School budget rises 30%
The school district simply needs more classroom space, and officials are proposing spending more than half their annual budget this year to get it.
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'Tis the season for welcoming, cozy dark colors Ask an interior designer about rich, dark colors and they're likely to bubble over with praise: "Dark colors are my favorite for my own home and for clients," designer Brian
EXCLUSIVE: Paulson 'Optimistic' About Mortgage Plan to Help Subprime Borrowers (ABC News) Paulson says plan to address increasingly complex mortgage mess. read more...
Gov't unveils mortgage disclosure rules (AP via Yahoo! News) Prospective home buyers would get a simpler way to understand often-confusing mortgage terms under new rules issued Wednesday by the federal government.read more...
Arundel Many people are looking for ways to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, but are not sure what is needed, or how best to contribute to the various organizations now
FBI to Focus On Area Mortgage Loan Fraud (Washington Post) The FBI today will launch a mortgage fraud task force in its Washington field office, joining a widening net of state and local investigators digging into the market crisis.read more...
Nonresidential building up as housing hits brakes: AG "A surge in nonresidential construction spending in April nearly offset a slowdown in single-family home building and improvements," said Ken Simonson, chief economist of the Associated General Contractors, in ...read