Jay Arnold will be speaking this week in San Diego at the 2012 State Alliance Summit of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Jay will speak at a breakout session addressing creative strategies for legislative stewardship. The session will share how Alliances around the country have creatively ... Keep Reading
Archives for April 2012
WEEKLY REPORT April 20, 2012 Increase in poor children alarming One in four children in our community lives in poverty, according to the latest research from the Center for Public Policy Priorities. Instead of improving, the numbers have grown by 8 percentage points over the last decade. (View ... Keep Reading
WEEKLY REPORT April 13, 2012 Texas oil and gas boom may help ease state budget crunch The combined forces of high oil prices and improved drilling technology have produced a gush of unexpected tax dollars from oil and gas wells across Texas. (View complete article here.) A million ... Keep Reading
WEEKLY REPORT April 6, 2012 Education backlash can fuel turnover in the Legislature More than a dozen Republicans and Democrats who have sat on school boards are running for the Texas House this year, and a backlash over spending cuts and standardized testing might help them get there. (View ... Keep Reading