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Mich. seniors plotting costs of pension income tax
(AP) - Now that many retirees know they'll have to start paying Michigan state taxes on their pensions next year, they're scrambling to figure out how the law affects them. The law sets up three ways they'll be taxed, depending on their age.
Updated: 06/02/2011 03:15P
Borders Gets More Time for Turnaround Plan and Starts Prepping for a Sale
Borders Group has been granted 120 more days to prepare a turnaround plan for exiting Chapter 11 bankruptcy. If US Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn had not granted the extension, the bankrupt bookseller would have had to submit its plan by June 16.
Updated: 06/02/2011 03:14P
Metro Police Chief Willie Lovett Discusses Georgia's New Immigration Law
Metro Police Chief Willie Lovett says new immigration law will not change procedures within the Department. By Sheila Parker The battle over Georgia's new immigration law is now headed to court. Several civil rights' groups filed suit Thursday
Updated: 06/02/2011 03:13P
Police crack whip on rule violators, dept staff
of DCP traffic,” said Alok Mittal, joint commissioner of police. “All these motorists will be produced before the court and if found guilty of consuming alcohol beyond permissible limit, they will be punished as per the law,” said Arora.
Updated: 06/02/2011 03:13P
Bernie Madoff's brother forced to sell $6.5m Long Island mansion as he faces
Peter Madoff, who worked as his brother's chief compliance officer, is one of several relatives being sued by bankruptcy trustee Irving Picard on behalf of investors in the failed Ponzi scheme. His wife, Marion, has already auctioned off her Palm Beach
Updated: 06/02/2011 03:12P
Texas mortage broker association files bankruptcy
The Central Texas Association of Mortgage Professionals will continue to operate despite the bankruptcy of the Texas Association of Mortgage Professionals. The statewide nonprofit organization, which also does business as the Texas Association of
Updated: 06/02/2011 03:12P
Charter review, assisted suicide among topics facing bishops
These include mentioning child pornography as a crime against Church law and defining the abuse of someone who "habitually lacks reason," such as a person with mental retardation, as the equivalent of child abuse. The proposed revisions also reflect
Updated: 06/02/2011 03:12P
Bankruptcy filings down 31 percent in May
Continuing a long-term trend, Rochester-area bankruptcy filings plunged in May, seeing a 31 percent drop from a year ago. The region's filings this year through May show a 20 percent decline from the first five months of 2010.
Updated: 06/02/2011 03:12P
Recruiting in the Elk Valley
RCMP representatives from outside the Elk Valley Detachment included Forensic Identification Services, Police Dog Services, and Traffic Services. In addition to the specialized presentations noted above, the youth received presentations on general duty
Updated: 06/02/2011 03:11P
Former student claims abuse in teen boot camps
SALT LAKE CITY—A former student in a controversial Utah-based organization for troubled children contends in a federal lawsuit that its teen boot camp programs in Mexico traumatized him for life. The lawsuit brought by 24-year-old
Updated: 06/02/2011 03:11P
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