Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his administration made a decision about reducing the state workers’ hourly wage to the federal minimum wage, which is $7.25/hour. The cause of this pay cut is related to the lack of state budget in place. Two courts have agreed, that state laws require the reductions of pay checks, but John [...]
BP placed a cap on the oil well, which has caused tremendous amount of damage for the Gulf of Mexico in the last few months. The cap seems to be working now and Gulf residents are anxiously watching whether the cap will stay there and collect the oil, or not. The oil spill started after [...]
Robert Reza a 37-year-old gunman shot and killed two people at an office in Albuquerque, before committing suicide. Police officers responded to a 911 call at 9:26 AM, the caller told the dispatcher that multiple shots had been fired. Officers entered the office building minutes after the 911 call, and they found ten people who [...]
The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit on behalf of 10 U.S. citizens and lawful residents who are prohibited from flying to or from the United States or over U.S. airspace because they are on the government’s “No Fly List.” None of the individuals in the lawsuit, including a disabled U.S. Marine [...]
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) and the government of Vietnam have agreed to a USD$500 million financing facility to boost sales of U.S. equipment and services to Vietnam for high-priority infrastructure projects, backed by Ex-Im Bank financing. Ex-Im Bank Chairman and President Fred P. Hochberg today signed a memorandum of understanding [...]
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has awarded Lockheed Martin a 10-year, $77.4 million contract to provide secure software tools to manage data on radioactive materials, including transactions involving radioactive materials, and the materials licensing process. Under the Integrated Source Management Portfolio (ISMP) Program, Lockheed Martin will provide the NRC Office of State and Federal Materials with [...]
The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reported today that 2009 marked the nation’s sixth consecutive year of declining vehicle thefts in the United States. NICB’s Hot Spots report examines vehicle theft data obtained from the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) for each of the nation’s MSAs. MSAs are designated by the Office of Management and [...]
Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona signed harsh new immigration legislation: “The new law in Arizona is a reminder of the need for urgent, bipartisan action at the federal level to enact comprehensive immigration reform to secure our borders, keep our nation safe, uphold the rule of [...]
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today released their Producer Price Index (PPI) report for March 2010 and the latest numbers are shocking. Food prices for the month rose by 2.4%, its sixth consecutive monthly increase and the largest jump in over 26 years. NIA believes that a major breakout in food inflation could be [...]
Toyota Motor U.S.A., Inc., today announced that it will launch a voluntary Safety Recall involving approximately 600,000 first- and second-generation Sienna 2WD minivans sold in the United States to address potential corrosion in the spare tire carrier cable. This condition may appear on certain 1998 through 2010 model year Siennas that have been operated in [...]
