Research
Research
Ensuring Equitable Recovery
October 15, 2009
On October 15, 2009, the government will release the first quarterly round of spending data from
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (“ARRA”). The data disclosed will be for federal
contracts awarded from the ARRA, and will specifically publicize the jobs created by these
contracts. The data will be reported on www.recovery.gov. Much more data will be released on
October 30th.
States with Greater Racial and Ethnic Diversity and Higher Unemployment Rates Received Less Recovery Funds in 2009
February 17, 2010
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was signed into law almost exactly one year ago, on February 17, 2009. The impetus of this $787 billion economic stimulus package was to stem the economic crisis and soften the recession. The ways in which stimulus funds are to achieve these goals are expressly directed by ARRA, including: “to preserve and create jobs and promote economic recovery [and] to assist those most impacted by the recession.”
Missouri 2009: Recommendations for Election Reform
January 1, 2009
Federal Election Administration Reforms for Full Enfranchisement
January 1, 2009
FEDERAL FORM IS YOUR SAFEST BET FOR AVOIDING STATE IMPOSED ROADBLOCKS TO VOTER REGISTRATION
September 4, 2009
Voting rights advocates have heralded the downloadable federal form ever since it was created in connection with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). But lawyers for Advancement Project have concluded that the convenience of the federal form is not the most important reason for using it. As more and more states try to construct legislative roadblocks to voter registration—and particularly to groups that conduct registration drives the courts have been much less willing to allow such restrictions when the federal form is involved.
