Greg Hinzs Unequal Coverage of Term Limits and Automatic Voter Registration Posted by Brittany Clingen on Thursday, August 18, 2016 | Leave a Comment Greg Hinz of Crains Chicago Business recently wrote two separate articles addressing public policy issues: one about term limits and the other about Governor Bruce Rauners veto of an automatic voter registration…
DetailsEvery day, false promises of help lure in young college grads anxious to pay off their loans. So-called debt-relief companies make bold and sometimes misleading offers to the grads by charging for a service they could have easily performed themselves. One company offers “Obama’s new loan forgiveness program,” which doesn’t even exist. College grads who…
DetailsBy Paul Lewis Do your debts keep you awake at night? Are they the first thing you think of when you wake? If so, then you urgently need advice but be very careful from whom you get it, as there are dangers. High Upfront Fees I was reminded of the dangers of using a commercial…
DetailsAs 1933 dawned, the editorial writers at the Winona Republican-Herald looked forward to a year of tremendous opportunity, an optimism not likely shared by the seven out of 10 Minnesota Iron Range workers who started 1932 with no work and no prospects for jobs. Across Minnesota, more than 20 percent of wage earners were earning…
DetailsAdelaide steel fabrication and roofing maintenance company CSM Steel has appointed voluntary administrators. Earlier this week the company’s directors appointed administrators Martin Lewis and Tim Mableson of Ferrier Hodgson to assess the business’s financial position. The company has a workforce of up to 55 employees and sub-contractors. Mr Lewis said in a statement an…
DetailsHenry Reuben Kroehnert (1884-1969) and his mother Matilda Kroehnert nee Davis (1838-1924), taken in 1899. Picture: Kroehnert family My ancestor Rudolph Franz Hugo Kroehnert arrived in Australia in 1854 on the Earl Selkirk. The graves of Rudolph and Matilda Kroehnert and four of their 14 children at St Peter’s Anglican Cemetery, Richmond. Picture: L. Knight…
DetailsMd Wira Dani Abdul Daim steps down from positions in two companies after court declares him bankrupt for failing to settle debts due to Maybank Kim Eng Securities. SINGAPORE: Former Malaysian finance minister Daim Zainuddins son has been declared a bankrupt over about SD1.65 million in debt that he owed to Maybank Kim Eng Securities.…
Details(Michael Fleshman, CC BY-SA 2.0) Using deceptive ad slogans like Obamas New Forgiveness Program and We Work for the Department of Education, private companies are charging student-loan borrowers for services that falsely claim to provide debt relief, forgiveness, and consolidation. The pervasiveness of these so-called debt-relief companies is a growing problem for millions of borrowersa…
DetailsThe son of former finance minister Daim Zainuddin has been declared bankrupt after failing to repay S$1.65 million in debts that he owed to Maybank Kim Eng Securities. Md Wira Dani Abdul Daim was made bankrupt last week, according to The Straits Times. The daily said Maybank had secured a court ruling against Wira in…
DetailsEagle Boys has fallen. Picture: Jono Searle EAGLE Boys Pizza has collapsed into voluntary administration. The nations third-largest pizza chain behind Dominos and Pizza Hut confirmed the news in a statement on its website on Friday afternoon. The Eagle Boys Dial-a-Pizza Pty Ltd (Eagle Boys) Board of Directors confirm the Australian Head Franchisor has been…
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