Republicans won more in the fiscal-cliff deal than they had any right to expect. Permanent tax cuts for the middle class and millions of wealthy families, a permanent break on the estate tax and dividends, a five-year limit on tax credits for low-income families, and only a single year of extended unemployment insurance. Yet 64 percent of House Republicans voted against it Tuesday night.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Dereliction of Duty - More Fiscal Battles Ahead - NYTimes.com
Investigators issue preliminary report on fatal helicopter crash - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star
By Brian Leaf
National Transportation Safety Board report provides little new information on the cause of the crash that killed pilot Andy Olesen and flight nurses Jim Dillow and Karen Hollis as they flew to Mendota to pick up a patient.
Sheriff’s reports bring questions from new committee members | Belvidere Daily Republican
Written by kbatzkall
The sheriff’s office is scheduled to get eight new squads (cars) in the 2012-13 fiscal year, which began Dec. 1.
Lt. John Hare’s report on the jail showed revenue was $502,147 so far for calendar year 2012, compared with $523,407 at this time last year.
Among other sources the sheriff’s office receives money for housing DeKalb inmates and federal detainees. So far $26,940 has been received from DeKalb, with $15,145 from the federal government.
The report states the department also receives money for accepting bond money. That has amounted to $30,940 so far this year, compared with $32,900 in 2011.
Hare reported the jail housed 98 inmates during the month of November, compared with 120 one year ago. For the year the average daily population was 102, compared with 113 in 2011.
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Wind Farm could possibly equate to $13.5 million for North Boone School District
The following letter from Dr. Baule of North Boone Community Unit School District 200 was solicited by three county board members in November 2012. To date I have not had access to the spreadsheet referred in the letter.
The 11 US Cities That Are Having the Best Recoveries - Yahoo! Finance
11. Bakersfield, California
10. Salt Lake City, Utah
9. Detroit, Michigan
8. Grand Rapids, Michigan
7. Austin, Texas
6. Houston, Texas
5. Boise City, Idaho
4. Portland, Oregon
3. Phoenix, Arizona
1. New Orleans, Louisiana
2. San Jose/Santa Clara, California
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