Year: 2012
Opinion: Money in Politics
--- Alice Gaston, Advocates for The Other America --- Already in the early stages of this year’s election cycle, fundraising and the size of one’s war chest have been crucial in determining the outcomes of elections. In a recent story on campaign finance on NPR, analysis of the race for Ohio’s newly drawn ninth district between incumbent candidate Marcy Kaptur (D) and Joe
2011 Weatherization Funding Survey Now Available
--- By Alice Gaston, Program Assistant --- The NASCSP 2011 Program Year (PY 2011) Funding Survey is now available here. The NASCSP Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) Funding Survey is the only comprehensive measure of all funds, including non-DOE funds, used in the program. Each year, the survey catalogues the funding and production levels for each grantee of the program as well as the
UPDATE: NASCSP Urges the House of Representatives to Reject the Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012
UPDATE - 5/11/2012 6:15 PM::: The House of Representatives today passed the Reconciliation Replacement bill on a 218-199 vote. Not a single Democrat supported the bill, which tries to implement significant cuts safety net programs. The good news is that the Senate Majority Leader has already vowed not to even consider the bill, which President Obama in any event has said he would veto. While
Keeping an Eye on U.S. Environmental Sustainability: An Energy and Climate Policy Update
- Jovita A. Tolbert, National Alliance for Sustainable Communities (NASC) - Look Out, Austerity Ahead In light of last year’s debt limit deal (PL 112-25), which included 10-year discretionary spending caps, it’s already apparent appropriators will be advocating spending decreases for the foreseeable future. In fact, Congressional Quarterly experts suggest the appropriations process
CSBG Spotlight: California CAA Helps People Go From Unemployment to Entrepreneurship
- By Eric Stam - In the current economy, many unemployed workers are choosing self-employment when jobs are not coming their way. But many would be entrepreneurs are intimidated by the process and worry about losing what little money they have to get started. In California, the Community Action Agency (CAA), Community Services and Employment Training, Inc. (CSET) manages the Microenterprise
