15 Dec 2003 Economy GOOD COMPANY Fast Company magazine is adding to the year-in-review mania with one that’s actually interesting: the top 20 social entrepreneurs of 2003. ByK. Wright0 minRead time
15 Dec 2003 Economy NO SILVER LINING Sure, the nation’s picking up more jobs these days, but they’re not as good as the ones it lost. ByK. Wright1 minRead time
15 Dec 2003 Uncategorized TIME FOR GIVING About 63.8 million people did volunteer work between September 2002 and 2003, a six percent increase from the previous year. ByK. Wright0 minRead time
15 Dec 2003 Uncategorized WHO KNEW? Many of those most affected by the historic revamp of Medicare have no idea it happened. ByK. Wright1 minRead time
15 Dec 2003 Uncategorized PERCEPTIONS AND ACCESS One-fifth of immigrant families surveyed said they were concerned that signing up for public health insurance would cause them problems with immigration. ByK. Wright1 minRead time
15 Dec 2003 Economy NOT SO CHARITABLE Donations from the private sector to the country’s 400 largest nonprofits fell in 2002 for the first time in five years. ByK. Wright0 minRead time
08 Dec 2003 Economy WORKING OVERTIME Senate Democrats are making their last stand to block a White House plan to rewrite the rules governing overtime pay. ByK. Wright1 minRead time
08 Dec 2003 Uncategorized MOVING TRANSLATION The drumbeat of conversation about a bill that would force city agencies to provide more translation services will finally segue into action today. ByK. Wright1 minRead time
08 Dec 2003 Uncategorized DV SHELTER UNDERSTANDING Elected officials have intervened to broker a peace between a domestic violence shelter and neighborhood activists in Carroll Gardens. ByK. Wright1 minRead time
08 Dec 2003 Uncategorized PARTISAN BUDGETING Senate Democrats say Albany’s GOP leadership is parsing out funding for after school programs along partisan lines. ByK. Wright1 minRead time