It has been a growing problem in this nation for decades and it continues to increase every year – income disparity: The income gap between the richest and poorest Americans grew last year to its widest amount on record as young adults and children in particular struggled to stay afloat in the recession. The top-earning […]
As Chris Cillizza points out there was one big news item last week that got lost in the shuffle – redistricting. Look at this break down of states that will gain and lose seats according to the Census Bureau’s early estimates: States Gaining Seats Arizona (+1)*: Gov. Jane Brewer (R) up in 2010; state Senate […]
Bob has found a couple of interesting articles. It turns out back during the last census, the Bush administration made decisions involving the decision that made it so the Census Bureau no longer had the authority to adjust the count. This was after this: [Bush Commerce Secretary Don Evans] Friday issued a rule that makes […]
Welcome back to the 90s: Rep. Darrell Issa is not working from a position of strength. As the ranking Republican on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Issa wants to exercise some, well, oversight when it comes to the Obama administration’s controversial decision to transfer control of the Census Bureau from professionals at the […]
That is the nicest way I can describe John McCain and his campaign. This is a prime example of this: But the numbers are misleading, said John Goodman, president of the National Center for Policy Analysis, a right-leaning Dallas-based think tank. Mr. Goodman, who helped craft Sen. John McCain’s health care policy, said anyone with […]
Yes I am lucky. I live about 1.5 miles from the school where Bush signed No Child Left Behind into law. So how is this area’s children doing? Poverty levels are down in Hamilton and Middletown, but figures across the rest of Butler County are not as promising, according to data released Wednesday. The U.S. […]