2nd Stimulus May Not Be Coming or Will It $787 billion in stimulus money is already floating around and President Obama wants to see it put to use before thinking about a 2nd stimulus package. Although, nerves are running high over the latest unemployment numbers (9.5 %) Obama is very clear that we need time [...]

Delaware Plans To Cut Cost By Not Writing Checks In efforts to save over $150k per year, Governor, Jack Markell announced a statewide “fewer checks” mandate. The measure of writing fewer checks will cut the cost of materials (checks) and postage expenses. The State (Delaware) will also be earning money from cash back incentives for [...]

President Obama Weekly Address July 11, 2009 Recovery and the jobs of the Future – President Obama Weekly Address July 11, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN3R6zIt9dQ This week, we’ve made important progress towards the goal of bringing about change abroad and change at home. during my visit to Russia, we began the process of resetting relations so that [...]

Federal Minimum Wage Will Increase to $7.25 On July 24, 2009 the minimum wage will be raised to $7.25 from $6.55 per hour. The hike will take affect in 29 states. The minimum wage increase is due to a bill passed back in 2007, when the minimum wage was just $5.15 per hour. Some state [...]

University of Delaware Tuition Fees Have Increased The University of Delaware (UD) have increased it tuition rates up to nearly 9 percent (9%). Reports from UD indicate the tuition increased was caused by the demands on financial aid. It’s going to cost more this fall to attend UD (University of Delaware). In state UD students [...]