by Bill Scher | Mar 8, 2007 | Blog
At last week's Apollo Summit, there was a clear consensus: businesses interested in renewable energy can't risk long-term commitments unless our government makes long-term commitments. In turn, many supported long-term tax credits to spur investment. Right now, there...
by Bill Scher | Mar 7, 2007 | Blog
Today's Daily Labor Report has big news from the AFL-CIO Executive Council annual winter meeting: The AFL-CIO ... abandoned its support for the current employer-based health care system and instead is calling for comprehensive health care reform through the expansion...
by Bill Scher | Mar 7, 2007 | Blog
$30 billion. A year. That's the potential savings if we empower Medicare to negotiate for lower prescription drugs. Dean Baker of the Center for Economic Policy and Research released his findings today in a report, "Celebrating Pork: The Dubious Success of the...
by Bill Scher | Mar 7, 2007 | Blog
After the Apollo Summit, I noted that "America's governors have begun to throw down over who can become the most energy independent and bring in the most jobs." Looks like Iowa is joining the fray. From the Des Moines Register: Iowa lawmakers are trying to put...
by Bill Scher | Mar 7, 2007 | Blog
There's wide public support for Congress to tackle global warming, but Congress has work to do to sift through the details and forge consensus around a specific plan. At a House hearing yesterday, Bush Administration energy official Thomas Shope sought to push a...
by Bill Scher | Mar 7, 2007 | Blog
Last month, the Bush administration began to spin, with the help of The Washington Post, that the Medicare prescription drug plan—which does not allow Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices—was doing great because the private insurers...
