Sep 9th, 2009 · All the world's a stage, and the folks at the Foundry Theatre want to drive people around it. Their newest theater piece takes place on a charter bus winding its way through the South Bronx. The performance is part tour, part narrative, but the star is the Bronx itself.
Jul 27th, 2009 · A South Florida hospital that quietly chartered a plane and sent a seriously brain injured illegal immigrant back to Guatemala over the objections of his family and legal guardian did not act unreasonably, a jury found Monday.
Jun 29th, 2009 · The Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision ruled that states can enforce their own laws against nationally chartered banks, and pushed a campaign finance case regarding a documentary about Hillary Clinton to the fall.
Jun 16th, 2009 · There are more than 4,000 charter schools across the country, with more than 1.4 million students enrolled. But some wonder if the increasingly popular model is just an isolated example of innovation and experimentation, or if charter schools have the power to fundamentally change the nation's education system.
May 16th, 2009 · Two of Saturday's Preakness favorites arrived in Baltimore this week in a tricked-out Boeing 727. Rachel Alexandra and Pioneerof the Nile flew in on a charter run by Tex Sutton Forwarding Co., which bills itself as "world class equine air travel."
Apr 28th, 2009 · With the nation in the midst of a mortgage foreclosure crisis, the Supreme Court Tuesday takes up a case testing whether federal law shields federally chartered banks from state regulation. The court will decide whether state regulators may investigate discriminatory lending practices at national banks that have branches in their states.
Apr 14th, 2009 · Even before President Obama loosened travel and remittance restrictions for Cuban-Americans, charter companies had been busy with an increase in reservations. Although important leaders in the community oppose any loosening of restrictions, polls show a majority of Cuban-Americans welcome this move and other overtures to the Castro regime.
Mar 10th, 2009 · Obama has embraced a new approach to education that would reward good teachers, remove limits on charter schools and lengthen both the school day and the school year. The move is likely to generate criticism from the teacher union.