How tense will Black Friday be?

The government is weighing in on the day-after-Thanksgiving shopping madness this year. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is recommending retailers have bullhorns, barricades and uniformed guards ready for the rush. Eyes are on retailers this year, following last...read more »

No auto insurance? Your excuses just got fewer

It's a pretty standard routine for a traffic stop: License, registration and proof of insurance, please. We published a story today about a renewed push to let low-income motorists know about a low-cost, liability-only auto insurance program. But why now? Give thanks to Thanksgiving for that. State insurance officials and California Highway Patrol officers say with more drivers hitting the road next week for the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, there's concern that more drivers will be out there without insurance.read more »

NSP participants starting to move into homes

The first homeowners under the federal government's Neighborhood Stabilization Program are starting to move in. They include Josh Morgan, who hopes to get the keys Friday to his newly remodeled three-bedroom, two-bath home in Visalia. Morgan, 22, is the...read more »

  • Sale date dictates sales tax aid

    Question: I plan to buy a new car (2010 model), which will be delivered in February. Will this qualify for deducting the sales tax? Or does the tax exemption only apply to buying new cars in 2009?

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