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  • Democrats Play A Weak Hand Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 4:44PMOur U.S. senators are on standby at the Capitol this morning, sacrificing their Independence Day recess to show that they are ready to act on a deficit-reduction package that is nowhere in sight.
  • State shutdown hits home - and wallet Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 10:18PMLayoffs and curtailed services in wake of budget impasse have some Minnesotans angry, others fearful.
  • Nelnet (NNI) - Two Businesses for the Price of One? Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 11:22AMBy Elie Rosenberg. Nelnet ( NNI ) is undergoing a transformation from one of the largest student lenders in the US to a provider of fee-based education related services. Does this transition provide an opportunity for investors to get two businesses for the price of one? Read more » »
  • College Graduates Should Pay Student Loans to Prevent Headaches Later Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 11:32AMThis year's college graduates will get a lot of advice over the next few weeks from a parade of commencement speakers. Find your passion. Believe in yourself. Take risks. But here's something graduates probably won't hear from the dignitary at the podium: Pay your student loans.
  • New Laws Effective January 1, 2010 Tuesday, May 10, 2011 @ 6:06PMThe following legislation will take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2010.
  • NEW LAWS TAKE EFFECT JAN. 1 2011 Tuesday, May 10, 2011 @ 6:06PMNearly 200 new laws are scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1, 2011, among them pension reforms for most new public employees, limits on campaign contributions, joint nomination of candidates for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor in primary elections, and changes to laws regarding the use of red-light cameras, according to State Sen. Tim Bivins (R-Dixon).
  • New Laws Effective January 1, 2010 Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 7:04PMThe following legislation will take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2010.
  • NEW LAWS TAKE EFFECT JAN. 1 2011 Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 7:03PMNearly 200 new laws are scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1, 2011, among them pension reforms for most new public employees, limits on campaign contributions, joint nomination of candidates for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor in primary elections, and changes to laws regarding the use of red-light cameras, according to State Sen. Tim Bivins (R-Dixon).
  • New Laws Effective January 1, 2010 Tuesday, April 12, 2011 @ 8:46PMThe following legislation will take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2010.
  • NEW LAWS TAKE EFFECT JAN. 1 2011 Tuesday, April 12, 2011 @ 8:46PMNearly 200 new laws are scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1, 2011, among them pension reforms for most new public employees, limits on campaign contributions, joint nomination of candidates for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor in primary elections, and changes to laws regarding the use of red-light cameras, according to State Sen. Tim Bivins (R-Dixon).
  • New Laws Effective January 1, 2010 Tuesday, March 8, 2011 @ 10:32PMThe following legislation will take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2010.
  • NEW LAWS TAKE EFFECT JAN. 1 2011 Tuesday, March 8, 2011 @ 10:31PMNearly 200 new laws are scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1, 2011, among them pension reforms for most new public employees, limits on campaign contributions, joint nomination of candidates for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor in primary elections, and changes to laws regarding the use of red-light cameras, according to State Sen. Tim Bivins (R-Dixon).
  • China's Inflation Problem Is More Evident Than Ever Thursday, February 24, 2011 @ 6:07AMA large part of my newsletter earlier this week discussed emergent scandals in the railway industry and their implications for the overinvestment debate, and this was even before the Alibaba scandals broke , but I think a lot more interest this week surrounded the inflation numbers.
  • New Laws Effective January 1, 2010 Tuesday, February 15, 2011 @ 10:36PMThe following legislation will take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2010.
  • NEW LAWS TAKE EFFECT JAN. 1 2011 Wednesday, February 9, 2011 @ 5:05PMNearly 200 new laws are scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1, 2011, among them pension reforms for most new public employees, limits on campaign contributions, joint nomination of candidates for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor in primary elections, and changes to laws regarding the use of red-light cameras, according to State Sen. Tim Bivins (R-Dixon).
  • Mythology & Official Nonsense Wednesday, February 9, 2011 @ 12:20PMWith the advent, then the continuation of the Quantitative Easing exercise in hyper-inflation and capital destruction, the US Federal Reserve has perhaps taken its deeply damaged reputation as a central banker and decimated it into shreds.
  • New Laws Effective January 1, 2010 Tuesday, February 1, 2011 @ 7:51PMThe following legislation will take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2010.
  • NEW LAWS TAKE EFFECT JAN. 1 2011 Tuesday, February 1, 2011 @ 7:51PMNearly 200 new laws are scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1, 2011, among them pension reforms for most new public employees, limits on campaign contributions, joint nomination of candidates for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor in primary elections, and changes to laws regarding the use of red-light cameras, according to State Sen. Tim Bivins (R-Dixon).
  • Judge's ruling on federal health care law sparks contrasting reactions Monday, January 31, 2011 @ 3:45PMA second federal judge ruled Monday that the requirement in the new federal health care law that Americans get insurance is unconstitutional. Ohio is part of the lawsuit in Florida challenging the constitutionality of the law. Ohio Attorney General Mike...
  • New Laws Effective January 1, 2010 Tuesday, January 25, 2011 @ 8:05PMThe following legislation will take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2010.
  • NEW LAWS TAKE EFFECT JAN. 1 2011 Tuesday, January 25, 2011 @ 8:05PMNearly 200 new laws are scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1, 2011, among them pension reforms for most new public employees, limits on campaign contributions, joint nomination of candidates for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor in primary elections, and changes to laws regarding the use of red-light cameras, according to State Sen. Tim Bivins (R-Dixon).
  • The king of home equity fraud: Full version Tuesday, January 25, 2011 @ 4:46AMA luxury suite at the W Hotel in Dallas is as good a place as any to conquer the world. At least it seemed that way in 2007 when Tobechi Onwuhara got the crew together. They'd meet there often, seven or eight of them. Some had nicknames from the Ian Fleming lexicon: C, Q, and E. Others were called Mookie, Orji, Uche. They would spread out on designer sofas and at the wet bar, open three-ring ...
  • Time to get started on financial aid application Thursday, January 13, 2011 @ 6:02AMQ:How do I start the process? A: Get a copy of the FAFSA online at www.fafsa.ed.gov or by calling (800) 433-3243. You should also request a free copy of “The Student Guide: Financial Aid from the U. S. Department of Education.”
  • Young, ambitious — and on hold Tuesday, January 11, 2011 @ 2:46AMWe owe students a stable, flexible system of aid
  • NEW LAWS TAKE EFFECT JAN. 1 2011 Tuesday, January 4, 2011 @ 3:58PMNearly 200 new laws are scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1, 2011, among them pension reforms for most new public employees, limits on campaign contributions, joint nomination of candidates for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor in primary elections, and changes to laws regarding the use of red-light cameras, according to State Sen. Tim Bivins (R-Dixon).
  • New Laws Effective January 1, 2010 Tuesday, December 21, 2010 @ 5:28PMThe following legislation will take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2010.
  • New Laws Effective January 1, 2010 Tuesday, December 14, 2010 @ 8:43PMThe following legislation will take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2010.
  • New Laws Effective January 1, 2010 Tuesday, November 23, 2010 @ 8:58PMThe following legislation will take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2010.
  • New Laws Effective January 1, 2010 Wednesday, November 17, 2010 @ 12:14PMThe following legislation will take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2010.
  • Ireland's debt crisis - today as it happened Wednesday, November 17, 2010 @ 10:20AM• George Osborne: UK stands alongside Ireland • IMF officials flying into Dublin to start talks on Thursday • Greek bailout cash "delayed" • Emergency question on Ireland debated in the House of Commons 8.40am: Good morning. The battle for the future of the Eurozone continues this morning, as Europe's finance ministers gather in Brussels this morning to debate the ongoing debt crisis. Ireland's ...
  • Letters to the editor Saturday, November 13, 2010 @ 12:03AMTrade schools, election, Delta, Fox News, video games
  • Obama rallies on Midway Tuesday, November 2, 2010 @ 1:52AM“It is good to be home,” said Obama at his largest Chicago event since election night in 2008 in Grant Park.
  • Student debt rises as funding falls Monday, November 1, 2010 @ 8:28PMIncreased college tuition rates also cause students to borrow more money
  • Primary election guide Monday, November 1, 2010 @ 12:40PMThe following is the Huron Daily Tribune's Primary Election Guide, which appeared in the newspaper on July 24. Only responses from candidates who will appear on the general election ballot are included here.
  • I was clearly making a Thursday, October 21, 2010 @ 9:08PMIn reply to Name That School : I was clearly making a statement about the deficiencies of the COFA library as whole, especially compared to other UNSW libraries and I’m sure you understood this. Again your comments are needlessly trivial and digressive. Also, your examples of naming still fall short of a comparison to a school being named after a private donor. A library is a building. Not a ...
  • Graduates receive helpful advice at GradFest Thursday, October 14, 2010 @ 12:15AMStudents considering graduate school had a chance to get their questions answered during GradFest on Wednesday.
  • New Laws Effective January 1, 2010 Tuesday, October 5, 2010 @ 8:19PMThe following legislation will take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2010.
  • Letters to the Editor: Oct. 6, 2010 Tuesday, October 5, 2010 @ 5:00PMHere are letters to the editor from recent editions of the Daily News.
  • BluntExposed.Com: New TV Ads in Missouri Highlight Blunt's Voting Record Against Missouri's Children Tuesday, October 5, 2010 @ 1:30PM"Prime Architect" of Bush Era Anti-Child Policies Called Out in New Ads, Web Site Campaign
  • Little Rock Nine member visits campus, addresses racism Tuesday, October 5, 2010 @ 11:13AMAlthough Minnijean Brown-Trickey remembers the excitement she felt prior to attending a new high school, nothing could prepare her for what she faced upon arrival. Protesters and the National Guard greeted her. The angry mob spit and screamed hateful slurs at her, and when she finally gained entrance to the school, she was met by endless taunts.
  • Royall schools’ million dollar difference Tuesday, October 5, 2010 @ 9:09AMRoyall School District Superintendent Mark Gruen said he expects the district to save about $1 million over the next three years due to aggressive refinancing, grants and relief aid.
  • Robert J. Shapiro: The New Fight Over Access to Higher Education Thursday, September 30, 2010 @ 2:11PMNo one would blame traditional private and public institutions from trying to claim as much support as possible from taxpayers. Yet, on a strict per-student basis, private for-profit institutions already receive only a small share of what other institutions receive from government.
  • The naked truth? Thursday, September 30, 2010 @ 12:07PMIt’s hard to deny it: Sex is everywhere you look nowadays. Scantily clad models beckon to you from the cover of Cosmopolitan in the checkout line at the grocery store.
  • House passes bill protecting families of deceased student-loan holders Thursday, September 30, 2010 @ 3:04AMLegislation designed to help families avoid the nightmare of assuming student-loan debt after the incapacity or death of the primary borrower passed the U.S. House late Tuesday on a voice vote.
  • John DiStaso's Granite Status: New poll shows Lynch well ahead of GOP challenger Stephen Wednesday, September 29, 2010 @ 11:15PMIn stark contrast to a poll two weeks ago that showed a statistical dead heat, the latest WMUR Granite State Poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, shows Gov. John Lynch leading former state Health and Human Services Commissioner John Stephen by 17 percentage points.
  • Kanjorski urges Sallie Mae to create local jobs Wednesday, September 29, 2010 @ 5:34PMWith Sallie Mae obtaining significant new business, U.S. Rep. Paul Kanjorski is urging the company to create jobs at its Hanover Township facility.Sallie Mae recently purchased $28 billion of securitized federal student loans and related assets from The
  • Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials in Newspapers in the US and Abroad Wednesday, September 22, 2010 @ 11:34AMHow badly have this Congress and this president mangled the nation's financial picture? It's so bad that the Democrats in charge of Congress didn't even attempt to write a budget this year.
  • Hidden student fees diverted to athletics Wednesday, September 22, 2010 @ 8:56AMThe largest portion of the mandatory fees schools charge often goes to the athletics department.
  • Financial aid sees changes, problems, more applications Wednesday, September 22, 2010 @ 2:40AMSacramento State's financial aid distribution process has begun to undergo changes for the 2010-11 school year which provides more funds for students to cover beginning-of-the-year expenses. ...
  • CLC steps up financial aid effort for students Tuesday, September 21, 2010 @ 10:39PMHundreds of Central Lakes College students are having difficulty paying bills because of an extraordinary back-up on financial aid processed at the start of a fall term.