The Stock Market posted strong gains today following yesterdays collapse brought on the failure of the economic rescue bill proposed by the White House. The House of Representatives voted 228-205 against the bill despite reassurance from both parties that the necessary support was there. Following
The Springfield City Council acted last night to give initial approval for a Biomass plant to be built in the city’s industrial district on Page Boulevard. The measure passed by a 7-2 margin, with Councilors Pat Markey and Rosemarie Mazza-Moriarty dissenting.The Dissenting councilors worried about
WMassP&I supports a rescue plan, that address the bad debt, protects taxpayers and allows for the possibility of limited taxpayer incursion, and that will limit executive pay of executives, namely Golden Parachutes or sweetheart severance packages. We urge you relate support to Congressmen Richard Neal
Yesterday historic collapse in the Stock Market has rocked the world. The fall of Merrill Lynch, Lehman Bros. and Bear Stearns has greatly destabilized an already jittery market. Lehman Bros. bankruptcy is the biggest in US history. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, pillars of the
Senator John McCain’s pick of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has been hailed as a risk and a political ploy. With the revelation of her daughter’s pregnancy it seemed for a moment that it would pan out as an error in judgment. However, Palin’s Christian credentials