Money Anecdote

The Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau handed out money to help a lot of programs continue.

The US space shuttle fleet can continue flying beyond NASA’s September 30 deadline if the money is made available to keep it going, a US space agency official told reporters Tuesday.

GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala is a step closer to extraditing former President Alfonso Portillo to the United States to face money laundering charges.

EPHRATA — An unexpected drop in revenue has forced Grant County to borrow money from other funds to keep operating. The county’s current expense fund is out of money after receiving $2 million less revenue than it expected at the end of 2009, Treasurer Darryl Pheasant said.

The state trust fund that pays for jobless benefits is expected to run dry this week, forcing Arizona to borrow money from the federal government until unemployment subsides.

Pretrial hearings in the murder trial of Muzzammil Hassan were more about money than guilt or innocence.

March 9 — The Regional Bond Dealers Association asked the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and Federal Reserve to end reporting of so-called agency debt trades until bank-affiliated brokers also must comply, saying some are seeking to avoid disclosures.

The Washington Post takes some Senate bait for its page-one story about the long-term unemployed, and the result, is, well, a little fishy. The premise for this one is a few comments Sen.

Montgomery County, Md., leaders want to use taxpayer dollars to make equity investments in local companies, but some residents say they don’t want officials making “risky” business decisions with their money.

NASA’s space shuttle manager says it wouldn’t be hard to add more shuttle flights.