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Report calls out wealthy towns looking to exclude low-income residents  TRENTON, N.J. -- A new report by affordable housing advocates found that 34 New Jersey towns fighting the state's recently revised quotas are mostly wealthy suburban enclaves seeking to exclude lower-income residents.

Marshall Loeb's Daily Money Tip: Three alternatives to Cobra insurance coverage  If you’ve recently lost your job, or are soon to be unemployed, you’re going to want to know what your health insurance options are. One option you may qualify for is Cobra, the federal law that allows you to temporarily continue your employer-sponsored health plan, usually in the event of some form of layoff.

Foreclosures ensnare low-income renters  Tenants subsidized by federal Section 8 funds are finding themselves out of a home when the landlord defaults. Ruth Cordoba has never owned a home, but she is feeling the effects of the mortgage meltdown acutely.

Health care insurance changes worrisome to many in Connecticut   Middletown - Parents in low-income families here have already received the letters: Polite two-page notices warning that changes to the state's HUSKY health plan

Three Alternatives To Cobra Insurance Coverage  Three Alternatives To Cobra Insurance Coverage

Suncorp-Metway's Profit Falls on Insurance Decline (Update1)  Aug. 26 -- Suncorp-Metway Ltd. , Australia's third-largest general insurer, said full-year profit fell 48 percent on a decline in earnings at its insurance and wealth management businesses.

SAN MARCOS: Board to advance retiree health benefits financing plan  SAN MARCOS ---- The San Marcos Unified School District is moving forward with a plan to invest money from bonds it plans to sell in January so it can use the interest to pay off both the bond and future retiree health insurance bills. Assistant Super

Average Income Rises Above Level in 2000  Americans enjoyed higher average income in 2006 for the first time since 2000, when the last economic expansion ended, the latest tax data show.

Thousands of CA Children Could Lose Heath Insurance  SACRAMENTO -- California's promising strides toward extending medical coverage to all its children, a longtime goal of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and one advocates believed was in reach by decade's end, has stalled -- and thousands of kids are in danger of losing insurance.

Open enrollment begins: GovGuam employees face higher insurance payments  Over the next several weeks, about 10,000 government of Guam employees and retirees will decide whether they can afford to pay for another year of generally higher health insurance rates.

New Low-Income Housing Program Has Issues  The Joint Council for Economic Opportunity's new low-income housing program has had some issues with guidelines that could leave hopeful families without a home.

Health care solutions can come with own ailments  Two years ago, the good people in my native Massachusetts came up with a solution to the health insurance crunch. Every adult in the commonwealth must have health insurance — or face legal penalties. Residents now can choose from a panoply of new, cheap policies — some as low as $250 a month.