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Entries from March 2009

Unemployment and Government Jobs

March 25th, 2009 · No Comments

The U.S. economy remains in turmoil and unemployment news remains grim. It seems like every day new figures emerge showing the loss of American jobs at staggering rates. In times of such uncertainty, people look for stable, well-paying jobs and government jobs are often at the forefront of their job search. Many government job listings [...]

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Tags: federal · states

Sunshine Week Analysis

March 25th, 2009 · No Comments

The 2009 annual Sunshine Week survey of government information available online is in and the results are interesting. Results were based on reviews of government web sites in every state to determine the availability of 20 different kinds of public records. The public record types researched include disciplinary actions against attorneys and doctors, inspection [...]

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Tags: FOIA · Mississippi · New Jersey · Texas · federal · states

The New Gun Debate

March 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment

This past week, there was a very sad story in the news about a deadly school shooting in Germany where over one dozen people were killed. Over the past few decades, America has had it’s own share of grief over fatal school shootings such as Columbine, Northern Illinois University, Virginia Tech, and many more. While [...]

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