Letter: Government regulation not all bad
Too many of our broad arguments today are all-or-nothing. Youre either for X or against it. Theres no room for some Y mixed with X. Thats impure thinking. A Public Forum letter on April 29 (More regulation not the answer) illustrates my point. The writer argues against government regulations and concludes, Government regulation does not [...]
Gabriel Gomez, Massachusetts Senate Candidate, Claimed Historic Home Tax …
Tonight on the local news a reporter confronted Gomez on this dubious tax deduction and asked him if he thinks he owes the voters an apology. Gomez acted annoyed asserted very strongly that he NEVER apologizes, and then changed the subject to his having been a Navy SEAL. I guess he thinks this gives him [...]
Federal regulators, Texas officials act to curb payday loans
Federal regulators and state officials are cracking down on payday loans and other similar bank products that critics say bury many consumers under a mountain of debt. The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Wednesday that it will consider limitations on payday and deposit advance loans to curb sustained use
State Regulators Say Ex-Oakland Mayoral Candidate Marcie Hodge Broke …
Investigators for the state’s political watchdog agency have concluded that former Peralta colleges trustee Marcie Hodge violated election laws during her campaign for mayor of Oakland in 2010. Gary Winuk, chief of enforcement for the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), also stated in public records filed with the FPPC that Hodge and her mother, [...]
PHH slapped with tiny fine by state regulators
Connecticut regulators say they caught one of the nations largest loan servicing companies, PHH Mortgage, violating mortgage origination laws for a second time. It was a complicated case, Carmine Costa, State Banking Department director of consumer credit, said Tuesday. It sounds worse than it is. Banking found after an investigation that PHH used 24 originators [...]
Bloomberg Contributor Urges Government Regulation, Ownership of Broadband
We need to recapture the regulatory ideal. That ideal is that regulation of infrastructure, government intervention, makes free markets and free speech possible.Susan Crawfordsaid at theNational Conference for Media Reform. The gathering of left-wing media activists and media ran from April 5-7 in Denver. The group Free Press, which sponsored the conference, has received over [...]
Federal regulators: MOX plant making good progress
Federal regulators say a project to turn weapons-grade plutonium into commercial nuclear reactor fuel is making good progress despite being billions of dollars over its original projected price tag. nbsp/nbspFILE
State regulators seek fine after Disneyland accident
ANAHEIM — State regulators want to fine Disney nearly $235,000 for violating safety regulations after a worker was injured at the Space Mountain ride. The Orange County Register (http://bit.ly/138ribo ) says fines are being proposed by the state Division of Occupational Safety and Health. The penalties stem from a November accident when a contract worker [...]
State regulators review competing plans for natural gas service
FAIRBANKS – The dream of getting natural gas to Fairbanks goes back a long time. One of the first overoptimistic stories in the Daily News-Miner appeared on Jan. 12, 1954, under the banner headline, “SEEK NATURAL GAS PIPELINE HERE.” Readers learned there was little risk and that natural gas would slash the cost of living. [...]
16th District State Senate race: Who is Francisco Ramirez?
RIVERDALE, CA – In less than two weeks, the valley will vote in the 16th District State Senateprimary. In our third profile of the candidates, 17 News profiles Riverdale Democrat, Francisco Ramirez. Ramirez is an underdog in this race, but he thinks hell pull through. With a business mind, the Democrat says hes working for [...]