Monthly Archives: May, 2012
Student Loan Debt Climbed to $904 B in First Quarter
Debt from the student loans in the U.S. rose 3.4 percent to $904 billion in the first quarter, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The outstanding debt increased from $874 billion to $904 billion, the New York Fed said today in a report. The total includes loans that are backed by the …
Wisconsin unions see ranks drop ahead of recall vote
Wisconsin’s public employee unions have experienced a dramatic drop in membership — by more than half for the second-biggest union — since a law championed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker sharply curtailed their ability to bargain over wages and working conditions.
NY mayor proposes ban on big sugary drinks
As if adults aren’t smart enough to make their own decisions, we once again have government butting in. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is calling for a municipal ban on sales of super-sized sugary drinks in an attempt to tackle obesity. He now wants to stop the city’s restaurants delis, sports stadiums and cinemas from …
Should the Boy Scouts Allow Gay Leaders?
Last month, a lesbian Club scout leader was ousted in Ohio, and now the Boy Scouts of America is facing intense pressure to abandon its long-time policy of barring homosexuals from serving as Scout leaders. Jennifer Tyrrell, a Cub Scout den leader from Bridgeport, Ohio, was removed from that position in early April after Boy Scout …
Data shows drop in public assistance usage
Government data shows fewer people are relying on federal relief programs for the first time since the official end of the recession three years ago. The number of Americans that rely on unemployment insurance began to decline in 2010, and in 2011 the number of welfare recipients began to follow suit, USA Today reported. That’s …
ACLU lawsuit challenges Ill. gay marriage ban
More than 2 dozen gay and lesbian couples have filed a lawsuit arguing that it’s unconstitutional for Illinois to deny them the right to marry, a move advocates hope will lead to legalized same-sex marriage in the state. These 2 suits, which are backed by the ACLU, a rather worthless organization, and the New York-based …
Group raises more than $70G for Texas honor student jailed for truancy
A Louisiana group has just raised more than $70,000 for a 17-year-old Texas honor student jailed for missing too much school because she worked two jobs to support her siblings. The 11th grade honor student of Willis High School, Diane Tran was sent to jail last week for 24 hours, because she was truant from …
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