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- August 26, 2010 | <a href="/users/mia-przyborowski">Mia</a> <a href="/users/mia-przyborowski">Przyborowski</a>
A Russian consumer protection organization has announced that it may seek to ban poultry imports from the United States, in light of the recent salmonella outbreak from U.S. eggs. The outbreak sickened more than 1,300 people even before the recent nationwide recall, and more are likely to be affected. Or, to put it more accurately, Russia may seek... - August 6, 2010 | <a href="/users/brittany-finder">Brittany</a> <a href="/users/brittany-finder">Finder</a>
On Friday, July 16, I attended the opening session of the first annual Hamptons Institute, a summer weekend symposium in East Hampton, NY, featuring leading experts from the worlds of government, public policy, finance, academia, art and media. A joint forum presented by the Roosevelt Institute and Guild Hall, the Hamptons Institute brought... - August 5, 2010 | <a href="/users/ashley-mccollum">Ashley</a> <a href="/users/ashley-mccollum">McCollum</a>
As most everyone will have read by now, U.S. District Court Chief Justice Vaughn R. Walker released his opinion on Perry v. Schwarzenegger which ruled Proposition 8 unconstitutional and legalized gay marriage for the state of California. The campaign in support of this trial has been one of the most vocal that I can remember. Obviously,...
Mount Holyoke College Projects
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Co-Sponsoring with CRUSH (www.crushonholyoke.org), this all day event will be held in April and bring together a wide variety of Holyoke constituents to talk about possible economic development policy solutions that will help revitalize Holyoke. Some tentative details include: -all day event to include Holyoke City Council members, business owners, community members, CRUSH members, Roosevelt Institute, and more... -Three panel discussions: 1) big picture economic thinkers panel (...Economic Development Mount Holyoke College, Urban Policy
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Members of Roosevelt Institute at Mount Holyoke College are working on a pre-emptive policy analysis on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. We are focusing specifically on the supplemental education services (SES): "Low-income families can enroll their child in supplemental educational services if their child attends a Title I school that has been designated by the state to be in need of improvement for more than one year. The term "supplemental...Education ESEA reauthorization
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