Election

(EDUCATION) Obama Wants to Reshape U.S. Education System
   President-elect Barack Obama (D), who defeated Sen. John McCain of Arizona in a hard-fought campaign, has laid out a broad agenda for pre-K-12 education that will reshape the role the federal government plays in the education landscape. Obama has promised to expand federal preschool programs, "rec...
posted 11/5/08 1:57 PM  read complete story

(FORECAST) Omnibus Bill in Works; Obama to Address SCHIP, Pay First
   With Democrats in control of the White House and Congress, Hill insiders are chiming in on what's in store over the next few months. With campaign promises to keep, President-elect Barack Obama is expected to start early in his first term to address some of the easiest to achieve, including reautho...
posted 11/5/08 10:35 AM  read complete story

(ECONOMY) Stimulus Expected; Focus Will Be on Infrastructure, Job Creation
   With Democrats securely in charge of the White House and Congress, congressional staffers tell FAM to expect a new stimulus package to be approved early next year. The staffers say to expect the new package to heavily focus on infrastructure and job creation and the accompanying supportive services...
posted 11/5/08 09:39 AM  read complete story

(CABINET) Obama In Process of Choosing Positions
   President-elect Barack Obama (D) is expected to move quickly on announcing his Cabinet. A few surprises are expected, but the group overall should be a list of proven commodities that would provoke little controversy, Hill insiders tell FAM. Obama is expected to have a bipartisan Cabinet, with sev...
posted 11/5/08 09:16 AM  read complete story

(FAITH) Obama Will Rework Efforts; Create Summer Learning Program
   With Barack Obama's presidential win, a faith-based office at the White House is secure, but the president-elect has several changes in store. Obama (D) points out that the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life finds 71 of Americans report believing in God or a higher power. Additionally, the gro...
posted 11/5/08 09:02 AM  read complete story

(EDUCATION) McCain Criticism Based on Flawed Data
   Criticism of the Head Start program by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), asserting that any Head Start gains diminished by the time the children reached third grade, is based on 40-year-old data that has been largely debunked, says the National Head Start Association (NHSA). McCain made the remarks last wee...
posted 10/20/08 10:32 AM  read complete story

(RURAL) Campaigns Court Advocates
   Rural advocates voice their opposition to getting rid of earmarks in the appropriations process at a recent conference. The opposition comes during the Nat'l Rural Assembly (NRA) where representatives from the presumptive presidential nominee campaigns provided insights on the stances of their cand...
posted 6/18/08 1:41 PM  read complete story