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 Gas Taxes Pay for Only a Fraction of Road Spending

January 21, 2013 

Gas Taxes Pay for Only a Fraction of Road Spending

Despite being dedicated to fund transportation projects, revenue from gas taxes and tolls pays for only about a third of state and local spending on roads, according to a new analysis (http://taxfoundation.org/article/gasoline-taxes-and-tolls-pay-only-third-state-local-road-spending) by the Tax Foundation. Wyoming and Alaska come last in transportation funding derived from gas taxes and tolls, while Delaware and Florida rank…

 Bay Area adds more than 91,000 jobs in 2012, best increase in a decade

January 18, 2013 

Bay Area adds more than 91,000 jobs in 2012, best increase in a decade

The Bay Area economy in 2012 powered to its strongest job performance since the dot-com boom, a clear indication that the region has banished the most recent recession, state labor officials reported Friday. For all of 2012, the Bay Area added 91,400 jobs, according to seasonally adjusted figures released Friday by the state’s Employment Development...…

 Social Security payouts are going digital on March 1

January 18, 2013 

Social Security payouts are going digital on March 1

Ready or not, millions of U.S. seniors are being pushed into the age of digital banking. Starting March 1, in a cost-cutting move by the U.S. Treasury, most Social Security checks will no longer arrive by mail.