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Natural Gas Development Upsets Conventional Thinking on America’s Energy Future
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High School Diploma:
You could not bankrupt out of student loans well before the 2005 law. Your stat -
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Peak Oil does not mean that there is no oil left. It means that the easy oil was -
Jessica Choi:
Make sure to include your teachers in the decision-making process! Last ye -
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Interesting article.Nice write up.The requirement of the website is very impor -
sickofdemocrats:
But this is typical of Mr. Obama and most (not all) Democrats. They will say a
Posts Tagged ‘Transparency’
Commentary: Betty Jefferson Case Highlights Need for Transparency
The Jefferson political dynasty seems to have finally collapsed under its squalid foundation of greed and deceit. This week Betty Jefferson has resigned her post as the 4th district assessor following pressure from her fellow assessors. The resignation follows her guilty plea to swindling money from both her office and from nonprofit groups funded by [...]
Vice-President Holds Closed Transparency Meeting
In an ironic twist, Vice-President Biden’s meeting on transparency was closed to the press. The LA Times reported: In fact, today’s Biden schedule highlight is a meeting with the chief of transparency for economic recovery. But, unfortunately, the transparency meeting is non-transparent, closed to the press. Which makes it — what? — secret openness? Open [...]
Corruption: A Recurring Topic in the 2010 Mayor’s Race
The latest candidate forum took place on Friday, January 15th at Loyola University New Orleans and had as the central topic public corruption. Since the beginning of the mayor’s race candidates have shed light on the worse features of New Orleans, public corruption being just one of them. Acknowledging the city’s weaknesses and proposing solutions [...]
White House Record On Making Legislation Available to the Public For Five Days Before Signing
Jim Harper of the Cato Institute has posted his analysis of where President Obama currently stands on his pledge to post all legislation online for five full days before signing it into law. Harper concludes that: President Obama has signed 114 bills into law. 86 of those bills, or 75%, have been held at the [...]
Louisiana Streamlining Commission Should Reject Proposal for Legislative Approval of State Contracts
In an attempt to increase oversight over state contracting, some members of Louisiana’s Commission on Streamlining Government are proposing a well-intentioned—but ultimately counterproductive—recommendation that would thwart competition and undermine the sensible procurement reforms already underwayin the Louisiana Division of Administration. On Monday, the Streamlining Commission will consider adopting a recommendation (see agenda item AGEB #34A [...]