Archive for June, 2009

Bredesen signs ethics, campaign finance merger

Gov. Phil Bredesen has signed into a law a merger of the Tennessee Ethics Commission and the state Registry of Election Finance.


Breckenridge finance committee evaluates budget

At its first gathering since Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced his cuts to government aid, the Breckenridge finance committee evaluated the city’s present budget Thursday to see if any further trimming was necessary.


Will Campaign Finance Case Impact Vote on Sotomayor?

The Supreme Court’s unusual order Monday delaying a decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and setting it for re-argument Sept.


Dept of pharma asks Finance Ministry to raise SSI limit from Rs 1.5 cr to 5 cr

The department of pharmaceuticals has asked the Union Finance Ministry to raise the pharma SSI exemption limit from Rs 1.5 crore to Rs 5 crore and also to increase the abatement rate from the present 35.5 per cent to 60 per cent.


Aso Considers Hosoda, Hori for Japan Finance Chief, Kyodo Says

July 1 — Japan’s Prime Minister Taro Aso is considering appointing Hiroyuki Hosoda, the ruling party’s secretary general, or policy chief Kosuke Hori as the nation’s finance minister, Kyodo English News said, citing unidentified lawmakers.


Angry finance committee rebuffs Doyle on KRM money

MADISON — Gov. Jim Doyle asked for study money for KRM commuter rail, but on Tuesday the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee rebuffed him 10-6.


Mexico’s Jan-May Budget Deficit MXN10 Billion – Finance Ministry

MEXICO CITY — The Mexican government ran up a 10 billion peso budget deficit in the first five months of the year as oil and tax revenue fell while spending increased, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday.


Bredesen signs ethics, campaign finance merger

Gov. Phil Bredesen has signed into a law a merger of the Tennessee Ethics Commission and the state Registry of Election Finance.


IBM Bundles System x Servers with VMware vSphere 4 in New Finance Package

ARMONK, N.Y., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — IBM said today it is offering special finance packages through the remainder of 2009 for its System x family of servers that bundle the newly released VMware vSphere 4 virtualization platform.


Springfield finance board ends oversight of city

In one of its final official acts, the Springfield Finance Control Board has approved a $528.6 million budget for the city’s new fiscal year.