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Tampa demonstrators support Obama's jobs bill for veterans benefits listen
10/20/11 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: AFL-CIO, jobs, veterans, VA
Advocates for President Barack Obama’s jobs bill told veterans to tell their representatives to pass provisions that would benefit America’s military at a Rally in front of the VA hospital in Tampa Wednesday. The group handed out literature outlining parts of the bill that would give tax credits and job preference to some military people.
President Obama’s Jobs bill contains $447 million worth of incentives to get people back to work and repair the cou...
Be the first to commentIn Land O' Lakes, Biden says approving Obama's jobs bill would stop teacher layoffs, and then some listen
10/05/11 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Joe Biden, Barack Obama, education, education funding, jobs
President Barack Obama is facing hurdles from Congressional Republicans in passing a new jobs bill. But yesterday at an elementary school in Land O’ Lakes, Vice President Joe Biden said passing the plan would put 35 billion dollars back into education.
Be the first to commentBiden: “Yes?”
Student: “Do you know how often the President does nothing or pocket vetoes a bill?”
Biden: “Well, we have not pocket vetoed…wow, you’re real smart man……No, I don’t think the Pre...
Vice President Joe Biden says Obama's Job's Act could create 400,000 teaching jobs listen
10/04/11 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Joe Biden, Barack Obama, education, education funding, jobs
Vice President Joe Biden told a library full of students, educators and even some laid-off teachers why President Obama’s Jobs Act will help education. This afternoon in Land O’ Lakes Biden said it would put 35 billion dollars into public education and create 400,000 jobs.
Biden told a crowd of about 200 people, America can do better for our children. He spoke to a class of 25 fifth graders before giving his jobs press conference. Under the ...
Be the first to commentHundreds flock to St. Pete jobs fair listen
09/19/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: jobs, Unemployment, unemployment rate, unemplyment, unemployment benefits, American Jobs Act, obama, Deficit, St. Petersburg
As of last Friday, Florida has had three straight months of 10.7 percent unemployment. Today the St. Pete Times hosted a jobs fair in downtown St. Petersburg. President Barack Obama is trying to address the problem through the American Jobs Act. It would include 5 billion dollars to help public safety officials a...
Be the first to commentWorkNet Pinellas holds 5th Annual Business & Education Summit listen
09/16/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: business, education, education funding, schools, school funding, jobs
One reason it may be hard for people to find work is because many job skills are not taught in school curricula. Today was the 5th annu8al business and education summit, which sought to give local school curricula guidance from the Pinellas business community.
Many businesses believe that they can help provide students with skills that will get students in the jobs they want by summits like today. WorkNet Pinellas held the summit along with several other corporate sponsors. Tony Leisner i...
Be the first to commentTampa MoveOn protesters to Sen. Rubio: "Jobs not cuts" listen
08/10/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: jobs, spending, debt, MoveOn, protest, taxes, taxes in countries with universal health care, Civilian Conservation Corps, Marco Rubio
Jobs, not cuts, was the message of protesters today, outside Congressional offices across the country. About two dozen activists protested outside Senator Marco Rubio’s office near USF-Tampa.
The progressive nonprofit advocacy group Moveon.org called on it’s supporters to flood local legislative offices today to ask congressional...
Be the first to commentCountry's unemployment rises to 9.2 percent listen
07/08/11 wire reports including APWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Unemployment, jobs, Barack Obama
The country’s unemployment rate climbed to 9.2 percent last month. Hiring slowed to a near-standstill and employers added the fewest jobs in nine months.
The Labor Department says the economy generated only 18,000 net jobs in June. And the number of jobs added in May was revised down to 25,000.
Businesses added the fewest jobs in more than a year; governments cut 39,000 jobs.
Average hourly wages declined last month. After-tax incomes, adjusted for inflation, have been flat this year...
Be the first to commentIs the Pentagon Inflating Success Numbers in Afghanistan? Plus, Job Creation
06/13/11 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Monday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: David Petraeus, Garteh Porter, Afghanistan War, Taliban, Stimulus Package, Robert Reich, Richard Shelby, jobs, unemployment
First up today, our guest Gareth Porter has written a new article scrutinizing the claims of success General David Petraeus has made about Afghanistan. Porter writes on the Interpress web site today "During his intensive initial round of media interviews as commander in Afghanistan in August 2010, Gen. David Petraeus released figures to the news media that claimed spectacular success for raids by S...
Be the first to commentGov. Scott re-announces Canada company's 100-job move to Boca listen
06/08/11 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Rick Scott, Canada, Palm Beach Post, jobs, federal stimulus money, Garda
Governor Rick Scott owes his seat to the campaign promise that he was going to be a “jobs” governor – something critics say his austere budget flatly contradicts. Scott held a telephone press conference today from Montreal, where he touted what he believes is a step forward in Florida’s fight for jobs.
The skin tight state budget didn’t leave much wiggle room for public employees. They took pay cuts, and thousands lost their jobs. Scott claims this will bring private sector jobs in the nea...
1 commentsThe rich don't create jobs- -demand from the public does, says our guest Dave Johnson
05/19/11 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Thursday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: tax cuts for the rich, unempoyment, jobs, Dave Johnson, Campaign For America's Future
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. Our country is still in recession. And there are several schools of thoughts about how to reduce unemployment. Is the solution more tax cuts? Or is it more investment by the government? Our guest, Dave Johnson is a Fellow at Campaign for America's Future, writing about American manufacturing, trade and economic/industrial policy. He is also a Senior Fellow with Renew California.
Dave has more than 20 years of technology industry experience including ...
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