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Scrooge visits Congress: Looking at the gift rule
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Dec 5, 2012
Ethics rules lay out how much holiday cheer members and staff can have on lobbyists' dime.
Companies release dividends ahead of fiscal cliff
Mark Garrison Dec 3, 2012
Fiscal cliff tax questions are why many companies are shoveling money out the door before year's end in the form of special dividends to shareholders.
Consumer confidence varies from state to state
Frank Newport Aug 15, 2012
Our latest reporting on U.S. consumer confidence says it jumped up last month. But what does that mean where you live?
Former Congressional staffer on how money divides politics
Jeremy Hobson Aug 6, 2012
Former Republican staff member Mike Lofgren explains how money has taken over the political system in America and what we can do about it.
Transportation deal could be reached in Washington
John Dimsdale Jun 29, 2012
Lawmakers in Washington are poised today to approve a bill that provides billions for transportation projects and lowers student loan interest rates.
Decisions on students, health care and immigration pending
Jeremy Hobson Jul 1, 2012
A decision is expected from the Supreme Court on President Obama's health care overhaul, which is sure to have big economic implications however it is decided -- but there are some other high stakes battles going on.
Los Angeles moves to eliminate plastic bags
David Brancaccio May 24, 2012
The Los Angeles City Council has voted to phase out plastic bags at the checkout with a ten cent tax. Other cities around the country have enacted similar measures, but Los Angeles is the largest U.S. city to do so.
Changing the Washington, D.C. skyline
Jeremy Hobson Apr 12, 2012
Leaders in Washington D.C. are talking about changing the current height regulations on buildings in the city.
Government officials fired over lavish spending at conference
David Gura Apr 3, 2012
A new report from the General Services Administration's inspector general says government officials spent hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on a training conference near Las Vegas -- and the money wasn't only going to binders and bag lunches.
Senator Dick Durbin on student loans and student debt
Jeremy Hobson Mar 30, 2012
The amount of outstanding student loan debt in this country has reached $1 trillion. And if you scan the headlines this week, you'll find school after school raising tuition, which will almost certainly send that $1 trillion number up even further.
