With Cantor Gone, GOP Would Be Wise To Let Ex-Im Expire
The most significant issue affected by Cantor’s loss is one that has become a symbol for the dispute between pro-business and pro-market conservatives, writes Tom Giovanetti in the Dallas Morning News.
Top Tax Friendly States for your Middle Market Business - Does your State Make the Cut?
The NCMM survey says the top destinations for middle market businesses are Texas and Florida.
Lift H1-B Cap
A new study from academic economists at Colgate University and UC-Davis shows wages rise fastest in U.S. cities with the greatest influx of highly skilled immigrants.
State Telecom Activities
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed HB-2453 into law Friday, letting Chicago increase its monthly 911 charges on wireline, wireless and prepaid cellphones. The measure, which took effect immediately, has come under attack from free-market groups like the Institute for Policy Innovation, which said the increase could produce more than 911 needs and be used for other purposes like bolstering the city's pension fund.
Worried about Inequality? Then Focus on Helping the Poor, not Punishing the Rich
Merrill Matthews of the Institute for Policy Innovation makes a powerful case for Social Security reform.
Congress Won't Drastically Change The VA Because Too Many Benefit From The Status Quo
At best, all Congress and the administration will likely do—if they do anything—is tweak around the edges.
Who's Up For An Obama Recession?
Don’t look now but the country may be headed into a recession.
Left Wants EPA To Ban Chemical FDA Says Isn't Harmful
The Left can't convince the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to outlaw the chemical BPA, so it wants the Environmental Protection Agency to take over.
The Welsh welfare system is still broken
Despite government efforts to reform the welfare system, long-term unemployment remains chronic, and the current benefits structure may be causing more problems than it solves.
Consumers may find themselves searching more networks for medical care than ever before
States are wrestling with one of the key aspects of ObamaCare: keeping premiums low. But that also meant consumers had fewer providers to choose from, since the doctors needed to be willing to accept lower reimbursements.