Monthly Archives: January, 2011
Should illegal immigrants’ families receive compensation if illegal dies on job?
In Texas, a waste disposal company is fighting a Houston worker’s wrongful death judgment on the grounds he would have been deported. It seems that Oscar Alfredo Gomez, 21, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, was run over by a garbage truck driven by another Republic Waste Services employee four years ago. Now after his …
US Treasury to sell bank warrants
This week, the US Treasury plans on selling off warrants it received from Boston Private Financial Holdings Inc., the latest effort to recoup the costs of the $700 billion financial bailout. In total, there will be a sale of 2.89 million warrants from the Boston-based financial institution will take place on Tuesday with the results announced …
Pennsylvania school separates by race and gender to boost scores
A high school in Pennsylvania that separates students by race and gender, for just a few minutes each day, in an effort to boost test scores, is practicing racism – plain and simple, a civil rights activist Friday told Fox News’ Sean Hannity. “Here’s the news flash: We do not have seats assigned to people …
Two Republican Senators challenge birthright citizenship
Two Republican senators have just introduced controversial immigration legislation that is aimed at the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, in which it grants babies born in this country automatic United States citizenship. Both Senators Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and David Vitter (R-La.) proposed the legislation that would put limits on citizenship, that grants automatic citizenship which is granted …
States give economic development to private sector
Many states that are finding themselves in a budget crunch, have identified another job they want to shift to the private sector: economic development. There are many governors who are now working to turn their development offices into some form of nonprofit private entity, a move that would transfer the task of giving out state …
Republicans seek strict balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
A group of Senate Republicans has asked Congress assist them in kicking the habit by passing a strict balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Sen. Orrin Hatch, is leading the fight, and said that his amendment proposal would cap federal spending at 20% of the GDP, and it would also require Congress to take …
GOP Rep proposes anti bailout amendment to Constitution
A Republican lawmaker has the backing of his party, with an amendment that would end some types of government bailouts, which would bar Washington from buying up stock or equity in private companies. But like any amendment, it faces and uphill battle. The bill was introduced with the support of 96 co-sponsors, including House Speaker …
Tunisians pleased with government shakeup
On Friday many Tunisians welcomed the new interim government that dropped most ministers from the former ruling party, a sign that its concessions to protesters may calm down the daily demonstrations that have disrupted life for weeks. Although there are still a few holdouts in the nation, which was celebrating a full two weeks free …
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