Tag Archives: state budgets

R&D: States Consider Limits on Unions, the Dalai Lama Resigns, and King’s Hearing Arouse Controversy

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for March 10th: Several states consider union limits from Reuters After Wisconsin’s Senate found a way around a Democratic boycott of the state legislature yesterday, their efforts are being mirrored by other states as they attempt … Continue reading →

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R&D: Gallup Says Unemployment is Rising, Chavez’s Offer to Mediate in Libya is Rejected, and China’s Nuclear Weapons Policy is Examined

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for March 4th: Gallup Finds U.S. Unemployment Hitting 10.3% in February from Gallup According to Gallup’s unemployment measurement, which differs from the official statistics released by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, unemployment in the U.S. … Continue reading →

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R&D: Libyan Leaders Use Violence to Retain Power, Organized Labor Faces a Moment of Truth in Wisconsin, and Iran Prepares to Send Warships Through the Suez Canal

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for February 21st: Libya protests analysis: ‘For Muammar Gaddafi it’s kill or be killed’ from the Guardian As protests shake Libya, experts believe that leader Muammar Gaddafi sees his conflict with the protesters as a fight … Continue reading →

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R&D: Lessons from Iraq’s New Government, Suu-Kyi Set to be Released, and Blue State Budget Crises

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for November 12th: Four Lessons from Iraq’s New Government from Time After eight months of negotiations, Iraq finally has a new government. Nouri al-Maliki was tapped for a second term as the nation’s prime minister. In … Continue reading →

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R&D: Gallup Discusses GOP Membership, the World Bank Increases Aid to Pakistan, and the CBO’s Stimulus Analysis is Scrutinized

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 2nd: Republicans Remain Disproportionately White and Religious from Gallup Although the GOP leadership has tried to enhance the ethnic diversity of the party over the last several years, Gallup’s latest breakdown of the Democratic … Continue reading →

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