SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California league lobbyists are gearing up for a new legislative session that already includes a bill to require a regulatory consolidation plan in line with the U.S. Department of Treasury's Blueprint.

LENEXA, Kan. -- Like other corporates, U.S. Central rode the crest of the Fed funds-Libor rate spread, posting a net income of $30 million for October 2008 and increasing year-to-date earnings to nearly $80 million.

AUSTIN, Texas -- The Texas Sunset Commission in a unanimous vote handed a new 12-year lease on life to the Texas Credit Union Department amid appeals that Washington might also heed the state action against severe tampering of regulatory restructure.

I am always amazed by the political leadership and media pundits that proliferate doom and gloom during economic contractions. Let's face facts