in New Jersey have spent almost $14.5 million over the past decade lobbying the federal government, federal records show.
FYI: Business Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:29AMTulsa Metro Chamber will hold a Breakfast Network, part of its Circuit Networking Series, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. March 9 at the Renaissance Tulsa Hotel and Convention Center, 6808 S. 107th E. Ave.
Governor Rendell: Lower Sales Tax Rate Will Help Boost Auto Sales and Close Future State Budget Gap Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 12:30PMReducing Sales Tax to 4 Percent, Ending Most Exemptions Enhance Fairness
German Government Bonds Advance as Greek Debt Slumps on Deficit Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 9:36AMFeb. 27 (Bloomberg) -- German government bonds posted a weekly advance amid concern Greece’s debt may be downgraded while it struggles to cut the European Union’s biggest deficit.
Extended jobless funds in jeopardy Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 5:23AMMore than 20,000 out-of-work Ohioans got their last unemployment check this week - and only an act of Congress will keep more from falling off the rolls. Thousands more will exhaust their benefits each week - a total of 100,000 by March 20 - unless Congress agrees to a fourth extension of aid.
Wisconsin lawmakers expand retirement savings options Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 4:27AMRetirement may be a long way off for Tammy Homan but shes glad to know the option of putting more money away for that time is only a signature away.
Fannie Mae seeks $15.3 billion in aid Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 4:14AMWASHINGTON -- Fannie Mae is asking for a federal cash infusion of $15.3 billion after posting another big loss in the fourth quarter of last year.
AIG posts $8.9B quarterly loss Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:51AMCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — AIG said Friday it lost $8.87 billion in the fourth quarter as its general insurance business remained weak and the company ran up expenses from paying back government loans.