Berkeley economist named most promising under 40

April 24, 2009 at 10:58 pm · Filed under Uncategorized

Emmanuel Saez, an economist at UC Berkeley, was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal, which is given to the most promising economist under the age of 40, the Wall Street Journal reports. Saez is 36.

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California Nurses Association launches “single-payer” health reform ad drive

April 24, 2009 at 10:32 pm · Filed under Uncategorized

The California Nurses Association and affiliates have launched a national ad campaign in favor of Medicare-for-all-style health-care reform that so far has cost “just under $200 grand,” according to a CNA official.

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Lawmakers propose using stimulus for tax refunds

April 24, 2009 at 9:21 pm · Filed under Uncategorized

Republican state lawmakers have proposed using $1 billion in stimulus money to give taxpayers refunds.

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Metro emergency funding cut from bill

April 24, 2009 at 9:14 pm · Filed under Uncategorized

The $20 million in proposed emergency funding for Metro appears in jeopardy, the transit agency said Friday.

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Alex’s Lemonade Stand grants Duke $400,000 for childhood cancer research

April 24, 2009 at 9:08 pm · Filed under Uncategorized

A pair of pediatric cancer researchers at Duke University have received $400,000 to fund their work over the next two years – part of $4 million in grants announced Friday by Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer.

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