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A living wage for weatherizers
Mar 15, 2010 — The Boston Globe
The ultimate payoff will be lower energy bills for residents and reduced greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere. In setting the wages, the state and utilities should be careful. Too high and fewer homes will get weatherized. -
BRIEF: Second large-scale solar power array to be built in region
Mar 15, 2010 — Dayton Daily News
...be completed by summer. Combined with a larger 1.1 megawatt solar installation at the utility's Yankee substation in Washington Twp., the array will help DP&L meet the goals of the state's renewable energy legislation. "The installation at Mound supports the city of Miamisburg's efforts to develop the site as an energy park," said Teresa Marrinan, the utility's senior vice president, commercial operations. The Mound is a former Department of Energy site. Melink... -
China's yuan value hits U.S. economy, two experts say
Mar 15, 2010 — The Washington Times
Bergsten charged. China vehemently denies that it is a currency manipulator in violation of trading rules and that it engages in unfair trade practices. Bergsten described China's intervention in the currency market as "staggering and unprecedented," which Mr. Krugman estimated. According to Mr. -
Decisive week begins for health reform
Mar 15, 2010 — Washington Post
An alliance of groups supporting the health care plan, which works closely with the White House and Democratic leaders, had been spending far less and focusing on fewer districts. Bill Halter announced his race against moderate Democratic Sen. The shift follows a push from the Obama administration, which sees a political advantage in pushing legislation taking aim at Wall Street. -
Early races for Congress may give forecast for November
Mar 15, 2010 — Washington Post
Halter has attacked Lincoln for her moderation -- particularly on health care -- and his campaign has been financially fueled by a seven-figure infusion from four liberal interest groups. Overshadowed -- although it shouldn't be -- by the Paul-Grayson fight is the Democratic Senate primary, in which Lt. Daniel Mongiardo and state Attorney General Jack Conway are competing. -
EDITORIAL: Match words with action on Iran
Mar 15, 2010 — The Augusta Chronicle
America stands with you shoulder to shoulder facing these threats. The United States is determined to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. When you seek to be respected, you match your words with your actions. -
Education groups vary in response to White House plan
Mar 15, 2010 — USA Today
The law, which pushes school improvements mostly through annual testing in reading and math, is overdue for a reauthorization and Obama wants Congress to do it this year, with a handful of radical changes. -
Election years boost lawmaking
Mar 15, 2010 — USA Today
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, D-Conn., announced this month that he is moving forward with a bill intended to prevent another meltdown in the financial markets. A draft of that bill, Dodd said, will be unveiled this week. Education. John McCain, R-Ariz., said the ability of Congress to address other issues may depend on how Democrats proceed on health care. -
Exotic dancer uses labor law to sue D.C. club over wages
Mar 15, 2010 — Washington Post
Thompson is suing The House in U.S. District Court, alleging that the club pays dancers no wages but ought to under the law. If a dancer was late to the stage, Thompson said, the club charged a $10 penalty. When she threatened to sue the club's owner, Darrell Allen, he told her to "get in line," she said. -
Federal energy stimulus fund to fuel renewable energy in Rhode Island
Mar 15, 2010 — The Providence Journal
The owners also should be eligible for federal and state tax credits. About 96 applications were received by the January deadline for about $3.3 million of the fund. Another 120 applications were received by the March 1 deadline for the remaining $5 million, according to Kenneth Payne, administrator of the State Energy Office. -
Feinstein bill to preserve desert land gains traction in White House
Mar 15, 2010 — The Press-Enterprise
...by Feinstein's office. Feinstein has said she hopes to see the bill passed this year. The biggest component is the 941,000-acre Mojave Trails National Monument encompassing dry lakes, mountain ranges and other terrain on both sides of Interstate 40 south of Mojave National Preserve. It also would create the 134,000-acre Sand to Snow National Monument from the desert north of Palm Springs to San Gorgonio Peak. It would include Big Morongo and Whitewater canyons and nature... -
Group tallies deadly toll for uninsured
Mar 15, 2010 — The Columbus Dispatch
Doctors recommended removing them, but she couldn't afford the procedure. They owe several thousand dollars in medical bills from before her husband was covered by Medicare. Their monthly bills include rent, utilities and school loans. Bryant is hopeful that Congress will pass an overhaul bill. -
McDonnell shows some successes in first legislative sessions
Mar 15, 2010 — Washington Post
Anita KumarRICHMOND -- Virginia Gov. He concentrated his speeches and trips across the state on his top priorities during the campaign: jobs and the economy. The new governor worked round-the-clock to learn the budget process and had to make do with few dollars for new programs."What can you do? -
Metro aims to use travel training to help disabled passengers and save money
Mar 15, 2010 — Washington Post
This fiscal year, there have been about 320,000 Free Ride trips on Metrobus and Metrorail. The program is an expansion of the one-day individual and group travel-training orientations Metro has provided for years. The key to reducing MetroAccess costs is to make sure that only the people who really need it use it, said Christian T. Kent, assistant general manager for Metro's department of access service. -
New hope for Illinois' mentally ill nursing-home residents
Mar 15, 2010 — Chicago Tribune
A recent Tribune investigation detailed numerous reports of sexual assault, violence and drug abuse in some facilities where psychiatric patients got little treatment or supervision. Pat Quinn's Nursing Home Safety Task Force, formed in reaction to the Tribune's investigation. The state also will be eligible to receive federal Medicaid reimbursements for medications and health care that the former residents receive in a community-based setting. -
Obama stumps in Ohio for health-care reform
Mar 15, 2010 — The Columbus Dispatch
This proposal makes Medicare stronger, makes the coverage better, and makes its finances more secure. Louis areas. Today's visit to Ohio is Obama's second in less than two months. He visited Elyria in January to talk health care reform after GOP Sen. -
Obama to push 'No Child Left Behind' overhaul
Mar 15, 2010 — CNN
But critics have said the Bush administration never properly funded the effort and that states needed more flexibility in meeting those goals. We did it because of political pressure," Duncan said. The Department of Education has identified 11 states it said lowered math standards. -
Obama's 'unfriendly' push to help nation's schools Race to the Top
Mar 15, 2010 — The Seattle Times
Check out who's angry with him.The president infuriated teachers nationwide by endorsing a Rhode Island school board's recent firing of the entire staff at a poor-performing school. States face a steep challenge trying to push sizable reforms through nervous legislatures. The state House passed an education-reform bill that includes stronger-than-expected language on evaluating principals and teachers. -
Pro-Uribe Parties Dominate Colombia's Senate Vote
Mar 15, 2010 — New York Times
The vote count for the 166-seat lower house was running much slower than the Senate races and there were no early indications the party breakdown in that chamber. It was too early to say how the Uribe-allied parties would deal with PIN, the Party of National Integration. Former Uribe agriculture minister Felipe Arias held a slight lead of 43.5 percent to 42.3 percent in the Conservative Party's presidential primary over Noemi Sanin, a former foreign minister. -
Raising Arizona: Gabrielle Giffords and the race for the 8th district
Mar 15, 2010 — Washington Post
He adds that Paton's vote while in the state legislature for former Gov. Jim Kolbe (R) in 2006, Giffords cruised to a 54 percent primary victory (in a six-way race) and then benefited from a bit of luck in the general election when former state Rep. Randy Graf, who was about five ticks too conservative for the district, won a contested primary. -
Some miss George W. Bush, and they're not shy about it
Mar 15, 2010 — Fort Worth Star-Telegram
His favorability rating last month was 38 percent, according to a Fox News/Opinion Dynamics survey. An average of 500 of these items are sold each day. -
State firm on school quality
Mar 15, 2010 — The Boston Globe
...skills'' and lack rich academic content at each grade level.``The national standards are not nearly as good as Massachusetts','' Stotsky said. ``They are generic skills that can be applied to any grade level that you want. They don't give teachers any guidance about what makes a standard at Grade 8 any more difficult than at Grade 6.''Most states, except Alaska and Texas, initially signed on to help develop the standards. But some states known for high standards are now... -
Suit alleges excessive delays of health care
Mar 15, 2010 — The Blade
Bigelow is one of thousands of Ohioans who have been denied timely health-care benefits. Like Ms. Bigelow said she is unable to walk without a cane. She worries about one day needing a liver transplant. ABLE attorney Bob Cole said that Ms. -
Uribe Allies Win Colombia Congress Vote
Mar 15, 2010 — New York Times
Uribe's U Party and Conservative Party secured most seats in the Senate, according to partial tallies. Colombia's election race heated up in February when a court ruled Uribe could not run for a third term. But Sunday's vote went ahead with little violence, a sign of the success of Uribe's U.S.-financed campaign against Latin America's oldest insurgency. -
Lisa Kron's 'The Wake' revisits the 2000 presidential election and Sept. 11
Mar 14, 2010 — Los Angeles Times
Ellen finds herself attracted to a woman, Amy. She offers Ellen an emotional permeability she's never imagined. Has Obama's presidency refracted any of your ideas? -
A step down: Federal education standards
Mar 13, 2010 — The Boston Globe
In math, the standards end somewhere short of Algebra II. Ripple effects of the common core standards would be felt throughout public education in Massachusetts. Connecticut scrapped its former standards and assessments in favor of ones that look more like Massachusetts. Vermont and Kentucky also gave up on student portfolio assessments because they proved unwieldy, unreliable, and too expensive.It takes time to develop and implement quality standards.
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