Category Archives: Politics

National group to probe LSU’s firing of professor – Ivor van Heerden

By JORDAN BLUM Advocate Capitol News Bureau April 8, 2010   A national college faculty organization is starting an investigation into LSU’s termination last year of Ivor van Heerden, one of the leading critics of federal engineers before and after … Continue reading

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“Great Recession” Challenges Apartment Industry, According to NMHC’s Annual Ranking of 50 Largest Apartment Firms

April 7, 2010 by NMHC WASHINGTON, DC – April 7, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — Every facet of the apartment industry was touched by the Great Recession in 2009, according to the NMHC 50, the National Multi Housing Council’s annual ranking … Continue reading

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Lucrative stimulus contract for green jobs in New Orleans goes to group with least to offer

This new weatherization training center was set up by Louisiana Assocation of Community Action Partnerships, using federal money — a move that gave the group an edge in getting federal stimulus money. April 6th, 2010 | Posted by Brentin Mock … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Buy Your Own Judge

April 5, 2010 by Adam Skaggs Illinois is home to the nation’s costliest judicial election ever: the 2004 contest between Lloyd Karmeier and Gordon Maag. The two candidates in Illinois’s fifth judicial district together raised almost $9.4 million, nearly double … Continue reading

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In Santa Monica, affordable-housing rental agreements are often not enforced

The city is now vowing to crack down after complaints of violations by developers, who have been allowed to exceed zoning restrictions in exchange for offering low- and moderate-income rentals. By Martha Groves April 5, 2010 For decades, Santa Monica … Continue reading

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