The environmental cleanup of a toxic site in Kokomo is beginning to wind down. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WISH CBS 8 Indianapolis]
Private and household consumption rebounds in South Korea. (The Trade) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Bloomberg]
France will follow Britain and slap a 50 percent tax on bankers' bonuses above 27,500 euros, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday. A bill detailing the new tax should be presented to parliament in January. Duration: 00:48 [www.clipsyndicate.com | Agence France-Presse]
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The director of Mothers Against Drunk Driving is pushing a ballot initiative to raise the tax on alcohol ten cents per beverage. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KLRT Fox 16 Little Rock]
It was red arrows across the board on Wall Street on Tuesday. The Blue Chips shed Monday's gains and more, falling from a 14 month high. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WWLP NBC 22 Springfield M]
With the holidays here and budgets tight, few might consider a home improvement project right now. But one local contractor has several good reasons for you to consider taking the plunge in 2010. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WWLP NBC 22 Springfield M]
KMBC's Micheal Mahoney reports. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KMBC ABC 9 Kansas City MO]
According to the realtor association of Pioneer Valley, November single family home sales jumped 105 percent in Hampden county, 95 percent in Hampshire County, and nearly Eighty percent in Franklin County [www.clipsyndicate.com | WWLP NBC 22 Springfield M]
they're stopgates for illegal shipments and a source of income for a state in need of cash. but all five major new mexico ports of entry could be vacant for two ghts in the next year -- all because of mandatory furloughs. kayla anderson has more on how that could create both security and financial concerns. "are services going to be effected? absolutely." governor richardson said many will have to make a sacrifice because of the state's budget crisis. but for two days -- the 8 hour graveyard shift will be unstaffed at the state's five major ports of entry. all commercial vehicles can drive through freely... with no one to question what they're carrying or make sure they've paid their fees. 17:12 "is the potential there at minute thumbnail 06:03 pm something illegal or illicit could come through the state of new mexico, sure." colonel forrest smith admits there's a heightened safety issue.... but says law enforcement will be on high alert. "we will still have state police officers out throughout the state, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week." the closure could also mean a loss of revenue... because the state won't be able to collect on a special tax for out of state truckers. the department estimates that could mean a loss of around 6- thousand dollars. "yeah, we'll probably lose a little bit of revenue." and the trucking permit office will be closed -- potentially costing the state tens-of-thousands of dollars. however -- the department is telling trucking companies now ... so they can buy their permits ahead of time. the minimal staffing at the ports of entry is not expected to lead to longer lines.. public safety officials says if it does-- they'll do what they do now-- and just wave cars through. the state minute thumbnail 06:04 pm personnel board meets tomorrow to decide if it will approve the furlough plan. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KOB Albuquerque]
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anniversary of the rail runner's santa fe service. we check in with officials to find out if the service has been a success.. and how the rail runner is doing financially. antoinette antonio is here with the answers tonight. in t past fiscal year -- the rail runner cost 21 million dollars to operate and it only brought in about 2 million dollars in ticket fares. but rail runner officials argue those numbers alone.. can be misleading. nats you've seen the crowds on the train-- and the overflowing parking lots. rail runner officials say ridership really picked up when the train started traveling to santa in december of last year. since july of 2006 -- the rail runner has had about 2 point 7 million riders. nearly half of those riders were in the last year alone-- since the santa fe service began. nats but how's the train doing minute thumbnail 06:16 pm financially? we sat down with rail runner officials to see the latest figures. for the '08-'09 fiscal year-- it took 21 million dollars to operate the train barely two million came in from train fares. deficit and loss, that's very misleading en you're talking about public transportation rail runner spokesperson, augusta meyers, says first off there's another 2 million that came in from leasing the tracks to bnsf and amtrak. the rest was kicked in by the feds-- from a fund designed for alternative transportation. but even without that extra money -- meyers says the rail runner service was never intended to be a cash cow. "we've always known, like any other transportation system in the country that our fare box isn't gonna cover our operating costs that just doesn't happen in public transportation." voters approved an eighth of a cent transit tax last year -- that will cover 14 million dollars of the rail runner's minute thumbnail 06:17 pm operating costs this fiscals year. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KOB Albuquerque]
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Western Massachusetts developers have been trying to convince lawmakers on Beacon Hill to get them about 5 million dollars in order to start the project....and today Speaker of the house [www.clipsyndicate.com | WWLP NBC 22 Springfield M]
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The state budget is so bad, you might get an IOU from the state instead of a check for your tax refund. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KSAZ FOX 10 Phoenix, AZ]
Most of us have donated blood a time or two, but Jack Fishman has given platelets so many times he's lost count. The Atlanta tax lawyer said Tuesday that he donates blood for one simple reason and that's because he can. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WAGA FOX 5 Atlanta, GA ]
The governor plans to cut school spending as the result of a new forecast of state tax revenues. The search is now on for $300 million in cuts to K-12 education. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WISH CBS 8 Indianapolis]
Rockford Public Schools -- and other districts around the state -- continue to make mid-year cuts despite Gov. Jennifer Granholm's announcement last week that an extra $127-per-student cut was on hold. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WOOD NBC 8 Grand Rapids]
It was not pretty. Nearly 100 people crowded into the usually half-empty chambers of the Kent County Commission to talk about the 2010 budget, which cut spending and resulted in 145 layoffs. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WOOD NBC 8 Grand Rapids]
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U.S. Stocks Retreat as Dollar Rises on Inflation Concern: Video
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. The dollar rallied to the highest level in more than two months, while stocks and Treasuries retreated, on speculation the U.S. economic recovery will prompt the Federal Reserve to reduce stimulus measures. Oil gained for the first time in 10 days. (Source: Bloomberg) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Bloomberg]
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