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Will September Mark Credit and Tax Relief for Small Businesses?
Did you know that small businesses with fewer than 50 employees accounted for more than 60 percent of the job losses in America? Did you know that back in June the House passed two bills that would tremendously help small businesses across the country meaning more jobs for American workers?
In [...]
Corporate Cash and Influence in Our Elections
How do you feel about the record amounts of cash that corporations are throwing into the 2010 elections?Are you interested in knowing what corporations are spending and where?
This year’s Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, gave corporations and private interest groups a green light to [...]
Anita Estell on the OMB and FY12
There is a lot of focus on Congress finishing its business and heading home for the midterm elections. While this issue consumes a bulk of the media attention, other developments deserve our attention also.
For those unfamiliar with the ways of Washington, this is the season that agencies and the [...]
Higher Education and the Economy
Would it surprise you to learn that the United States has fallen from 1st to 12th place internationally in the percentage of young adults with post-secondary degrees?
In an effort to reverse this trend and reclaim the number one spot, the Commission on Access, Admissions and Success in Higher Education, has [...]
Washington Post Perspective: Why Corporate Profits Have Returned, But Hiring American Workers Has Not
Are you like many across the US, who wonder when the economy will rebound in the form of jobs for Americans?
You may be surprised to learn what was highlighted in the recent Washington Post article, The new division of labor: adding profits, subtracting workers. In the article, Steven Pearlstein offers another [...]
Ask Anita: What Will Happen to Sponsored Legislation as a Result of Mid-Term Elections?
Dear Anita, I’m concerned about the legislation that has been sponsored by Congressmen and Congresswomen who are up for midterm re-election. What happens to this legislation should they not win re-election? I am sure that even though legislation may have been passed on to various committees for review, if the champion [...]
WOW – Gerrymandering
Have you heard more mentions of redistricting or gerrymandering?
With the mid-term elections a few short months away, many issues are at stake including the issue of redistricting. The redrawing of U.S. House district boundaries is required every 10 years. The Constitution mandates that U.S. House districts be adjusted every decade [...]
Ask Anita: How Can Congresspersons Seriously Use the Deficit as an Excuse to Vote Against Umemployment Insurance?
Dear Anita,
I’ve been very disheartened to watch the bitter partisan battle play out in Congress as November elections draw near. Most disheartening has been the fact that Congress has failed to pass the necessary legislation that will keep unemployment benefits flowing for millions of Americans who struggle to find work. The [...]
Today’s Unemployment Crisis by the Numbers
The Center for American Progress (CAP) recently published a co-branded memo from CAP and the National Employment Law Project that takes examines the unemployment crisis and its long term effects not only on our economy but the unemployed workers. Written by Heather Boushey, Christine Riordan, and Luke Reidenbach, the memo, entitled Today’s Unemployment Crisis, [...]
Grant Alert: FY10 Minority Community HIV/AIDS Partnership: Preventing Risky Behaviors Among Minority College Students
Are you a minority community HIV/AIDS partner looking for grant funding?
The Department of Health and Human Services recently announced the availability of $1,000,000 in
grant funding to qualified institutions. If this money sounds like a god-send, begin preparing your applications
today. The application deadline is August 2, 2010.
To qualify for funding, an applicant must:
• Be an [...]
