Interest in charter schools soars in B.R.
Source: SF Gate
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 09:35:25 -0700 | political-news
La. (AP) The state Department of Education said 35 organizations have submitted applications to start about 100 new charter schools in 19 parishes. The Advocate reports ( http://bit.ly/107J3Sc) the organizations are seeking to open their new schools in 2014, 2015...
The 3 Top Polluting States
Source: The Motley Fool
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 08:35:03 -0700 | green-news
Every state in this nation represents a diverse array of people, places, and pollution. A new report released this week lists the top carbon dioxide-emitting states among us, and the numbers are as shocking as they are disparate. Let's look...
States of Aggression: Producers Play Off the Competition for Best Deals
Source: Variety
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 07:50:29 -0700 | entertainment-news
As the variety of tax incentive programs has grown, one thing is increasingly getting cut: the middleman. Companies that buy tax credits from producers are increasingly working with those producers directly, rather than going through a broker. That eliminates middleman...
Questions raised about House budget proposal
Source: SF Gate
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 16:52:41 -0700 | business-news
La. (AP) Senators were skeptical Thursday about assumptions House lawmakers used to balance next year's $25 billion budget proposal and whether the dollars will add up for spending. Questions were raised about whether the money estimated to be generated by...
EPA nominee advances without GOP support
Source: Associated Press
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 16:38:08 -0700 | political-news
President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency has moved one step closer to getting the job, but it came without Republican support. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Thursday voted 10-8, along party lines, to...
Wichita State men’s golf wants a share of the success
Source: Wichita Eagle
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 15:25:18 -0700 | sports-news
Wichita State's athletic school year is running like a putt gaining momentum as it rolls downhill for birdie...The men's golfers want to join that parade of national success...A year ago, they finished the first round tied for fourth before slipping...
Local schools owed $30M because of court ruling
Source: SF Gate
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 14:01:01 -0700 | political-news
La. (AP) The state owes local school districts $30 million because the Louisiana Supreme Court threw out this year's public school funding formula, Superintendent of Education John White said Wednesday. Lawmakers on the Senate Education Committee also asked the Board...
Ford EcoBoost Engines Busted?
Source: Fox
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 10:16:27 -0700 | business-news
Published May 15, 2013 Associated Press Three Ohio drivers are suing Ford Motor Co., claiming the company's six-cylinder EcoBoost engine is defective. The lawsuit says the 3.5-liter V6 EcoBoost engine can shudder, shake and then rapidly lose power while drivers...
The Serpent and the snake
Source: Canadian Free Press
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 09:02:34 -0700 | political-news
The serpent needed transport across the water to escape its enemies...My enemies are sorely testing me and punish me for simply being me...You appear sad enough but I know the distrust others have of you...The serpent looked more dejected and...
Dog Owner Sues NY State Over Puppy Mills
Source: Epoch Times
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 05:28:13 -0700 | political-news
Zakharova bought her puppy, a Brussels Griffon, for $1,650 in 2011. She named the puppy Umka after a polar bear character from a Russian cartoon...When Umka began to grow bigger than what a Brussels Griffon is supposed to be, Zakharova...
Man pleads guilty in film tax credit case
Source: SF Gate
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 04:47:43 -0700 | allnews
La. (AP) A 36-year-old Mandeville man has pleaded guilty in Baton Rouge federal court to a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with his receipt of $900,000 in state film tax credits...Brady on Tuesday that he used...
Man pleads guilty in film tax credit case
Source: SF Gate
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 04:47:43 -0700 | allnews
La. (AP) A 36-year-old Mandeville man has pleaded guilty in Baton Rouge federal court to a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with his receipt of $900,000 in state film tax credits...Brady on Tuesday that he used...
Twitter ‘Hate Map' shows where racist, homophobic, and offensive tweets originate
Source: Venture Beat
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 16:23:07 -0700 | business-news
Students at Humboldt State University in California individually reviewed 150,000 geocoded tweets containing racist, homophobic, or otherwise offensive terms to build a hate map indicating where people in the U.S. are most bigoted. Or, at least, where they're the most...
Community college construction bill nears passage
Source: SF Gate
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 13:40:24 -0700 | allnews
La. (AP) Louisiana higher education leaders are at odds over a proposal to let the community college system tap into state construction dollars outside of the traditional budget process. The community colleges are winning the legislative battle so far.
Community college construction bill nears passage
Source: SF Gate
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 13:40:24 -0700 | allnews
La. (AP) Louisiana higher education leaders are at odds over a proposal to let the community college system tap into state construction dollars outside of the traditional budget process. The community colleges are winning the legislative battle so far.
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