Markets rally after US 'fiscal cliff' deal
LONDON (AP) - Markets breathed a huge sigh of relief Wednesday after U.S. lawmakers reached a budget agreement that will stop hundreds of billions of dollars in automatic tax increases and spending cuts that risked plunging the world's biggest economy into recession.
Stocks around the world started 2013 with hefty gains as investors welcomed the
...Senate approves 4 TVA board members
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The U.S. Senate has approved four new members to the board of directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, which will go on to the President's desk for his signature.
The Senate on Tuesday approved the nominations of C. Peter Mahurin, of Kentucky; Vera Lynn Evans, of Tennessee; Michael McWherter, of Tennessee; and Joe H.
...Arkansas House delegation splits on cliff vote
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Both of Arkansas' U.S. senators voted in favor of legislation to avert sharp increases in federal taxes and steep cuts in government spending but the state's House delegation was split.
Republican Senator John Boozman and Democratic Senator Mark Pryor both voted "yes" on the measure this weekend.
The House delegation was
...NY lawmakers: House GOP scraps vote on Sandy aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - New York-area lawmakers in both parties erupted in anger after learning the House Republican leadership decided to allow the current term of Congress to end without holding a vote on aid for victims of Superstorm Sandy.
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., said late Tuesday he was told by the office of Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia
...Silicor future uncertain as deadline passes
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) - Lowndes County's leading economic development official says the Silicor Materials project is dead.
Golden Triangle Development Link CEO Joe Max Higgins tells WCBI-TV in Columbus that the company missed its deadline to put up $150,000 to secure land and incentives. Higgins says the money was refundable to ensure that they
...More Articles...
