Tag: Government programs
UK's new Treasury chief says previous government 'covered up' financial turmoil ahead of election
LONDON -- LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new Treasury chief is alleging that the previous government covered up the dire state of the nation’s...
UK is 'broke and broken,' new government says as it prepares to tackle shortfall in public finances
LONDON -- Britain’s new left-leaning government said Sunday that the nation is “broke and broken,” blaming the situation on its predecessors ahead of...
North Carolina regulators says nonprofit run by lieutenant governor's wife owes the state $132K
RALEIGH. N.C. -- North Carolina state regulators now declare a nonprofit run by wife of North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson must repay...
G20 finance ministers discuss a global tax on the super-rich
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Finance ministers from leading rich and developing nations gathered in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday for a two-day meeting...
Venezuelans turn to odd jobs and gambling to stretch meager wages they hope will grow after election
MATURIN, Venezuela -- A municipal market in eastern Venezuela is teeming with weekend customers hoping to score a deal among the stalls of...
Billion-dollar Mitsubishi chemical plant economically questionable, energy group says
NEW ORLEANS -- A $1.3 billion chemical production facility to be built in Louisiana by Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi is economically questionable and unnecessarily...