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OpEd: Opening Up the Fed (New York Times ‘Economix’ Blog)
February 23, 2012
By Simon Johnson The Federal Reserve has great power in modern American society, including the ability to move the economy and, at least indirectly, to create or destroy fortunes. Its powers operate in two ways: through control over monetary policy, meaning interest rates and credit conditions more broadly, and through its influence over how the [...]
White River Junction Sorting Plant To Close (WPTZ)
By David Charns WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. — The United States Postal Service will go ahead with its plans to consolidate processing centers across the country and close its sorting facility in White River Junction. The agency will move the mail processing center’s operations to Manchester, N.H., and Burlington, workers were told Wednesday night at [...]
White River postal plant scheduled for closure (Burlington Free Press)
By Dan D’Ambrosio Workers at Vermont’s largest postal sorting center have learned that their plant is among those that will be shuttered if Congress doesn’t act to save the U.S. Postal Service from dramatic cuts before a moratorium on closing facilities ends May 15.A regional manager for the Postal Service read a statement to that [...]
Vt’s Largest Postal Sorting Center To Close, Cutting Jobs (VPR News)
(Host) Bad news for people who work at Vermont’s largest postal sorting center. The U.S. Postal Service says it will close its facility in White River Junction. Staff at the plant was informed of the decision yesterday in a statement and a video from the U.S. postmaster general. The Valley News reports that people who [...]
Mail-processing center closing will slow delivery (Buffalo News)
By Jerry Zremski WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service’s plan to close its Buffalo mail-processing center — endangering 700 jobs — will mean that the card you send from your neighborhood mailbox to, say, your sister’s place across town will have to get there via Rochester. What’s more, it won’t get there for two or [...]
United Citizens vs. Citizens United (In These Times)
February 22, 2012
By Sady Doyle Reader: I have a confession to make. I am not a lawyer. Nor am I a constitutional law scholar, a person who has studied in great detail the differences in disclosure requirements between nonprofits and for-profit corporations, or a person who reads articles with the word “finance” in the first paragraph. My [...]
Democratic senators want super PAC crackdown (Politico)
February 21, 2012
By Robin Bravender Senate Democrats are calling on the Federal Election Commission to crack down on super PACs, arguing that voters deserve more information about who is funding independent political advertisements. Eleven Democrats on Tuesday sent a letter to FEC Chairwoman Caroline Hunter urging the commission to enact broad disclosure and disclaimer rules in the [...]
Republicans less troubled by Republican voter fraud (MSNBC)
Watch Bernie on MSNBC talk with Rachel Maddow about fighting voter suppression efforts.
“It’s very clear that what these Republicans want to do is to drive as many people as possible – especially poor people, older people & minorities – out of the political process. And that is just reprehensible.”
Delegation Wants To Extend MILC Program For Farmers (VPR News)
February 20, 2012
Vermont’s congressional delegation has introduced a bill to extend a program that provides payments to dairy farmers to help weather fluctuating milk prices. The delegation says that in September, farmers could face a severe drop in support from the Milk Income Loss Contract program if no action is taken. The legislation would extend the program [...]
Sanders voted against payroll tax cut (WCAX)
By Kyle Midura BURLINGTON, Vt. – Late last week Congress extended unemployment benefits and a payroll tax cut. Government estimates indicate the move should benefit about 170 million Americans and mean about a 1-thousand dollar boost in their take-home pay. Vermont’s delegation split on the matter, with Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) voting for the bill, [...]
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