Archive for the ‘senate’ tag
Where Senators Come From #
An interesting chart from Nate Silver. I’m impressed that the numer of people who hadn’t even held state-level office is so high (at 20%).
Food Wars in Washington #
Chronically losing out to the House’s privatized food service, the US Senate — led by Democrat Diane Feinstein — decided that it to would have to privatized it service.
The embarrassment of the Senate food service struggling like some neighborhood pizza joint has quietly sparked change previously unthinkable for Democrats. Last week, in a late-night voice vote, the Senate agreed to privatize the operation of its food service, a decision that would, for the first time, put it under the control of a contractor and all but guarantee lower wages and benefits for the outfit’s new hires.
(via Marginal Revolution)
Measuring the Senate #
Finally, Good Magazine has a chart that’s both nice looking and easy to understand. These are some interesting numbers.