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How Colleges Can Help Fix the Gender Pay Gap
Women in the U.S. earn about 20 percent less than men, on average, mostly because they choose different occupations and tend to work fewer hours… Read More
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Iran-Boeing Talks Raise Importance of Senate Delay on Ex-Im Nominee
Officials of the Obama administration teamed up with Boeing executives last week to lobby for Senate confirmation of the president’s nominee to the board of… Read More
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Conservative Lawmaker on the House Budget: ‘We’re Not There Yet’
Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., sat down with The Daily Signal to talk about the next round in the budget battle now that Congress is back… Read More
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New York’s $15 Minimum Wage Called ‘Too Much, Too Fast’ for Small Business Owners
“I think most business owners’ gut feeling is: ‘It’s not going to be good,’” Rod Dion, who owns a small business in Albany, N.Y., said… Read More
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Steel Tariffs Cost American Families Hard-Earned Money
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the U.S. Department of Commerce will hold a public hearing “on the global steel industry situation… Read More
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Mitch McConnell Pressuring Banking Committee Chairman to Move on Export-Import Bank Nominees
As many Senate Republicans continue to oppose holding hearings for President Barack Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is urging… Read More
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Under California’s Minimum Wage, This Bookstore Owner Is Struggling to Survive
After more than a decade at the helm of her bookstore, Ann Kinner faces an uncertain future because of new measures at the city and… Read More
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Obama Is Abusing His Authority to Try to Stop American Tax Inversions
The U.S. tax system makes it extremely difficult for international businesses to compete in the global market. A prominent and recent example of the lengths… Read More
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Obama’s Budget Compared to a True Conservative Budget
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released its analysis of the’s 2017 budget proposal. As expected, CBO’s analysis of the administration’s latest proposal shows that… Read More
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The Regulation That Drastically Infringes Landowners’ Rights
On March 30, the Supreme Court heard arguments in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co. This case is one of a collection of… Read More
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Washington Politicians Aren’t Telling the Truth About Trade
One of the most persistent myths about international trade is that American manufacturing workers can’t compete with foreign workers who are paid much less. That… Read More
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Speaker Ryan’s Trip to Israel Sends All the Right Signs
Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., is in Israel on his first foreign trip as Speaker of the House. As much as security and geopolitical relations will… Read More
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Illinois Town Among New Fronts on Nation’s Right-to-Work Map as Supreme Court Deadlocks
Despite the lack of a definitive ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on the constitutionality of mandatory union dues, workers across the nation have ample… Read More
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Kids Born in 2016 Hold $42,000 in Public Debt
Out of control spending drives national debt to unsustainable levels and the government knows it. The recently published 2017 fiscal year House Congressional Budget Resolution… Read More
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March Employment Report Shows Labor Market Growing
The March employment report showed continued growth in the labor market. While the Bureau of Labor Statistics found unemployment ticking up 0.1 percentage points, the… Read More
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Lawmakers Debate What Kind of Lifeline to Throw Drowning Puerto Rico
Republicans, Democrats, and Wall Street investors agree that lawmakers must do more work on a plan to save Puerto Rico from looming fiscal disaster. They… Read More
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Will This New Labor Department Rule Give Unions an ‘Edge’?
The Labor Department is imposing regulations requiring more information to be disclosed about agreements between employers and labor relations consultants. The new “persuader” rule, which… Read More
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Grim Budget Projections Highlight Serious Need for Conservative Budget
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released its updated budget estimates for 2016 to 2026. As expected, the report reiterates the grim projections reported by… Read More
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House Republicans Float Proposal to Fix Puerto Rico’s Budget Mess
House Republicans released draft legislation Tuesday designed to help Puerto Rico weather a fiscal storm through comprehensive audits of the protectorate’s finances and restructuring of… Read More
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For California Teacher Taking on Unions, Supreme Court Ruling Isn’t the End of Her Case
Two years after California teacher Rebecca Friedrichs first mounted her challenge to public-sector unions, she’s hearing the same thing today that she’s heard from fellow… Read More
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Here Is California’s Economic Future After Huge Minimum Wage Hike
California lawmakers and labor leaders are cheering a new deal that, if passed, raises the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, making the Golden… Read More
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A New Car Will Cost You at Least $3,800 Extra Because of Government Regulation
When Congress and the Obama administration passed and implemented extremely strict fuel economy regulations, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) claimed that it would save consumers… Read More
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Lawmakers in Both Parties Are Addicted to Spending
Congress is at it again…the budget train is about to leave the station, and guess what’s on board! Almost $60 billion above what House Republicans proposed… Read More
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Millennials’ Approach to Trade
More than any other age group, people under the age of thirty (“millennials”) understand the important role international trade plays in the U.S. economy. Strong… Read More
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Starting a Small Business Could Break This Federal Law
When a company would like to sell stock, it must register with the Securities and Exchange Commission unless an exemption applies, per the Securities Act. It’s… Read More
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Investors Deserve to Know Puerto Rico’s True Pension Liabilities
In addition to Puerto Rico’s $72 billion in public debt, the U.S. territory owes another $44 billion in unfunded public employee pension benefits. This mountain… Read More
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Mandatory GMO Labeling Isn’t About Putting Consumers First
Recently the Senate failed to pass legislation that would effectively mandate the labeling of genetically engineered food. That’s a good thing. The Senate labeling bill… Read More
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House Conservatives to Leadership: It’s Not That Hard to Cut $30 Billion
House conservatives don’t mind getting creative to find a solution to the ongoing budget standoff. Alternative ways to achieve actual savings work, they explain, but… Read More
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Thanks to New Law, Nebraska Hair Braiders Can’t Be Jailed for Practicing Without a License
Just two weeks ago, Nebraskans who wanted to make money braiding hair had to undergo 2,100 hours of training to obtain a cosmetology license, which… Read More
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Why Did Senate Leadership Close This Policy Avenue to House Conservatives?
The Senate keeps making it harder for House Speaker Paul Ryan to sell an unpopular budget to the Republican conference. Appropriators in the upper chamber… Read More
