May 17th, 2012 
Administrator 
Have you heard of STEM? Many young women around the US know STEM very well. In fact, recently the White House released a video, Girls In STEM, promoting its STEM initiative and the young women scientists and engineers who are involved. Most of those seen in the video wowed the President and the nation at [...]
May 10th, 2012 Administrator 
Remember the debt ceiling debate last summer? Yes, the one that was solved only after both parties agreed to automatic across-the-board cuts, known as “sequester” should a deal not be reached to cut $1.2 trillion from our federal deficit over the next 10 years? The programs on the block are defense and domestic programs that [...]
Posted in Budget, Community, Congress, Economy, Education, Employment, Features, Federal Aid, Healthcare, Legislature, News, President Obama, Women 
No Comments » April 27th, 2012 Administrator 
So what’s the problem? The disagreement is over how to pay for these continued lower rates. The New York Times released a great article last week that details the stance and background on the issue, including spotlighting the unsustainable increases in higher education tuition and room and board fees. An excerpt from the article follows [...]
Posted in Community, Congress, Economy, Education, Features, Legislature, President Obama No Comments » April 17th, 2012 Administrator 
Do you support the Buffett Rule? The Buffett Rule will continue to be talked about for weeks to come. Take a look at the videos below to learn more. Do you share President Obama’s and many of your neighbors opinion?
Posted in Budget, Community, Congress, Economy, Elections, Features, Legislature, President Obama, Video No Comments » April 8th, 2012 Administrator 
What do you think of the new JOB Act? Last Friday, President Obama signed into law the bipartisan supported Jumpstart Our Businesses (JOB) Act. The bill makes it easier for new businesses to raise capital funding. A few highlights of the bill can be found below: Allowing Small Businesses to Harness “Crowdfunding”: The Internet [...]
Posted in Community, Congress, Economy, Elections, Employment, Energy, Features, Legislature, News, President Obama, Women, World News No Comments » April 1st, 2012 Administrator 
Wondering what happens next? The Washington Post ran a great article recently detailing the next steps. While the Justices likely know the ruling already, the world will have to wait until this summer to hear the ruling. “It starts with a conference on Friday, where the justices— and only the justices —likely will discuss [...]
March 27th, 2012 Administrator 
Are you following the journey the Patient Protective Care Act has taken from Congressional passing to this week’s Supreme Court hearings? This week the Supreme Court began three days of oral arguments over President Obama’s health-care overhaul, pitting the Obama administration against 26 states that say Congress exceeded its authority by requiring Americans to obtain [...]
Posted in Community, Congress, Features, Healthcare, Legislature, President Obama, Supreme Court No Comments » March 26th, 2012 Administrator 
Have you heard of THOMAS, an online database listing legislative information form the Library of Congress? As you know, we periodically feature a list of the top ten THOMAS bills searched online. This week’s list finds some surprises. The list is compiled from the top ten legislative items searched on THOMAS, compiled on 3/24/2012 from [...]
Posted in Budget, Community, Congress, Economy, Education, Employment, Energy, Features, Legislature, President Obama, Supreme Court, Women No Comments » March 12th, 2012 Administrator 
Do you have an idea for an app that could help businesses grow and create jobs? A few days ago, the U.S. Department of Commerce kicked off a $10,000 contest for application developers to come up with new ways to use Commerce and other government data to support American businesses and better connect them with available [...]
February 23rd, 2012 Administrator 
Are you a small business owner? Have you had a chance to visit BusinessUSA? It’s official, BusinessUSA — a new online platform that will make it easier for businesses to access the services and information they need to help them grow, hire and export, is open for business. Launched with US business owners in mind, as [...]
Posted in Community, Economy, Employment, Features, President Obama 
Tags: businessUSA, entrepreneurs, federal support for businesses, SBA, Small Business No Comments »
