LEGISLATURE RENEWS ASSAULT ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

If it appears to you that Democratic lawmakers in Sacramento spend more time – and more political capital – on protecting and preserving public employee jobs than on alleviating California’s 10.9 percent unemployment rate, you are not the only one.

Author Cortese will deliver keynote on local investing

Crowdfunding provisions of the JOBS Act will be a boon for local business startups and job creation, author Amy Cortese said last week.

Mass. Senate budget would increase spending on local government and education, but not raise taxes or fees

The Massachusetts Senate released a $32.275 billion budget proposal today that increases spending on local government and education, withdraws $290 million from the state’s rainy day fund, and does not raise taxes or fees. The spending plan is similar in those respects to one approved by the House on April 26. Though senators continued to talk about the strain on state finances as a result of ...

Making Local Products Globally Competitive

MANILA, Philippines - SMALL and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a major role in socio-economic development, through their creation of jobs and business opportunities, use of indigenous resources, dollar earnings, and linkages with other industries. With the growing demand for local products abroad, SMEs have begun to adopt a more aggressive campaign to promote their products and search for new ...

What Employment Rates Might Look Like if the Government Hadn't Cut Jobs

Here's a little lesson on austerity measures. The unemployment rate -- the economic indicator President Obama's most maligned for -- might be a lot lower had the president been allowed to keep government payrolls up like he wanted to.