Toyota recalls draw Capitol scrutiny of safety agency
Congress hearings probe NHTSA oversight as Toyota recalls exceed 8 million vehicles worldwide. Safety advocates criticize a cozy stance with automakers while lawmakers discuss reforms, stronger penalties, brake override mandates, and possible increased funding to boost engineering capacity.
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Toyota
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Auto Safety Agency
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NHTSA
Cle
Joan Claybrook
Jimmy Carter
House Energy and Commerce Committee
David Strickland
David McCurdy
McCurdy
Jay Rockefeller
D-W.va
Senate
LaHood
United States
Barack Obama
Census targets tech savvy Hispanic youth in LA area
The census campaign aims at teens and young adults with a Web enabled raffle for tickets to a secret Los Angeles concert. Alejandro Fernandez plans to share the census app with friends and parents. Voto Latino aired a drama with Wilmer Valderrama about illegal residence to reach the community, while MALDEF and USC experts call for trust, confidentiality, and simple participation.
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Los Angeles
Alejandro Fernandez
Voto Latino
Dawson
Wilmer Valderrama
United States
Maldef
Thomas A. Saenz
GCCC approves renovations funds and notes student progress
The Garden City Community College board accepted bids for the Academic Building renovation at 79,670 dollars as part of a 796,323 dollar package funded by federal stimulus. Construction by Dick Construction is to run summer to August 18 with interior upgrades and casework by Kansas Contract Design, while a separate report shows mixed gains and challenges in essential skills courses, including English and math pass rates around 43.9 to 60 percent for fall 2009, and plans for enhanced developmental math and a summer boot camp.
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Garden City
Mary Jo Williams
Dick Construction
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Kansas
Wichita
Ballantyne
Terri Worf
GCCC
Kevin Brungardt
Kansans face discouraging jobless rate and tax changes
Governor Parkinson labeled the jobless rate discouraging as Gray County reports 2.5 percent unemployment and Linn County 13.1 percent while layoffs slow but hiring remains uncertain. State economist Tenbrink notes stabilizing trends. January initial claims reach 33,075. The House sent Parkinson a bill to fix a shortfall in the unemployment trust fund, rewiring tax increases tied to benefits funding.
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Kansas
Linn County
Missouri
Tyler Tenbrink
House
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Tax preparer Lares sued over false returns and mortgage fraud
Louis based attorney tied to the IRS suit, with Lares denying wrongdoing. The complaint charges Dinero Rapido Tax Services and Lares with filing false dependents and head of household statuses for 2007 and 2008, creating over 115000 dollars in extra tax. The suit details alleged mortgage fraud tied to 2005 2006 returns and notes Romo’s disappearance after leaving the business.
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Dinero Rapido Tax Services
IRS
Lares
Maricela Lares
Income Tax
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Dinero Rapido
Fast Money
U.S
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Romo
Garden City
Holcomb
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University of Southern California
Tomas Rivera
Finney County
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Habla Espanol
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