Fiscal Magic

Itâs been a difficult couple of years for the Arizona Department of Veterans Services in which financial and facilities woes created problems in serving more than 600,000 veterans, the agencyâs director said.

TALLAHASSEE — Saying he simply didn’t have enough money to run a viable campaign, Lawton “Bud” Chiles abandoned his longshot independent bid for governor Wednesday and said he plans to endorse Democrat Alex Sink.

BRISTOL — Bike riders raised about $10,000 for the city’s homeless shelters on Sunday, said Phil Lysiak, executive director of the St. Vincent DePaul Mission of Bristol.

From the gas we put in our cars to the orange juice we drink at breakfast, it all starts with a something called a commodity — and that’s a good place to invest your money.

There’s an added incentive to prove which college or university has the best athletic program in America — $200,000 in graduate scholarship money. On Wednesday, the NCAA and corporate sponsor Capital One announced they were joining forces to create the Capital One Cup, which will be awarded to best all-around men’s and women’s Division I programs.

Money Management International releases infographic about how kids learn about and spend money

Study: Women are earning more money than their male peers — but only if they’re young, single and childless

LADY GaGa says she doesn’t “give a f**k about money”. The Poker Face hitmaker — who has splashed out a whopping $4m on the North American leg of her Monster Ball tour — insists she is not in the music industry to become rich.

The concept of money that each of us holds is usually something that’s been hardwired into our brain based on our parents’ attitudes to cash, investing, debt and wealth creation.

Despite the controversy that surrounds their paychecks, local law enforcement officers say protecting the community is about more than money. Efforts to unionize and budget debates at the county level, however, have forced the issue of pay into the…