Sep 6th 2011 9:00AM
In the conventional wisdom, there is nothing President Obama can do to put Americans back to work in large numbers. He is a president supposedly held hostage by vengeful politics, holed up in a White House surrounded by lunatics and impotent hacks, with congressional combat rendering meaningful action... Continue Reading »
May 10th 2010 6:00PM
Historic tax credits are the hot topic in Missouri where Gov. Jay Nixon is pushing to shrink the state's program in the waning days before the state legislature adjourns. Missouri's program is the country's largest, but the state's offer to assist developers rehabbing historic properties cost the state $186 million... Continue Reading »
Apr 2nd 2010 2:00PM
Good news for the economy: employers created more than 100,000 new jobs in March. Non-farm payrolls increased by 162,000, the the biggest increase since the start of the financial crisis in 2008. More than a quarter of those jobs, 48,000, were temporary workers hired to help with the U.S. Census. But that still leaves... Continue Reading »
Feb 18th 2010 10:00AM
A funny thing happened on the way to the green economy: A recession wiped out countless old-line jobs, along with funding for the so-called green-collar jobs that were supposed to replace many of them. Last year, President Obama made green jobs a centerpiece of his job creation and stimulus programs. But despite the... Continue Reading »
