by Nancy Wang | Jan 20, 2015 | Business, State of the Union
WASHINGTON—Several economic policy experts said Tuesday President Barack Obama’s proposal to tax the wealthiest Americans at a higher rate makes sense as a way to address income equality. “I think it is a very positive thing to raise the tax rate to 28 percent,” said...
by Tanner Howard | Jan 20, 2015 | Education, State of the Union
WASHINGTON — Startling new research shows that 51 percent of students in American public schools came from low-income families as of 2013, a growth of nearly 25 percent over the previous 30 years. The numbers, compiled by the Southern Education Foundation, a...
by Yunita Ong | Jan 20, 2015 | National Security, State of the Union
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is likely to sidestep the thorny topic of immigration reform during his State of The Union address Tuesday night in favor of issues such as inequality, experts predict. After the House voted to overturn the president’s...
by Tyler Pager | Jan 20, 2015 | Politics, State of the Union
By Tyler Pager WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will ask the Republican-controlled Congress to authorize the use of force against the Islamic State in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, but will also focus on his domestic agenda – bolstering the...
by Astrid Goh | Jan 20, 2015 | Living, State of the Union
By Astrid Goh We asked several people to share their opinions of the country ahead of President Barack Obama sharing his view of the country in Tuesday night’s State of the Union address.
by Tara Longardner | Jan 19, 2015 | State of the Union
President Barack Obama’s White House has already made a significant social media push in preparation for Tuesday’s State of the Union address. The effort is aimed at people who might ordinarily skip the annual policy speech. The president first announced his proposal...
by Jesse Kirsch | Jan 19, 2015 | Politics, State of the Union
WASHINGTON — The State of the Union address, delivered by the president to a special joint session of Congress each year, has become a television and, more recently, a social media spectacle. Among the more theatrical aspects of the phenomenon are the sustained...
