Criminal Law Library BlogAn e-Newsletter of the American Library Association.
December 10, 2008
Libraries nix dissed Christmas displays
Articles Posted in News from Organizations
ABA Criminal Justice Section Conference: Ethics: Politics and Public Corruption
The American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section and the Alabama State Bar Association Present
Ethics – Politics and Public Corruption
April 3, 2009 Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa, Birmingham, Alabama
ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter. December 5, 2008.
Week ending December 5, 2008
Top Ten Stories
Law Firms Reed Smith Cuts 115 Support Staff, 11 Associates Dec 3, 2008, 05:19 pm CST
Financial Business Plan Documents Submitted by Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors to Congress
The following are among the financial planning documents which have been submitted to the U.S. Congress by automakers Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors as requested:
FORD:
Ford Motor Company Business Plan as Submitted to the Senate Banking Committee on December 2, 2008
Plum Book: United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions
The United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions, commonly known as the plum book is published every four years just after the Presidential elections. It is publisned, alternately, by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Below is a list of major categories of positions discussed and the Table of Contents:
MAJOR CATEGORIES:
U.S. Federal Register Announces Launch of New Electronic Public Information Desk
The Federal Register has announced the launch of a new Electronic Public Information Desk to Provide free public access to public documents.*
To view these documents, go to www.federalregister.gov (link opens in a new window). See “View Documents on Public Inspection” (link opens in a new window) on the left hand side. This new desk grants the public access to documents that will be published in the next day’s Federal Register as early at 8:45 a.m. EST. Previously, such documents could only be seen by viewing the documents physically located at the Office of the Federal Register in Washington, DC.
See Press Release at: http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2009/nr09-06.html
New York Library Supporters Protest State Cuts
“About 450 librarians and library supporters rallied against budget cuts at the New York State Capitol in Albany November 18. Gov. David Paterson has proposed $20 million in cuts to libraries, which the New York Library Association says will reduce library aid for the state’s 73 library systems to a level not seen since 1993. State aid to libraries was flat between 1998 and 2006. Paterson called lawmakers into an emergency session to make mid-year budget cuts, but legislators did not take any action…”
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White Plains (N.Y.) Journal News, Nov. 18; New York Library Association
Job Announcement: Court Administrator
The Reno Nevada Justice Court is recruiting for the position of Court Administrator.
New York Mid Year Financial Plan Update: 2008-2009 Through 2011-2012
October 28 2008
FROM THE INTRODUCTION:
This Mid-Year Financial Plan (the “Mid-Year Financial Plan”) revises the State’s fiscal projections for the 2008-09 through 2011-12 fiscal years that were set forth in the First Quarterly Update to the Financial Plan (the “First Quarterly Update”) dated July 30, 2008. The revised Plan reflects (a) updated estimates of receipts and disbursements based on DOB’s1 revised economic forecasts for the nation and State, operating results through the first six months of fiscal year 2008-09, and a comprehensive review of factors affecting the long-term current-services forecast; (b) the estimated impact of cost-saving measures approved by the Governor and Legislature in August 2008, after the issuance of the First Quarterly Update; and (c) the status of actions to reduce State operations spending that were instituted earlier in the fiscal year.