September 25th, 2011 
Administrator 
Have you heard the pundits assessment on President’s Obama’s fiery speech to the Congressional Black Caucus on September 24th? President Barack Obama says the best way to put Americans back to work is by passing the jobs bill he sent to Congress two weeks ago. Obama spoke Saturday night at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s [...]
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No Comments » September 19th, 2011 Administrator 
What’s in the American Jobs Act? Will it actually create jobs for those struggling across America? The bickering over the American Jobs Act has begun, but while bickering has always been the norm in Washington, will unemployment continue to be the norm across America? In reading the bill, several key points jumped out at us. If [...]
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Tags: anita estell blog, Capitol Hill, Congress, economic recovery, Economy, House of Representatives, Politics, President Obama, The Peoples Place, www.anitaestellblog.com No Comments » September 18th, 2011 Administrator 
Just want the facts? So do most Americans. As the campaign trail heats up in Washington, so do the facts and let’s just say, “no-so-facts”. Recently PolitiFact put statements made by leaders in Washington regarding jobs and wages through the fact-o-meter. What they found may or may not surprise you. Take a look at a [...]
September 8th, 2011 Administrator 
This past Sunday, politicians, historians, authors and pundits convened around a Meet the Press roundtable to discuss our nation’s most troubling issue – jobs. More specifically, what needs to be done to stimulate the creation of jobs on American soil. It was an interesting discuss as Thomas Friedman, author of the new book “That Used [...]
Posted in Budget, Community, Congress, Economy, Elections, Employment, Features, Legislature, News, President Obama, Video No Comments » September 7th, 2011 Administrator 
Last week Anita wrote about the need for a Continuing Resolution to keep our government funded past the end of this year’s fiscal calendar which ends on September 30, 2011. “The Fiscal Year for 2012 begins on October 1. However, Congress has not passed any of the spending bills needed to keep the federal government [...]
Posted in Budget, Congress, Economy, Features, Legislative Calendar, Legislature, News, President Obama, WoW No Comments » September 2nd, 2011 Administrator 
Congress returns the day after Labor Day, September 6th. There will be a singular focus on money issues. For instance, the 2011 Fiscal Year ends on September 30, 2011. The Fiscal Year for 2012 begins on October 1. However, Congress has not passed any of the spending bills needed to keep the federal government operational. [...]
Posted in Ask Anita, Budget, Community, Congress, Economy, Elections, Employment, Features, Federal Aid, Legislature, News, President Obama, Women, World News Tags: Anita Estell, Capitol Hill, Congress, Continuing Resolution, Economy, Federal Debt, federal spending, government funding, Politics, President Obama, Shared responsibility, Super Committee, The Peoples Place, www.anitaestellblog.com No Comments » August 17th, 2011 Administrator 
Recently, Polsinelli Shugart published an analysis memo of the Debt Deal reached by the federal government in August. The memo describes the immediate cuts, the expected cuts to come, anticipated impact on discretionary programs, and provides a timeline and guide through the labyrinth of mandated deal implementation. Take a look. And as always, let us [...]
July 21st, 2011 Administrator 
My two cents: The fact that we are bumping up to an August 2nd deadline on the debt limit really does not make any sense when you think about it. It’s not like leaders in Washington did not know we were going to hit the debt ceiling. It seems to me that political posturing by both parties provide [...]
Posted in Ask Anita, Budget, Community, Congress, Economy, Elections, Features, Legislature, News No Comments » July 21st, 2011 Administrator 
Is the Gang of Six Plan better for any other reason than it is a bipartisan effort? You be the judge of that. Your perspective will largely come from what we are sure is a personal standing regarding some of the major cuts that will take place if this plan is implemented. The following outline [...]
Posted in Budget, Congress, Economy, Features, Legislature, News, Under New Leadership No Comments » July 19th, 2011 Administrator 
Have you heard that President Obama has been accused of class warfare? There has been a lot of rhetoric spread around related to our country’s economy and the debt ceiling, but unfortunately not many facts. Former President Bill Clinton rejects the idea of class warfare, whatever that is. Instead he elects to state the facts. [...]
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