2007 Laws Address All From Furry Friends to Wages

January 2, 2007

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Tuesday, January 2, 2007, Volume 6, Issue 1

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FEATURES
2007 Laws Address All From Furry Friends to Wages
Coast Guard Broaches State Boat Licenses
USDA to Award $385 Million for Schools, Roads

NEWS
Local Currency Brings Business to Community
California Funds Clean Air Technologies
Dallas County Kiosks Streamline On-Site Payments for Citizens
News of the Weird

FREE WEBCAST

Life Cycle Costing -- What does it really cost?

Thursday, January 11, 2007 @ 2 p.m. EST

In today's highly competitive environment, it is becoming harder and harder to determine the best value for your money with so many choices available. This webcast is designed to present a method to public procurement that will ensure that the most responsible choices are being made. With the assistance of Dr. Buchko, we hope to explain in the most basic terms the methodology behind Life Cycle Costing (LCC). Dr. Buchko is a professor at Bradley University, as well as a strong proponent of the process involved in establishing the total overall cost when making purchasing decisions. His knowledge and background enable him to provide great insight at the simplest level on how to apply LCC to your procurement decisions.

This webcast is open to anyone who is interested in understanding total cost purchasing. We strongly recommend in particular those individuals who are involved in a procurement position or who may have influence on the purchasing decisions made by a governmental agency. Whether those agencies are municipalities, counties, or state run groups we believe that this message will have a positive impact on the future purchasing practices for all who participate.

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FEATURES
2007 Laws Address All From Furry Friends to Wages
After the ball dropped in Times Square, California public colleges were no longer able to censor their student journalists, Missouri ended all limits on campaign contributions, and Ohio pet owners were given the right to set up trust funds for their furry and feathered friends.

Coast Guard Broaches State Boat Licenses
State governments will issue licenses to America’s 77 million recreational boaters if the nation’s top maritime law enforcer gets his way.

USDA to Award $385 Million for Schools, Roads
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced that more than $385 million in Forest Service revenue will be distributed to 41 states and Puerto Rico for improvements to public schools, roads, and stewardship projects.

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NEWS
Local Currency Brings Business to Community
Just ten weeks after BerkShares made their debut on the streets and in the cash registers of southern Berkshire County, MA, trade in this model local currency has been brisk. BerkShares, Inc., the organization sponsoring the project, estimates that 333,000 BerkShares have already been purchased from the four participating banks. Much of that has already gone into the hands of the 188 participating local merchants and service providers, who, in turn, have spent the currency at other participating local businesses.

California Funds Clean Air Technologies
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has selected 12 new proposals to receive this year’s Innovative Clean Air Technology (ICAT) awards. The $2.6 million, the largest yearly amount ever dispersed through ICAT, will help transition these projects from theory to working models that will illustrate their commercial potential.

Dallas County Kiosks Streamline On-Site Payments for Citizens
To allow on-site payments of county-related fees, Dallas County (TX) is pilot testing a program to install kiosks in county buildings. The program will include merchant services provided by eTelcharge.com to allow traditional and alternative payment options for citizens.

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