S&P Ratings Suits Consolidated in N.Y. Over State Objections (2)
McGraw Hill Financial Inc. (MHFI) and its Standard & Poor’s unit won a bid to move to federal court in New York lawsuits filed by 14 states and the District of Columbia accusing the companies of inflating mortgage-backed securities ratings.

Kansas regents bemoan higher education spending cuts
TOPEKA – Kansas higher education officials said Thursday that the Legislature’s proposed funding cuts to public colleges and universities will hamper their ability to meet the business community’s needs for highly-skilled workers and will ...

List of Improving Markets Trends Upward After Falling
For the June index, 29 new markets were added to the list, while 24 were dropped. New entrants include Salinas, California; Sioux City, Iowa; Topeka, Kansas; and Laredo, Texas. “As market conditions improve across most of the country ...

'Southern lady' was sixth-generation Floridian, devoted mom, gifted pianist
Doudney, 83, who grew up swimming in local lakes and playing in her father's orange groves, died June 1 after ... Her great-great-great grandfather John Lee settled in Hamilton County in 1828, said Douglas, who is writing a book based on the ...

6/8: Deaths in Central Florida
Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Apopka Chapel. JOANNA M. LAWRENCE, 27, Orlando, died Monday. Robert Bryant Funeral & Cremation Chapel, Orlando. WILLIAM EDWARD McDONALD III, 62, Orlando, died Thursday. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Winter ...

Learn About Pet Nutrition and Get Samples, Coupons and More
"We look forward to bringing the farmer's market experience to pets and their owners at local hotspots throughout Philadelphia," said Brian McCall, Director of Marketing at Hill's Pet Nutrition. "We're passionate about making perfectly balanced ...