Budgets and Deficits

On Monday, the Senate is scheduled to vote on the nomination of Janet Yellen, the current Federal Reserve vice chairwoman, to replace Ben Bernanke as chairman. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Economy

The week ahead in economics: The gender pay gap, Janet Yellen, unemployment benefits and jobs

Joseph Lawler -

January 6, 2014 5:00 am

Group pushes to extend Ohio foster care to age 21

Washington Examiner -

January 6, 2014 5:00 am

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., told CBS that

Harry Reid: Republicans shouldn’t block unemployment insurance extension

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January 5, 2014 5:00 am

Gene Sperling, the director of President Obama's National Economic Council, pushed for Congress to extend the Emergency Unemployment Compensation for three months. (AP File)

Economy

Obama adviser Gene Sperling pushes for unemployment benefits extension without offsets

Joseph Lawler -

January 5, 2014 5:00 am

Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman, shown here in November 2012, said he will focus this year on reducing property taxes for farmers and personal income taxes for families making between $60,000 and $120,000 a year. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Nebraska governor preparing ‘united front’ on tax cuts

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January 4, 2014 5:00 am

California congressmen want to repeal veterans’ pension cuts

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January 4, 2014 5:00 am

David Becker of the University of Alabama Birmingham School of Public Health explains the implications of an economic analysis of a possible Medicaid expansion in Mississippi on Dec. 12 in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Expansion of Mississippi Medicaid unlikely in 2014

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January 4, 2014 5:00 am

Economy

Walmart and McDonald’s hit as ‘welfare queens’

Joseph Lawler -

January 3, 2014 5:00 am

Energy and Environment

Oil industry sees win in Mexican drilling pact

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January 3, 2014 5:00 am

West Virginia House Speaker Tim Miley says state residents and small business owners have been hit with

West Virginia lawmakers raise flood insurance concerns

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January 2, 2014 5:00 am

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Tag: Budgets and Deficits

The week ahead in economics: The gender pay gap, Janet Yellen, unemployment benefits and jobs

Group pushes to extend Ohio foster care to age 21

Harry Reid: Republicans shouldn’t block unemployment insurance extension

Obama adviser Gene Sperling pushes for unemployment benefits extension without offsets

Nebraska governor preparing ‘united front’ on tax cuts

California congressmen want to repeal veterans’ pension cuts

Expansion of Mississippi Medicaid unlikely in 2014

Walmart and McDonald’s hit as ‘welfare queens’

Oil industry sees win in Mexican drilling pact

West Virginia lawmakers raise flood insurance concerns

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