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States May Tap Mortgage Settlement For Budget Gaps
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) A $25 billion settlement with the nation's top mortgage lenders could provide a tempting and timely pot of new money for state lawmakers and governors looking to fill multi-million-dollar budget gaps. Although most of the settlement
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Feds Indict Ky. Mine Company, Officials
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A federal grand jury has indicted a coal company and three officials at a Harlan County mine where an underground miner was killed in a roof fall last year. The 32-count indictment issued Wednesday in London charges
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Pa. Energy Firm Cited For Environmental Violations
MEADVILLE, Pa. (AP) State regulators have fined Catalyst Energy $185,000 for environmental violations that include contaminating water supplies in northwestern Pennsylvania. The Department of Environmental Protection announced the penalty against Pittsburgh-based Catalyst on Wednesday. Officials say the violations occurred at
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Csu Faculty to Vote on Major Strike Over Contract
LOS ANGELES (AP) The California State University faculty union is planning to vote on whether to strike on all 23 CSU campuses if contract negotiations remain unsuccessful. The board of the California Faculty Association decided Tuesday to hold a strike
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Platinum Climbs on Prospect of Smaller Supply
Platinum prices are climbing as a South African mine strike raises the prospect of smaller global supplies. Platinum ended up 2.1 percent Wednesday and is at its highest level since September. The metal is used in a variety of products
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Prt Head Predicts 5 Percent SC Tourism Increase
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) The head of South Carolina's Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism is predicting a 5 percent increase in the number of people taking in the state's sights in 2012. Duane Parrish said Wednesday that a number of
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Dui Charges Against Steelers' Ward Dropped
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) Prosecutors have dropped DUI charges against Pittsburgh Steelers receiver and Dancing With the Stars winner Hines Ward. DeKalb County Prosecutor Sonja N. Brown said Wednesday that Ward pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was given a year
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NY Court Decision Bolsters Anti-Fracking Movement
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) A New York court decision has bolstered a movement among towns determined to prevent the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas within their borders. A state Supreme Court justice on Tuesday upheld the town of
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Cable Cos. Shut Down Interactive ad Venture
NEW YORK (AP) The country's largest cable TV companies are shutting down the bulk of a venture that let viewers interact with TV ads, laying off 120 employees. Four-year-old Canoe Ventures in New York made it possible for viewers of
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Immigrant Farm Workers Push For Guest Worker Ids
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) A group of Mexican farm workers and several dairy farmers have testified in support of a guest worker program for the estimated 1,500 to 2,000 immigrants who work on Vermont's dairy farms. The bill before the Senate
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Mich. Bill to Block Grad Student Unions Advances
LANSING, Mich. (AP) The Republican-led Michigan Senate has approved a bill that would block unionization efforts by graduate student research assistants at public universities. The measure was passed Wednesday by a 26-12 vote along party lines. The legislation advances to
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Feds Award Health Overhaul Grants to 10 States
WASHINGTON (AP) Federal officials say another 10 states are getting a total of $230 million to set up new health insurance markets under President Barack Obama's overhaul. Seven of them Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania
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Psc Approves Progress Energy Fla. Rate Settlement
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Monthly rates will go up $4.93 a month next year for a typical Progress Energy Florida customer due to a settlement that has received state approval. The Public Service Commission on Wednesday endorsed the deal Florida's second-largest
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210-Mile Oil Pipeline Planned in Oklahoma
CUSHING, Okla. (AP) Three energy companies have announced plans to build a 210-mile pipeline to carry crude oil from western and north-central Oklahoma to the storage facility in Cushing. SemGroup Corp.; Gavilon Midstream Energy LLC; and an affiliate of Chesapeake
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Mississippi January Casino Revenue Figures Down
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Revenue figures show the new year got off to a slower- than-average start for Mississippi casinos. January's $87.8 million revenue at the 11 coast casinos was down $10 million from a year ago, according to Mississippi Department
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Wheat Growers Co-Op in Dakotas Buys SD Company
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) A farmer cooperative in the James River Valley in North Dakota and South Dakota has bought a precision agronomy company based in the South Dakota city of Watertown. The Aberdeen-based Wheat Growers co-op did not give the
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Gas Prices up For 4Th Straight Week in W.Va.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) Gas prices in West Virginia are about 46 cents higher per gallon compared with a year ago. AAA East Central says gas prices rose about 3 cents in the past week and now average $3.65 for a
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Regulators Discuss Neb. Nuclear Plant Recovery
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Federal regulators will get another update on a Nebraska utility's plan to repair and restart a nuclear power plant that has been shut down since last spring. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission plans to meet with Omaha Public
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Conn. Bill Looks to Add Labels to Engineered Food
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Consumers at Connecticut grocery stores would be able to know if genetically engineered foods are in the merchandise mix under a bill state lawmakers are considering to require the labeling of such foods. Neither the federal government
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Immigration Director in Silicon Valley For Summit
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) The Obama administration's top immigration official is looking to enlist the private sector's help in looking for ways to keep foreign-born, high-tech entrepreneurs in the U.S. Members of Silicon Valley's startup community will meet Wednesday with
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GM Appoints Veteran Engineer to Head Research
DETROIT (AP) General Motors says veteran engineer Jon Lauckner will head the company's research and development efforts. Lauckner will become the automaker's chief technology officer starting April 1. He'll also continue to lead GM Ventures, which invests money in technology
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Judge Upholds NY Town'S Gas Drilling Ban
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) A state Supreme Court judge has upheld a community's ban on gas drilling, in the first ruling on whether local governments can prevent drilling through local ordinances in New York state. Dozens of towns and cities have
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Ford to Add $3.8B to Pension Plans This Year
DETROIT (AP) Ford Motor Co. says it will pump $3.8 billion into its global pension plans this year as it tries to get them closer to fully funding their obligations. The company also says that it has raised the annual
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Man'S Childhood Comic Collection Fetches $3.5M
DALLAS (AP) The bulk of a man's childhood comic book collection that included many of the most prized issues ever published sold at auction Wednesday for about $3.5 million. A copy of Detective Comics No. 27, which sold for 10
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$100K Reward in Arson Attack at CA Beef Processor
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) Fresno County authorities are offering $100,000 for information leading to an arrest in last month's arson attack California's biggest beef processor. Sheriff's officials announced the reward Tuesday. The Jan. 8 fire destroyed 14 big-rig tractors and several
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