Special Coverage Center

New York State Budget

March 5, 2010

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Links below offer details on the latest New York State budget proposal, proposed funding cuts, and related issues:

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New York State Government

• Executive Budget Proposal FY 2010-2011
• Governor's Address on the Budget
• New York State Division of the Budget
• New York State Senate: Budget 2010-2011 - A Look Inside

News

• Google News: New York State Budget
• New York Times: New York State Budget News
• PBS: States Grapple with Tight Budgets, Growing Deficits
• Times Herald Record: Empire on the Brink

Other

• The Empire Center for New York State Policy: NYS Budget
• New York State Comptroller: State Budget Reports
• New York Times: Budgets & Budgeting
• Stateline.org: States - Budget News & Issues
• SUNY - New York State Budget

Chile Earthquake Resources

March 3, 2010

Updated March 11, 2010

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The following links provide information and updates concerning Chile and its recent earthquake of February 27, 2010 (and subsequent aftershocks).

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Background & History

• Background Notes: Chile - U.S. State Department
• Chile: History, Geography, Government, and Culture - Factmonster
• CIA World Fact Book: Chile
• Library Catalog Search: Chile - History

Earthquake, Aftershocks, & Tsunami Information

• About the Chilean Earthquake:
  • Chile Earthquake of February 27, 2010 - U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
  • Aftershocks since February 27, 2010 - USGS
  • Wikipedia: Chile Earthquake (note their diclaimers)
• General Information on Earthquakes:
  • About Earthquakes - From Thrall's Haiti Earthquake guide
  • Library Catalog Search: Earthquakes

Special Coverage News & Reports

• BBC News: Chile Earthquake
• CNN: Chile Earthquake
• The New York Times: Chile
• Google News: Chile Earthquake 2010
• NPR: "How The Chilean Quake Moved An Entire Planet"

Government Information

• Embassy of the United States Santiago, Chile
• U.S. Department of State: Chile
• USAID Response to Chile Earthquake
• The White House: Remarks by President Obama

Charities & Humanitarian Assistance

• General Information about Charities
  • Charity Navigator: Charity Evaluator
  • Consumer Information on Charities
• Relief Organizations & Efforts
  • American Red Cross
  • U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
  • United Nations
  • UNICEF

Special Coverage Center 2.0

March 1, 2010

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Our Special Coverage Center has been redesigned to improve our ability to connect you with key resources on current interests and issues.

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Middletown Thrall Library established the Special Coverage Center to provide quick and easy access to websites and other resources relating to popular topics and important issues.

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