School supervisors say they plan to appeal a ruling that has excluded them from a special retirement incentive aimed at members of the state’s major teachers’ union. O’Connor disagreed, noting that NYSUT was a proxy for teachers and targeting that group for a retirement incentive was “a legitimate means of achieving the cost savings envisioned by the Legislature.”

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Teacher pension deal wins in court

They tried to build a Bridge to Nowhere, fretted about “killing grandma,” and stiffed the IRS. John Avlon presents a rogue’s gallery of House members who should be bounced come November, from Joe Wilson to Alan Grayson.

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10 Congressmen Who Should Be Fired

The Saratogian is working on a series of articles examining how federal stimulus money has been utilized locally, as well as articles on local unemployment, and we’re looking for your help.

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Your 2 cents: Did federal stimulus save your job? Are you unemployed?

Profit at Investors Bancorp Inc., the Short Hills-based parent company of Investors Savings Bank, rose more than 170 percent in the second quarter, the bank announced Wednesday.

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Investors Savings Bank profits rise in 2Q

Highland Council is proposing a new scheme which would allow it to resume building local authority housing.

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New plan to build council houses

Source: IRIN Members of the African Union reaffirmed at the end of their meeting on 27 July in Kampala, Uganda, that they would strive to spend 15 percent of their national budgets on health, but at the end of the day it is about how “effectively and efficiently” you spend the money, not about how much.

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AFRICA: It’s how you spend the money that saves lives

It could save New York state billions of dollars. At least that’s what a number of state taxpayers who filed a lawsuit against the state think – as they try to stop New York from giving all that taxpayer money to corporations.

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Court documents: New York taxpayers give $4.8 billion to businesses

The top team owners in NASCAR set their individual agendas aside for a unified brainstorming session on how to cut costs and help revive the …

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Team owners hold town hall to discuss how to revive NASCAR

Social Security: Plan retirement like a long vacation

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Social Security: Plan retirement like a long vacation

If you think you can save money on sunscreen by using a body lotion with SPF 15, weve got some bargain ways to give your skin more protection.

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YouDocs: Safe ways to save on sunscreen