AScribe Law News Service articles from September 2007

AScribe Law News Service archives from September 2007

Florida's Housing Market Shows Surprising Resilience Despite Pessimism.
September 4, 2007... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Sept. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Despite the bleak real estate outlook nationwide, Florida's new home market appears for now to be stabilizing as a result of persistent demand for homes and...

Even the Best U.S. Corporations Fail to Provide Maternity and Paternity Leave; New Institute for Women's Policy Research Analysis Reveals Minimal Coverage for Working Parents.
September 5, 2007... Byline: Communications Consortium WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new fact sheet released by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) reports that nearly one-quarter (24 percent) of the best employers for working...

Major Talent Drain in Our Nation's Schools Squanders Potential of Millions of High-Achieving, Lower-Income Students, Report Reveals; Current Education Policy Focused on 'Proficiency' Misses Opportunity to Raise Achievement Levels Among Brightest, Lower-Income Students.(Report)
September 10, 2007... Byline: Jack Kent Cooke Foundation WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- A disturbing talent drain in our nation's schools, squandering the potential of millions of lower-income, high-achieving students each year, was exposed today...

Business Executives Discuss National Health Care Reform at Conference Sponsored by The Century Foundation, With Support From The Commonwealth Fund and AARP.(Conference news)
September 11, 2007... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Sept. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Century Foundation today released the following advisory. - - - - WHAT: "Business and National Health Care Reform" At this conference, CEOs of major...

California Food Safety Guidelines Do Not Solve E. Coli Problem; Big Agriculture 'Solution' Could Hurt Family Farmers and Threaten Access to Local Leafy Greens.
September 11, 2007... Byline: Straus Communications DAVIS, Calif., Sept. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Food safety guidelines proposed by the California produce industry will not protect the public health or solve the state's E. coli problem, and could destroy the...

Kansas State Researcher Examines Factors Involved in Violence Against Women.
September 13, 2007... Byline: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan., Sept. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- A startling number of high school and college students - both female and male -- are being battered, sexually abused or stalked by their dates, according to a...

Criminal Justice Reform by Default - by Niko Karvounis, The Century Foundation.
September 17, 2007... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Sept. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is an opinion piece by Niko Karvounis. Karvounis is research assistant with The Century Foundation and a senior fellow with The Roosevelt Institution. -...

Expert: Fed Should Consider More Than Interest-Rate Cuts to Stem Subprime Crisis.
September 18, 2007... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- At its meeting today, the Federal Reserve is expected to address the subprime mortgage crisis by again cutting the interest rate it charges banks. But the Fed needs to...

Hampshire College President Ralph J. Hexter, Partner Manfred Kollmeier Announce Marriage.
September 18, 2007... Byline: Hampshire College AMHERST, Mass., Sept. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Faculty and staff at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, gathered this afternoon (Tuesday, Sept. 18) at the president's house for what they thought would be...

High Point Police Department Wins Innovation Award for Drug Market Strategy Designed by Professor David Kennedy.
September 25, 2007... Byline: John Jay College of Criminal Justice NEW YORK, Sept. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- The High Point, North Carolina police department yesterday received the 2007 Innovations in American Government Award from the Ash Institute for...

The Corruption Crisis in Athletics - by G. Edward White.
September 25, 2007... Byline: University of Virginia CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Sept. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is an opinion piece by G. Edward White, professor of law at the University of Virginia. - - - - The bad news just never seems to end....

USC Annenberg Presents 'The Glass Closet': A Spirited Panel Discussion on Sexual Orientation and the Politics of Hollywood.(Discussion)
September 25, 2007... Byline: USC Annenberg School for Communication LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Norman Lear Center at the USC Annenberg School for Communication presents a discussion with on sexual orientation and the politics of Hollywood....

What Is Voter ID and Does It Prevent Election Fraud? Demos Election Law and Voting Rights Experts Brenda Wright and Lorraine Minnite Available for Interviews, Analysis.
September 26, 2007... Byline: Demos NEW YORK, Sept. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- This week the Supreme Court agreed to hear Crawford v. Marion County Election Board and Indiana Democratic Party v. Rokita, a controversial lawsuit about the constitutionality of voter...

The iPod: Lightning Rod for Criminals?
September 27, 2007... Byline: The Urban Institute WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Crime statistics released Monday by the FBI showed violent crime increased in 2005 and 2006, and a new Urban Institute analysis offers evidence that the concurrent...

Mayor Bloomberg, Office of Emergency Management Commissioner Bruno Announce 'What If New York City...' Competition to Design Urban Housing for Use After a Disaster; 10 Competition Winners Will Receive $10,000 to Further Develop Projects.
September 27, 2007... Byline: Rockefeller Foundation NEW YORK, Sept. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Commissioner Joseph F. Bruno today launched the "What If New York City..." housing design...