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Council looking at ways to reduce EMS costs Cleveland City Council, at the Tuesday, March 23, meeting, heard two proposals regarding the city’s emergency medical service. Read more on Cleveland Advocate

Obama signs law finalizing health care, loan redo Finalizing two major pieces of his agenda, President Barack Obama on Tuesday sealed his health care overhaul and made the government the primary lender to students by cutting banks out of the process. Read more on AP via Yahoo! Finance

Unemployment benefits ending..job competition increasing The status of people who have been on Unemployment Insurance for more than 26 weeks but less than 99 can vary depending on several factors. Read more on CNYCentral.com

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-26 01:37 UPDATE 1-Creditors to sell $3.7bln Samsung Life shares-source SEOUL, March 26 (Reuters) – Samsung Group and creditors of its failed auto unit have agreed to sell most of the creditors’ holdings in Samsung Life in its May IPO, a source said, ahead of the country’s biggest share float now estimated [...]

Human remains found in sunken car WEST BROWARD, Fla. (WSVN) — Police have made a grim discovery along Alligator Alley after pulling a car from a canal and finding the remains of at least one body. Read more on 7 News Miami

Obama to Sign Fix for Health-Care Measure, Student Loan Program March 30 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama today signs the last piece of legislation to enact the U.S. health-care overhaul that includes changes designed to make college more affordable. Read more on Bloomberg

Axis Bank eyeing less than five pc stake in Max New York Life Axis Bank eyeing less than five pc stake in Max New York LifeAxis Bank eyeing less than five pc stake in Max New York Life Read more on The Economic Times

CLHIA report aimed at improving access to workplace retirement plans The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association (CLHIA) is recommending changes to dramatically boost participation in workplace retirement savings plans. Read more on Investment Executive

How the health legislation will affect consumers The Los Angeles Times explores some key questions: Will insurers continue to raise premiums; when will the Medicare “doughnut hole” close; and, “how do I sign up for my new insurance?” In answer to the last one, the Times writes, “Although there are some provisions that take effect [...]

Budget crisis leads session BATON ROUGE — The state’s budget problems far outweigh any other issues that will come up in the legislative session that starts Monday, lawmakers and other government officials say, but solving them won’t be easy. Read more on Opelousas Daily World