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.
SECTION 8 SAVE
K. Wright |
Congress has stepped up in the eleventh hour to avert the possibility that there would not be enough money to fund even existing vouchers, let alone offer new ones.
LAST CHANCE–FOR NOW
K. Wright |
If Congress doesn’t extend the feds’ emergency unemployment benefits program next week, it will expire while their on holiday break.
Neighborhoods
MURKY CLEAN-UP
K. Wright |
New rules meant to help cities use state grants for brownfields clean-ups may not be enough to help the city.
Hunger
ACROSS THE BOARD
K. Wright |
Black and Latino students trail their white classmates on every one of more than a dozen predictors of academic achievement.
BANKING SETTLEMENT
K. Wright |
ACORN has reached a proposed settlement in its suit against the infamous mortgage lender Household International.
GIFT GUIDES
K. Wright |
Forbes magazine has published its annual ratings of 200 of the nation’s largest nonprofit groups.
RAGS TO RICHES
K. Wright |
AmeriCorps’ fate turned around sharply last week when congressional negotiators agreed to a massive funding boost.
HASA’S CONTEMPT
K. Wright |
The HIV/AIDS Services Administration may be held in contempt of federal court for failure to respond to emergency assistance and food stamp requests fast enough.
