Entries for January 2009
Briefly SpeakingJanuary 30, 2009
Harris County District Attorney Patricia Lykos on Thursday announced detailed plans to significantly expand the DA’s staffing, services and assistance for citizens who have been victimized by crime.
That will nearly double the office’s current resou...
Obama signs first bill into law, on equal payJanuary 30, 2009
by Darlene Superville
The Associated Press
Declaring that ending pay disparity is not just a women’s issue, President Barack Obama signed legislation Thursday that gives workers more time to take their pay discrimination cases to court.
Lilly Ledb...
American jobless rate hits new recordJanuary 30, 2009
by Christopher S. Rugaber
The Associated Press
The number of people receiving unemployment benefits has reached an all-time record, the government said Thursday, and more layoffs are spreading throughout the economy.
The Labor Department reported ...
Home sales post decrease in Dec.January 30, 2009
by Alan Zibel
The Associated Press
The homebuilding industry’s nosedive won’t let up. Sales of new homes plunged to the slowest pace on record last month and builders posted their worst annual sales results in more than two decades.
Even with mort...
Federal Reserve pledges to use all tools to help sagging economyJanuary 29, 2009
by Jeannine Aversa
The Associated Press
The Federal Reserve, acknowledging the economy has continued to deteriorate, signaled Wednesday that it will keep using unconventional tools to cushion the fallout, including keeping a key interest rate at a ...