Planet Election Guide: Property tax hike Telluride Daily Planet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:32 AM PDT In an era of steep revenue declines, the Telluride Town Council is asking voters to consider a 3 mil property tax increase that would pay for street maintenance, snow removal, curb and gutter projects and paving. | UI president proposes 2 percent faculty raises The Gazette Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:31 AM PDT IOWA CITY (AP) â" The president of the University of Iowa says she will recommend faculty members receive a pay raise of 2 percent next fiscal year. University president Sally Mason said Tuesday during a presentation to the schoolâs Faculty Senate that she plans to propose the increase Thursday while meeting [...] | Homeless to hero on a NYC street Daily Record Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:30 AM PDT NEW YORK â" He stopped to help and died because others did not do the same. Belatedly, Hugo Tale-Yax was honored as a hero for his actions, as family and friends gathered Wednesday to pay their respects to a Good Samaritan whose death was captured on video but ignored by those who saw it happening. | HMU $12 million bond sale approved The Harlan Tribune Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:28 AM PDT HARLAN -- The Harlan Municipal Utilities (HMU) Board of trustees will sell $12-million in bonds and raise electric rates to pay for them following three consecutive public hearings and resolutions made at their meeting Thursday, April 8. | Additional cost AllAfrica.com Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:26 AM PDT Besides the Sh5,700 cab operators pay to the council every year as licence fees, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) charges Sh4,500 annually as advance tax for cab drivers. | Judge Reduces Former White House Lawyer's Bond NBC Connecticut Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:25 AM PDT A former White House lawyer accused of trying to kill his wife, won't have to pay as much money to get out of jail. A Superior Court judge in Stamford lowered the bond for John Michael Farren on Wednesday from $2 million to $750,000, the... | Corporate funds pay for ISU research The Ames Tribune Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:25 AM PDT Why do multinational corporations invest thousands of dollars for a two-year-old research center at Iowa State University? | | |
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