Oregon business tax refund possible – Olympian
Democrats, who control state government, are critical of the kicker, saying it keeps the state from building reserve accounts. Republicans defend easier vote to stop sending money to Walmart than to cut a human

Judge: Class size amendment is up to voters – The Ledger
TALLAHASSEE – A circuit court judge ruled Friday that Florida Florida Education Association attorney Ron Meyer said he plans to appeal the judge’s decision to the Florida Supreme Court. Meyer contends the

FEMA denies Conn. request for federal tornado aid – New Haven Register
Fairfield County communities hit by a June tornado. The state Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security announced Friday that FEMA turned down such as Bridgeport and Stratford, after she said

Excel PowerPivot Disrupts Business Intelligence – YAHOO!
Could the age of self-service BI (business intelligence) finally with the release of Microsoft Office 2010, managers are finding they can do these tasks using a powerful new Excel feature, called PowerPivot .

Investment banker is long on ‘shorts’ – Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
AT&T Inc.’s U-verse video service began carrying ShortsHD in the U.S. last summer and Dish Network Corp. did so in April. While giving thousands of filmmakers a potentially huge new audience, Shorts International won

Democrat running for Mich. governor asks GOP rival to back Obama’s tax breaks for businesses – Washington Examiner
Chamber of Commerce and other business groups, and similar proposals have been regarded favorably by Republicans in the past. But most Republicans have not backed many of Obama’s proposals, including this one.

Ad shows Bentley s remarks on lottery – Tuscaloosa News
MONTGOMERY | Ron Sparks new ad for Alabama governor catches opponent Robert Bentley at what Bentley acknowledges was not his best moment in the campaign. The Democrat s ad shows Bentley at a candidate

Gulf businesses face spill dilemma – Jackson Clarion-Ledger
market owner David Scott faces a difficult decision as he tries to rejuvenate his business after the Gulf oil spill asked George Barisich, head of the United Commercial Fisherman’s Association in Louisiana. “

Latest Virginia News, Sports, Business And Entertainment:, – WNCT
Virginia’s winners are Bellevue Elementary School in Richmond, Cleveland Elementary School in Cleveland, Eureka Elementary School in Keysville, Grafton Bethel Elementary School in Yorktown, Highland County 6-12

New Yahoo Site Targets Issues in November US Elections – CIO
Ask America also included some less serious topics Yahoo editors will update the site regularly with new issues and news stories, the company said. Grant Gross covers technology and telecom policy in the U.

Citigroup Hires CICC s Lu to Boost China Underwriting, Mergers – Bloomberg
acquisitions by Chinese companies, according to a company memo. Lu will be based in Hong Kong and report to Zhao Jing and Simon Yoo, co-heads of the New York-based bank s financial institutions group in the

American Music Festival Revitalizes Daytona Beach – msnbc.com
WESH.com DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A star-studded lineup of musical artists hit Daytona Beach for the American Music Festival this weekend. It’s the biggest show that Volusia County has seen in decades. The fun started

Obama shifts economic focus to R&D tax credits – Sydney Morning Herald
understands the depth of the problem potent campaign issue, making new measures other than tax cuts potentially treacherous. ”The first thing we need to do is extend the tax cuts that are in existence so

Deck collapses more common than people think – Danbury News-Times
BRIDGEPORT —- On Sept. 26, 2004, a Jack and Jill the future bride, were carted off to New Haven Since the Milford collapse, 17 others were injured in four deck collapses in Connecticut alone.

Stocks extend rally – Norristown Times Herald
Labor Department said private employers added 67,000 jobs in August while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq are both up 3.7 percent. It was the first week of gains in a month for both the Dow and S&P. The S&P 500,

Teen killed while crossing I-55 in St. Louis – News-Democrat
A teenager was struck by a vehicle and killed when he was trying to cross an interstate in the St. Louis area. The teenager was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The victim’s name is being

Special teamers come up big – Times Daily
following Marcell Dareus in Tuscaloosa. Crowd a record It was a foregone conclusion, but the crowd of 101,821 the exact listed capacity easily broke the previous record crowd in Bryant-Denny Stadium.