Related Blog Posts
Massachusetts and Slots- Part 3
9 hours ago ago from Online Slots
Then there is the issue of unemployment. One of the biggest problem the recession created for the nation was the huge unemployment rate. Most states experienced rates well over 10% and they are still hovering high. Without job creation, people aren’t making money. Without money, people can’t spend. Without spending, the economy has little, to no, ability to repair itself. The government knows it needs to focus on job creation and is ...
Related contentMassachusetts and Slots- Part 4
9 hours ago ago from Online Slots
The last concern of Massachusetts regarding slot machine parlors, is the huge cost of building them. Though it sounds good to bring in money in tax-revenue dollars from gambling, the first step is to create viable contenders in the gambling market within the state. Analysts are warning that the state needs to be aware of the huge up-front cost of creating gambling centers for the public. For example, the Twin River in Rhode Island cost over ...
Related contentNew York State Tenant Rights?
11 hours ago ago from Real Estate In New York State
New York State Tenant Rights? I need a little help with New York State housing laws. I rent an apartment in a three story building (I live on the third floor). The bottom floor is occupied by a restaurant but the second and third floors are apartments. Recently, the second floor apartment directly below mine was purchased and converted into a dance studio. They have done no renovations (aka no sound proofing) and hold sessions such as Crazy ...
Related contentWhy You’re Broke
7 hours ago ago from PA Pundits - International
By Alan Caruba While it is incontestably true that a lot of people took out mortgage loans they could not afford to replay, it is just as true that they were encouraged to do so because banks were required by federal law to make these bad loans. Bankers even gave them an acronym, “Ninja” loans as in “No Income, No Job, No Assets.” The result was the government created “housing bubble” that was coupled with the Federal Reserves’ ...
Related contentOp-ED: National Health Reform: Expanded Medicaid Is a Bargain for Georgia : Georgia Liberal
19 hours ago ago from Georgia Liberal
National Health Reform: Expanded Medicaid Is a Bargain for Georgia By Timothy Sweeney, MPA, Senior Healthcare Analyst, Georgia Budget & Policy Institute Leading congressional health insurance reform proposals include expanding Medicaid, which could not only bring coverage to nearly one million low-income, uninsured Georgians, but would provide at least 90 percent of the funding to do so. Despite the obvious and significant ...
Related contentRelated News
Lawmakers Reach Deal On Budget Gap, Will Vote Today
9 hours ago ago from Media General - NBC4i.com
Search: Keyword Site Web | RSS + - Text Size Print Share This Lawmakers Reach Deal On Budget Gap, Will Vote Today NBC 4 State lawmakers worked into Thursday's early hours to come to a compromise on how to fill the $850 million budget gap. Associated Press Published: December 17, ...
Related contentSouth Carolina To Cut State Budget By 5 Percent
23 hours ago ago from Media General - WJBF.com
Search: Keyword Site Web | RSS + - Text Size Print Share This South Carolina To Cut State Budget By 5 Percent South Carolina To Cut State Budget By 5 Percent... The South Carolina Budget and Control Board voted Tuesday to cut the state budget by 5 percent, or roughly $238 million. The cuts will effect ...
Related contentSD budget would be balanced with one-time money
57 minutes ago ago from U.S. News
SD budget would be balanced with one-time money PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The gap in South Dakota's current state budget can be fixed by taking $15.8 million from several funds that hold excess money, the governor's budget director said. Using the money to balance the current budget will not hurt those funds' ability to cover their obligations, state budget director Jason Dilges said. When Gov. Mike Rounds proposed his state budget for next ...
Related contentIowa governor signs efficiency plan cutting $128M
23 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Iowa governor signs efficiency plan cutting $128M DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa Gov. Chet Culver signed an executive order Wednesday expected to save the state nearly $128 million through government efficiency efforts and called for lawmakers to approve early retirement incentives for state workers in order to save millions more. Culver also said it's likely the Legislature will close one of the state's four mental health institutions in ...
Related contentFlorida Governor Signs Bill to Expand Rail Service
17 hours ago ago from The New York Times
MIAMI Gov. Charlie Crist signed a package of legislation into law on Wednesday that seeks to shore up commuter rail service in South Florida, add service in the state's center and win billions of dollars in federal money for a bullet train linking Tampa and Orlando. Chris O'Meara/Associated Press Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida signing a high-speed rail bill. Related Times Topics: Charlie Crist At a news conference ...
Related content
