Mr. Peruski goes to Lansing
BAD AXE — Huron County Commissioner David Peruski earlier this week reported he had a productive meeting with staff from Sen. Mike Green’s office regarding issues of concern to county officials.
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That’s One Cold Game of Cityville
“[Zynga] let us know there is no way in the world that they can go public and pay payroll tax on all their employee stock options. They mostly just dropped that in our laps and suggested we fix it pronto or watch them drive away south.” – An unnamed city official referring to the gaming company’s new search for a handout a mere six months after Gavin Newsom got all excited about Zynga’s new …
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The New Solar Middlemen
Branden Barber got his first taste of solar energy a decade ago while living in rural Australia, off the power grid. Although he was eager to tap the sun for power when he returned to California in 2006, his green ambitions were stymied by a tangle of regulatory hurdles and high installation costs.
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Court: Rent Stabilized Tenants Paying Under ,000/Month Will Have To Pay Increases
The NY State Court of Appeals has decided on the years-lond dispute between landlords and their rent-stabilized tenants—the ones who pay less than $ 1,000/month for their apartments—over how much rents can be increased. And the court found in favor for the landlords , which means that 300,000 tenants may need to pay a lot in retroactive rent increases. [ more › ]
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