In State AG Campaigns, Foreclosure Often The Missing Issue
NEW YORK -- The nation's attorneys general flexed their legal muscles earlier this year when they signed off on a $25 billion national mortgage settlement....
Chicago To Give Hospital Debt Collector Millions In Tax Benefits
Under an agreement approved by the City Council last year, Chicago is set to hand over $6 million in tax increment financing to Accretive Health,...
Woman May Get To Stay In Home — Thanks To Occupy
NEW YORK -- For more than a year after January 2011 when the bank foreclosed on Monique White's North Minneapolis home, she has been fighting...
In Wake Of $120 Million ‘Scream’ Sale, Union Intensifies Criticism Of Art Handlers’ Lockout
NEW YORK -- On Wednesday, Sotheby's set a record: a pastel version of Edvard Munch's famous painting "The Scream" sold for a record $119.9 million,...
Chicago Infrastructure Trust Passes But Unanswered Question Remains: Who Benefits?
Before a proposal to create a Chicago Infrastructure Trust passed Tuesday, debate hinged on one question that critics say is still unanswered: whether private investors...
New York Officials Announce Plan To Rein In Chinatown Buses
Proposed legislation would regulate the cheap, intercity buses that lawmakers said have caused curbside bedlam in some areas of the city -- especially Chinatown --...
Moody’s Says Detroit Financial Advisory Board Helps Avert Bankruptcy
A month after Moody's Investors Service downgraded more than $2.5 billion of Detroit's debt to below investment grade, the city is still under review for...
How Do You Solve A Problem Like Detroit?
PHILADELPHIA -- Bankers, consultants and elected officials gathered at a conference here on Wednesday to discuss a hot political question for the formerly sleepy municipal...
Lobbyist Brags About Helping Rep. Win Primary Challenge: ‘It Helps To Have Friends’
Earlier this month Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), chairman of the powerful House committee that oversees the financial services industry, was facing a tough primary. After...
Michigan Gets An ‘F’ In Corruptibility Ranking — And It Isn’t Just A Detroit Problem
From the cases of Kwame Kilpatrick to those of Monica Conyers and Robert Ficano, metro Detroit has not wanted for blockbuster political scandals over the...
Senate Passes Bipartisan Transportation Bill With Surprising Dig At Wall Street
The Senate passed a two-year, $109 billion bipartisan transportation bill in a 74-22 vote Wednesday, handing Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) significant bragging rights in...
Water Pipe Fix Could Cost U.S. $1 Trillion
Plugging the leaks in water pipes and building new ones to keep up with a growing population could cost the United States $1 trillion over...
