— In Ward 8, where the unemployment rate is at about 25 percent, residents are hopeful for more job prospects as a new Opportunities Center opens in their community. At the center, residents will be able to learn more about job and business opportunities. The center is opening ahead of the start of construction on the new Department of Homeland Security headquarters on Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave. in Southeast. Click here for more details.
— Nationwide, the unemployment rate dropped to 9.7 percent last month, down from 10 percent in December. Despite the improvement, however, comes news that recession job losses overall were worse than previously stated. Click here for more.
— According to the Washington Post, “two Republican congressmen who help oversee billions of dollars for people with AIDS are asking the federal government for an accounting of fraud and mismanagement complaints leveled against AIDS programs nationwide.” The representatives from Texas and Oregon cited recent reports that some AIDS nonprofits receiving federal funding had “delivered substandard services or failed to account for any work at all.” Click here to read the full story.
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