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Brown unveils education reform plan
Jul 29, 2010 — Los Angeles Times
Some of the proposals, such as changing the way schools are funded, would take years. Such proposals are anathema to teachers' unions, which have lined up behind Brown. On Wednesday, the powerful California Teachers Assn. joined a coalition of unions that is advertising on Brown's behalf against Republican nominee Meg Whitman. -
Chuck Purgason left out of national Tea Party surge
Jul 29, 2010 — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Tea Party upstarts knocked out party regulars in Utah and Kentucky. Christopher "Kit" Bond, the dean of Missouri Republican politics. They're opposed to President Barack Obama's health care policies. -
Comic Book Heroes Drawn From Real Life
Jul 29, 2010 — New York Times
They are each the subject of a biographical comic book from Bluewater Productions. A Michelle Obama comic book from the new series sold around 65,000 copies, Mr. Putting out the comic biographies allowed Mr. -
DISASTER IN THE GULF
Jul 29, 2010 — Houston Chronicle
...fossil fuel foes. No mandate for critics Democratic lawmakers dropped plans for a comprehensive energy bill last week that would have put a price on greenhouse gases emitted by oil and other fossil fuels -- an effort some thought might get a boost from around-the-clock images of oiled birds and angry coastal residents. And the latest versions of the energy bill presented by the Senate didn't include a national renewable energy mandate that fossil fuel opponents had hoped... -
EDITORIAL
Jul 29, 2010 — Boston Herald
From this point forward the state will have to turn over its best-in-the-nation standards to what amounts to groupthink. We may score in this round of the competition. -
Editorial: Energy Subsidies -- Good and Bad
Jul 29, 2010 — New York Times
While it renews those subsidies, Congress should end tax breaks for corn ethanol, which can stand on its own and is of dubious environmental benefit. Refineries that blend the ethanol with gasoline now get a 45 cent tax break for every gallon they produce. Corn ethanol can actually increase greenhouse gases if grasslands or forests are ploughed for crop production. -
GOP business support divided
Jul 29, 2010 — Tampa Tribune
Florida Chamber of Commerce endorsing Bill McCollum for the Republican nomination, and Associated Industries of Florida backing both McCollum and Rick Scott for governor. The chamber backed its words with money this week, handing $500,000 to an independent political group supporting McCollum -- a major boost, as he's running out of money battling an onslaught of advertising from millionaire Scott. The endorsements indicate the concern some Republicans and their business backers... -
Lawmakers Plan Friday Session To Save Campaign Finance Law
Jul 29, 2010 — The Hartford Courant
But the court concluded key components amounted to a violation of political free speech. The court struck down a complete probation against political contributions by lobbyists. And it ruled that two of the law's financing provisions were illegal. Participating gubernatorial candidates now get initial grants of $3 million for general elections. -
Letter: Solar Energy in New York
Jul 29, 2010 — New York Times
So far, more than 400 solar-related jobs in upstate New York have been created, and 1,000 jobs are expected to be created by the end of 2011. In light of the oil spill in the Gulf, President Obama has renewed his commitment to renewable energy sources like solar. We need more federal investments in organizations like the Solar Energy Consortium to make sure that does not happen. -
Most Chicago-area residents living 'greener'
Jul 29, 2010 — Chicago Tribune
For others, it was a conscious decision to recycle more, buy more energy-efficient home appliances or purchase a hybrid car. Nobody knew what that was," said Orland Park resident Jacquelyn Heller, who at 72 is doing more for the environment than at any time in her life. But his nonprofit business, which sells annual subscriptions for fresh, seasonal produce, is testament to that change. In 2002, Green Earth sold about 28 boxes of produce a week, Tiwald said. -
Obama defends education initiative
Jul 29, 2010 — The Hill
It’s to provide teachers with the support they need to be as effective as they can be. -
Oklahoma elections
Jul 29, 2010 — The Daily Oklahoman
Askins won 50.3 percent of the votes while Edmondson received 49.7 percent. The margin of defeat had nothing to do with his decision. If everybody had gone to vote, we might have won it by 16 points. In her home county of Stephens County, she won 82 percent of the vote. -
Outside groups raising big money in governor's race
Jul 29, 2010 — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
That amounts to half the money the political fund has spent so far on ads critical of the two Republicans in the race, Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker and former U.S. Rep. But in March it sent $300,000 to the Greater Wisconsin Political Fund. Walker received seven and Neumann received four. --Political action committees affiliated with unions gave Barrett more than $230,000. -
Patrick's magic `win' number
Jul 29, 2010 — The Boston Globe
It's because Independent Tim Cahill and Green Party candidate Jill Stein are in the race. According to the latest Rasmussen poll, Patrick beats Republican Charlie Baker, 38 to 32 percent. Cahill, a Democrat turned Independent, gets 17 percent. -
Sacramento businesses expect new furloughs to hurt
Jul 29, 2010 — The Sacramento Bee
Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered most state workers to take three unpaid days off a month. Sacramento's share of the loss will come to roughly $50 million. The governor said the order will be revoked once a state budget is signed. -
Schwarzenegger brings back furloughs for state workers
Jul 29, 2010 — The Sacramento Bee
There's no termination date: Furloughs will end when lawmakers pass a 2010-11 budget. The Legislature passed a budget that assumed the savings. Although lawmakers failed to pass a budget last month, the governor ended furloughs as planned. Since then, the administration has tried -- and so far failed -- to hold state workers' pay to federal minimum wage during the budget impasse. -
Small things matter in sec'y of state race
Jul 29, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Star
In the other corner is Sam Wercinski of the Phoenix area, who served for two years as the state's Department of Real Estate commissioner under then Gov. Please note: The answers have been paraphrased. Chris Deschene Q. You have served only one term in the Legislature. How do you convince skeptics out there that you have enough experience to be Arizona's secretary of state? A. This is a position that then-Gov. -
State stops allowing teachers to look at MSA booklets before test
Jul 29, 2010 — The Baltimore Sun
Ferrara said teachers might be tempted to act unethically and use the information to prepare students for the test. "Teaching the content of the test item is inappropriate practice. That test required students to work in groups and to do science experiments together, so teachers needed time to look over the test questions and set up the experiments, he said. -
The Kansas City Star, Mo., Mary Sanchez column
Jul 29, 2010 — The Kansas City Star
To some residents in the city, the letter was too long in coming. Discontent has brewed for months within the disability community. In September 2006, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County got such a letter. The case just settled in April, with most improvements expected within three years, but some stretching to 10. -
Will president take a swim during visit to Gulf Coast?
Jul 29, 2010 — The Miami Herald
In Escambia County, home to Pensacola Beach, health director Dr. -
A Push for Action on Renewables
Jul 28, 2010 — New York Times
...passage of 60 votes in the Senate this fall.Some Democrats who opposed cap and trade, like Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, have expressed support for a renewable energy mandate. And in a committee vote last year, several Republican members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted in favor of a proposal that would require the nation’s utilities produce 15 percent of their electricity from renewable sources like wind and solar by 2021.In a statement on... -
Ahmadinejad Unveils Plan to Swell Iran Population
Jul 28, 2010 — New York Times
TEHRAN (AP) — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran inaugurated a new policy on Tuesday to encourage population growth, dismissing decades of internationally acclaimed family planning in Iran as ungodly and a Western import. The program effectively rolled back years of efforts to strengthen the economy by reducing population growth. Throughout the 1990s, Iran reduced population growth by encouraging men and women to use free or inexpensive contraceptives, as well as by promoting vasectomies. -
Air leaks from WikiLeaks balloon
Jul 28, 2010 — Washington Post
WikiLeaks only allegiance seems to be to the source of its leaks. Raising taxes on the middle class is unpopular. They can pass an extension of the middle-class Bush tax cuts through the House. -
Anniversary of ADA brings presidential order to hire more disabled workers
Jul 28, 2010 — Washington Post
Personnel managers at government agencies must be trained in employing the disabled. And beginning in 2012, all new construction must meet enhanced design standards for doors, windows, elevators and bathrooms.
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