This RSS news feed from uwnews.org, the University of Washington Office of News and Information, includes the last 40 in the Law and Policy category. http://uwnews.org/apps/uwnews/public/rss.aspx?q=uwnByCategoryName&categoryName=Law and Policy&numToShow=40 http://uwnews.org/images/uwnewslogo_small.jpg http://uwnews.org/ uwnews.org, the University of Washington Office of News and Information (c)2009 University of Washington News and Information | http://uwnews.org | uwnews@u.washington.edu | 206-543-2580 Bob Roseth | roseth@u.washington.edu Ken Fine | kenfine@u.washington.edu Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:35:59 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Awards of $10 million or more go to teams that solve problems facing humanity and create new opportunities http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=53250 Law and Policy Catherine O'Donnell (cath2@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=53250 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:37:17 GMT A good many Washington voters haven't decided their choices for Seattle mayor, King County executive or Initiative 1033. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=53116 Politics and Government Law and Policy Catherine O'Donnell (cath2@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=53116 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:43:10 GMT More people in the West are without health insurance, too. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51921 Social Science Law and Policy Catherine O'Donnell (cath2@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51921 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:27:42 GMT The U.S. Census Bureau plans to release annual statistics on poverty, income and health insurance coverage. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51878 Law and Policy Social Science Politics and Government Catherine O'Donnell (cath2@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51878 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:06:52 GMT Support comes from across the state and a wide variety of groups. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51824 Law and Policy Politics and Government Catherine O'Donnell (cath2@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51824 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT It's getting more expensive for families to just get by in Washington. A single parent with one preschooler and one school-age child living in Seattle needs an annual income of $50,268 just to meet the family's most basic requirements, according to the Self-Sufficiency Standard for Washington 2009 report released today. A similar family living in Spokane County would need $38,562. The standard for Seattle jumped 35 percent since 2001 and the increase for Spokane in the same period rose by 28 percent. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51717 Social Science Law and Policy Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51717 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:15:00 GMT A press conference detailing the 2009 self-sufficiency standards for all of Washington's 39 counties will be held Wednesday, Aug. 26, in Seattle. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51686 Social Science Law and Policy Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51686 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:26:13 GMT As the national debate on health care policies continues, University of Washington experts are available to discuss the issues. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51471 Campus Law and Policy Health and Medicine Catherine O'Donnell (cath2@u.washington.edu) and Clare Hagerty (clareh@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51471 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:39:57 GMT In these times of trillion-dollar budgets and deficits, $6.3 billion may not seem like much money, but that's what the United States potentially could save on each group of adolescents who enter foster care every year. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50155 Law and Policy Social Science Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50155 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:45:41 GMT University of Washington Provost Phyllis Wise has announced that Kellye Testy, who currently is dean and professor of law at Seattle University, will become dean of the UW School of Law, effective Sept. 1, 2009. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=49749 Law and Policy Campus Robert Roseth (roseth@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=49749 Thu, 14 May 2009 18:32:17 GMT Researchers will present results of a study on the cost benefits of a controversial model program called Housing First at 1811 Eastlake Ave. East in Seattle. The study compares the costs to taxpayers of housing homeless alcoholics at 1811 Eastlake against leaving them on the street where the major costs are the police and emergency health care. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48292 Health and Medicine Social Science Law and Policy http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48292 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:18:46 GMT A new report from Washington Kids Count says if state unemployment rises to 9 percent, nearly 40,000 more Washington State children will find themselves in poverty. It would cost billions of dollars, and have long-term negative effects. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48130 Law and Policy Social Science Politics and Government Lori Pfingst (pfingst@u.washington.edu) and T.J. Stutman (tstutman@u.washington.edu ) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48130 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:46:21 GMT Washington state's system for imposing fines and fees, or legal financial obligations, on people convicted of felonies is riddled with inequalities and is hindering individuals from rejoining society. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=47513 Law and Policy Social Science Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=47513 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:57:21 GMT Labor leaders, environmentalists and members of the low-income community will discuss links between a green economy and new jobs. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=42512 Law and Policy Politics and Government Catherine O'Donnell (cath2@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=42512 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:51:50 GMT Voters without considerable political acumen simply average what they hear and read, and people at Washington caucuses will be no exception, says John Gastil. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=39658 Law and Policy Social Science Politics and Government Catherine O'Donnell (cath2@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=39658 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:15:22 GMT 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. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=39526 Social Science Law and Policy Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=39526 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:42:41 GMT 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. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=39203 Law and Policy Campus Robert Roseth (roseth@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=39203 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:52:52 GMT In Going Down Jericho Road, UW Tacoma author Michael Honey lays out parallels between national problems in 1968 and the ones we face now. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=38809 Arts and Humanities Law and Policy Politics and Government Catherine O'Donnell (cath2@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=38809 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:55:10 GMT The administration of George W. Bush has stubbornly held onto beliefs in tax cuts, even while proved wrong. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=38621 Law and Policy Politics and Government Catherine O'Donnell (cath2@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=38621 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:35:52 GMT Northwest Environmental Forum participants are concerned that working forests in Washington are being converted to other uses ranging from pasture land to housing developments. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=38702 Environment Law and Policy Sandra Hines (shines@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=38702 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:06:00 GMT 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. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=36358 Law and Policy Catherine O'Donnell (cath2@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=36358 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:33:18 GMT Problem-solving experts at UW and WSU will work with farmers, environmentalists and others to find common ground http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=32819 Environment Law and Policy Peter Lewis (pblewis@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=32819 Tue, 08 May 2007 22:10:44 GMT 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. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=31264 Technology Law and Policy Peter Lewis (pblewis@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=31264 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:24:34 GMT 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. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=30951 Science Law and Policy Vince Stricherz (vinces@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=30951 Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:20:04 GMT 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. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=27304 Law and Policy Robert Roseth (roseth@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=27304 Tue, 10 Oct 2006 07:00:00 GMT 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. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=13896 Politics and Government Law and Policy Steven Goldsmith (sgolds@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=13896 Mon, 05 Dec 2005 07:00:00 GMT 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. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=13858 Campus Law and Policy Steven Goldsmith (sgolds@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=13858 Thu, 01 Dec 2005 07:00:00 GMT 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. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=13617 Social Science Law and Policy Arts and Humanities Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=13617 Wed, 16 Nov 2005 07:00:00 GMT Initiatives involving doctors and trial lawyers have helped spark record cash contributions during the 2005 Washington state campaign, according to a student research team. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=13399 Politics and Government Law and Policy Steven Goldsmith (sgolds@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=13399 Fri, 04 Nov 2005 18:35:00 GMT 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. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=13224 Law and Policy Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=13224 Tue, 01 Nov 2005 07:00:00 GMT UW professors can add perspective for stories on the scientific basis of evolution theory and the religious, educational and legal controversies in the news. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=12348 Education Science Law and Policy Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=12348 Tue, 27 Sep 2005 18:46:00 GMT 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. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=11695 Law and Policy Education Steven Goldsmith (sgolds@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=11695 Thu, 18 Aug 2005 13:00:00 GMT 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. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=11050 Law and Policy Social Science Steven Goldsmith (sgolds@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=11050 Thu, 07 Jul 2005 07:00:00 GMT States that are strict in enforcing child support have up to 20 percent fewer unmarried births than states that are lax about getting unmarried dads to pay, researchers found. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=10608 Law and Policy Social Science Steven Goldsmith (sgolds@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=10608 Mon, 13 Jun 2005 14:00:00 GMT More than 20 scholars from the United States, China and other nations are completing what is believed to be the first broadly international academic conference ever to be held on North Korean soil. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=10642 Law and Policy Steven Goldsmith (sgolds@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=10642 Sat, 11 Jun 2005 22:00:00 GMT Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy sponsors a briefing on proposals to improve governance of charities http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=9864 Law and Policy Steven Goldsmith (sgolds@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=9864 Mon, 02 May 2005 16:00:00 GMT A murder in Alaska and images of Julia Roberts and President Bush all play roles in a new UW study that explores the limits of the human visual system and eyewitness testimony in the courtroom. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=8228 Social Science Law and Policy Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=8228 Mon, 14 Feb 2005 07:00:00 GMT The first conference on journalism and the tsunami will bring print and broadcast journalists and experts on natural disasters to identify lessons learned and discuss what comes next. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=7733 Law and Policy Steven Goldsmith (sgolds@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=7733 Mon, 24 Jan 2005 07:00:00 GMT An analysis of more than seven decades of inaugural and State of the Union addresses shows that no president has invoked God as often as George W. Bush. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=7575 Law and Policy Politics and Government Steven Goldsmith (sgolds@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=7575 Wed, 19 Jan 2005 07:00:00 GMT The tsunami's political fallout and health consequences and the challenges facing reconstruction efforts will be discussed by a panel of experts in an event sponsored by the Jackson School's South Asia and Southeast Asia centers. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=7574 Law and Policy Steven Goldsmith (sgolds@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=7574 Tue, 18 Jan 2005 07:00:00 GMT The Pacific Northwest has seen its share of major environmental battles. Now a new historical study of the fur trade indicates that early Europeans and Americans in the region struggled with similar issues nearly two centuries ago as they sought exploit and preserve the area's natural resources http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=6929 Social Science Law and Policy Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=6929 Mon, 13 Dec 2004 07:00:00 GMT UW researchers document America's inability, in close races, to determine with certainty the electorate's intent. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=6868 Politics and Government Law and Policy Steven Goldsmith (sgolds@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=6868 Thu, 09 Dec 2004 07:00:00 GMT Evans School hosts panel discussion about Grid West, a proposed nonprofit corporation that would manage key features of the Northwest's electric-power system. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=6646 Law and Policy Business Steven Goldsmith (sgolds@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=6646 Mon, 29 Nov 2004 07:00:00 GMT Despite concerns that passage of a charter schools measure could lead to a drain on public coffers, a new study predicts that the cost to taxpayers would be modest. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5827 Law and Policy Education Steven Goldsmith (sgolds@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5827 Fri, 15 Oct 2004 07:00:00 GMT What the public usually hears about trial lawyers and the "explosion" of lawsuits is distorted, according to researchers who analyzed two decades of press coverage. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5624 Law and Policy Politics and Government Steven Goldsmith (sgolds@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5624 Mon, 27 Sep 2004 07:00:00 GMT With hacking, spam and computer viruses disrupting more businesses and even threatening national security, three area colleges will launch a new program to train experts in countering such cyber-threats. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5503 Business Law and Policy Technology Steven Goldsmith (sgolds@u.washington.edu) and Leesa Brown () and Sherry Reichert () http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5503 Fri, 10 Sep 2004 07:00:00 GMT Taking to the streets to demonstrate and protest is more effective than working inside the system to influence the passage of pro-environmental legislation in the United States, according to a new study analyzing the impact of the environmental movement. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5271 Social Science Law and Policy Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5271 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 07:00:00 GMT Like skillful diplomats from developing nations seeking funds for their countries, entrepreneurial American Indian tribal leaders exploited ambiguities and contradicitions in federal policy to gain new authority and access to the federal decision-making process. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5270 Social Science Law and Policy Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5270 Sat, 14 Aug 2004 07:00:00 GMT Talents from two very different worlds -- public administration and engineering -- join forces under a new UW program to break logistical logjams and get relief to global disaster areas. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5288 Science Law and Policy Steven Goldsmith (sgolds@u.washington.edu) and Rob Harrill (rharrill@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5288 Wed, 11 Aug 2004 07:00:00 GMT Being jailed in federal or state prisons has become so common today that more young black men in the United States have done time than have served in the military or earned a college degree, according to a new study. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4393 Social Science Law and Policy Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4393 Thu, 20 May 2004 07:00:00 GMT