New Florida law speeds up foreclosure process

June 9, 2013 

New Florida law speeds up foreclosure process

In the week before Florida Gov. Rick Scott's deadline to sign a bill that would speed up the state's residential mortgage foreclosure process, bank employees flooded his inbox with a form letter urging his approval.

 Ohio Governor trying again on fracking tax

June 9, 2013 

Ohio Governor trying again on fracking tax

Ohio Governor John Kasich is trying to revive a twice-killed new severance tax on shale drilling by offering to send some of the proceeds back to 33 counties in Ohio's Appalachian region.