by Emily Foster | May 14, 2015 | Jobs and Growth
A 2014 Gallup poll ranked the United States Postal Service first out of 13 government agencies nationwide with the most positive public image. It is the nation’s second largest employer, with 486,822 career employees as of 2014. The USPS receives no tax dollars and is...
by Emily Foster | May 14, 2015 | Gender Justice, Jobs and Growth
According to a fall 2014 poll by Pew Research center, 77 percent of women and 63 percent of men agree that “this country needs to continue making changes to give men and women equality in the workplace.” Although women hold 49.3 percent of jobs, they only earn 78...
by Isaiah J. Poole | May 14, 2015 | Conservatism, Jobs and Growth
As I wrote on Wednesday, conservatives don't want anyone to draw connections between this week's fatal Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia and their years'-long opposition to adequate funding for the passenger service. So it was not surprising to hear House Speaker John...
by Isaiah J. Poole | May 13, 2015 | Jobs and Growth
On Tuesday night, an Amtrak train spectacularly derailed on its way through Philadelphia, killing at least seven people. On Wednesday morning, a House appropriations subcommittee voted to cut federal funding for Amtrak by about 20 percent. Those are two dots...
by Isaiah J. Poole | May 12, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
With Washington in paralysis over how to pay for billions of dollars in needed improvements to our transportation network, the conversation has increasingly turned to what are best called "deals with the Devil." Sometimes the deals involve turning over traditionally...
by Isaiah J. Poole | May 11, 2015 | Jobs and Growth
A broad combination of labor, business and transportation advocacy organizations have declared this week to be “Infrastructure Week.” And the week is not off to a good start. The coalition behind the declaration wants to make this a time to show the need for, and the...
