The Latest News: National
- America's 2009 Roadway Fatality Numbers Released Today -- Triangle Business Journal
March 12, 2010
Wentz also commended the 50 State Departments of Transportation for their unwavering roadway safety efforts. The American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) applauds the U.S. Department of Transportations recent announcement that the number of United States traffic fatalities reported for 2009 has reached the lowest level since 1954 -- a decline for the 15th consecutive quarter.
- Census to redefine poverty (Politico) -- Yahoo! News
March 12, 2010
The result has been a poverty measure that miscalculates both family income and family needs ? In computing family income, that standard ignores billions of dollars in federal and state benefits. consensus to use both conservative and liberal recommendations to improve the system for calculating poverty.
- Euro Zone Crisis and Mundell's Theories -- Associated Content
March 12, 2010
From a common sense point of view this theory is correct. And many people thought the impossible trinity theory and the optimal currency area theory is consistent, and that Mondale would be proud of his impossible trinity theory.
- SF Police Commission Discusses Proposed Sit-Lie Ordinance -- KRON4
March 12, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) -- A controversial sit-lie ordinance proposed in San Francisco received a public airing once again Wednesday night as the citys Police Commission debated the issue of enforcement and who would be targeted.
- Voters to decide on $58 million South San ISD bond issue -- MySanAntonio
March 12, 2010
None of that occurred, Prado said. Having said that, Prado admitted that the original section of the high school, built in 1958, is in dire need of replacement. Prado added that other schools in the district need help.
- Our View: Fiorina connects -- Appeal-Democrat.com
March 12, 2010
Yet after a personable talk and a question-and-answer session, we were left with the lingering feeling Fiorina had had given a headline overview without necessarily providing a lot of detail. Nevertheless, the sound bites resonated with most of her audience at a luncheon meeting of the Orange County Forum.
- Website under attack -- Edmonton Journal
March 12, 2010
It panders to the angry, the cynical and the embittered. Its politics are cheap politics. They are not my politics. Partly its because Ive finally reached my boiling point. Hence the awards program, in which the CTF mocked governments across the land.
- Judges toss suit against former D.A. -- WALB 10
March 12, 2010
Charles Rehberg claimed then D.A. Ken Hodges abused his power by tracing Phoebe Factoid faxes back to Rehberg then passing that information to Phoebe executives. A federal appeals panel ruled late Thursday that the former Dougherty District Attorney cannot be sued by a man who says he was wrongly prosecuted for his criticism of Phoebe Putney Hospital.
- Lincoln Continues Her Fight To Hold Wall Street Accountable -- U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln
March 12, 2010
When a small business owner in Arkansas has a bad year, he has two options ? U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln today spoke out strongly in favor of a measure to hold bailed-out Wall Street companies and their executives more accountable to American taxpayers.
- Census to redefine poverty -- Politico
March 12, 2010
The result has been a poverty measure that miscalculates both family income and family needs the two most common-sense ingredients of an accurate poverty measure. The supplement is intended to augment the current, deeply flawed measure adopted in the 1960s.
- Ethoca Introduces Ethoca360 Signals" Card-Not-Present Fraud Service -- Yahoo! News
March 12, 2010
Ethoca360 Signals delivers collaborative value from the Global Fraud Alliance (GFA) data pool of over 500 million transaction experiences. Ethoca360 Signals is easy-to-use, intuitive and powerful. It arms you with data you cant get any other way, beefing up the predictive accuracy of your primary , said Ethoca chief executive officer and co-founder Andre Edelbrock.
- School Bus Safety Bill Passes Senate Committee -- WVNS
March 12, 2010
Story by Jack Kane Email| Bio | Other Stories by Jack Kane CHARLESTON -- Senate Judiciary Chairman Jeff Kessler, D-Marshall, said the Senate version of the school bus safety legislation combines parts two measures introduced in the House of Delegates.
- Retail leads the charge out of the "Great RePression" -- New York Real Estate Journal
March 12, 2010
But the good news is that the retail market in New York is getting progressively healthier all the way around. The banks are out of the market paying the higher multiples and we are seeing food users come back into the market, a long transparent use group.
- Minister condemns newspaper's terror stunt -- ABC Online
March 12, 2010
The actions are unbelievably stupid and irresponsible. The Sunday Star-Times commissioned people dressed as terrorists to enter stadiums in the southern city of Christchurch and the northern city of Hamilton last weekend, Ms Collins said.
- Ease up on farm regulations -- York Daily Record
March 12, 2010
Farm subsidies are a favorite tool for politicians, granting large subsidies to agricultural conglomerates that are more likely to donate to campaigns while shorting family farmers. Under this regulation, a person younger than 18 wouldnt be able to haul a hay wagon to a barn if the route covers a public road, even if it is only for a short time.
- ?Predatory towing? targeted in proposed regulations in Bernards Twp. -- Bernardsville News
March 12, 2010
by regulating the non-consensual towing of vehicles in the township. Township police requested the proposal after receiving numerous complaints from citizens about towing from commercial properties. He also said township police have gotten involved in situations where the towed vehicle was reported stolen.
- Attempted overthrow of BESE officers fails -- Lafayette Daily Advertiser
March 12, 2010
I truly dont know why Garvey sought to remove him, said Guice, who started his second term as president of the board in January. She abstained from voting on a proposal to remove Garveys motion from the agenda, which failed, but then joined him in voting to defer it.
- Social services overhaul proposed -- Lafayette Daily Advertiser
March 12, 2010
The state Department of Social Services is proposing a reorganization that would consolidate offices, eliminate nearly 200 jobs and create more automated ways for people to apply for services. If approved, the changes would eliminate layers of midlevel management that were targeted by a government streamlining panel as inefficient and unnecessary bureaucracy in the department that oversees foster care services, food stamps and welfare payments across Louisiana.
- Memorial listing mystery could delay heroes bid -- Kingston Borough Guardian
March 12, 2010
Afterwards he rejected Sutton Council? s full council meeting Coun Kennedy asked the council to contribute 7,500, but this was rejected by a majority of Liberal Democrat councillors. English Heritage has refused to identify the applicant and the council submitted a Freedom of Information request into who lodged the bid.
- New Jersey American Water's Eschbach Appointed to PlanSmart NJ Board New Jersey American Water -- Poten & Partners
March 12, 2010
Eschbach, with more than 20 years of communications experience, will also lend his expertise in helping PlanSmart NJ build coalitions around regional planning; Eschbach holds a bachelors degree in engineering and public affairs from the United States Military Academy at West Point, and a masters degree in communications management from the SI Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
- Terror stunt could have seen stadiums evacuated -- NZ News UK
March 12, 2010
Common sense would tell you that running around a stadium dressed as a bomber has the potential to end very badly. New Zealand Government - A newspaper stunt at major provincial rugby games last weekend could easily have resulted in matches being called off and stadiums evacuated, Police Minister Judith Collins said.
- Attempted overthrow of BESE officers fails -- Daily Town Talk
March 12, 2010
Lee said he wanted Garvey to explain his motive for seeking new officers but Garvey said he didnt want to discuss his reasons. Garvey told The News Star of Monroe that he wanted to give Bradford a chance to vote on the leadership.
- Senate Votes to Undermine Obama Effort to Cut Fossil Fuel Subsidies -- Friends of the Earth
March 12, 2010
The Senate bill differs significantly from a similar bill that passed the House of Representatives late last year in that the Senate version would extend tax breaks for liquid coal, refined coal, bioelectricity and other dirty energy.
- It's only tax payers' money -- Bridlington Free Press
March 12, 2010
Costs are consistently exceeded. One would expect that when the planners designed the road they would have taken this into account. We now have another situation where Chapel Street is haISEMENTving the designer cobbles removed because they are moving and being replaced with Tarmacadam.
- Builder pitching a bayside casino -- Delaware Online
March 12, 2010
Clinton Bunting, a real estate developer involved in several commercial and residential projects along the coast, mentioned Atlantic City and Las Vegas as inspiration for the casino. Those gambling destinations draw mostly visitors from outside the area, not year-round residents, he noted.
