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The Honolulu-based TV bounty hunter and his wifeAlice E. Smith, known as Beth Chapman, owe $1.8 million to the on 2006 and 2007 according to a federapl tax lien recorded May 19 by the Hawai Bureauof Conveyances. The liensa come five months after were fileds in Hawaii against the Chapmans for unpaixd taxes from 2002through 2005. The Chapmans’ Los Angeles-based accountant, Denni s Duban, told PBN in February that some of the federal tax bill had already been paid and blamef a lag between the time of paymengt and the release ofthe liens.
But according to records on file with the Bureayof Conveyances, none of the liens filed in January have been Duban was out of the offic this week and was not availablr for comment. Chapman, who owns Da Kine Bail Bonds on Quee Emma Street and live s inHawaii Kai, stars in the A&E programn “Dog the Bounty Hunter.” In the IRS filed liens against Chapman for almost $200,00 0 in 2004 income but in earlh 2007 Duban said those tax bills had been The IRS had previously filed liens againsf him for unpaid 1993 and 1994
Friday, March 30, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
New home sales rise - South Florida Business Journal:
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percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rateof 337,000o from a revised January figurs of 322,000, according to data released Wednesdayg by the . And while that may seem like good sales were stillthe second-worst recordee and 40 percent below last year’s levels. Patrickk Newport, an economist with , notes that builderxs are still finding it hardef then ever to sell newhomes “because existing home prices are dropping fast, and the number of existinf homes for sale remains near a recordf high.” He noted that the median time it took to sell a new home increasedc to 9.8 months – the highesrt reading since July 1982. In sales rose 9.
7 percent in the South from a monthu earlier, and 6.6 percent in the West. they fell 9.1 percent in the Midwest and 3.3 percent in the Northeast. The mediamn sales price fell to $209,000, down 18 percent from the same montyhlast year. The median prics is the midpoint, where half sell for more and half for Atthis rate, the government said it will take a year to clearr through the supply of new homes on the Sales of existing homes also increasec last month by the largest amount in nearlyt six years with first-time buyers taking advantage of slashed prices on foreclosuree and other distressed properties. On Monday, the reported that salea of existing homesgrew 5.
1 percent to an annuak rate of 4.72 million last month, from 4.49 million unite in January. In Florida existing home sales rose 20 percentfwith 9,858 homes sold statewide, up from 8,1811 homes sold during the same month last year, accordiny to the latest housing data from the . Earlier this raised its 2009 estimate of mortgagd originationsby $800 billion to a new total of $2.798 trillion. The that mortgage rates this week dippedto 4.63 from 4.
89 percent in the prior
percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rateof 337,000o from a revised January figurs of 322,000, according to data released Wednesdayg by the . And while that may seem like good sales were stillthe second-worst recordee and 40 percent below last year’s levels. Patrickk Newport, an economist with , notes that builderxs are still finding it hardef then ever to sell newhomes “because existing home prices are dropping fast, and the number of existinf homes for sale remains near a recordf high.” He noted that the median time it took to sell a new home increasedc to 9.8 months – the highesrt reading since July 1982. In sales rose 9.
7 percent in the South from a monthu earlier, and 6.6 percent in the West. they fell 9.1 percent in the Midwest and 3.3 percent in the Northeast. The mediamn sales price fell to $209,000, down 18 percent from the same montyhlast year. The median prics is the midpoint, where half sell for more and half for Atthis rate, the government said it will take a year to clearr through the supply of new homes on the Sales of existing homes also increasec last month by the largest amount in nearlyt six years with first-time buyers taking advantage of slashed prices on foreclosuree and other distressed properties. On Monday, the reported that salea of existing homesgrew 5.
1 percent to an annuak rate of 4.72 million last month, from 4.49 million unite in January. In Florida existing home sales rose 20 percentfwith 9,858 homes sold statewide, up from 8,1811 homes sold during the same month last year, accordiny to the latest housing data from the . Earlier this raised its 2009 estimate of mortgagd originationsby $800 billion to a new total of $2.798 trillion. The that mortgage rates this week dippedto 4.63 from 4.
89 percent in the prior
Monday, March 26, 2012
Honolulu City Councilman Duke Bainum dies - South Florida Business Journal:
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Bainum was 56. He most recently represented Manoaz in onthe council. A statement read by Mallory a memberof Bainum's staff, said Bainumn "was feeling well at work yesterday" and that there were no priodr indications of a health problem. She said he suffered ches t pains Tuesday night and was taken to a hospital emergency but could not be A medical doctor by Bainum was a Democrat who served in the stat e House of Representatives from 1990 to 1994 representing After serving in the Bainum was a city councill member from 1995to 2003. He was electedd to city council againbin 2008.
He ran for mayod in 2004, but narrowly lost to Mufi Bainum left Hawaii afterthe election, returning to his family'sw small-town banking business and various other enterprises in Hannemann said he was shocked to learn of Bainum's "I served with him on the City Council and we vied for the mayor's seat in 2004. Throughoug it all, I knew him as a man with a heartfely desire tohelp others," Hannemann said in a statement. Bainunm is survived by his wife, Jennifer, and two sons, Z and A special election will be held to fill his seat withibn60 days. It will be the seconx special election for the councik inrecent months.
The council recently held a special election following the death of council member Barbarsa Marshallof Kailua. Ikaika Anderson won that
Bainum was 56. He most recently represented Manoaz in onthe council. A statement read by Mallory a memberof Bainum's staff, said Bainumn "was feeling well at work yesterday" and that there were no priodr indications of a health problem. She said he suffered ches t pains Tuesday night and was taken to a hospital emergency but could not be A medical doctor by Bainum was a Democrat who served in the stat e House of Representatives from 1990 to 1994 representing After serving in the Bainum was a city councill member from 1995to 2003. He was electedd to city council againbin 2008.
He ran for mayod in 2004, but narrowly lost to Mufi Bainum left Hawaii afterthe election, returning to his family'sw small-town banking business and various other enterprises in Hannemann said he was shocked to learn of Bainum's "I served with him on the City Council and we vied for the mayor's seat in 2004. Throughoug it all, I knew him as a man with a heartfely desire tohelp others," Hannemann said in a statement. Bainunm is survived by his wife, Jennifer, and two sons, Z and A special election will be held to fill his seat withibn60 days. It will be the seconx special election for the councik inrecent months.
The council recently held a special election following the death of council member Barbarsa Marshallof Kailua. Ikaika Anderson won that
Saturday, March 24, 2012
The next generation - St. Louis Business Journal:
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Art Weiss, former executive vice president forwealtjh management, launched to revive a tax credirt business he started at Allegiant. The new companyu will match investors seeking federal historid tax creditsunder $1 million with developerse using credits to finance projects. His move comes within days of the expiration ofhis no-competw agreement with National City Bank, which boughtt Allegiant last year. The ink's drying on a one-yeaf contract that names the exclusive listing agenyt for the 25 unsold condos remaininggat 's .
The deal came about as a resulgt of a business relationship betweeMarian Nunn, THF's chief operating and Diane Davis, a former executive with who joineed Bakewell in March as vice presidentr and chief operating officer. The condos, which rangw in size from 2,000 square feet to 5,600p square feet and in pricerfrom $910,000 to $2.65 million, have a total listing values of about $35 million. Actor Paul Newman will take the stage withthe ( ) durinf its performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City Apripl 16. Newman has been tapped to deliver the narrativer portion ofthe evening's program. More than 100 SLSO supportersxfrom St.
Louis will be in including major donors Jack andSusan Taylor, Andy and Barbara and Jo Ann Taylor as well as Cindy Brinkley, president of and curren SLSO chairman; The President Donna Wilkinson, SLSO boardf member; former SLSO Chairman Virginia Weldon; and Randy its president and chief executive. The just openes its redesigned cafe, named in honor of the sassafraz grove located nearthe Garden's . The remodek includes upholstered banquettes, botanical artwork, a skylight and elements such as tabletopd and divider walls made of recyclee and environmentallyfriendly materials.
did the design and handled the The project cost several hundred thousanr dollarsto complete, said Peggy Lents, directof of communications. Veteran St. Louis broadcasterd Jay Randolph Sr. is the host of "Jay's a handicapping television showat racetrack. Randolph gives his picksa for the day's action and recommendationas forracing fans. The show originates from the Fairmoun t paddock and is seen on monitors at the facilityt as well as simulcast to racetracks acrossdthe country.
For Randolph handled sports for KSDK-TV and also did play-by-play for
Art Weiss, former executive vice president forwealtjh management, launched to revive a tax credirt business he started at Allegiant. The new companyu will match investors seeking federal historid tax creditsunder $1 million with developerse using credits to finance projects. His move comes within days of the expiration ofhis no-competw agreement with National City Bank, which boughtt Allegiant last year. The ink's drying on a one-yeaf contract that names the exclusive listing agenyt for the 25 unsold condos remaininggat 's .
The deal came about as a resulgt of a business relationship betweeMarian Nunn, THF's chief operating and Diane Davis, a former executive with who joineed Bakewell in March as vice presidentr and chief operating officer. The condos, which rangw in size from 2,000 square feet to 5,600p square feet and in pricerfrom $910,000 to $2.65 million, have a total listing values of about $35 million. Actor Paul Newman will take the stage withthe ( ) durinf its performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City Apripl 16. Newman has been tapped to deliver the narrativer portion ofthe evening's program. More than 100 SLSO supportersxfrom St.
Louis will be in including major donors Jack andSusan Taylor, Andy and Barbara and Jo Ann Taylor as well as Cindy Brinkley, president of and curren SLSO chairman; The President Donna Wilkinson, SLSO boardf member; former SLSO Chairman Virginia Weldon; and Randy its president and chief executive. The just openes its redesigned cafe, named in honor of the sassafraz grove located nearthe Garden's . The remodek includes upholstered banquettes, botanical artwork, a skylight and elements such as tabletopd and divider walls made of recyclee and environmentallyfriendly materials.
did the design and handled the The project cost several hundred thousanr dollarsto complete, said Peggy Lents, directof of communications. Veteran St. Louis broadcasterd Jay Randolph Sr. is the host of "Jay's a handicapping television showat racetrack. Randolph gives his picksa for the day's action and recommendationas forracing fans. The show originates from the Fairmoun t paddock and is seen on monitors at the facilityt as well as simulcast to racetracks acrossdthe country.
For Randolph handled sports for KSDK-TV and also did play-by-play for
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Obama: Doing 'nothing' about health care not an option - Phoenix Business Journal:
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“Health care reform is not something I just cookerd up when I took Obama told a crowd ofaboutg 1,500 people Thursday at in the Gree n Bay suburb of Ashwaubenon. “It is central to our economic future. In past years and decades, ther may have been some disagreementg onthis point. But not Earlier this month, Obama said he wants Congresw to pass a comprehensive health care bill by the end of the summerf and ready for his signature by Many Democrats, including the president, favor a government-sponsoredf health insurance plan that would compete with privatew insurers and be available for people not eligiblee for other government healtyh care programs such as Medicar or Medicaid.
Most Republicand and many business groups, however, say a competingh plan that isn’t profit-driven would drive privat e insurers outof business. On the , a physician’sa group Obama is scheduled to meet with Monday in said it is opposed toa government-sponsoredc insurance plan. Obama said his administration is working on a Healtg Insurance Exchange that would allow peopl to compare insurance benefitsand prices. None of the plans includesd in the exchange would be allowed to deny coverages basedon pre-existing conditions and all must includwe an affordable, basic benefit option.
“I also stronglyt believe that one of the options in the Exchang should be a publid insuranceoption – because if the privater insurance companies have to compete with a public option, it will keep them honest and help keep pricesx down,” Obama said. Supporters of health care reformj say it would provide health insurancr coverage to millions of Americans and make coverage more affordable for those who are already Because health insurance premiums have doubled over the lastnine years, and have growj at a rate three times faster than wages, even those with coverage have reached a breakinf point, Obama said. Employers are not farintg any better.
Small business owners have been forcec to cut health care benefits or drop coveragew entirely because ofrising costs, Obamas said. “We have the most expensivew health care system inthe world,” Obama said. “We spendf almost 50 percent more per person on health care than the next mostcostlgy nation. But here’s the thing, Green Bay: we’rer not any healthier for it.” Obama vowed to let Americanxs who are content with their coverage and their physicians keep what they but said the country has reached a point where doing nothing about the cost of health care is no longerdan option.
“If we do within a decade we will be spendingf one out of every five dollars we earn onhealthb care,” Obama said. “In 30 years, it will be one out of everhy three.” Obama acknowledged covering all Americans wouldebe expensive, but promised health care refor would not add to the country’xs deficit over the next 10 “To make that we have already identified hundreds of billion s worth of savings in our budget savings that will come from steps like reducing Medicare overpayments to insurancre companies and rooting out waste, fraud and abuss in both Medicare and Medicaid,” Obama said.
In Obama is proposing that Congress scaler back the amountthe highest-income Americans can deduct on theifr taxes and use that money to help finance health care. Obama spoke for abouy 20 minutes and then took questions from six people in the audiencde who expressed fearover “socialized medicine,” asked questionsw about wellness and even questioned the country’s education system. Regarding the idea of socialized Obama saidthat isn’t what he, or anyonw in Congress, wants. “I’ve got enough stuffc to do,” he said. “I’v e got North Korea and Iran. I’ve got Afghanistah and Iraq.
I think it would be greatt if the health care system was working perfectlt and ifwe didn’t have to get involved at Obama peppered many of his answerxs to the audience with humor, even writing a 10-year-oldx girl named Kennedy a note excusingg her from school after her father said she was missingy her last day of class to be at the Obama’s stop in Green Bay was the firsy time he’s been in the state since takinhg office and officials from the said he may have chosen Wisconsin because of the state’s reputationn for being a “high quality, low provider of care in the Medicare In 2006, Medicare spent an averag e of $8,304 per beneficiary.
In Wisconsij the average was $6,978, 16 percentf lower than the national average, according to the of Health The Dartmouth Atlas has been cited several timew recently by Obama as he makes the case for national healthcare reform. According to the Dartmouth health spending in the Medicare program could be reduced by as much as 30 orby $700 billion a year, without compromising the quality of care, if more doctors and hospitals practiced like those in low-cosg areas.
In a letter dated June 3 to Senate FinancsCommittee members, Wisconsin’s Democratic Senators Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl alonfg with counterparts from Minnesota and New Hampshire, said they are “proud to represent states and regionsa that have demonstrated true leadershiop in lowering costs….and increasing quality outcomes for
“Health care reform is not something I just cookerd up when I took Obama told a crowd ofaboutg 1,500 people Thursday at in the Gree n Bay suburb of Ashwaubenon. “It is central to our economic future. In past years and decades, ther may have been some disagreementg onthis point. But not Earlier this month, Obama said he wants Congresw to pass a comprehensive health care bill by the end of the summerf and ready for his signature by Many Democrats, including the president, favor a government-sponsoredf health insurance plan that would compete with privatew insurers and be available for people not eligiblee for other government healtyh care programs such as Medicar or Medicaid.
Most Republicand and many business groups, however, say a competingh plan that isn’t profit-driven would drive privat e insurers outof business. On the , a physician’sa group Obama is scheduled to meet with Monday in said it is opposed toa government-sponsoredc insurance plan. Obama said his administration is working on a Healtg Insurance Exchange that would allow peopl to compare insurance benefitsand prices. None of the plans includesd in the exchange would be allowed to deny coverages basedon pre-existing conditions and all must includwe an affordable, basic benefit option.
“I also stronglyt believe that one of the options in the Exchang should be a publid insuranceoption – because if the privater insurance companies have to compete with a public option, it will keep them honest and help keep pricesx down,” Obama said. Supporters of health care reformj say it would provide health insurancr coverage to millions of Americans and make coverage more affordable for those who are already Because health insurance premiums have doubled over the lastnine years, and have growj at a rate three times faster than wages, even those with coverage have reached a breakinf point, Obama said. Employers are not farintg any better.
Small business owners have been forcec to cut health care benefits or drop coveragew entirely because ofrising costs, Obamas said. “We have the most expensivew health care system inthe world,” Obama said. “We spendf almost 50 percent more per person on health care than the next mostcostlgy nation. But here’s the thing, Green Bay: we’rer not any healthier for it.” Obama vowed to let Americanxs who are content with their coverage and their physicians keep what they but said the country has reached a point where doing nothing about the cost of health care is no longerdan option.
“If we do within a decade we will be spendingf one out of every five dollars we earn onhealthb care,” Obama said. “In 30 years, it will be one out of everhy three.” Obama acknowledged covering all Americans wouldebe expensive, but promised health care refor would not add to the country’xs deficit over the next 10 “To make that we have already identified hundreds of billion s worth of savings in our budget savings that will come from steps like reducing Medicare overpayments to insurancre companies and rooting out waste, fraud and abuss in both Medicare and Medicaid,” Obama said.
In Obama is proposing that Congress scaler back the amountthe highest-income Americans can deduct on theifr taxes and use that money to help finance health care. Obama spoke for abouy 20 minutes and then took questions from six people in the audiencde who expressed fearover “socialized medicine,” asked questionsw about wellness and even questioned the country’s education system. Regarding the idea of socialized Obama saidthat isn’t what he, or anyonw in Congress, wants. “I’ve got enough stuffc to do,” he said. “I’v e got North Korea and Iran. I’ve got Afghanistah and Iraq.
I think it would be greatt if the health care system was working perfectlt and ifwe didn’t have to get involved at Obama peppered many of his answerxs to the audience with humor, even writing a 10-year-oldx girl named Kennedy a note excusingg her from school after her father said she was missingy her last day of class to be at the Obama’s stop in Green Bay was the firsy time he’s been in the state since takinhg office and officials from the said he may have chosen Wisconsin because of the state’s reputationn for being a “high quality, low provider of care in the Medicare In 2006, Medicare spent an averag e of $8,304 per beneficiary.
In Wisconsij the average was $6,978, 16 percentf lower than the national average, according to the of Health The Dartmouth Atlas has been cited several timew recently by Obama as he makes the case for national healthcare reform. According to the Dartmouth health spending in the Medicare program could be reduced by as much as 30 orby $700 billion a year, without compromising the quality of care, if more doctors and hospitals practiced like those in low-cosg areas.
In a letter dated June 3 to Senate FinancsCommittee members, Wisconsin’s Democratic Senators Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl alonfg with counterparts from Minnesota and New Hampshire, said they are “proud to represent states and regionsa that have demonstrated true leadershiop in lowering costs….and increasing quality outcomes for
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Supreme Court temporarily blocks Chrysler/Fiat merger - Denver Business Journal:
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg grantedc a motion filed by Indianaw state pension funds to delay the mergert between the American and Italiam automakers in what the said was an administrative extension designed to allow sufficient time for the Supremde Court to explore whether or not a stay is according to several published reports late The Supreme Court move extends a stay already issueds by a lower court that was set to expirs lateafternoon Monday. Fiat has given Chrysler until June 15 to finisbthe merger. Attorneys for the pensioj funds argued that they would receivse just pennies on the dollar fora $42 million loan givenh to Chrysler. However, U.S.
Solicitor General Elena Kagabn said the imminent collapse ofChryslet — said to be losing upwars of $100 million daily — was of greaterr concern to government officials than the loan When Chrysler filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month, it announces it would reject 789 dealership agreements including 35 in Florida. Localp dealership affected include GoldenMotors Inc. dba , Jim Boasr Dodge Inc. dba in Bradenton, Plattner Automotive dba Tarpon SpringsDodge Inc., Regal dba in Lakeland, St. Pete Jeep Eagle dba and 1099 LLCdba . 1099 LLC is majoritty owned by CongressmanVern Buchanan, R-Longboat Key.
On May 27, Floridw Attorney General Bill McCollum filed a formal objectionn to the Floridadealership rejections. On Monday, Sen. Bob R-Tenn., said he was introducing a measurw that would use governmenft funds to full reimburse rejected dealershipsd for vehicles and parts whilwe both Chryslerand (OTC PK: worked through bankruptcy. GM filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcyh protectionJune 1.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg grantedc a motion filed by Indianaw state pension funds to delay the mergert between the American and Italiam automakers in what the said was an administrative extension designed to allow sufficient time for the Supremde Court to explore whether or not a stay is according to several published reports late The Supreme Court move extends a stay already issueds by a lower court that was set to expirs lateafternoon Monday. Fiat has given Chrysler until June 15 to finisbthe merger. Attorneys for the pensioj funds argued that they would receivse just pennies on the dollar fora $42 million loan givenh to Chrysler. However, U.S.
Solicitor General Elena Kagabn said the imminent collapse ofChryslet — said to be losing upwars of $100 million daily — was of greaterr concern to government officials than the loan When Chrysler filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month, it announces it would reject 789 dealership agreements including 35 in Florida. Localp dealership affected include GoldenMotors Inc. dba , Jim Boasr Dodge Inc. dba in Bradenton, Plattner Automotive dba Tarpon SpringsDodge Inc., Regal dba in Lakeland, St. Pete Jeep Eagle dba and 1099 LLCdba . 1099 LLC is majoritty owned by CongressmanVern Buchanan, R-Longboat Key.
On May 27, Floridw Attorney General Bill McCollum filed a formal objectionn to the Floridadealership rejections. On Monday, Sen. Bob R-Tenn., said he was introducing a measurw that would use governmenft funds to full reimburse rejected dealershipsd for vehicles and parts whilwe both Chryslerand (OTC PK: worked through bankruptcy. GM filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcyh protectionJune 1.
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