State uniting social services at single sites

State officials say they are within weeks of starting the first 'one-stop shop' in Louisiana that would give residents a central location for assistance usually gathered from several separate state agencies.

Commonwealth faces $13.3b healthcare bill for retirees

The state must come up with about $200 million a year for the next 20 years to pay off an estimated $13.3 billion in looming healthcare costs for its retirees, according to a stark new report by a Beacon Hill ...

Old Prison Closure Possible

Possible closure of the old Nevada State Prison will be on the table at the 2009 Legislature if the Department of Corrections must cut 14 percent out of its upcoming 2009-11 budget, a new report states.

Firm pleads guilty to labor violations

A Peabody painting and roofing company pleaded guilty yesterday to violating state labor law and agreed to pay 69 workers thousands of dollars in back wages as part of a settlement reached with Attorney General ...

Poster Compliance Center Advises All U.S. Employers of Change in Mandatory Federal Labor Law Poster

The updated EEO poster has a revision date of August 2008 and must be posted by employers with 15 or more employees.

Savvy Senior: Money Matters: Financial education for women

What financial education resources can you recommend to help an unsavvy woman prepare for retirement? I am divorced, living on a tight budget, approaching retirement age and need some help.

Ethanol producers await EPA ruling on mandate

Ethanol producers in Iowa and elsewhere are awaiting a ruling at noon today, Iowa time, by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on a request from Gov.

Groups speak before S. Plainfield council on contaminant increase at Superfund site

Residents and borough officials learned more about new tests showing higher levels of a cancer-causing contaminant in the Bound Brook near the Cornell-Dubilier Superfund site on Monday, Aug.

EPA announcement on ethanol mandate to come Thursday

Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 4:37 PM by John Perkins The Environmental Protection Agency says it will make an announcement about Texas' request for a waiver on the congressionally mandated ethanol requirement ...

Citi Pays to Settle Government Charges

In this May 9, 2008 file photo, a pedestrian walks past the Citigroup Center building in New York.... In this May 9, 2008 file photo, a pedestrian walks past the Citigroup Center building in New York.

Cistera Networks to Amend Historical Filings

Cistera Networks a leading provider of enterprise application platforms and engines for Internet Protocol Communications, today filed an 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission explaining the delay in ...

KSE demutualisation by Dec 31

KARACHI: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan and the Karachi Stock Exchange agreed on Wednesday to expedite the demutualisation and corporatisation process and complete it by December 31, 2008.