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uwnews.org | Law and Policy

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uwnews.org is the source for news and information about the University of Washington, Seattle. This topic-specific RSS channel includes recent news about law and policy posted to uwnews.org.

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Despite media coverage of politics, voters not likely to choose carefully, UW professor says

Voters without considerable political acumen simply average what they hear and read, and people at Washington caucuses will be no exception, says John Gastil.

Screening for domestic violence woefully weak in welfare offices

Even though federal welfare-reform legislation calls for case workers to screen for domestic violence and most states have agreed to implement this requirement, just 9 percent of women applying for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families were screened for domestic violence.

Finalists for dean of School of Law announced

A number of finalists for the deanship of the School of Law have been identified by the search committee and will begin visiting the university for interviews and public presentations over the next several weeks.

Forty years since Martin Luther King Jr.'s death, last campaign relevant to 2008

In Going Down Jericho Road, UW Tacoma author Michael Honey lays out parallels between national problems in 1968 and the ones we face now.

GOP policies ruining the economy, UW political scientists say in new book

The administration of George W. Bush has stubbornly held onto beliefs in tax cuts, even while proved wrong.

Conifers or condos? NW Environmental Forum develops strategies

Northwest Environmental Forum participants are concerned that working forests in Washington are being converted to other uses ranging from pasture land to housing developments.

Washington state has fourth lowest child poverty rate in U.S.

New data show that gains begun in 2005 have steadily increased, say researchers at the West Coast Poverty Center, located at the University of Washington.

State turns to Ruckelshaus Center to mediate land-use dispute

Problem-solving experts at UW and WSU will work with farmers, environmentalists and others to find common ground

Hackers get bum rap for corporate America's digital delinquency

Three out of five data breaches involving sensitive personal information are attributable to organizational malfeasance, according to a review of compromised records over the past 26 years. A better picture of who is responsible has emerged as a result of recent disclosure laws.

African carnage: One year's seized ivory likely came from 23,000 elephants

New research shows African elephants are being slaughtered for their ivory at a rate unprecedented since an international convention banning ivory trade took effect in 1989.

WSU and UW establish the William D. Ruckelshaus Center to help resolve contentious issues

The University of Washington and Washington State University will announce on Tuesday the launch of a joint center to assist in addressing hard-to-resolve social, economic and environmental issues in Washington.

Think money in politics got 'reformed?' Just try running for Senate in 2006

The minimum price tag to win a Senate seat in most states has reached $10 million, according to UW researchers who analyzed recent political spending patterns.

Gates Foundation gives $33 million to UW for scholarships to spur careers in public service law

The University of Washington School of Law has received a $33.3 million gift from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for scholarships that will allow hundreds of talented students to pursue careers in public service law.

'The Southern Diaspora' tells how black, white migrants changed America

Two parallel, but largely separate, migrations of more than 20 million black and white Americans in the 20th century transformed politics, culture and religion in the United States.

State ballot measures draw record amounts of cash

Initiatives involving doctors and trial lawyers have helped spark record cash contributions during the 2005 Washington state campaign, according to a student research team.

Walk a Mile pairs King County policymakers with former foster youth

A pilot project in participatory democracy will begin later this month in King County, pairing local officials with young adults who were once in foster care and are now existing on minimum-wage incomes.

Faculty sources on topics in the news: BIOLOGY AND BELIEF

UW professors can add perspective for stories on the scientific basis of evolution theory and the religious, educational and legal controversies in the news.

Study finds that school-funding loopholes leave poor children behind

The nation's main program for educating the disadvantaged, Title I, is hampered by loopholes that prevent it from fulfilling its mission, according to a UW study.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Governor, academics and business leaders to speak on Washington's economic competitiveness

Monday's conference on "Education and Productivity: A 21st Century Workforce" will focus on measures to improve education to foster better jobs and more innovative businesses.

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