First Week of March

So it's March...and it's snowing...but there are a few bright spots in the week. Check them out below. Also, JUNIORS do not forget that Thursday, March 5, at 7 pm there is an Honors Info Session taking place in Wilson 104.

Events this week:

• The 2008 Election: A Look Behind the Pollster's Curtain, Tuesday, 12 pm: Taubman Center
  
• Women in Politics with Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts, Tuesday, 4 pm: Macmillan 117
  
• Fred Kaplan, Slate columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, on Obama and the World: U.S. Foreign Policy in an Age of Global Anarchy, Wednesday, 4 pm: Joukowsky Forum (Watson)
  
• Business Lobbying in the European Union, Thursday, 4 pm: McKinney Room (Watson)

News Items: Little Rhody has had some big time press coverage lately. Things are not looking good for the Ocean State, and here's why:

• "Smallest State Grapples with Oversize Problems" New York Times: An attempt to understand the many factors that have contributed to the state's dismal economic situation.
• "State, Medicaid Accord Seen Near" Providence Journal: While it may not be a problem now, Rhode Island's cutting edge global Medicaid waiver plan may end up in serious trouble if the state cannot manage its funding properly.
• "Stimulus Eases RI Budget Crisis, But Won't Fix It" Forbes: Local lawmakers assess the amount of work that the stimulus leaves for legislators to do in budget cutting and political maneuvering.