A bipartisan group of state representatives has sponsored House Resolution #32 supporting the Army Corps of Engineers Channel Deepening Project. It’s primary sponsor is Rep. J. Johnson. Representatives Brady, Keeley, D. Short and D.P. Williams are additional sponsors. It is co-sponsored by Representatives BriggsKing, Carey, Hocker, Lee and Longhurst. WHEREAS, the Port of Wilmington is [...]
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House moves to support dredging
Posted in Economy, Jobs, Unemployment, Wilmington on January 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dredging: The river pilots’ perspective
Posted in Delaware, Economy, Jobs, Markell, Unemployment on December 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Dave Burris has published an interesting article in the current issue of Coastal Sussex Weekly Magazine, which was written by Michael Short. The piece examines the profession of river pilot, and includes the pilots’ take on dredging.
Judge: Delaware ‘sat on its hands’ regarding Corps of Engineers’ dredging proposal
Posted in Delaware, Economy, Jobs, Markell, Unemployment on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Attorney General Beau Biden watched the proceedings from the audience Tuesday, but did not argue the case. By Lee Williams (Note: this story can also be found in CRI’s Special Reports section.) The State of Delaware asked District Court Judge Sue Robinson Tuesday for an injunction that would halt the Army Corps of Engineers’ controversial [...]
Dredging: Political grandstanding, ‘hoax’ lawsuits and more
Posted in Delaware, Economy, Government Spending, Jobs, Markell, State Spending, Unemployment, Unions, Wilmington on December 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Proponents of the Army Corps of Engineer’s channel deepening project claim opposition by local politicians is self-serving, a betrayal of their constituents’ best interests, anti-business and anti-labor. By Lee Williams (Note: this story can also be found in CRI’s Special Report section.) The Army Corps of Engineers has been dredging the Delaware River since the [...]
Teen unemployment, recession and minimum wage
Posted in Unemployment on October 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Mark Perry has an interesting post at the Enterprise Blog where he discusses the current unemployment rate for teens. As indicated by the graph below, increasing the minimum wage has a pronounced effect on teen unemployment. From Perry’s post, The chart above of the teenage jobless rate and minimum wage over the last four recessions [...]
