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‘Green Collar Jobs” and the Democratic Candidates Bickering Over Them
Mike Muller | Tue, Apr 8th, 2008 | Category: Report | Tags: mike muller, obama, hillary clinton, barack obama, election 2008, president, democrats, hillary, presidential campaign, presidential candidates, presidential urban agenda, pittsburgh, democratic hopefuls, green collar jobs, green jobs, green collar, democratic candidates, good jobs, green jobs conference | 0
With the next Democratic primary being held in Pennsylvania on Earth day, we turn our attention today to “green collar jobs.” While there is certainly no one-size-fits-all panacea for the nation’s struggling industrial cities, proponents of the movement see wide ranging benefits from creating a new economy around environmental awareness.
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Cutting Federal Funds for ‘Sanctuary Cities’
Mike Muller | Wed, Dec 5th, 2007 | Category: Commentary | Tags: mike muller, new york city, republican, mike huckabee, democratic hopefuls, mitt romney, fred thompson, immigrants effect on crime, ed koch, rudolph giuliani | 0
New York’s History; Immigrants’ effect on crime; Support for cutting federal funds.
The most attention cities have received in this presidential election may very well be in reference to “sanctuary cities,” a term used to describe cities that shield illegal immigrants from detection. Although last week’s GOP YouTube debate touched on urban crime and infrastructure, it led off with a protruded battle over sanctuary cities that was simply a continuation of the contentious debate being…
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