Towns Might Challenge New Drilling Law
3/3/2012 Many of the local communities that enacted Marcellus Shale ordinances are now thinking of consolidating their forces in order to challenge the new natural gas drilling law of the state. A couple of days after the contentious legislation was signed by Gov. Tom Corbett into law, leaders of local municipalities are complaining that […]
Widows Continued to be Stalked by the Banking Industry
3/2/2012 Constant intimidation, verbal abuse and phony lawsuits are only some of the methods that the bank industry uses to pursue illegally the widows and grieving family members for the financial obligations of deceased loved ones. These are debts that they do not even owe. A leading consumer finance website has revealed that exposure […]
Colorado’s Pot Shop Banking Rejected
3/2/2012 Medical cannabis is legal in seventeen states, but the industry has the appearance of a black-market entity due to its cash-only transactions. Lawmakers in Colorado have considered a bill that aims to set up a special cooperative banking institution. However, the first-of-its-kind legislative measure was defeated on Tuesday. Democratic and Republican lawmakers are […]
The Budget Crisis in Michigan Puts Democracy on the Chopping Block
3/1/2012 When the city of Pontiac in Michigan ordered the shutting down of its fire department in December, Councilman Kermit Williams found all about it in the morning paper. This was only one is a chain of sweeping realignments for the city, where the elected government has been substituted by one individual with extraordinary […]
Gov. Deal has No Plans of Changing Immigration Law
3/1/2012 Gov. Nathan Deal said on Tuesday that he was not seeking any changes to the new anti-illegal immigration law of Georgia despite of its unintended outcomes, which include a shortage of migrant farm workers. The Republican governor, who signed the measure into law in May of last year, pointed out that some parts […]