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Stop PSC members' free meals (The Lafayette Daily Advertiser)It is hard to maintain trust in a public regulatory body whose members are wined and dined by those it regulates. The Louisiana Public Service Commission allows its members to accept meals from utility company lobbyists as long as they cost less than $50 and are reported.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:19:48 GMT.
World business in brief: Russia reassures investors (The Kansas City Star)
Russia’s finance minister sought Wednesday to reassure investors and citizens that the economy would survive the global financial turmoil, saying Russia’s rainy day fund would last for at least seven years under the worst-case scenario.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:27:22 GMT.
LSUA bustling with new building projects (The Alexandria Town Talk)
An ambitious plan designed to take campus life at Louisiana State University at Alexandria up a few notches is under way.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:47:45 GMT.
Terrebonne area news in brief (The Houma Courier)
HOUMA - The trial of a 21-year-old Schriever resident accused in the murder of a man after a fist fight has been postponed.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:36:39 GMT.
New Congress members meet big-money donors (CNN)
Before being sworn in or casting their first votes, some newly elected members of Congress were introduced Wednesday to another hallmark of life on Capitol Hill -- the big-ticket reception for big-money donors.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:37:04 GMT.
BRIEFS (Coshocton Tribune)
COSHOCTON - City of Coshocton finance committee will meet 5 p.m. today, in the upper level conference room of City Hall to discuss 2009 appropriations.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:13:25 GMT.
Regulating Credit Default Swaps: Will It Work? (BusinessWeek)
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:14:28 GMT.
Habitat to build a record number of houses (WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans)
MONROE, La. -- Habitat for Humanity of Ouachita has received $1.2 million from the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency and plans to build more houses in 2009 than in the last 15 years combined.
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:23:50 GMT.
Sliding Economy Hammers State Transportation Projects (Engineering News-Record)
On the road to transportation funding, state departments of transportation are gripping the wheel and holding on for a bumpy ride. Decreasing revenue, a hazy future for the federal highway trust fund and a shaky lending market have led many state authorities to delay projects, rework deals and make deep cuts.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:06:24 GMT.
Senate GOP in big funk (The Politico)
Down to 42 seats with two still at risk, the Senate GOP is hurting. See also: Conservatives mull future
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:07:39 GMT.