Michael Jackson's dance moves were often imitated but few dance troupes have been able to pull of his amazing moves. The L.A. Dance School of the Arts on Staten Island is one of the best dance schools around. The dance troupe there performed a Jackson medley on Good Day NY. Check out the video. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WNYW FOX 5 New York, NY]
Private and household consumption rebounds in South Korea. (The Trade) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Bloomberg]
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Seijiro Takeshita, senior strategist at Mizuho International Plc, talks with Bloomberg's Mark Barton about the Japanese government's 7.2 trillion yen ($81 billion) economic stimulus plan. He speaks in London. (Source: Bloomberg) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Bloomberg]
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It’s a state fund meant to help low-income drunk drivers afford court-ordered ignition interlocks. That fund is drying up, and now there are fears that when the money runs out more drunk drivers will be on the road. Every year in New Mexico roughly 3,000 people claim they can’t afford ignition interlocks. So the state turns to the indigent interlock fund to help cover the cost. But as Eyewitness News 4 reported Friday, that fund is nearly empty and now the people who install interlocks are being told they don’t have to install it if a driver can’t pay for it. The indigent interlock fund is filled partly by alcohol taxes and partly by other drunk drivers who can afford an additional fee to install interlocks. But so many people have claimed they can’t afford interlocks on their own and have tapped into the resource for money that the fund is on the verge of becoming insolvent, according to a letter sent out by the state to interlock businesses. In October, Eyewitness News 4 exposed abuse of the fund after finding some indigent drivers getting interlocks paid for out of the fund installed in high-priced vehicles like Cadillac Escalades. Our report discovered that many times drunk drivers lie to judges about their income and get their interlocks covered by the state. By next month, the letter says the fund will be “exhausted” and that interlock businesses are “not required to accept indigent clients.” “This should have been foreseen that this was going to actually happen,” said Andrew Wong, owner of Active Interlock in Albuquerque. Wong says he is frustrated with the state because he says interlock businesses have always been told they can not deny indigent clients. Now he’s worried if there’s no money some people will take a risk. “If they can’t afford it, they may go underground. They may just say, ‘Forget it. I’m gonna drive anyway. I’m gonna take my chances,’ and then we may have someone out there that’s potentially dangerous,” said Wong. The letter also says the state is taking a closer look at how people clai
Proposals to raise the gas tax range from a dime to 50-cents per gallon on top of the 23-cents drivers already pay in Massachusetts. Senator Stephen Buoniconti says he is against a tax increase, but admits lawmakers need to find a way to pay for transportation costs. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WWLP NBC 22 Springfield M]
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Stimulus dollars are rolling into Little Rock and the city is using a quarter of a million dollars to fix up aging sidewalks throughout the city. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KLRT Fox 16 Little Rock]
The Michigan Department of Transportation has delayed hundreds of road and bridge projects because revenues from the state gas tax keep declining and because of the state's inability to match federal funds. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WOOD NBC 8 Grand Rapids]
A committee in the Indiana House of Representatives began hearings Monday morning on the measure that would create permanent property tax caps in Indiana. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WISH CBS 8 Indianapolis]
Call 12 for Action [www.clipsyndicate.com | WPRI CBS 12 Providence]
Erie County Executive Chris Collins rolled out the red pen. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WIVB CBS 4 Buffalo]
The City announced they hope to have the park portion of the Marina District complete by November 2010. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WUPW FOX Toledo, OH]
Operating a car costs money, but thankfully the IRS recognizes this and every year announces standard mileage rates that can be used to help you get some of that money back if you’ve used your car for business, medical, or charitable purposes. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KRIV FOX 7 Houston, TX]
Following a tour of the "Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology" center in East Hartford this morning, Sen. Chris Dodd announced his plan to bring jobs to Connecticut. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTNH ABC 8 New Haven]
The state Senate will consider Monday how to repair Rhode Island's damaged economy, which is expected to continue struggling even as other parts of the country rebound. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WPRI CBS 12 Providence]
As the end of the year approaches, it's the perfect time to get your finances in order. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTXF FOX 29 Philadelphia,]
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Jo Johnson of the Financial Times' Lex commentary team talks with Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker about the possibility that the U.K. government may impose a one-year windfall tax on bankers' bonuses. (Source: Bloomberg) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Bloomberg]
An overnight accident in Springfield injured one man and damaged a local furniture store. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WWLP NBC 22 Springfield M]
Colts playoff tickets have been available online since the team clinched last week. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WISH CBS 8 Indianapolis]
The state Senate will consider Monday how to repair Rhode Island's damaged economy, which is expected to continue struggling even as other parts of the country rebound. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WPRI CBS 12 Providence]
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