EconomyFeature
What Every 2015 College Graduate Should Know
I’m four months out of college, living halfway across the country from where I grew up. I graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Government Is Definitely Back in the ‘Affordable Housing’ Game
More than six years out from a government-driven housing bubble, the chief regulator at the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Mel Watt, and the Department of… Read More
EconomyNews
Federal Agency to Regulate Christmas Lights
On a hot day in Washington, D.C., a federal agency issued 11 pages of new regulations on Christmas lights and other holiday decorations, calling certain… Read More
EconomyNews
For Two Groups on Opposite Sides of the Aisle, Records Requests to Export-Import Bank Return Different Results
For two groups on opposing sides of the political spectrum, requests to the Export-Import Bank for records under the Freedom of Information Act yield different… Read More
EconomyCommentary
April Tax Recap
This monthly tax roundup series reviews some of the major stories making headlines in tax policy over the past month, with brief analysis and links… Read More
EconomyNews
Your Federal Gas Taxes Pay for This Program. Congress Will Decide Its Financial Future.
Every time you fill your car with gas, a portion of what you pay at the pump goes to a federal program called the Highway… Read More
EconomyNews
The Export-Import Bank’s Charter Expires in Two Months. Here’s What You Need to Know About It.
Policymakers are currently considering the future of the Export-Import Bank, a little-known government agency that provides taxpayer-backed loans and loan guarantees to foreign countries and… Read More
EconomyNews
How Ohio Aims to ‘Set a National Race’ for Transparency
Last December, the Ohio State treasurer, Josh Mandel, launched OhioCheckbook.com, a website specifically dedicated to showing taxpayers exactly where their dollars are going. However the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Truth About GOP Budgets: They Never Balance
In Washington, the conservative thing to do these days is to champion a balanced budget. Quite recently, in fact, Republicans have congratulated themselves for passing… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Ex-Im Misrepresents Subsidies to Prominent Billionaire
The chairman of the government’s Export-Import Bank has repeatedly mischaracterized several deals that have benefited billionaire Elon Musk. These misrepresentations, among other mismanagement and dysfunction… Read More
