Neb. bill would expand foster care benefits

Teenagers who age out of Nebraska's foster care system could qualify for medical benefits, college financial aid and other help adjusting to adulthood until they turn 21, under a bill in the Legislature.

New rules, tests proposed for public aid

People who receive public assistance would be subject to random testing for drugs or nicotine and would have to perform community service under new requirements being considered by Mississippi lawmakers.

Alabama Legislature Enters 2nd Year With GOP Control

The Alabama Legislature is preparing toA enter its second regular session since Republicans took control inA 2010 for the first time in more than a century.

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All Listings Arts and Entertainment Food and Dining Health and Wellness Home and Gardening Shopping Sports and Recreation Submit Marketplace Listing The U.S. Department of Labor recently set aside $21 million under the Disability Employment Initiative to improve education, training and employment opportunities for youths and adults who are ... (more)

Retirement savings plan: more transparency, more choice?

Retirement savings plan - the 401 - would give clearer guidance on fees and offer retirees more options, according to new proposed rules.

Discrimination complaints drop locally

The Norfolk office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received 968 complaints in fiscal 2011, down 5.6 percent from 1,025 the year before, the agency reported a week ago.

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John 3:16 states "God so loved the world so much that He gave His only begotten Son that... John Stamberg, process engineer, oversaw the installation of the Sparta reuse project at the West Monroe treatment plant.

Stratford homeowners green light EPA testing

The homeowners association at Village Square Condominiums voted Thursday night to grant a federal agency permission to test the groundwater flowing beneath the property.

With Fox & Friends like this -- Does the EPA need Enemies?

It's almost like you need super-hero powers, just to see past the constant smokescreen that the "friends" of EPA keep spouting ... * Fox & Friends: EPA Is "Now Going To Hire 230,000 New Employees." Fox & Friends co-host Gretchen Carlson stated that the from all of these additional and new regulations." Steve Doocy added, " the EPA wants to somehow ... (more)

North Springs Resources Analysis at Goldstar Property Indicates...

North Springs Resources Corp. is pleased to report that the Company has positively re-analyzed the potential reserve estimates for the Goldstar/One Arm Joe Gold Project made by previous operators.

Carlyle drops class-action lawsuit ban as opposition mounts

Carlyle Group LP abandoned a plan to ban shareholders from filing class-action lawsuits after regulators threatened to block a stock sale the private-equity firm is seeking to complete as soon as April.

NOT-BREAKING: SEC Is a Doormat for Wall Street

Even as the Securities and Exchange Commission has stepped up its investigations of Wall Street in the last decade, the agency has repeatedly allowed the biggest firms to avoid punishments specifically meant to apply to fraud cases.