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Congressional tax proposals wouldn't do much to help low-income families with children, study says
Nov 30, 2017
Low-income families with young children wouldn’t see a lot of benefit from the House or Senate tax overhauls, according to a new study from the left-leaning Tax Policy Center. It found the tax cut proposals tilt heavily toward middle- and upper-income families. That’s even if the final version of the tax overhaul increases the child […]
Senate wrestles with consequences of Paygo Act on the tax reform bill
Nov 29, 2017
It looks like the Senate is going to vote on its ever-in-flux tax plan this week. Even though this bill could add up to $1.5 trillion to the deficit, there are consequences beyond just adding to the national debt. The Senate has something called pay-as-you-go rules, which basically say it has to offset revenue losses […]
Rep. Jackie Speier: When it comes to sexual harassment, "we need to clean up our collective act"
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Sean McHenry
and Bridget Bodnar
Nov 29, 2017
"I'm having women come up to me and say, 'thank you so much.' And then they're telling me stories, stories that never get even heard because they never file complaints," Rep. Jackie Speier tells us about her efforts to change how sexual harassment allegations are handled in Congress.
States scramble to continue funding federal health program for low-income kids and pregnant women
Nov 27, 2017
States get creative as they await Congress to reauthorize funding for CHIP which ran out in September.
How Congress deals with sexual harassment allegations
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Hayley Hershman
Nov 21, 2017
And what tax payer dollars have to do with it.
Here’s how homebuyers and brokers are reacting to the tax bill
by
Reema Khrais
Nov 21, 2017
Real estate brokers say the proposed tax changes would hit expensive cities the hardest.
White House requests $44 billion in disaster aid from Congress. Now the negotiations begin
Nov 20, 2017
Texas, Florida, and especially Puerto Rico say they need tens of billions of more in funding to help recovery efforts. But how do economic cost estimates from a disaster get turned into legislation?
For public good, not for profit.
Even banks support making U.S. shell companies less secretive
Nov 9, 2017
Banks hope that a crackdown on the secrecy behind U.S.-based shell companies will make their jobs easier.
Tax reformers are facing some late nights in pursuit of those lower-rate "goodies"
Oct 25, 2017
The president's tweets make the job tougher.
Xi urges stronger Chinese stand against "grim" challenges
Oct 18, 2017
China's Community Party Congress — an event that happens twice a decade — kicked off today.