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U.S. President’s Speeches and Remarks

Susana Hinojosa — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:29:01 +0000

President Obama has given several very important policy speeches during this month of September 2009. In general transcripts of President Obama’s speeches are easily found on the White House Speeches and Remarks site. A few of the September 2009 speeches are highlighted here:

Remarks by the President in a National Address to America’s Schoolchildren (Sept. 8th, Wakefield High School, Arlington, VA)

Remarks by the President to a Joint Session of Congress on Health Care (Sept. 9th, U.S. Capital, Washington, D.C.)

Remarks by the President on Financial Rescue and Reform (Sept. 14th, Federal Hall, New York, NY)

California IOUs - FAQs

Susana Hinojosa — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:42:30 +0000

Want to know what a Registered Warrant or IOU is? Who gets paid in IOUs beginning July 2nd? California Controller John Chiang has created a Frequently Asked Questions about Registered Warrants (IOUs) website that will be updated regularly.

State Measures to Balance FY 2010 Budgets

Susana Hinojosa — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:00:54 +0000

The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) released on May 4, 2009, State Measures to Balance FY 2010 Budgets, a report that in a series of tables documents the measures (proposed and enacted) that states are taking to close budget gaps. These measures include actions to cut budgets and also generate new revenues. Budget areas or topics include: Criminal Justice, Education, Employee Actions (for example furloughs and layoffs), and Other Actions (purchase freezes, delayed capital projects, agency consolidation, etc.).

United States Congressional Serial Set Now Available through LexisNexis Congressional

Jesse Silva — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:38:56 +0000

UC Berkeley has recently acquired full-text access to the United States Congressional Serial Set (1789-1969) through LexisNexis Congressional. The Serial Set contains the legislative history of United States, and also includes many historic agency annual reports, House and Senate Reports, and many other official government documents (for a more complete summary of what is contained in the Serial Set, click here). Prior to this acquisition, citations to the Serial Set found in LexisNexis Congressional had to be searched in the Readex United States Congressional Serial Set database. With this purchase, you can now search LexisNexis Congressional for all your congressional research needs. Off-campus access to LexisNexis Congressional is restricted to current UCB student, faculty and staff, though anyone in the Library may access the database.

Hunger and Homelessness Survey: A Status Report on Hunger and Homelessness in America’s Cities, a 25 City Survey

Susana Hinojosa — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:08:35 +0000

Twenty five mayors, members of the U.S. Conference of Mayor’s Task Force on Hunger and Homelessness provided information on emergency food assistance and other homeless services that their cities provided between October 1, 2007 and September 30, 2008. The data from these 25 cities was published December 2008 as the Hunger and Homelessness Survey; a Status Report on Hunger and Homelessness in America’s Cities, A 25 City Survey. Some of the cities included are: Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and San Francisco. Among the findings: 21 cities reported an increase in the number of persons requesting food assistance with a notable increase among working families; 19 cities (83 %) reported an increase in the number of the homeless; 12 cities (63%) reported an increase in homelessness because of the foreclosure crisis; all but one of the cities had developed or were developing 10-year plans to end homelessness.

More Californians Are Working Later in Life

Susana Hinojosa — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:04:04 +0000

The California Budget Project has published a 7 page policy points research paper More Californians Are Working Later In Life. Californians age 55-64 increased their employment rate by 8.2 % between 1995 and 2008, from 54.8% to 63%. Californians age 65 to 69 increased their employment rate by 9.4% during this same time period, from 20.3% to 29.7%. Women age 55-69 have increased their employment rate by 8.1% between 2000 and 2008 nearly twice the increase in employment for men of similar age. Many graphs provided along with long list of information sources.