The life insurance industry recognizes the efforts of House Ways & Means Committee Chairman David Camp and his entire tax-writing panel to update the nation’s tax code…
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Feb. 28– MONTGOMERY– Alabama’s teachers would get a one-time bonus, rather than a permanent pay raise, under a $5.9 billion education budget approved by the Alabama Senate Thursday. Robert Bentley, and the 6 percent raise suggested by Democrats, who are in the minority in both houses. Del Marsh, R- Anniston, the president pro tempore of the Senate.
Feb. 28– ASHLAND– The Ashland Board of City Commissioners on Thursday gave final approval to a new three-year contract with the union representing the city’s firefighters. The board voted unanimously to approve the agreement between the city and Local 706 of the International Association of Firefighters. First reading of the ordinance authorizing and…
Denton County residents who think– or hope– they might have some money waiting in the state’s Unclaimed Property database can search the list at an event hosted by the Texas Comptroller’s office and Denton County Treasurer Cindy Yeatts Brown. Unclaimed Property representatives from the Comptroller’s office will be available to help people search for…
The 29 men were charged in the takedown of a major international carjacking and stolen car trafficking ring that stole luxury cars and shipped them to West Africa, where they can sell for prices in excess of new market value in the United States…
Feb. 28– DERBY– Citing major concern for public safety, the Board of Aldermen voted Thursday to shut down the city’s municipal parking garage, which many said is “crumbling” in spots, until further notice. The decision came as quite a shock to all, including Parking Authority Executive Director Leo Moscato and Parking Authority Chairman Joe Moore, who came to the…
Feb. 27– A consultant’s analysis shows the new Collierville municipal school district could have 400 fewer students than first predicted, as well as higher health insurance costs and lower property values for generating property-tax dollars to support schools. The good news, consultants say, is that Collierville can expect $58.3 million in revenues and…
Feb. 28– Do you know who represents you in Congress? There’s also a good chance that, come November, you won’t see much competition for Congress, given how that map created many safe seats. Bill Foster, a Democrat from Naperville, was elected in 2008 and defeated in 2010, then beat veteran Republican Rep.
Feb. 28– Oklahomans insured through Blue Cross Blue Shield won’t be covered for health care services at the OU Medical Center, The Children’s Hospital or Edmond OU Medical Center, effective Saturday, unless the insurance company and Hospital Corp. of America, which governs OU Medical Systems with the state, reach an agreement by midnight Friday, The Oklahoman…
“Whatever the condition of the safe deposit boxes, the bank is not liable for the contents,” stated a Citibank representative following the recent fire at a Citibank branch in Manhattan that burned for almost two days. Adding to box holder frustration, The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation which insures bank account deposits does not cover the contents of…
The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release:. Credit union managers and compliance staff will be able to learn more about Bank Secrecy Act compliance on a free webinar, “BSA-MSB Training: What You Need to Know,” hosted by the National Credit Union Administration on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at 2 p.m. Eastern. Diane Rector, Training…
Commissioner of Labor Jeanne Paquette announced today that she has received the final report from the U.S. Department of Labor’s review of the unemployment appeals process in the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation, part of the Maine Department of Labor, and the Unemployment Insurance Commission, which is an independent state agency appointed by and…
Paul C. Broun, R- Ga., issued the following news release:. Congressman Paul Broun, M.D. today released the following statement announcing FreedomWorks’ endorsement of his solution to repeal and replace Obamacare, H.R. 2900, the Patient OPTION Act. Watch the clip of Congressman Paul Broun speaking on the House floor on FreedomWorks endorsement of the Patient OPTION…
Recently, Banc Intranets LLC had the privilege of providing FSG Bank of Chattanooga, Tenn. and Northeast Bank of Lewiston, Maine with its comprehensive BancWorks employee intranet product. “FSG Bank and Northeast Bank are financial institutions that value technology and strive to provide their customers with innovative products and services,” said…
Mr. Bolus, 71, owner of Bolus Truck Parts and Towing in Throop, was convicted in March 2012 of filing a false insurance claim for a 2009 crash involving one of his tow trucks and a truck it was towing. Senior Deputy Attorney General Kelly Sekula recently filed a motion asking Judge Vito Geroulo to order Mr. Bolus to report to prison. Mr. Bolus’ attorney, Lea Bickerton of…
How much does it cost an organization when “people don’t know what to do?” When“ how to” knowledge is not managed properly big problems can easily ripple through an entire organization and can prevent it from achieving strategic goals. COMPROSE Inc, creator of Zavanta SOP software, just released a new 10- minute Self-Test checklist that any operations manager can…
The University of Illinois at Chicago issued the following news release:. The Liautaud Graduate School of Business at the University of Illinois at Chicago will launch a master of science in finance program to begin next fall. For those who seek professional certification, the MSF program offers a valuable return, said Mary Clark, assistant dean of the Liautaud…
Addicus, a multi-family office based in Mississippi, views this lapse in estate planning as a debacle that could have been avoided. The Time Entertainment article details the discrepancy between the estate’ s $7 million valuation of assets and the Internal Revenue Service’ s $1.125 billion valuation. However, that is true for the IRS as well.
iSettlements, an affiliate of Structured Asset Funding, one of the nation’ s most reliable buyers of structures settlements and annuity payments, is celebrating six years of its A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. About the Better Business Bureau. The Better Business Bureau assigns grades from A+ to F that represents the Bureau’ s degree of confidence in a…
