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BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn.—These days, where there’s smoke—or smokes—there’s fire. This time the conflagration started when local governments began raising prices on small stogies and cigarillos… Read More
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NASHVILLE—Halloween is fast approaching. And at the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, officials want to boost morale by teaching workers to carve jack-o’-lanterns. Why… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This week, the Treasury Department releases the actual deficit figure for fiscal year (FY) 2014 which ended on September 30. At about half a trillion… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Obama declared during a recent speech at Northwestern University that he has turned the economy around and that while he might not be on… Read More
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The remaining days of the U.S. Export-Import Bank may be numbered, beset as it is by accusations of corporate cronyism, but at least one big-state… Read More
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CULLMAN, Ala.—Tuscaloosa residents who offer rides to others through the ridesharing service Uber soon could find themselves in handcuffs. A Tuscaloosa city spokeswoman confirmed this… Read More
EconomyCommentary
From education to earnings, American women today enjoy unprecedented levels of opportunity. Yet too many candidates seem oblivious to the dramatic gains women have made…. Read More
EconomyAnalysis
As the number of retailers accepting Bitcoin has increased, more and more people are asking: What is Bitcoin? Here’s an attempt to unravel the mystery…. Read More
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Ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft have expanded to more than 100 cities across the United States, offering an alternative to the traditional taxi. But… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Taxpayers are being forced to pay $300 million to help the cotton industry–the Brazilian cotton industry–in order to resolve a long-standing dispute between the U.S…. Read More
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The Congressional Budget Office released Wednesday the figures for spending, revenues and the deficit in 2014. At $486 billion, the 2014 deficit is the smallest since… Read More
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Two liberals, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman and Slate columnist Jamelle Bouie, launched misguided broadsides against dynamic scoring this week. Dynamic scoring pertains to… Read More
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A food inspector for the U.S. Department of Agriculture who was suspended for failing to discover that rats had infested a pasta-making plant has won… Read More
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A Senate race in Alaska—and control of the upper chamber of Congress—may be decided by issues that matter little to the rest of the country,… Read More
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The AFL-CIO spent more than $30 million on politics during the past year, using money from workers to support political causes across the country. The labor union reported… Read More
In his recent speech about the economy, President Obama noted that “there are still some kind of dopey regulations on the books.” He didn’t note… Read More
EconomyCommentary
We can all agree that all students should have access to top-notch teachers. But the approach the Obama administration is taking is unlikely to lead… Read More
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Nabiha Islam may be a doctor now, but it was only a few short years ago that she was a college student working at Dairy… Read More
EconomyCommentary
If you’re a millennial who recently returned to your college campus or started your first job, you probably haven’t paid much attention to the trillion-dollar… Read More
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Public-sector unions took forced dues from more than 250,000 public employees in 2013, siphoning away taxpayer money to support the unions’ shared goal of bigger… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Good economic news has been rare enough the past few years that it’s easy to be skeptical when it appears. But data from the Bureau of… Read More
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For cab companies and limo services, ridesharing startups such as Uber, Lyft and Sidecar are about as welcome as a blown tire on a crowded freeway…. Read More
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MADISON, Wis.—Stand Up to ALEC and other affiliated left-leaning groups have spent years attacking the American Legislative Exchange Council for bringing together lawmakers and private-sector representatives… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Today’s jobs report brought mostly good news for America’s workers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics found the labor market grew robustly in September. Employers added… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Looming debt, government spending and unpaid financial obligations add up to a bad forecast for American citizens.
EconomyCommentary
Surprise, surprise: Companies aren’t lining up to become the next Solyndra. Imagine that. The Wall Street Journal reports that companies are hesitating to take loan… Read More
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In President Obama’s speech on the economy Thursday, he walked a tightrope between taking credit for economic progress and admitting that Americans see a weak,… Read More
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A staffer for a Senate Democrat who championed the Export-Import Bank has joined the embattled agency to manage relationships with Congress and other government agencies…. Read More
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HONOLULU — Hawaii Senate Minority Leader Sam Slom is warning fellow lawmakers he has serious concerns about the state’s economic future. Slom, the only Republican in… Read More
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Jeb Spaulding’s unexpected departure as secretary of the Vermont Agency of Administration spells the loss of one of Gov. Peter Shumlin’s trusted advisers at a… Read More
