Robert's US Government Info Blog March 2005 Archive

Is the Bush Administration out to torpedo President Lyndon B. Johnson's Head Start program? The National Head Start Association thinks that may be the case, as Head Start programs across ... Read More

The gross income of Daisy Gallagher's small business has increased 35 percent per year since 2002. Doreen Mark's small business realized sales totaling $10.7 million in 2004. Daisy and Doreen ... Read More

So the price of gasoline is projected to hit $4 a gallon this summer. That's it, Americans will park the Family Truckster and refuse to drive to Disneyland at $4 ... Read More

In a story that borders on the incredible, the National Science Foundation has reported finding soft tissue, including still-flexible blood vessels, in the fossilized leg bone of a 70-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus ... Read More

Pro Gun Control group the Brady Campaign found sad irony in Defense Secretary Rumsfeld's recent statement opposing the importation of 100,000 AK-47 assault rifles by the government of Venezuela. The ... Read More

Soot is what happens when we burn things, and humans have been burning things for a long, long time. Now new NASA research suggests that common black soot may be ... Read More

Record winter draught has residents of the Pacific Northwest facing a potential devastating 2005 wildfire season, according to a warning issued by the Department of Homeland Security. Learn what you ... Read More

Does it seem to you that only liberals stand for tougher gun control laws? That's the way it looks to the Conservative Voice. "If there is one thing liberals love ... Read More

You've decided you are ready to run your own small business. You've done your homework, have a business plan, know why unsuccessful small businesses fail and have sworn not to ... Read More

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has initiated an investigation into allegations by its own employees that data used in suitability studies done six years ago on the proposed Yucca Mountain ... Read More

Did the House Government Reform Committee have the authority to hold its much-reported hearings into steroid use in Major League Baseball, or was the testimony of several former and present ... Read More

The Clean Air Act, The Food and Drug Act, The Civil Rights Act -- examples of landmark legislation requiring months, even years of highly publicized planning, debate, compromise and reconciliation ... Read More

The U.S. Small Business Administration has seen lots of small businesses come and, unfortunately, go. According to the SBA, over 50% of small businesses fail in the first year and ... Read More

The U.S. Senate has voted 51-49 to allow drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Senate's action rejected an attempt by Democrats and moderate Republicans to remove ... Read More

Contrary to what a very popular book and TV ad say, the U.S. government is not giving away "free grant" money. A grant is not a Christmas present. According to ... Read More

You've decided to take the plunge and seek an SBA-backed loan to start your own small business. Are you sure you're ready? The U.S. Small Business Administration suggests that you ... Read More

A bill supported by President Bush that would relax certain air pollution control regulations of the Clean Air Act has been rejected by the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) ... Read More

At the mid-point of the 2005 tax filing season, the Internal Revenue Service announces that taxpayers have used e-file at a record rate. In fact, the IRS expects for the ... Read More

Warning signs of a stroke may appear as early as seven days before an attack and require urgent treatment to prevent serious damage to the brain, according to a study ... Read More

Does doing your federal income tax give you headaches from struggling with an unnecessarily complex and often unfair system? If so, the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform wants ... Read More

Feeling overtaxed? Under the U.S. income tax system, most of the taxes collected are supposed to be paid by the people who make the most money. Thanks to President Bush's ... Read More

After three years under a pro-U.S. government, Afghanistan stands "on the verge of becoming a narcotics state," according to a recent State Department report. In a presidential report, Secretary of ... Read More

So you get an email from the FBI -- yes the Federal Bureau of Investigation -- that says the Bureau's Internet Fraud Complaint Center has been "monitoring" your internet use ... Read More

The Supreme Court today heard arguments in two cases based on whether or not the display of the Ten Commandments on government property represented an unconstitutional endorsement of religion under ... Read More

All of President Bush's nominees for his second term Cabinet have been confirmed by the Senate. Links to all of their biographies are now available on the President's Cabinet page. ... Read More

In another 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional execution of killers who were under 18 when they committed their crimes. Supreme Court Report...

Students with ideas that can dramatically advance NASA's Vision for Space Exploration program can win one of four $9,000 fellowships. The NIAC (NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts) Student Fellows Prize ... Read More