Economy
NO SILVER LINING
K. Wright |
Sure, the nation’s picking up more jobs these days, but they’re not as good as the ones it lost.
TIME FOR GIVING
K. Wright |
About 63.8 million people did volunteer work between September 2002 and 2003, a six percent increase from the previous year.
PERCEPTIONS AND ACCESS
K. Wright |
One-fifth of immigrant families surveyed said they were concerned that signing up for public health insurance would cause them problems with immigration.
Economy
NOT SO CHARITABLE
K. Wright |
Donations from the private sector to the country’s 400 largest nonprofits fell in 2002 for the first time in five years.
Economy
RETAIL SUCKS
K. Wright |
Full-time retail workers in New York City are making less than they were a decade ago and are largely dependent upon public assistance.
Economy
WORKING OVERTIME
K. Wright |
Senate Democrats are making their last stand to block a White House plan to rewrite the rules governing overtime pay.
Michael Bloomberg
MOVING TRANSLATION
K. Wright |
The drumbeat of conversation about a bill that would force city agencies to provide more translation services will finally segue into action today.
Women
DV SHELTER UNDERSTANDING
K. Wright |
Elected officials have intervened to broker a peace between a domestic violence shelter and neighborhood activists in Carroll Gardens.
Bronx
PARTISAN BUDGETING
K. Wright |
Senate Democrats say Albany’s GOP leadership is parsing out funding for after school programs along partisan lines.
