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Flaherty considers additional tax reductions (CTV Winnipeg)
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Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Ottawa and Canada's banks will create a working group to loosen tight consumer credit, which has been the "number one concern" voiced during pre-budget consultations.
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2009 The Train Wreck (Kitco.com)
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:00:33 GMT
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Change is a constant whether perceived or not; but only when we see it do we believe it has occurred. Then, it is too late. The phrase, speculative bubble, is used to describe the financial tumescence that characterizes the often manic unfounded rise of asset values.
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New To America (Immigration Portal)
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Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:44:35 GMT
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Editor's note: Below is a compilation of Articles that appeared in our Immigrant Life section which provided information to immigrants on issues commonly faced when adjusting to life in the US. The Immigrant Life section is no longer available, we reproduce them here for your convenience.
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State agency halts affordable home lending programs (Orange County Register)
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Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:32:21 GMT
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CalHFA stopped funding affordable loans, citing the state's budget crisis.
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Weather makes employers make payroll decisions (South Sound Business Examiner)
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Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:49:34 GMT
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It's what some are calling the storm of the decade and it seems out of place in the Puget Sound. Unfortunately, the storm is here and businesses are having to make unfamiliar payroll decisions.For example, should employees who can't leave their houses due to the snow be docked a day's pay? Must the employer treat salaried and hourly employees differently? Are employees allowed to make up work ...
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State diciplines health care professionals (South Sound Business Examiner)
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Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:34:14 GMT
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The state Department of Health has revoked or suspended the licenses, certifications or registrations of health care providers in Washington. The department has also immediately suspended the credentials of people who have been prohibited from practicing in other states. In Lewis County, the state summarily suspended the license of pharmacist Alvin Fitzgerald. His license to practice pharmacy ...
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Gregoire: proposed budget will close deficit without raising taxes (South Sound Business Examiner)
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Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:49:07 GMT
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Gov. Chris Gregoire today proposed her 2009–11 state budget, closing a projected $5.7 billion shortfall through a combination of program reductions, suspension of salary increases for state employees, teachers and care workers, pension changes, increased federal contributions and the use of the state's rainy day fund. "Now is not the time to be raising taxes on our residents and businesses," ...
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Chamber After-Hours cancelled (South Sound Business Examiner)
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Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:19:24 GMT
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Puyallup/Sumner Chamber of Commerce has cancelled this evening's scheduled Business After Hours event planned for Willow Gardens Retirement Living in Puyallup due to inclement weather and driving conditions.This Chamber office is also closed today for the same reason. ...
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Governor Paterson Announces Budget (FOX 23 News Albany)
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Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:56:01 GMT
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The Governor unveiled his executive budget during a speech today. It includes cuts in almost every area of state spending.
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GOVERNOR PATERSON’S EXECUTIVE BUDGET | WBNG-TV Binghamton, NY | Local Top Stories (WBNG Binghamton)
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Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:23:44 GMT
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Governor Paterson today delivered a balanced Executive Budget, more than one month prior to the State constitutional deadline, which would eliminate the largest budget deficit in State history – a $1.7 billion current-year shortfall and a $13.7 billion 2009-10 deficit.
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