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How transparent is your state government’s budget? According to North Dakota Treasurer Kelly Schmidt, it can vary widely from state to state. In an interview… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Of all the words that the American people use to describe Congress today, one of the most common—and accurate—is unaccountable. As hardworking men and women… Read More
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Tammy Nutall-Pritchard had been braiding hair with her older sister, Debra Nutall, since she was 18 years old. Nutall taught Nutall-Pritchard the craft when she… Read More
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Gov. Alejandro García Padilla has announced that Puerto Rico’s Government Development Bank would default on most of the $422 million payment currently due on the U.S…. Read More
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Republicans arrived in Washington this year promising a return to “regular order” in Congress. It was a hallmark of Paul Ryan’s quest to be House… Read More
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It appears that the pop star Prince may have died without a will, leaving behind a multimillion-dollar estate. Although Prince has one full sister and… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
In an ideal world the federal government would collect all of the taxes that it was owed—and then spend only what it intended to. Unfortunately, things… Read More
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Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has released a plan to update the way businesses deduct the cost of capital expenses. Wyden is right to focus on… Read More
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The chairman of the House Freedom Caucus said Wednesday that Republicans should be able to put forth “conservative policy riders” to appropriation bills. “If we… Read More
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As the House struggles to find consensus on a plan to rescue Puerto Rico from its debt crisis, an influential conservative lawmaker today laid out… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
The Constitution could not be clearer: “All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of… Read More
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The GOP lawmaker charged with devising a plan to rescue Puerto Rico from its debt crisis uses a word dreaded by most Republicans—bailout—only to describe… Read More
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Recently some have claimed that international trade is responsible for unemployment in the United States. It can be shown that over the last 40 years this has not… Read More
EconomyCommentary
We have so many opportunities in the workforce, yet women are often still told that we’ve got to run ourselves ragged and forego balance in… Read More
Economy Commentary
Abraham Lincoln once said, “No country can sustain, in idleness, more than a small percentage of its numbers. The great majority must labor at something… Read More
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Leaders in New York and California signed legislation earlier this month that will raise the states’ minimum wages to $15 an hour, a rate higher… Read More
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SAN DIEGO—Elvin Lai has been in the hospitality business his entire life. The San Diego hotel where he serves as chief executive officer has been… Read More
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While the Internal Revenue Service continues to leave uncollected tax money on the table, the agency beefed up its surveillance capabilities in a move that… Read More
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A Minnesota commuter rail line is costing taxpayers approximately $22 per passenger, per trip. “When you’re subsidizing about 80 percent of every trip on the… Read More
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In the summer of 2015, Shelia Champion bought some land in Hazel Green, Ala., hoping to turn it into an environmentally friendly cemetery where members… Read More
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Many innovative products that may help people quit smoking, such as e-cigarettes, may be forced off the market, courtesy of a looming Food and Drug… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Equity crowdfunding, created by the JOBS Act in 2012, will finally become legal on May 16th. The tax code, however, makes it almost impossible for… Read More
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A Spanish solar energy company benefiting from $191 million in financing from the Export-Import Bank declared bankruptcy last month, calling into question whether the embattled… Read More
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For many Americans, the days leading up to tax day are some of the most dreaded on the calendar. Over the past several weeks, Americans… Read More
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The Los Angeles City Council isn’t currently planning to further discuss a proposal exempting union members from the southern California city’s new minimum wage, despite… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Tax Day is almost here. As Americans all across the country finalize their tax filings, let’s take a look at where all those tax dollars… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
A rising tide of regulation has covered almost a third of the U.S. labor market. Workers who previously could find a job on the strength… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Last week’s Daily Signal op-ed on a new regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency provided an informative crash course on the history of private property… Read More
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The Daily Signal has obtained a draft letter from two Democrat senators urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to continue addressing what they call “discriminatory… Read More
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Will the Federal Communications Commission regulate the rates of your Internet provider? In the run up to the FCC’s decision last year to re-classify broadband… Read More
