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ECONOMY Mon Nov 17, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) -- Hungarian lawmakers approved a law Monday setting spending limits on the state budget. The so-called "ceiling law" says Hungary's state budget expenditures in 2009 cannot exceed 2008 levels and can increase in 2010 and 2011 only.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon Nov 10, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- An attorney who worked for indicted Broadcom Corp. co-founder Henry T. Nicholas III has pleaded guilty to evading a banking law and will cooperate with the federal government in a sweeping stock options backdating probe involving.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Nov 7, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Local business owners howling over a ballot measure forcing them to provide paid sick leave might take comfort from San Francisco's example. An official there said his city hasn't suffered since a similar law passed there two years ago... Read More

ECONOMY Sat Oct 4, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- After two weeks of contentious and often emotional debate, the federal government's far-reaching and historic plan to bail out the nation's financial system was signed into law by President Bush on Friday afternoon. "By coming together on this legislatio.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon Sep 29, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- No more wondering where your hamburger came from, or where your lettuce and tomatoes were grown: Starting this week, shoppers will see lots more foods labeled with the country of origin. It's a law years in the making but timely, as Ch.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Sep 26, 2008 @ 6:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK (AP) -- In the midst of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has begun drumming up business, positioning his law firm to advise corporate clients on how to navigate business dealings invo.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Sep 24, 2008 @ 9:00am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- The FBI is investigating four major U.S. financial institutions whose collapse helped trigger a $700 billion bailout plan by the Bush administration, The Associated Press has learned. Two law enforcement officials said Tuesday the FBI.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Aug 8, 2008 @ 6:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Six law firms, Chestnut, Sanders, Sanders Pettaway & Campbell (Alabama), McEachin & Gee (Virginia), James Scott Farrin (North Carolina), Pogust, Braslow & Millrood (Pennsylvania and New Jersey), Conlon, Frantz & Phelan (Wash.. Read More

ECONOMY Thu Aug 7, 2008 @ 3:02pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A budding fight intensified Thursday as Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, a Democrat, joined Republican leaders in a campaign to protect one of the nation's most restrictive payday lending laws. The law, which takes effect Sept. 1, limits.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Jul 2, 2008 @ 6:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- A new state law allows the northeast Mississippi city of Amory to issue $5 million in bonds to help a company develop a steel rebar minimill. Gov. Haley Barbour signed the bill into law Wednesday. Legislators passed it last week... Read More

ECONOMY Mon Jun 16, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- BOSTON (AP) -- Gov. Deval Patrick is heading to California for an international biotechnology conference toting a new $1 billion life sciences law. House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi, Nobel Prize winner Craig Mello and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.. Read More

ECONOMY Sat Jun 14, 2008 @ 12:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ending several decades of struggle by California dental hygienists to achieve independence as a distinct public health profession, Governor Schwarzenegger today signed Senate Bill 853 (Perata). The measure creates the.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Jun 13, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Gov. Ed Rendell on Friday signed into law a statewide smoking ban that will forbid people from lighting up in most bars, restaurants, workplaces and other public areas. The ban will take effect in 90 days. "Smoking" or "No smoking.. Read More

ECONOMY Thu Jun 5, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- European Union regulators began legal proceedings Thursday against Germany over the role of public authorities in running the auto giant Volkswagen AG. The European Commission wants Germany to scrap plans to maintain a rule unde.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon Jun 2, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Gov. Ted Strickland signed a bill Monday that puts new restrictions on the payday lending industry. The law limits borrowers to four short-term loans a year and caps annual interest rates at 28 percent. The state Legislature passed.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed May 28, 2008 @ 6:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- BOSTON (AP) -- A landmark law was signed Wednesday that makes Massachusetts the nation's first state to create a single management plan for its vast offshore resources, ranging from wind farms and whale watching to cruise ships and the "sacred cod." The.. Read More

ECONOMY Tue May 27, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c92970) has announced the addition of “Non-profit Law for Religious Organizations: Essential Questions & Answers” to their offering. Non-profit Law for.. Read More

ECONOMY Sat May 17, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- With a sweep of his pen, on May 7 President Bush signed a law that will make it easier for students and their families to borrow more money for college this fall. The new law heads off a growing crisis in education finance. In recent months private lend.. Read More

ECONOMY Tue Apr 29, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- PHOENIX (AP) -- The Arizona Legislature approved a proposal Monday aimed at correcting perceived flaws in a state law that prohibits employers from knowingly hiring illegal immigrants. The proposed changes sprang from complaints by business groups that t.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Apr 23, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has signed a bill providing help from the state for Cessna Aircraft. The new law, taking effect May 1, allows the state to issue up to $33 million in bonds to help the aircraft manufacturer expand its Wichita-a.. Read More