State of Nevada: Looking beyond the decline…
…and learning from the rust belt.
We did a show on KNPR’s State of Nevada, looking at the ballooning need for social services in Nevada. The state’s unemployment rate recently hit 13.2% (it’s higher in Las Vegas). Tens of thousands of people have lost their homes. The state’s Health and Human Services Department estimates that by 2013, 1 in 5 Nevadans will be on food stamps.
So, if the boom times are gone, what can we learn from cities that faced a similar decline years ago? On this edition of State of Nevada, we talked with the dynamic, young mayor of Youngstown, Ohio, Jay Williams. Williams shared some of the things he’s been trying to accomplish in Youngstown, a city that’s been declining since the steel mill heyday of the 50’s and 60’s.
Smaller is better? Jay Williams says yes. Listen to Mayor Williams offer a little advice to Oscar Goodman, and to the rest of our show, here:
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Oct 03, 2009 | Categories: Economy, Employment, Families, Government, Public Policy, The Stories, social services | 1 Comment »
Newly Poor in Nevada
Would you take the time to read this sign? Listen to the story here:
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Oct 02, 2009 | Categories: Economy, Employment, Feature, The Stories, social services | 4 Comments »
Seniors dipping into Social Security
Job losses have pushed seniors to claim early retirement benefits, the AP reports. And this snip from an article in the Money Times.
For the time, in close to three decades, the Social Security will be compelled to dole out more in benefits than it collects in taxes during the next coupe of years.
The reason is huge job losses and an increase in the early retirement claims from laid-off people. For the time, in close to three decades, the Social Security will be compelled to dole out more in benefits than it collects in taxes during the next coupe of years.
The reason is huge job losses and an increase in the early retirement claims from laid-off people.
Sep 28, 2009 | Categories: Economy, Employment, News Clippings, The Stories, social services | Tags: economy, Employment, financial planning, hardship, jobs, resources, seniors, social services, unemployment | Leave A Comment »
