More than 10 percent of US electricity is coming from renewable sourcesBy Aaron SchrankJune 02, 2017POSTED IN: sustainability Environment energy renewable energy government ListenreadDownloadDownload
Which states spend more on high-poverty schools? The Urban Institute takes a lookBy Amy ScottMay 31, 2017POSTED IN: Education poverty life Economy policy teachers students federal government ListenreadDownloadDownload
Tax collectors are crying poorBy Nancy Marshall-GenzerMay 25, 2017POSTED IN: Economy business politics Trump administration world government Taxes ListenreadDownloadDownload
Is it fair to ask people to work for government benefits?By Sabri Ben-AchourMay 22, 2017POSTED IN: Economy Trump administration medicaid budget cuts federal government ListenreadDownloadDownload
US employers add strong 211,000 jobs, with unemployment at 4.4 percentBy Associated PressMay 05, 2017Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesThe unemployment rate has dipped to its lowest point in a decade.POSTED IN: jobs numbers employment data data government reports Retail wages read
The high cost of government shutdownsBy Sabri Ben-AchourMay 02, 2017Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty ImagesBesides furloughed workers, there are consequences for the broader economy.POSTED IN: Economy business government shutdown politics Trump administration ListenreadDownloadDownload
Education Department learns how to downsize as threat of budget cuts loomsBy Reema KhraisApril 27, 2017Alex Wong/Getty Images'There just is no easy or cheap way to reduce the size of government workforce,' public policy expert says. POSTED IN: Education Trump administration federal government budget cuts ListenreadDownloadDownload
As FDA pick nears confirmation, the agency grapples with nearly 1,000 vacanciesBy Dan GorensteinApril 27, 2017POSTED IN: FDA Scott Gottlieb drug approval federal government business ListenreadDownloadDownload
Majority of Americans feel 'forgotten' by governmentBy Annie BaxterApril 26, 2017Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesPoll respondents are cynical about Washington politicians and distrust them. POSTED IN: federal government polls partisan Marketplace Edison Research poll Economy Trump administration ListenreadDownloadDownload
