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
15 Dec 2003 Economy RETAIL SUCKS Full-time retail workers in New York City are making less than they were a decade ago and are largely dependent upon public assistance. ByK. Wright0 minRead time
15 Dec 2003 Uncategorized CHINATOWN’S TROUBLES Almost a third of Chinatown residents lived below the poverty line as of the 2000 Census, compared to 21 percent of the city as a whole. 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
08 Dec 2003 Uncategorized SPECIAL DEPORTATION The immigration activists who campaigned to end the federal “special registration” program say their fight isn’t over. ByK. Wright0 minRead time
08 Dec 2003 Uncategorized HOPE RE-BORN The House is expected to approve the final version of a bill reauthorizing the HOPE VI program and creating first-time homebuyers aid today. ByK. Wright1 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
