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Published October 29, 2011
Milk may do the body good, but tax hawks and consumer advocates say a recently-proposed overhaul of subsidies for the dairy industry would fatten up the federal budget and boost milk prices for everyone.
Published October 29, 2011
Gov. Jerry Brown’s newly unveiled plan for a sweeping overhaul to California’s pension system seeks rollbacks that are deeper than what the Democratic governor proposed in the spring and risks the support from unions that he rode back into the state’s top job last year.
Published October 27, 2011
With Alabama's new immigration law scaring off many illegal migrant workers, the state is offering job placement for legal residents wanting to work in the hard-hit agriculture industry -- it seems, however, that local farmers think the work may be too hard for most Americans.
Published October 25, 2011
Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy has declared Thursday “Diaper Need Awareness Day” as part of a campaign by The Nutmeg State to pressure Washington into providing free diapers to low-income families.
Published October 14, 2011
Under Herman Cain’s catchy 9-9-9 plan, most states would collect more than the 9 percent imposed by the new national sales tax -- a few would eve capture twice as much -- according to a new analysis by the Tax Foundation.
Published October 12, 2011
With the Solyndra scandal still swirling, the Obama administration is under pressure to reveal the financial condition of the solar companies that received $4.75 billion in federal loan guarantees on the last day of the program.
Published October 08, 2011
Former World Wrestling Entertainment executive Linda McMahon is back, running for U.S. Senate in Connecticut after her first bid fell short last year against the now-Sen. Dick Blumenthal.
Published October 08, 2011
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who was questioned repeatedly about his Mormon faith during his 2008 presidential bid, finds his religion under attack again in the 2012 GOP race.
Published October 08, 2011
With Rick Perry's support dropping and Herman Cain's rising in GOP presidential race polls, Cain, a former pizza company executive who has mostly avoided attacking his Republican rivals, is now taking aim at the Texas governor.
Published October 07, 2011
One group, the National Organization for Women, went as far as to suggest that Brown should not run for re-election – a suggestion that the female GOP senators batted down.