NYC needs $5.6 B More to Run Schools,
A panel created by a New York court is recommending that NYC needs $5.6B more to run its schools every YEAR. An it also suggests that the school system needs nearly $10B for one time repairs, new classrooms and other facility needs.
All of this comes from a the NY state courts for two reasons 1) the New York state constitution gaurentees students the right to an education 2) a lawsuit filed 10 years ago requiring the state to live up to its constitutional mandate.
The panel was created because the state legislature has failed to act by the courts ruling. This is getting to be so serious that the recomendation of the panel is to give the legislature 90 days to find $5.6B or the state court system will take over the funding NYC public school system.
If you follow politics in general, this could be a very intersting battle. The ball is in Justice Leland DeGrasse, whos jobs is to decide how much of the panel's recomendation will be turned into a legal order.
full NY Times story
Americans Show Concerns on Bush Agenda
Not suprising George Bush's "mandate" isn't as strong as most believe. There are still some major misgivings about his ability to preside over the country.
Americans Show Clear Concerns on Bush Agenda
Leadership/Mgmt
The Best Leadership Guru: You - CIO Magazine: "There are books on leadership lessons from Napoleon, Lewis and Clark, and Ernest Shackleton. Books on the leadership secrets of Jack Welch, Santa Claus and Attila the Hun. Books on the 108 skills of natural born leaders, the 21 irrefutable laws of leadership and 10 new leadership instincts"
Is this what they mean by the "moral" majority.
GOP Pushes Rule Change to Protect DeLay's Post: "House Republicans proposed changing their rules last night to allow members indicted by state grand juries to remain in a leadership post, a move that would benefit Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) in case he is charged by a Texas grand jury that has indicted three of his political associates, according to GOP leaders."
A Republican I can respect?
A nice article on Sen Chuck Hagel from Nebraska. Check it out, he may be running for President in 2008.
The Political Veteran (washingtonpost.com)
National sales tax and state sales tax anyone?
Idea of replacing income tax gains momentum: "Rep. Gil Gutknecht invites you to ponder a bold future, a future with no IRS.
'Think of a world where there is no income tax, where you get to keep everything you earn and you pay the tax man when you buy stuff,' said the Minnesota Republican."
Solaris strikes back at Linux - vnunet.com
Solaris strikes back at Linux - vnunet.com: "Taking a leaf from Linux's book, Sun Microsystems will later today make its newly developed Solaris 10 operating system available for free, charging customers only for support."
Linux Pipeline | Trends | In Search Of Open-Source Experts
This is an good article profiling the current problem for companies looking towards Open Source solutions but can't find experts to help them through the process.
Linux Pipeline | Trends | In Search Of Open-Source Experts
Daily dive
As you may or may not know Novell is investing a serious portion of their future on Linux and the OpenSource movement. This "whitepaper" outlines their move to the Linux desktop.
The Novell Migration to Linux: Real Business Value White Paper
This is an interesting title for an article. I haven't read it all, but it has good hints on how our future will be changed by the internet, this article focuses more on the political impact.
The Rise of Open-Source Politics
I didn't read much of the article is because my interest moved over to a book it mentioned
The Cluetrain Manifesto. I don't have a copy yet (B&N didn't have it at lunchtime), but the nice thing is that it has an online version (full text). If I convert it to a nice pdf I'll post a note on the blog otherwise it will be up to you to go buy it yourself.
Final Outcome Could Hinge on Ohio (washingtonpost.com)
Well, the time has come. It looks like President Bush will win a second term, barring a miracle. I'm a little stunned after staying up until 2 AM. So I am going to take a couple of days to relax and then devise a new strategy for the democratic party.
Final Outcome Could Hinge on Ohio (washingtonpost.com): "President Bush moved to the brink of securing his bid for reelection early this morning, winning the prized battleground of Florida and holding what appeared to be an insurmountable lead over Sen. John F. Kerry in Ohio. But the Massachusetts senator considered continuing his battle to win the White House with a fight over provisional ballots in the Buckeye State."
washingtonpost.com: Voters Turn Out Nationwide in Droves
Clutching coffee mugs, dragging lawn chairs and driving past with horns honking, Americans across the country turned out in force to elect a president this morning for the first time since the terror attacks of 2001. Rush hour voters this morning confronted unusually long lines and officials expected more of the same after work this afternoon.
washingtonpost.com: Voters Turn Out Nationwide in Droves
Largest untapped voting block - the non-voter.
NONE OF THE ABOVE (washingtonpost.com): "MOST AMERICANS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE, DON'T.
It may be hard to believe, and harder to accept, but the numbers are inescapable. In recent presidential elections -- the quadrennial events that are the pinnacle for voter turnout -- roughly half the potential voting population chose not to exercise its franchise. For some off-year elections, barely a quarter of eligible voters show up. Even this year's ballyhooed spike in registration is considered unlikely to boost turnout to 60 percent, or anywhere near."
washingtonpost.com - Electoral College Map
Check out the Washington Post analysis of the electoral pictures up to this point. Each state has a nice review with summaries of the major polls in each state.
Minnesota seems to be heading in Kerry's favor, but each poll is still with in the margin of error.
washingtonpost.com - Electoral College Map
