Category Archives: Election Center

National Council on Disability Releases Federal ‘State of the Union’

Posted on November 1, 2011 by admin

New Report Offers Solutions for Improving Equality and Increasing Savings On Tuesday, November 1, the National Council on Disability (NCD) will release National Disability Policy: A Progress Report detailing Federal disability policy. NCD is a small, independent federal agency comprised … Continue reading →

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Census Bureau News — 2009 Annual Surveys of State and Local Government Finances

Posted on November 1, 2011 by admin

Census Bureau Reports State and Local Governments Revenue Declines 22 Percent in 2009 In 2009, state and local governments brought in nearly $2.1 trillion, a 22.1 percent ($587.5 billion) decrease from 2008, according to statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau. … Continue reading →

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What’s Missing From Idaho’s Draft Energy Plan? AARP Says “Plenty”

Posted on October 31, 2011 by admin

Most Idahoans likely haven’t waded into Idaho’s near 100 page energy plan let alone have ever heard of the document that helps steer energy policy in the state.  But Idaho utility companies sure have, and that could end up costing … Continue reading →

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Senate Appropriations Committee Urged to De-Fund Amnesty “Working Group”

Posted on October 31, 2011 by admin

In a letter addressed to members of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) calls upon the panel to “exercise its authority, including the power of the federal purse strings, to reassert its … Continue reading →

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House Appropriator Offers Super Committee Debt Free Proposal

Posted on October 28, 2011 by admin

As leaders in the House and Senate step up pressure on the Super Committee to provide a viable debt and deficit reduction plan, Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), sent committee members and Congressional leaders a letter requesting that they consider a … Continue reading →

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Survey of U.S. News/Castle Connolly Top Doctors Finds Widespread Support for PSA Screening

Posted on October 28, 2011 by admin

Most Top Doctors disagree with a government task force that has proposed ending routine use of a prostate-cancer screening test, according to exclusive survey results released today by U.S. News Media Group. U.S. News polled urologists and internal-medicine specialists who … Continue reading →

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