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Pensions Squeezing GPs on Fees?
James Nash and Stacie Servetah of Bloomberg report, California, New Jersey Pensions Squeeze Fee Savings: Pension system investment directors overseeing more than $217 billion in California and New Jersey cut millions of dollars in projected costs by reducing the fees they pay to asset managers. The $146.4 billion California State Teachers’ Retirement System, the nation’s [...]
Continue reading...President Obama Signs Utah Disaster Declaration
Friday, February 11, 2011 – 2:42 pm UTC
Release Time: For Immediate Release The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Utah and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe winter storms and flooding during the period of December 20-24, 2010. Federal funding is available to State and eligible local [...]
Continue reading...Attacks on Clean Air Act Threaten Healthy Air for America and California’s Environmental Leadership
Friday, February 11, 2011 – 9:57 am UTC
Would Stop Clean Cars Program, Put Pollution Reduction Goals at Risk and Threaten State’s Communities Attacks on America’s landmark clean air law intensified on Wednesday in Washington D.C. The U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Power Subcommittee held its first hearing on a draft bill to undermine the country’s Clean Air Act. The attacks take [...]
Continue reading...Fuel cell company Bing Energy sets up HQ in Florida; partnership with FSU
Thursday, February 10, 2011 – 10:12 am UTC
Bing Energy Inc. (BEI) of Chino, California, a manufacturer of advanced components for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, is moving its headquarters to Tallahassee, Florida. BEI, in collaboration with Florida State University’s (FSU) Dr. Jim P. Zheng, is planning to turn nanotechnology pioneered at FSU into a better, faster, more economical and commercially viable fuel [...]
Continue reading...CORRECTED: Statement by the President on the Intent to Recognize Southern Sudan
Monday, February 7, 2011 – 4:48 pm UTC
Release Time: For Immediate Release On behalf of the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Southern Sudan for a successful and inspiring referendum in which an overwhelming majority of voters chose independence. I am therefore pleased to announce the intention of the United States to formally recognize Southern Sudan as a [...]
Continue reading...Statement by the President on the Intent to Recognize Southern Sudan
Monday, February 7, 2011 – 12:00 pm UTC
Release Time: For Immediate Release On behalf of the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Southern Sudan for a successful and inspiring referendum in which an overwhelmingly majority of voters chose independence. I am therefore pleased to announce the intention of the United States to formally recognize Southern Sudan as a [...]
Continue reading...Raw Video: President Obama Drops-By a Meeting with Young Leaders at Penn State
Monday, February 7, 2011 – 7:00 am UTC
President Obama made a surprise drop-by at a roundtable conversation with young Americans at Penn State University during his visit last week. The roundtable was one of four held by the White House Office of Public Engagement surrounding the President’s visit to Central Pennsylvania. The roundtables provided an opportunity for a diverse group of young [...]
Continue reading...California Group Seeks to End Collective Bargaining; Why Collective Bargaining is Extortion
Saturday, February 5, 2011 – 10:06 pm UTC
Unions are upset and protesting mightily about an effort by Ohio State Senator Shannon Jones that would ban collective bargaining in the state of Ohio. The bill would also abolish salary schedules for public employees and instead require merit pay. I praised the bill in Ohio Bill To Kill Collective Bargaining for State Employees. Shane [...]
Continue reading...Weekly Wrap Up: "Innovation Is What This Country Is All About"
Friday, February 4, 2011 – 3:48 pm UTC
Quote: "To support American innovation, what my administration is trying to do is not just hand out money. What we’re doing is we’re issuing a challenge. Because right now, some of the most promising innovation is happening in the area of clean energy technology — technology that is creating jobs, reducing our dependence on foreign [...]
Continue reading...Obama’s Better Building Initiative Sounds Really Familiar
Friday, February 4, 2011 – 12:32 pm UTC
By Katie Ware During a visit to Penn State University yesterday, President Obama unveiled aggressive plans to increase energy efficiency in commercial buildings through his new Better Building Initiative. Piggybacking on his recent State of the Union, this is the President’s plan to “win the future by making American businesses more energy efficient.” The initiative [...]
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Friday, February 11, 2011 – 7:27 pm UTC
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