February 14th, 2012 
Administrator 
Have you had an opportunity to take a look at the President’s FY 2013 budget? Take a look at the breakdown of the President’s priorities for 2013 in each of the categories supported by our federal government here. Now that the President has submitted the budget to Congress, what happens next? The Center on Budget [...]
February 11th, 2012 Administrator 
Have you heard of THOMAS, an online database listing legislative information form the Library of Congress? THOMAS was launched in January of 1995, at the inception of the 104th Congress. The leadership of the 104th Congress directed the Library of Congress to make federal legislative information freely available to the public. Aside from access to [...]
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Tags: American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, Respect for Rights of Conscience Act of 2011, Stock Act, Stop Online Piracy Act, THOMAS 
No Comments » January 23rd, 2012 Administrator 
Could your community make good use of grant money meant for revitalization? Many communities across America would certainly put a grant to good use. This week the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it is making available $110 million in grants to transform public and assisted housing and to revitalize communities. The Notice of Funding [...]
January 23rd, 2012 Administrator 
Did you know that you can participate in an open session of “Office Hours” with President Obama’s key administrators? On Jan 24th President Obama delivers his fourth State of the Union address to the U.S. Congress, the Supreme Court and most importantly, our nation. Starting at 9 pm EST. Leading up to the address and [...]
Posted in Budget, Community, Congress, Economy, Education, Features, Legislature, President Obama, Supreme Court Tags: State of the Union Address No Comments » January 13th, 2012 Administrator 
What was the day all about exactly? Will Businesses Take Note? President Obama recently hosted the first Insourcing American Jobs Forum at the White House. Surrounded by business and civil leaders, the President proposed tax incentives for businesses that adapt the plan to bring jobs back to the US. President Obama talked about his hope for the [...]
January 1st, 2012 Administrator 
The year of 2011 proved to be an extraordinary season for the participants, petitioners and protestors who fanned freedom’s flames in the U.S. and abroad. From the fall of the last Pharaoh in Egypt, Khadafi in Libya, to the prancing Tea Party and the mobilization of its antithesis, the Occupy movement, the role of citizen [...]
Posted in Ask Anita, Budget, Community, Congress, Economy, Education, Elections, Employment, Energy, Features, The Anita Estell Show, Women No Comments » December 17th, 2011 Administrator 
Would the world be in better shape if more women were in charge? Recently, Gloria Steinem and Tiffany Dufu, President of the White House Project, sat down with Bloomberg News and discussed this idea. Their talk covered women, politics, and sex and they asserted the world would in fact be in a better condition if [...]
Posted in Community, Economy, Education, Elections, Employment, Energy, Features, Healthcare, Video, Women Tags: Gloria Steinem, If Woman Ran the World, Tiffany Dufu, White House Project No Comments » October 10th, 2011 Administrator 
Do you recall the Dream Act failing in the Senate last year? Well this week California took a stand for its citizens by passing A Dream Act of its own. AB 131 allows top students who are on the path to citizenship to apply for college financial aid. ”Going to college is a dream that promises intellectual [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Budget, Community, Congress, Economy, Education, Elections, Features, News, President Obama No Comments » September 25th, 2011 Administrator 
Interested in the economy and education, or tax reform and 2012 elections? These are key issues affecting the future of America. Leaders from both congress and the political spear were on television this week discussing topics of importance in growing our economy and moving our country forward. Below are excerpts from those discussions in case [...]
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