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Knights of Columbus Seeks To Dismiss Lawsuits Alleging Sex Abuse Of Minors
The Knights of Columbus are pushing forth with their motions to get a pair of lawsuits filed against the group by two men who allege that they were sexually abused by one of their youth leaders several decades ago. The two men sued the group,
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:12P
Area's small business bankruptcies still high, but decreasing
Small-business bankruptcy filings in the Sacramento region in last year's fourth quarter remained high but were down significantly from last year, according to Equifax, the Atlanta-based credit-rating firm. Equifax said today that 424
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:11P
City to settle lawsuit without taking out loan
Brookfield will use surplus funds rather than a state loan to purchase two Calhoun Road properties to settle a lawsuit filed against the city after the road was widened. The city will pay $661575 to purchase the properties and
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:11P
Legislation would eliminate traffic light camera tickets for going right on red
“(Changing the law) is dangerous,” Traffic Safety Coalition Spokesperson David Goldenberg said. “Stripping a right for a city a city or law enforcement to enforce traffic safety laws that are in place to keep all of us safe would be a step in the wrong
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:11P
CalPERS to dump drug benefits company connected to bribery scandal
Earlier this month, CalPERS revealed that the California attorney general and Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating Medco's decision to hire Alfred Villalobos, the "placement agent" accused in a state lawsuit of bribing several pension
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:11P
Flint Hills in talks to sell plant
Flint Hills Resources is in exclusive talks with a company for potential sale of Rexene plant, spurning a lawsuit from the Rexene Employees Association. REA claims company is Wexford, which was hired to help REA with investment
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:10P
Debt-Laden Alabama County Loses Bid to Restore Key Tax
Jefferson County, home to the state's most populous city, Birmingham, has struggled for years to avoid what would be the largest municipal bankruptcy in history, thanks to $3.2 billion in sewer debt. The loss of the occupational tax is a blow to the
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:10P
Debt-Laden Alabama County Loses Bid to Restore Key Tax
Jefferson County, home to the state's most populous city, Birmingham, has struggled for years to avoid what would be the largest municipal bankruptcy in history, thanks to $3.2 billion in sewer debt. The loss of the occupational tax is a blow to the
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:10P
Anti-DOMA bill introduced in Congress
The Respect of Marriage Act adopts the place-of-celebration rule recommended in the Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act, which embraces the common law principle that marriages that are valid in the state where they were entered into will be recognized.
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:10P
Top Alabama court rules county tax unconstitutional
The county is threatened with bankruptcy over a $3.2 billion sewer bond debt and the tax was a key source of operating revenue. Without it, the county is pushed closer to bankruptcy, analysts said. (Reporting by Melinda Dickinson, editing by Matthew
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:09P
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