U.S. puts brakes on `cash for clunkers’

Jul 31, 2009

The federal government suspended its “cash for clunkers” program at midnight Thursday after less than four days in business, telling Congress that the plan would burn through its $950 million budget for new-car purchases. The decision came after auto dealers …

Bill Closing Tax Loophole For ‘Offshores’ Introduced

Jul 31, 2009

By ARTHUR D. POSTAL Published 7/31/2009  NU Online News Service, July 31, 10:55 a.m. EDT WASHINGTON–Controversial legislation that would bar foreign-owned insurers from moving their U.S. earnings into tax havens through a reinsurance transaction with an affiliate was introduced late Thursday …

FWCJUA Investment Committee Meeting

Jul 31, 2009

The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) will meet via teleconference on Friday, July 31, starting at 10:00 a.m. Items scheduled to be discussed include: A compliance review of the current investment portfolio A review of the FWCJUA asset …

News Service Florida: SANSOM HEARING SET FOR TUESDAY

Jul 30, 2009

The investigation into whether former House Speaker Ray Sansom inappropriately funneled money to a northwest Florida college heads to the committee room next week. On Wednesday, Rep. Bill Galvano, the head of the committee looking into Sansom’s relationship with Northwest …