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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
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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
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LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J.—As far as Rob Pluta is concerned, New Jersey lawmakers who say they want to help restaurant workers by raising the state’s minimum wage… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Sick of paying too much at the pump? If you are, there’s good news: There are policies Congress and the Obama administration could implement that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Paul Krugman has this to say about our chart below: [T]he Heritage Foundation tells us that the top 10 percent of filers are cruelly burdened,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
My seventh-grade son recently wrote a U.S. History paper extolling the virtues of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. “It ended the Great Depression,” he wrote… Read More
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In her speech to the United Nations this week, first lady Michelle Obama chose to highlight some of the negative things women face in the… Read More
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SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s nickname is the Land of Enchantment, but it also appears to be the land of dependence. A study by… Read More
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MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee County Supervisor David Bowen calls it a compromise, but he’s still getting his “political retribution” while hitting taxpayer resources three times as… Read More
EconomyCommentary
It’s no secret Los Angeles is full of cougars on the prowl. But making news today is one specific four-legged cougar — a mountain lion… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Merriam-Webster defines progress as “the process of improving or developing something over a period of time” or the “gradual betterment; especially: the progressive development of humankind.”… Read More
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It is starting to seem as if the tide of Uber’s regulatory war may be turning. In Seattle, popular demand forced a city council that… Read More
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American companies are merging with foreign firms and relocating their headquarters to those foreign countries because our tax structure is uncompetitive. So what does the… Read More
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Americans estimate that Washington wastes 51 cents of every dollar it spends, according to a Gallup poll released last week. The timing could not have… Read More
