Here in California, education has been making headlines this week, as the University of California board of regents voted to increase tuition more than 30%. And California is hardly alone. Across the country, education is being affected by the recession. In New Hampshire, some students are facing a subprime loan crisis much like the housing [...]
The fires burning in the Angeles National Forest near Los Angeles have already cost two lives and thousands of acres of protected land. How much will the emergency spending to control the disaster cost the already bankrupt state? Patt Morrison of Pasadena-based public radio NPR station KPCC reported this morning that the California Department of [...]
Roman Polanski’s classic film Chinatown centers on a key issue in Los Angeles politics – water. And more than 30 years since the movie’s release, water is still one of the biggest issues in California. Given the economic climate, it might seem like saving water pales in comparison to dealing with the ongoing mortgage crisis [...]
It may be summer vacation for students, but public schools around the country are in the headlines, as they are usually among the first to feel the impact of budget cuts. Already strapped for cash, some are coming up with new ideas to make the most of what they have, both in terms of staff [...]
With an economy larger than most countries in the world, how can the state of California be in so much financial trouble? NPR is taking an in-depth look at how the Golden State went broke, and what’s being done to dig out with a series called California in Crisis. San Francisco’s KQED has a collection [...]
From Twitter NPR: Economy Nightly Business Report Marketplace Business Desk Unknown FeedReporters and producers from around the country are attending "economy bootcamps" to understand the current downturn.
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