Ms. Yellen will face hostile questioning from Republican senators who oppose the Fed’s policy of quantitative easing. (Financial Times, Nov. 13) Many analysts had predicted a rough hearing for Ms.
Barlett & Steele Silver Award Winner “The United States of Subsidies”By Louise StoryThe New York Times It seemed like a simple question: how much money do cities and states spend
Louise Story of the New York Times accomplished a major feat last year: She created an interactive state-by-state database calculating business incentives governments use to lure companies and create jobs.
With the target date for implementation of health care marketplaces for individuals looming Oct. 1 – the keystone of the Affordable Care Act –it’ll likely be a big focus for
Supreme Court deliberations can seem opaque and perplexing to reporters who haven’t had constitutional history classes, or spent time covering courts. But a basic understanding of how the court operates
You may already have seen the intriguing NPR report on Social Security disability claims, “Unfit for Work: The startling rise of disability claims in America.” The report details the surge
The recent announcement that Pope Benedict will resign as head of the Roman Catholic Church has ramifications in social, cultural, political and of course religious arenas. But is it a business
With four months to go before the November elections, the topic of cash raised by presidential candidates or their PACs is pretty much eclipsing issues in recent headlines. As NPR
What is a nonprofit entity and what is a campaign committee? That question is now being put to the Federal Election Commission by Democrats who are taking aim at Karl
Stephanie Hoops of the Ventura County Star first wrote about a debt collection firm with a bad reputation in 2009. California’s lack of regulators to police the industry meant the
The two-day webinar, “Using EMMA to Find Great Stories in Municipal Bonds,” takes place March 27-28, 2012. | At the bottom of this page, you’ll find links to complete the
Craig Harris of The Arizona Republic won the top gold award in the Barlett & Steele Awards for Investigative Business Journalism for his series looking into abuses in the state’s
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