Hustling for a Senate Seat
Beltway insider reference-king National Journal recently offered an intruiging state-by-state analysis on Hotline of just how much it costs to snag a Senate seat. The ultimate conclusion: a lot. And...
View ArticleBusinesses Flipping Bill for State Unemployment Debt
by Pamela M. Prah, Stateline Employers in 20 states will have to shell out more in taxes next year as a penalty for the states not paying back federal loans that kept unemployment programs afloat...
View ArticleMississippi’s Black Leadership Absent on Voter ID
Bigotry seemed to rear its ugly head and prevail again in Mississippi as the long battle by the political right to place a burden on the voting rights of Blacks in the state passed by a significant...
View ArticleMemo To Supreme Court: Let the Feds Fix Immigration
Until it makes a decision around mid summer, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over Arizona’s state-passed immigration law. Regardless of the outcome one thing should be very clear: the...
View ArticleCollege Dropout Rate Called National Crisis in New Report
A new report on the college dropout rate featured depressing statistics: — 46% of those who enter a U.S. college fail to graduate within six years — only 37% of African Americans graduate within 6...
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