EconomyNews
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz criticized the Obama administration’s “regulation epidemic” for harming minorities in the U.S. through excessive costs and convoluted red tape. “Overregulation harms… Read More
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Even when she was still young, Ciara Stockeland knew she wanted to open her own business. The granddaughter and daughter of entrepreneurs, Stockeland became a… Read More
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Months after promising voters they would repeal Obamacare, House Republicans in three committees have introduced proposals to roll back specific parts of President Obama’s health… Read More
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ELKHORN, Wis.—General Electric last week announced it was closing its Waukesha, Wis., plant and moving to Canada because Congress did not reauthorize the Export-Import Bank…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Social Security Advisory Board’s Technical Panel concluded that the Social Security Trustees’ “assumptions and methodologies are basically sound.” But these “basically sound” assumptions understate… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Many politicians want to know what holds workers back. Too often they don’t need to look any farther than the laws they pass. One in… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Debt limit panic is about to hit Congress. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced last week that the U.S. government may not have enough cash on… Read More
EconomyCommentary
On Oct. 5, the Obama administration announced completion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement between the United States and 11 other countries. Although many politicians… Read More
EconomyCommentary
What do today’s workers need? The White House appears to believe the answer is “a union.” At a summit Wednesday, the administration plans to showcase… Read More
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In a show of dissatisfaction with Republican leaders, a group of House Republicans is attempting to reauthorize the controversial Export-Import Bank through a legislative procedure… Read More
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Two aldermen introduced ordinances to restrict food carts in Chicago, less than a day after they were legalized by the City Council. Alderman Brendan Reilly’s… Read More
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A Wisconsin state lawmaker is criticizing General Electric for blaming its decision to move out of the state on the Export-Import Bank’s expiration. Wisconsin state… Read More
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The labor union that led the charge for a $15 minimum wage hike in cities across California is now moving to secure an exemption for… Read More
EconomyCommentary
American jobs “moving” to Canada. American jobs “moving” to France. Jobs “moving” to China, Hungary, and who knows where else General Electric will claim it… Read More
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In a new video from Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, President Obama appears to be a bit confused as to why Republicans would oppose the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) provides loan guarantees, political risk insurance, and direct loans to U.S. and foreign companies to encourage investment in developing… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The end of the fiscal year is here, meaning that Congress is scrambling to resolve a host of important budget issues that lawmakers have ignored… Read More
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Should taxpayers keep funding public libraries? The majority of Americans, 66 percent, believe that closing public libraries would have little to no impact on themselves… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Last month, the EPA caused a spill of toxic waste into the Animas River in Colorado. That event demonstrates that even the federal agency responsible for regulating… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Let’s say you’ve been letting your child watch too much TV. You decide, quite sensibly, to cut down on his viewing time. Think he’ll realize… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Federal Reserve has injected trillions into the banking system since the 2008 crisis, and we’re still stuck in a low-growth economy. Yet rather than… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Media outlets across the nation readily accepted the claim this week by General Electric that 500 U.S. jobs, including many from Greenville, would be moved… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This week, Washington, D.C., took another step towards becoming the first jurisdiction in America to license personal trainers. The little-known Board of Physical Therapy voted… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This week, the Obama administration released its long-awaited report on broadband adoption, produced by a presidential “Broadband Opportunity Council” representing 26 federal agencies. Among other… Read More
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A government spending bill that prohibited Planned Parenthood from receiving federal dollars for one year and kept the government operating failed in the Senate today…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
After bailing the Highway Trust Fund out (yet again) with $8 billion dollars at the end of July, Congress faces yet another deadline to authorize… Read More
Economy News
Republicans riding high after passing their first budget plan in six years earlier this year are in for a familiar scare: the specter of a… Read More
EconomyNews
Senate Republican leaders unveiled a continuing resolution today that would fund the government for just under three months and prohibit Planned Parenthood from receiving federal… Read More
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Republican leaders have been considering using a budget tool known as reconciliation to strip Planned Parenthood of its federal funding. Reconciliation is a tactic that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Frustrated voters sometimes denounce their representatives as “good for nothing,” but are they being fair? Consider the budget gimmicks some politicians come up with. When… Read More
