Legal fight expected with gas tax proposal (Marshfield News Herald)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) With legislators about to take up his plan for a new tax on oil companies that cant be passed along to customers at the pump, Gov. Jim Doyle said Wednesday he fully expects the proposal eventually will face a court challenge if it becomes law. Doyles plan to impose a 2.5 percent tax on oil sold in Wisconsin, estimated to raise more than $275 million over the next two years, was ......more...Federal Diary Live (Washington Post)
The Post's Stephen Barr is the author of The Federal Diary, which runs Monday through Friday in the Business news section. Steve has been a reporter and editor at The Post since 1979, including stints as Federal Page editor, congressional editor and a National staff writer covering federal management and workplace issues. He began writing the column in May 2000, and takes the column live to ......more... Astroland rides into darkness (AP via Yahoo! News)
On a Coney Island afternoon, as the screams echo from deep inside the haunted house and laughter rings above the thump of the bumper cars, the good times would seem destined to roll on forever at the Astroland Amusement Park....more... IPSCO Inc. Announces Special Meeting and Record Dates (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
IPSCO Inc. announced today its Board of Directors has scheduled a special meeting of shareholders to vote on the proposal to adopt the Plan of Arrangement pursuant to which IPSCO would be acquired by SSAB Svenskt Stal AB for a cash consideration of U.S. $160 per share....more... A Demented Doctor Of Death (CBS News)
Jack Kevorkian is likely to be treated kindly in the press upon his release from prison, but his past writings point to a twisted mind harboring an obsession with death, says National Review Online ....more... Airport commission given another option for service (Baxter Bulletin)
The Ozark Regional Airport Commission has received a second proposal to provide air service at the airport with four scheduled nonstop flights to Midway Airport in Chicago....more... Archived articles from Wednesday, May 30, 2007 (Star-Gazette)
Twain deal hits snag in Albany State Assembly questions city's proposal to sell golf course. 18 Comments With the clock running out on the current legislative session in Albany, Elmira officials are scrambling to fine-tune proposed legislation to allow the sale of the Mark Twain Golf Course....more... Bancrofts to discuss Dow Jones offer with News Corp (Financial Times)
The Bancroft family, which controls Dow Jones , said on Thursday it would meet Rupert Murdoch?s News Corp to discuss his $5bn offer for the company - a move seen as making a sale of the owner of the Wall Street Journal much more likely....more... LIONORE MINING INTERNATIONAL LTD: Management Proxy Circular (FinanzNachrichten)
LIONORE MINING INTERNATIONAL LTD. ( Nachrichten ) MANAGEMENT PROXY CIRCULAR (all information is as at May 18, 2007 unless otherwise noted) SECTION A - INFORMATION CONCERNING THE MEETING 1. SOLICITATION OF PROXIES This management proxy circular (the Circular) is furnished in connection with the solicitation by the management of LionOre Mining International Ltd. (the Company) of proxies for use at ......more... |