by Bill Scher | Dec 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
No Funding Deal In Sight Four days until shutdown deadline. Politico: "While senior Republicans are confident they will reach an agreement on the yearlong funding measure at some point, it appears increasingly likely that no deal will be in place by the Friday Dec. 11...
by Bill Scher | Dec 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
Jobs Up. Rates Next. Steady job growth continues in November jobs report. NYT: "The American economy created 211,000 jobs in November ... The unemployment rate held steady at 5 percent ... wages rose by 0.2 percent, leaving the 12-month change in average hourly...
by Bill Scher | Dec 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
Bipartisan Agreements In Congress House passes No Child Left Behind revamp. AP: "The legislation would maintain a key feature of the Bush-era law: annual reading and math testing of children in grades 3 through 8 and once in high school [but] would encourage states to...
by Bill Scher | Dec 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
Transportation Bill Expected To Pass Congress Congress strikes deal for 5-year transportation bill. The Hill: "The measure calls for spending approximately $205 billion on highways and $48 billion on transit projects over the next five years. It also reauthorizes the...
by Bill Scher | Dec 2, 2015 | Blog, Climate
President Barack Obama had returned home from his trip to Paris, where he helped kick off the United Nations climate summit. He had a consistent theme, familiar to those who follow Obama's rhetoric closely: Embracing clean energy also creates clean energy jobs. On...
