AScribe Law News Service articles from September 2008

AScribe Law News Service archives from September 2008

Honor Direct-Care Workers With Raises as Well as Roses; Direct Support Professional Recognition Week, Sept. 8-12; State-by-State Report on Worker Wages Released.
September 4, 2008... Byline: Communications Consortium NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- In honor of the invaluable work that America's caregivers engage in everyday, Congress has declared Sept. 8-12, 2008, Direct Support Professional Recognition Week....

Expert Advisory: CFOs Support Fed Intervention for Fannie and Freddie.
September 8, 2008... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- A recent survey of 582 chief financial officers by Duke University and CFO Magazine shows broad support for the government intervention to rescue the beleaguered mortgage...

Forum Examines Kinship Care Outcomes; Child Welfare Policy, Practice Implications to Be Discussed Oct. 7.
September 11, 2008... Byline: Alliance for Children and Families MILWAUKEE, Sept. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- A study that found children in kinship care undergo fewer placements than children in foster care, were less likely to remain in care, and are less likely...

'The Subprime Mortgage Crisis: What's Next?' UC Berkeley Real Estate Economist and Panel of Experts to Discuss Solutions to the Subprime Mortgage Crisis.
September 11, 2008... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business today released the following advisory. - - - - WHAT: The Subprime Crisis...

Out on Bay Street Promotes Diversity in Canada's Business Community.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Rotman School of Management TORONTO, Sept. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Building on the success of its inaugural year, Out on Bay Street returns to Toronto bringing the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LBTG) business leaders of...

Call for Entries to the 2008 Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting Awards Competition.
September 18, 2008... Byline: John Jay College of Criminal Justice NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Center on Media, Crime and Justice are encouraging all print crime reporters to submit their entries for two...

Statement of Sara K. Gould, President and CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women, on the Unfolding Economic Crisis and Its Disproportionate Impact on Nation's Most Vulnerable Women and Families.
September 18, 2008... Byline: Ms. Foundation for Women NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Amidst the emphasis on solving the economic crisis facing Wall Street, the crisis crippling women and their families on Main Street continues unabated and...

RAND Study Suggests Strategies to Address San Diego Police Officer Recruiting Shortage.
September 25, 2008... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- The San Diego Police Department can help reduce an officer recruiting shortfall by making its recruiting materials more welcoming and leveraging its entire...

Political Free Speech or Deceptive Advertising?
September 26, 2008... Byline: Saint Joseph's University PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Political campaigns have always been characterized by deceptive and sleazy practices. In 1884, President Grover Cleveland was subjected to political cartoons...

Study: Mortgage Losses on Owner-Occupied Homes Lower Than Assumed.
September 29, 2008... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Homeowners who are struggling with mortgages for their own residences are a relatively small part of the overall mortgage crisis, according to results of a new...