PIP insurance reform advances from state Senate committee
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:35:49 -0800

By Tia Mitchell tallahassee -- The Florida Senate's plan to reform the no-fault auto insurance program has already achieved what its counterpart in the House has not: unanimous approval from a committee. Insurers and business groups have sided in favor ...

Obama Delivers Housing Reform Comments in Falls Church
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:21:53 -0800

President Obama showed up following a 13 minute ride from the White House, his motorcade coming down N. Washington and out Annandale Road, to deliver remarks about the mortgage reform proposals he'd outlined in his State of the Union message last week.

Penn State reform group narrows its list of endorsees
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:50:24 -0800

By Bill Schackner, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A group seeking to reform Penn State University's board of trustees by filling three alumni seats with new members has narrowed its potential endorsees to six, including a retired education dean at Slippery ...

TEXT-S&P:IAA reform could influence two deals backed by FILP loans
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:02:17 -0800

20, 2012, for the reform of the system governing independent administrative agencies (IAAs), as well as the IAAs' organizational structures and operations, could affect the credit quality of two transactions. The two transactions are backed by ...

Greek PM seeks reform backing, IMF warns on fiscal pain
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:20:24 -0800

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's prime minister is seeking backing from the country's political leaders for more austerity measures, with the International Monetary Fund warning that long-term commitment to reforms is key to securing a new bailout.

Mental Health Reform plan worries county officials
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:46:59 -0800

While politicians, providers, and patients are all looking to this year as a monumental step toward mental health reform , the push to rewrite the system is running into road blocks. "To be put in a position where you're taking an ax to your entire ...

Italy's lawyers on war-footing against reform
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:18:58 -0800

Just the latest in a wave of protests by closed trades and professions against reforms by Prime Minister Mario Monti to open up the chronically stagnant economy. The idea of a lawyers' strike might seem strange in many countries, but in Italy it has ...

Brewer's ultimatum: State personnel reform or no union-busting bills
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:40:13 -0800

Jan Brewer is threatening to veto some union-busting bills unless lawmakers first give her what she wants: reform of the state personnel system. And even then, she's not promising to sign anything. The unusual warning from the governor comes less than ...

Tax Reform Is Coming, with Many Deserving Targets
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:39:55 -0800

Those are the opening sentences of a 1977 US Treasury study, Blueprints for Basic Tax Reform . Sad to say, the income tax code's complexity and basic unfairness have worsened since then. The latest reminder is the dust-up over Mitt Romney's 2010 tax ...

Illinois governor pledges public pension reform in 2012
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:44:50 -0800

Pat Quinn on Wednesday said the state must have public pension reform in the coming year. We took the first step on pension reform in 2010 when we enacted landmark changes that will save taxpayers billions of dollars. But there's much more to do ...

IFS criticises government's public pension reform
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:13:37 -0800

Homeowners may be considering their financial options after a new report by the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) claimed the coalition government's reform of public pensions is not going to save money in the long-term. With many individuals likely to ...

Healthcare reform law saves 3.6 million Americans $2.1 billion
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:12:50 -0800

Most of the provisions of the health care reform law kick in during 2014, including the establishment of insurance exchanges to help individuals obtain coverage at rates similar to employer-based policies. The exchanges will also be in charge of ...

'Uncle Sam' joins Gov. Cuomo's battle for Albany reform
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:24:18 -0800

Cuomo, with a little help from Photoshop, portrayed himself as the iconic American figure Wednesday to win support for his reform agenda. I need you to make this happen, Cuomo said to a gathering of the New York State Association of Counties.

VIDEO: Cuomo Outlines 2012-13 Budget, Reform Plan
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:23:45 -0800

Andrew Cuomo addressed residents at Molloy College in Rockville Centre Thursday morning with an outline for his 2012-13 Executive Budget and Reform Plan. Gov. Andrew Cuomo addressed residents at Molloy College in Rockville Centre Thursday morning with ...

UK Moves 'No Win, No Fee' Litigation Reforms to 2013
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:17:39 -0800

The implementation of Lord Justice Jackson's reforms of "no win, no fee" conditional fee arrangements (CFAs) has been pushed back for six months until April 2013. The Ministry of Justice announced the delay Monday, with the decision taken to allow law ...

Spain tells banks to cover toxic assets or merge
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:41:51 -0800

Spain plans to enact a bank sector reform plan that will force lenders to set aside euro 50 billion ($65.5 billion) in provisions to cover their exposure to toxic real estate loans and assets. Spanish banks must raise an additional euro50 billion ...

Medical Liability Reform Appears Likely to Come Before 2013 Legislative Session
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:41:28 -0800

Alan Bates (D-Medford) says he doesn't want to do anything during the February special session that would stop the evolution of coordinated care organizations February 2, 2012 -- Despite pressure by Republicans to include tort reform in legislation ...

Medicare Premium Support: The Best Reform Option
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:39:14 -0800

The Heritage Foundation has also outlined such an approach in Saving The American Dream and has already spelled out the details crucial to make such a reform work.[2] Medicare premium support sharply contrasts with President Obama's approach, ...

The State Worker: Jerry Brown delivers pension reform language to legislators
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:52:20 -0800

Jerry Brown has sent language for his 12-point pension reform plan to the Legislature's Conference Committee on Public Employee Pensions. The proposals are divided into two groups. The constitutional amendment Brown offered broadly outlines the pension ...

Clegg: Lords irrelevant to public
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:30:00 -0800

A series of defeats inflicted on benefit reforms by peers, including leading bishops, were reversed by MPs on Wednesday despite protests from disability and poverty campaigners. The upper chamber had sought to exclude child benefit from a PS26000-a-year ...