‘Deem and Pass’ Unlikely to Be Reversed in Courts, Experts Say
There's been a lot of buzz this week about the questionable constitutionality of a tactic House Democrats may use to pass the controversial Senate health care bill. By using the so-called deem and pass maneuver, they wouldn't have to vote explicitly for the bill. Instead, they would vote on fixes to the bill -- or maybe on rules for debating the fixes to the bill -- and agree that those votes would count as votes on the bill itself. Congress would then send the health care bill -- explicitly passed by the Senate and "deemed" to … more…
Read MoreHigher Corporate Spending on Election Ads Could Be All but Invisible
The Supreme Court recently freed corporations to spend more money on aggressive election ads. But if businesses take advantage of this … more…
Kansas and Vermont Are the Latest Unemployment Insurance Debtors
Kansas and Vermont have become the two latest casualties of record unemployment insurance claims. Both states have exhausted their … more…
No Matter What Happens, Paterson Gets His Pension
Gov. David Paterson of New York insisted this week that he wouldn't heed calls for his resignation, despite his administration's being … more…
Follow up: The Faux Census Surveys You Received
A few weeks ago we wrote about a faux "Census" survey being sent out by the Republican National Committee. We asked you to tell us if … more…
Court Upholds Release of Corporate Jets List Sought by ProPublica
A federal district judge ruled Friday that a list of private planes whose flights are blocked from the public view should be released … more…
Rangel Denies Breaking Rules on Caribbean Trips, but Here Are the Questions He Still Faces
The House ethics committee wagged its finger at Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., on Thursday for taking corporate-sponsored trips to the … more…
DOJ Report on Waterboarding Memos in Our Document Viewer
The Department of Justice’s report released last week on the Bush administration’s waterboarding memos is still causing a stir. If … more…
Many Gov’t Agencies Still Missing Required Transparency Sites
To the novice observer of transparency, the Obama administration’s directives ordering a more open government should apply to all … more…
Mass. Unemployment Insurance Fund Goes Into Red
The Massachusetts unemployment insurance fund is now borrowing money from the federal government to keep paying benefits.
So far, the … more…
Border Patrol and Mexican Police Make History at Arizona Border
This story was co-published with The Tribune Washington bureau.
NOGALES, ARIZ. -- In a politically sensitive operation at the … more…
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December 03, 2009
Reports Detail Lapses in Immigration Detention System Nina Bernstein, New York Times, December 03, 2009
November 24, 2009
Are Minorities Being Fleeced by the Stimulus? Tim Padgett, Time, November 24, 2009
November 18, 2009
GAO Finds Lapses on the Job at Federal Protective Service Joe Davidson, Washington Post, November 18, 2009
November 16, 2009
Education Department to Demand School Pay Data Stephen Sawchuk, Education Week, November 16, 2009
Schwarzenegger Quietly Quashed Effort to Improve Commuter Rails Dan Weikel and Eric Bailey, Los Angeles Times, November 16, 2009
Information on Stimulus Hard to Come By Jeremy Redmon, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 16, 2009
November 12, 2009
AIG Chief’s Mission: Save Executive Pay Mary Williams Walsh, New York Times, November 12, 2009
November 05, 2009
Don’t count on stimulus job tally Ben Poston, Journal-Sentinel, November 05, 2009
Bank Crackdown Draws Criticism Damian Paletta, Wall Steet Journal ($), November 05, 2009
November 02, 2009
Stimulus Wind Energy Funds Going Overseas Russ Choma, Investigative Reporting Workshop, November 02, 2009
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