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Even if Congress does vote to create an Internet sales tax, Amazon may still be able to vanquish its foes -- and could even make money by collecting the new taxes for other retailers. NYT reports.
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CHICAGO-- United States Cellular Corp., the sixth-largest cellphone carrier in the country, on Friday closed on the sale of some of its Midwestern markets to No. 3 Sprint Nextel Corp. and announced that it's handing over the proceeds to shareholders through a special dividend.
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AUGUSTA, Maine-- Lawmakers took a step Wednesday toward paying Maine's hospitals a $485 million debt for Medicaid services, but it wasn't one favored by Gov. The Health and Human Services Committee voted 10-4 to urge that repayment of the hospital debt be tied to acceptance of federal funding to expand Medicaid services.
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MONTPELIER, Vt.-- The owner of a crude oil pipeline that runs between Maine and Montreal is asking Vermont environmental regulators to reconsider a ruling that would require a new review under the state's land-use planning law if the company seeks to move Canadian tar sands oil to Portland for possible shipment to markets across the world.
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AUGUSTA, Maine-- Maine's motor fuel tax will remain at 30 cents per gallon under a proposed $1.1 billion budget to pay for state highways and other transportation expenses, but the plan calls for elimination of dozens of open jobs.
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AUGUSTA, Maine-- Newly released analyses of census data paint a portrait of a graying Maine population that will have fewer people entering the labor market in the years ahead.
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*Government: Firm made over $68 million of illegal profits. NEW YORK, May 13- Former Level Global Investors LP fund manager Anthony Chiasson on Monday was sentenced to 6-1/ 2 years in prison for insider trading, a penalty that the judge in the case said was intended to deter others in the financial industry from similar conduct.
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*Lawmakers doubt IRS explanation that targeting was not political. It needs to have a full investigation, " House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican, said on" Fox News Sunday. "
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Blue Hill in New York City. David Chang of Momofuku Noodle Bar in New York City. Brooks Headley of Del Posto in New York City.
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*Supporters drive for lopsided Senate approval. WASHINGTON, May 6- The U.S. Congress this week opens its first debate in six years on a comprehensive immigration reform bill, testing whether business and labor groups can hold together on a delicately crafted deal that already is under attack.
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Faulty equipment has led to patients being burned or exposed to too much radiation, Jeffrey Shuren, director of the FDA's center for devices and radiological health, said in an interview.
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Like Old Faithful, Yellowstone will open on time this season, thanks to fundraising efforts, but many federal programs are feeling the pain of sequestration cuts. The NYT reports.
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NEW YORK, April 30- More foreclosures of U.S. homes were completed in March even as the number of properties sitting in the foreclosure pipeline fell, a report from data analysis firm CoreLogic showed on Tuesday. There were 55,000 completed foreclosures last month, up nearly 6 percent from 52,000 in February, according to CoreLogic.
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The company decided to sell the plants to reduce its exposure to merchant pricing and recognized a charge of roughly $41 million, NextEra said in its first quarter earnings release. Last month, NextEra sold 351 MW of hydropower assets in Maine and New Hampshire to a unit of Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners LP.
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The company decided to sell the plants to reduce its exposure to merchant pricing and recognized a charge of roughly $41 million, NextEra said in its first quarter earnings release. Last month, NextEra sold 351 MW of hydropower assets in Maine and New Hampshire to a unit of Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners LP.
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Even if Congress does vote to create an Internet sales tax, Amazon may still be able to vanquish its foes -- and could even make money by collecting the new taxes for other retailers. NYT reports.
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*Airlines, FAA say safety not affected by furloughs. Without any debate, the Senate unanimously passed legislation giving the Department of Transportation flexibility to use unspent funds to cover the costs of air traffic controllers and other essential employees at the Federal Aviation Administration.
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*Airlines, FAA say safety not affected by furloughs. Under bipartisan legislation that is all but ready to be presented to the full Senate, the Department of Transportation would be given new flexibility to take unspent funds and use them to cover the costs of air traffic controllers and other essential employees at the Federal Aviation Administration.
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The House of Representatives could vote soon after but leaders in that chamber first want to see what the Senate produces, fearing a retreat on this issue could open the door to easing other budget cuts. One option senators are exploring is attaching legislation to an unrelated Internet sales tax bill currently being debated, a Senate aide said on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON, April 25- U.S. Senate leaders are looking at ways to alleviate widespread airline flight delays- brought about by last month's automatic federal spending cuts- with legislation that could be voted upon as early as Thursday, a Senate aide said.
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WASHINGTON, April 23- The White House said on Tuesday it would be open to legislation to put air traffic controllers back to work full-time as key U.S. senators demanded more information about the impact of furloughs on safety and air operations.