| Vetoed: tax breaks for tuition, storm-damage property replacement
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Tax breaks for parents who pay private and parochial school tuition, for business utility costs and for the replacement of hurricane-damaged property were vetoed Friday by Gov. Kathleen Blanco, in a flurry of last-minute bill rejections. Those tax break bills were included in a batch of a dozen vetoed bills that Blanco's office said wrapped up the governor's actions on all measures passed by lawmakers in the regular legislative session that ended last month. Blanco then headed to Michigan for a meeting with the nation's governors. The vetoes were Blanco's first of any tax break bills from the legislative session. Lawmakers approved a host of tax breaks big and small, and the governor agreed to many of them. The tax breaks she rejected Friday were overwhelmingly approved by lawmakers.
Probe clears police official
Beach City Manager Richard Jackson on Monday released an investigative report by Police Chief Robert Harding that concluded several allegations of wrongdoing involving the departments second in command were unfounded. City Councilman Ken Nelson on Wednesday formally requested the investigation of Deputy Chief Maj. David W. Humphreys II following what Nelson described as several weeks of informal discussion with Jackson about allegations Nelson said were made by several former Beach police officers. Nelson is withholding the names of the former officers but said he is prepared to release them if necessary. Harding was unavailable for comment on Monday. Humphreys declined to comment for this story. News of the internal probe came less than a week after a Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation cleared two Beach police officers of wrongdoing in a June 9 incident where the pair intervened in a condominium owners meeting at the Fontainebleau Terrace.
EMS Technologies Announces Second Quarter Earnings Growth
ATLANTA, Aug. 1, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- EMS Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqGS:ELMG - News) today announced second-quarter revenues of $72.1 million and earnings from continuing operations of $3.6 million, or $.23 per share. These 2007 earnings were over 50 percent higher than the results for the comparable period one year earlier, when EMS earned $2.2 million from continuing operations, or $.15 per share, on revenues of $65.0 million. The Atlanta-based developer and producer of advanced communications products reported continued revenue growth momentum in all segments of its business. Commenting on the Company's performance, Paul Domorski, president and CEO, stated, ``EMS Technologies executed well in the second quarter, marking our sixth consecutive period of quarter-over-comparable-quarter earnings increases.
Cook misses match to repair his technical hitch
Alastair Cook's technique has been under the spotlight after four consecutive lbws for England. He was lucky not to be lbw again here; only another mistake by the prone-to-error umpire Ian Howell, when the ball would have hit middle-and-leg several inches down, allowed him to escape when in the fifties. India were clearly playing on his tendency to get too far across towards the off-side in that they placed a leg slip for Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and Anil Kumble. The ploy worked a treat - except that Dinesh Karthik dropped his second sitter of the series and Sourav Ganguly missed what would have been a magnificent catch. .
Oakland County
Rochester Hills Charge of failure to report suspected abuse A middle school teacher has been charged with failure to report suspected child abuse involving a student at Hart Middle School. James Richard Cromie was charged last week in Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court with a misdemeanor related to an incident in May when a student's complaint about abuse at home went unreported for several days for unknown reasons. Under state law, education, health care professionals and others are required to promptly report suspected child abuse. Cromie, who is free on bond, pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to be back in court Sept. 19. Countywide MDOT crews prepare to repair 26 bridges Michigan Department of Transportation crews will begin preparation work today for repairs to 26 bridges in Oakland County.
9-to-5 News
News about businesses and businesspeople.Idlett completes AAMS to earn designationMatt Idlett of the financial services firm Edward Jones in Bowling Green has achieved the professional designation of accredited asset management specialist.Idlett completed the AAMS Professional Education Program from the Denver-based College for Financial Planning. Those who complete the program, pass a final exam and sign a code of ethics and disclosure form earn the AAMS designation.This advanced training offers investment professionals the hands-on information needed to provide comprehensive financial services. Study topics include understanding the asset management process to understanding asset allocation and strategies.St. Louis-based Edward Jones provides financial services through a network of more than 10,000 advisers in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.Photographer displays work at pro exhibitA group of three images created by Alan Davis of Alan Davis Photography in Bowling Green has recently been accepted into the Loan Collection of the 116th International Exhibition of Professional Photography.Davis' work will be on display at the Tampa Convention Center from Jan.
Broadway South becomes a reality, should spark a renaissance
On Thursday, July 19, Gov. Kathleen Blanco signed SB 218, the Broadway South tax incentives that promise to give birth to a new theatrical industry in Louisiana. Supporters of SB 218 argue that the tax credits will help New Orleans attract live "Broadway bound" productions, including theater, opera, ballet, jazz, comedy revues and variety entertainment, offering incentives like a 25 percent state tax credit on their "base investment" of the productions, a 25 percent "infrastructure tax credit" based on construction costs in rebuilding historic theaters, and 10 percent tax credit on payroll for Louisiana residents employed by the productions. The driving force behind Broadway South, Roger Wilson, maintained to The Louisiana Weekly that just as the film tax credits have made the Pelican State a national leader in film production, the same will happen for theater.
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