by Bailey Williams | Jan 26, 2015 | Business
WASHINGTON – Top House Democrats Monday renewed their fight to guarantee at least six paid weeks of parental leave to federal employees for the birth or adoption of a child. “If we don’t want to give federal employees six little weeks of parental leave at least give...
by Bailey Williams | Jan 20, 2015 | Business, State of the Union
WASHINGTON —President Barack Obama refocused his economic agenda on the idea of “middle-class economics” on Tuesday night, immediately drawing both praise and opposition from business leaders. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a lobbying group representing more...
by Bailey Williams | Jan 14, 2015 | Business
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced its 2015 business agenda Wednesday morning, calling Republican and Democratic politicians to rally around continuing economic growth in part by approving legislation on the Keystone XL pipeline. During the annual...
by Bailey Williams | Jan 7, 2015 | Business, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — The Affordable Care Act is once again facing skepticism from senators who disagree with the law’s definition of a full-time employee, in spite of opponents’ belief in its potential harm to workers. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Sen. Joe Donnelly,...
