board Member a Source of Contention at Housing Authority Meetings
19 May 2012, 1:13 am
During a recent board meeting of the Lakeland Housing Authority, the usually unflappable chairman, Bruce Lyon, lost his cool, raising his voice and slamming his gavel to conclude a testy exchange with a fellow board member.

board honors Woods for service
19 May 2012, 12:15 am
Monday morning the Sapulpa Public Schools board of Education regretfully accepted the resignation of Member Dr. Shirley Woods.

HISD board narrowly upholds teacher's firing in cheating case
18 May 2012, 11:53 pm
HISD board narrowly upholds teacher's firing in cheating case Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 08:45 p.m., Friday, May 18, 2012 The Houston school board this week barely upheld Superintendent Terry Grier's recommendation to fire a teacher who, according to investigators ...

Chesapeake Energy Corporation Reduces board Compensation
18 May 2012, 3:01 pm
The board of Directors of Chesapeake Energy Corporation today announced that it has adopted a new compensation arrangement for outside directors that reduces compensation by approximately 20% and eliminates the use of fractionally owned aircraft for personal travel by outside directors.

Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility board meets
18 May 2012, 2:49 pm
Members of the board overseeing Delaware's Sustainable Energy Utility voted Friday to approve a new governance structure and a procurement policy, steps that should help improve accountability and transparency in the panel's work.

Montana labor board backs Legislature in dispute
18 May 2012, 9:25 am
A state board on Thursday backed the 2011 Montana Legislature's pay freeze for state employees, rebuffing a complaint from unions that the Republican-led move to spurn a deal negotiated with the governor violated fair labor practice standards.

Citizens board chair urges caution on higher rates
18 May 2012, 9:17 am
Citizens Property Insurance Corp. could face dire consequences if it fails to involve Florida lawmakers before deciding whether to approve a dramatic rate increase for new policyholders, the state-backed ...

The Conference board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Spain Declines
18 May 2012, 3:00 am
NEW YORK, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --The Conference board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Spain declined 0.9 percent in March to 104.3 (2004 = 100), following no change in February, and a 0.5 percent ...

The Conference board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Korea Declines
17 May 2012, 8:00 pm
NEW YORK, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Korea declined 1.5 percent in March to 121.5 (2004 = 100), following a 2.9 percent increase in February, and ...

SD board proposes smaller rise in livestock fee
15 May 2012, 3:03 pm
A state board agreed Tuesday to scale back its plan to raise the fee for brand inspections that are used to prevent the theft of cattle and horses in western South Dakota.The Brand board wants to increase ...