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NEWS ABOUT: fee increase

fee increase stories: 3 news summaries

 Cash-Strapped Cities 
 Get Creative With Fees 

Governments turning to extra charges to fill budget holes

Apr 11, 09 8:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cities across America are taking a page from the airlines and charging for things that used to be part of the service, the New York Times reports. "Accident response fees" charging at-fault drivers for the cost of cleaning up crash scenes are catching on, and Washington, DC is considering... More »

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parking ticket • municipal services • US cities • fee increase • fees • municipal government

Delta Doubles Charge
for Second Bag to $100

Passengers hit with major hike just 3 months after fee was launched

Jul 30, 08 3:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Delta Air Lines has doubled its fee to check a second bag to $100 on domestic roundtrip flights, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The airline, struggling with sky-high fuel prices, is also hiking fees for heavy baggage and items like surfboards that need special handling. Delta officials said they have no... More »

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airline industry • Delta Air Lines • luggage • airline • fee increase

Citizenship Delays Will Impact Election

Hundreds of thousands will miss chance to
vote due to backlog

Nov 22, 07 4:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Hundreds of thousands of immigrants who have applied for US citizenship will not have those applications processed in time to vote in the 2008 election. The Department of Homeland Security failed to fully prepare for a massive increase in applications filed to beat a widely publicized fee increase that took... More »

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citizenship • Citizenship and Immigration Services • Department of Homeland Security • fee increase • Emilio T. Gonzalez • Election 2008

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