National
Cleaning & greening the ports
August 4, 2009OAKLAND, Calif. -- No matter which coast they’re on, the nation’s ports, the truck drivers who convey most goods to and from port terminals, and the surrounding communities are suffering the same problems: congested traffic leading...
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Stimulus money gives lifeline to states, communities
August 4, 2009Federal stimulus money is now the number one income source for state and local governments, the latest statistics show. The infusion of federal money — under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) signed by President...
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Health care reform will benefit small business
August 2, 2009Two studies by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) find that the House health care reform bill (H.R. 3200) would pay dividends for small businesses and other groups, and costs incurred by the federal government would help...
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Economic stimulus protects Puget Sound’s environment
August 2, 2009BLYN, WA.—Marine wildlife lovers sliced a chocolate cake and toasted the Obama administration’s grant of $4.6 million in economic stimulus funds to hire 40 or more scuba divers to remove derelict fishing nets that have killed...
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Civil rights struggle not over, Urban League activists say
August 1, 2009CHICAGO – Thousands of African American activists, business leaders, elected and appointed officials, youth and civil rights advocates are convened here during the National Urban League’s (NUL) conference to discuss fighting for personal and community empowerment...
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