New Normal for Congress

Congress' Approval at New Low: Survey Newsroom America The current low rating appears to be the new normal for Congress; Americans approval of Congress has been below 25 percent since January 2010. The polling firm said its most recent survey was conducted June 9-12, in the midst of the Anthony Weiner ...

Monster wildfires have become the new normal High Country News (subscription) The wildfire historian Stephen Pyne calls Arizona's Wallow Fire a "monster." "Burning along the trajectory that every major fire in the region has followed, it will burn until the rains come," he predicts. In 2002, the 500000-acre Biscuit Fire in ...

Fun again: Rory remnant of golf's good old days PGA Tour A new normal, if you will. Forget about trying to be like Tiger Woods. Today, it's all about wanting to be like Rory. "He has more talent,'' said Rory's uber-agent Chubby Chandler, "than anyone playing now." He's also got a Q-rating off the charts. ...

How I Learned to Love Bartering New York Times (blog) Valuations are still down considerably compared to prerecession levels, credit markets are still tight, buyers are skittish and sellers are still coming to terms with the “new normal.” While things seem to be loosening up at the high end of the ...

New Library Study: Demand Up for Technology, Budget Cuts Limit Access PR Newswire (press release) Yet a pervasive "new normal" of increased demand for library technology resources, paired with decreased funding at state and local levels, is impacting service to millions of Americans, according to the report released today by the American Library ...

Registration for FEMA Assistance Closes Monday WHNT With emergency efforts wrapping up and rebuilding efforts taking shape, people continue to get familiar with their new normal in north Alabama. FEMA keeps their contributions coming, but their role changes too. The deadline to register for FEMA ...

The Joy of Contracting: Many Employers, No Safety Net DailyFinance He thinks the shift is fundamental, calling it "the new normal." But, he notes, "once people try working as an independent consultant, 80% don't want to go back to their old way of working." Case in point: Retired Lt. Gen. ...

Province opens chequebook for home repairs CTV.ca ST-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU — The sound of drills and hammers will be replacing the splish splash noise that had become the new normal in flooded areas south of Montreal. On Tuesday the province outlined guidelines for repairs which will see homeowners ...

Visualization: When will your city recover? Governing (blog) Although the recession technically ended two years ago, 48 metro areas – including Detroit, Reno and Toledo, among others – won't return to their pre-recession, peak employment levels until 2020 or beyond, giving credence to the idea of a “new normal” ...

Minnesota Chamber president's view: Reform must drive the state budget Duluth News Tribune He recently told an audience in Mankato that it's time to accept the “new normal.” “This is not about ideology; this is about chronology,” he said. “We're not going back to the old normal. We're headed toward the new normal. Even though we've recovered ...