Mar 19th, 2010 · Parents at the East Village Community School in New York City held a "bake-in" Thursday to protest a local education policy that forbids students from selling homemade bake sale items, but permits the sale of certain pre-packaged junk foods. The protest comes at a time when reducing childhood obesity and providing access to healthy food during the school day are major items on the agenda of education and health policymakers nationwide.
Keywords: protests · Food · policy · policymakers · local · Health · obesity · educating · students · schools · package · New York City
Jan 27th, 2010 · The Federal Reserve is likely to focus this year on how and when to pull back the stimulus money pumped out to fight the financial crisis. At their first meeting of 2010, Fed policymakers are likely weighing such matters, including which tools to use. They are slated to issue a policy statement when they wrap up their two-day session Wednesday afternoon.
Keywords: policy · policymakers · financial · money · crisis · Federal Reserve · 2010 · afternoon · Stimulus
Jan 25th, 2010 · Koger's new book Filibustering: A Political History of Obstruction in the House and Senate looks at the rise of the filibuster in the American legislative process and its effect on policymaking.
Keywords: policymakers · Senate · Americans · filibuster · legislation · Gregory · Koger
Dec 15th, 2009 · Inflation at the wholesale level surged in November, reflecting price jumps in energy and other products. The bigger-than-expected 1.8 percent increase in the Producer Price Index is certain to raise the attention of Federal Reserve policymakers beginning a two-day meeting on interest rates.
Keywords: products · policymakers · energy · Federal Reserve · Producer Price Index · Inflation
Dec 11th, 2009 · Scientists, policymakers, activists and skeptics from around the world have gathered in Denmark's capital to figure out how to deal with the threat of climate change. Elliot Diringer of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change describes the negotiations and the sticking points.
Keywords: policymakers · Denmark · world · Activist · Scientists · Climate · Copenhagen · capital · negotiators · skeptics · Pew Center · Global Climate Change
Dec 11th, 2009 · Scientists, policymakers, activists and skeptics from around the world have gathered in Denmark's capital to figure out how to deal with the threat of climate change. Elliot Diringer of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change describes the negotiations and the sticking points.
Keywords: policymakers · Denmark · world · Activist · Scientists · Climate · Copenhagen · capital · negotiators · skeptics · Pew Center · Global Climate Change
Nov 24th, 2009 · The central bank predicted the jobless rate could hover between 8.6 and 10.2 percent next year. Most Fed policymakers said it could take "five or six years" for the economy and the labor market to get back on a path of full health.
Keywords: policymakers · Economy · Health
Nov 5th, 2009 · Before American commanders and policymakers settle on what to do next in Afghanistan, they need to agree on whom they are fighting. Gen. Stanley McChrystal says Afghanistan presents "a uniquely complex environment" — with three insurgencies to battle.
Keywords: Afghanistan · policymakers · Americans · enemy · commander · Gen · insurgents · environments · Stanley McChrystal
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