Tag: Budgets and Deficits

Minimum wage fights turns to states, cities

Sean Higgins · December 27, 2014 7:00 pm

Poverty, economic inequality, government infrastructure and immigration become the topics of policy debates in 2014. (iStock Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Reviewing 2014’s domestic policy debates

Jason Russell · December 27, 2014 10:00 am

Sanders, who represents Vermont, is an independent socialist who caucuses with Democrats. (AP/Charlie Neibergall)

Sanders names ‘deficit owl’ his chief economist

Joseph Lawler · December 27, 2014 1:29 am

Republican-majority Congress scales back tax reform hopes

Susan Ferrechio · December 26, 2014 10:00 am

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A dynamic first step for Republicans

Washington Examiner · December 26, 2014 10:00 am

Washington Secrets

Grover Norquist: Hillary Clinton, Obamacare’s Gruber are top taxpayer foes

Paul Bedard · December 24, 2014 9:33 pm

House Republicans have made key changes to the internal rulebook that governs how the chamber operates in a subtle move that could have far reaching implications. (AP Photo)

Republicans press their advantage with key changes to House rulebook

David M. Drucker · December 24, 2014 5:07 pm

Beltway Confidential

States with the highest percentage of residents on food stamps

Jason Russell · December 24, 2014 10:00 am

U.S. soldiers board an Army Chinook transport helicopter after it brought fresh soldiers and supplies to the Korengal Outpost on October 27, 2008 in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan. (Photo by John Moore/Getty images)

National Security

Cost of 13 years of war: $1.6 trillion

Kelly Cohen · December 23, 2014 6:24 pm

Under the standard deals, the homeowner pays a monthly fee to the installation company, which owns the panels and gets the tax incentives for them. (iStock)

Energy and Environment

Lawmakers ask FTC to probe solar panel sales

Sean Higgins · December 23, 2014 10:00 am

Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf speaks as he briefs members of the media Aug. 27, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty images)

Republicans will not reappoint CBO’s Elmendorf

Joseph Lawler · December 22, 2014 11:44 pm

Specifics coming to reform corporate taxes, Obama says

Joseph Lawler · December 19, 2014 8:46 pm