ENGLISH FIRST

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Immigrants are likely to account for all of the net growth in the 25- to 54-year-old workforce over the next two decades–and job training isn’t ready.

FAX REPRIEVE

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The FCC has suspended the onset of its new “no fax” rule until January 2005 to consider if it’s too narrowly written.

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UNINSURED

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Only 44 percent of out of work New Yorkers actually collected unemployment insurance in 2002.

UNHEALTHY PAPER WORK

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The poorer a family, the less likely it is to go through the steps the state requires to keep public health insurance.

MARITAL ADVICE

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The state is planning a series of forums to seek community organizers’ input on marriage promotion in welfare.

LOBBIA'S LEGACY

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Friends and family have dedicated a memorial to deceased Village Voice housing columnist Julie Lobbia near Herald Square.

WIA SENATE PLAN

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The Senate committee with oversight over the Workforce Investment Act is circulating its latest draft of a reauthorization bill.

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E-WASTE REMOVAL

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Environmental groups are inviting New Yorkers to drop off their “electronic waste” this afternoon to be recycled or re-used by low-income families and educational institutions.