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December 21, 2015

Mining project in hard-hit Ariz. town locked in land dispute with Native American tribe

A proposed copper mine in southern Arizona could bring billions to the hard-hit community of Superior -- where businesses sit empty, homes are boarded up and the economy is in shambles.

December 21, 2015

Dems try changing subject with jobless benefits, wage bills – but are they needed?

Reeling from public dissatisfaction with ObamaCare, Senate Democrats hope to change the subject when they return in the new year, with a proposal to raise the minimum wage by 40 percent and another to extend long-term unemployment benefits for three months.

December 21, 2015

Smithsonian fast-food workers strike over minimum wage

Fast-food workers at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum walked off the job Thursday as part of national protests calling for an increase in the federal minimum wage.

December 21, 2015

Study: Union-backed fast food proposal could cost half a million jobs

Hourly wage increases advocated by labor groups could kill more than 450,000 jobs, according to a new report.

December 21, 2015

Four things the Obama camp failed to talk up in last week’s rosy jobs report

You nearly needed shades last week to stand in the bright sunshine of the Obama administration’s glowing employment picture.

December 21, 2015

Pennsylvania prepares to join scrum for Boeing work

Could Pennsylvania top the $1.7 billion in reported incentives Missouri has floated in an attempt to lure Boeing to its state?

December 21, 2015

Regulation Nation: Gov't regs estimated to pound private sector with $1.8T in costs

A new report on the government's regulatory actions was released just before Thanksgiving, and it contains more than 3,300 rules -- which the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) estimates will, together with other regulations, cost more than $1.8 trillion to implement on an annual basis.

December 20, 2015

US adds 204K jobs, unemployment rises to 7.3 percent

The U.S. economy added 204,000 jobs in October, an unexpected burst of hiring during a month in which the federal government was partially shut down for 16 days.

December 20, 2015

5 businesses disrupted by the partial gov't shutdown, over owners' objections

Here's an overview of private businesses told to cease operations, despite owners arguing there was no need.

December 20, 2015

Report: Department of Energy discriminated against veterans

A new report from federal watchdogs reveals that discrimination against military veterans at the Energy Department and retaliation against whistleblowers who spoke out about the practice were more widespread than previously believed and could cost taxpayers millions.