- Jul 29, 2010 Research desk explains: What is the CLASS Act? (Washington Post) The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act is a provision of health care reform that sets up an insurance system for long-term care for the disabled and elderly. This can include home care, nursing home payments and so forth. The act is intended to be self-financing, with an... more...
- Jul 29, 2010 Ethics panel charges Democrat Rangel (CNN) Charles Rangel of 13 violations of House rules involving alleged financial wrongdoing and harming the credibility of Congress. Rangel "argues that errors on his personal taxes do not implicate discharge of his official responsibilities," committee investigators concluded in response to Rangel's... more...
- Jul 29, 2010 West Palm Beach couple accused of masterminding income tax fraud (Sun Sentinel) He offered to get the man a large tax return even though he had not worked in 2009. Each phony return brought in anywhere from $800 to $6,000. The Sheriff's Office has not gotten complaints from other businesses which may be targets of similar fraud, said Det. more...
- Jul 29, 2010 Ethics unveils 13 Rangel charges (Politico) Verizon gave $500,000. On June 4, 2007, Rangel met with Greenberg seeking money for the center, and 10 months later, Rangel met with an AIG lobbyist. Rangel first met Isenberg through Robert Morgenthau, for Manhattan district attorney. In Feb. 2007, Rangel met with Isenberg and Kenneth Kies, a... more...
- Jul 29, 2010 Dewhurst (The Dallas Morning News) Todd J. Gillman Jul. 29, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- WASHINGTON -- Lt. Thanks to rapid population growth relative to most of the country, Texas stands to gain at least three, and perhaps four new U.S. House seats when new Census figures are released early next... more...
- Jul 29, 2010 Switching to electronic medical records (The Buffalo News) The clinical information exchange is supported by BlueCross BlueShield, Independent Health and Univera Healthcare. more...
- Jul 29, 2010 Dewhurst says health care overhaul will bust Texas' budget (The Dallas Morning News) Todd J. Gillman Jul. 29, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- WASHINGTON -- Lt. more...
- Jul 29, 2010 Fallin foresees GOP 'tsunami' (Tulsa World) Ricky Maranon Jul. 29, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- Fresh off of a gubernatorial primary victory Tuesday night, U.S. Rep. Jan Brewer, a Republican, for signing the measure. more...
- Jul 29, 2010 Bush tax cuts: Keep some, allow others to expire (Los Angeles Times) The economy may grow faster after a tax cut, but not enough to make up the lost revenue. A place to start would be the tax rate on capital gains and dividend interest, which the Bush cuts capped at 15 percent for all Americans. If Congress takes no action, the top capital gains tax rate will rise... more...
- Jul 29, 2010 Top uninsured localities include Va. college towns, Census says (Richmond Times-Dispatch) The city's rate of 30.2 percent was up from 28.5 percent nonelderly uninsured in 2006. Charlottesville, home to the University of Virginia, had the fourth highest uninsured rate of 24.6 percent. more...
- Jul 29, 2010 Wonkbook: Arizona bill blocked; Fannie/Freddie reform coming; feds lose track of majority of Gulf oil (Washington Post) Raising taxes on the over-$250,000 crowd isn't going to cure it. Bush's middle-class tax cuts and stopping the alternative minimum tax from reaching down into the middle class is $2.5 trillion over 10 years, the Joint Tax Committee says. Orszag has promoted and carried out an effort by the White... more...
- Jul 29, 2010 Onorato, Corbett both back health insurance extension (The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) Highmark Inc. and other insurance companies have said they're willing to extend the program for six months. To qualify, enrollees must make no more than $21,660 annually. People offered enrollment in 2009 and 2010 waited about three years, according to the state Insurance Department. more...
- Jul 29, 2010 Los Angeles Times George Skelton column (Los Angeles Times) Six pension rollback agreements already have been reached and more are being negotiated. Budget reform? Democrats could accept it. Tax reform? Wrap a bow around Steinberg's idea and call it reform. It would broaden the tax base by slightly flattening the income tax. more...
- Jul 29, 2010 Candidates split on insurance program (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Corbett's campaign. Mr. Todd Eachus, has introduced legislation that would solidify the terms of the agreement in state law. more...
- Jul 29, 2010 EDITORIAL (Akron Beacon Journal) The president long has argued for restoring the top individual income tax rate to the level of the Clinton years, affecting households with incomes above $250,000 a year. In other words, for 95 percent of households, nothing would change. Republicans howl about the mammoth budget deficit. A... more...
- Jul 29, 2010 North Memorial Health Care (Star Tribune) It takes years to recover from that kind of confrontation." North was just one of six metro hospital groups negotiating with nurses for a new three-year contract. Doctors there delivered almost 900 babies in that period, some 70 percent more than projections. He expects positive operating income... more...
- Jul 29, 2010 KKR leaders get a tax deal most of us can only dream of (Washington Post) Does KKR distribute those savings to its owners equally? The payments to Kravis beget further deductions for KKR, begetting further payments to Kravis, and so on. You end up with about $206,000 in payments to Kravis. more...
- Jul 29, 2010 Pearlstein: On tax fight, Obama can't afford to lose (Washington Post) Steven Pearlstein: As both Ruth and I wrote, no there isn't any other option. Steven Pearlstein: if the farm is losing money, yes, you'd need to sell it to pay the taxes. Steven Pearlstein: It is possible stalemate will result in all the Bush tax cuts expiring. more...
- Jul 28, 2010 Macedonia could lay off 43 city employees if income tax increase isn't approved (Akron Beacon Journal) We're in this situation because of the economy and people losing jobs," she said, "which means we base our income on income tax. Council is the bank," she said. "If council says you have a thousand to spend, go forth and spend it. more...
- Jul 28, 2010 Sherrod Brown attacks Portman on economy (The Columbus Dispatch) Now he wants the voters of Ohio to give him the keys back. Bush was president from 2001 through early 2009. Sitting U.S. senators who are not up for re-election tend to avoid attacking other Senate candidates. Fisher asked to be held accountable for his record, but since he refuses to talk about... more...
