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Geotimes
February 2005 |
Budget battles For the first time in 13 years, Congress has cut the budget of the National Science Foundation (NSF), decreasing the federal agency's operating budget by 1.9 percent from 2004 levels.   |
National Defense
June 2009
Sandra I. Erwin |
Government Contractors: Can Trust Be Restored? To improve relations with the government, the defense industry will need to show that it wants to help fix the national budget. |
AFP eWire
January 31, 2005 |
Care Act Included in "Top Ten" Priorities for 109th Congress The Charity Aid, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Act has been introduced this year as part of Senate Bill 6 (S. 6), which is one of the top ten legislative priorities for the 109th Congress over the next two years. |
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Is Congress Hurting Market Returns? Practically the entire advance in the market since 1897 corresponds to the periods when Congress is in recess? Investors, take note. |
Entrepreneur
November 2005
Scott Bernard Nelson |
Savings 101 Tax-free 529 college savings accounts may not stay that way, but they'll still be a smart way to plan for your child's future. |
On Wall Street
July 1, 2013
Dave Lindorff |
Back to School on 529s The tax-advantaged plan was supposed to help average Americans save for their children's college education. Today, advisors are increasingly recommending them as an estate planning tool for the wealthy. |
AFP eWire
March 5, 2009 |
Obama Administration Might Abandon Plan to Reduce Charitable Deductions for Wealthy Obama's current plan would limit the value of the tax break for itemized deductions, including donations to charity, to 28 percent for families making more than $250,000. |
AFP eWire
January 20, 2004 |
Feds Ready to Crack Down on Certain Charitable Deductions The U.S. federal government, including Congress, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service are all paying close attention to certain types of charitable deductions they believe donors are taking advantage of. |
AFP eWire
November 8, 2011 |
Take Action-- Write to Your Member of Congress Take action today to urge your Members of Congress to oppose any tax reforms that would harm charitable giving. |
BusinessWeek
February 10, 2011
Peter Coy |
Taxation Without Complication It's time for Congress to zero out all the deductions and loopholes and start over |
Information Today
January 15, 2007 |
Library of Congress Unveils Beta of New THOMAS The Library of Congress has released a new beta version of THOMAS, its Web site that provides access to federal legislation and related documents. |
Reason
April 2008
Jeff Flake |
Passing Bad Laws A short guided tour -- by a congressman -- of the worst bills currently in Congress. |
The Motley Fool
April 12, 2007
Brian Lawler |
Think Your Mortgage Deduction Is Safe? Wrong! Those buying a home just for the mortgage tax deduction could be in trouble. |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Trillions and Trillions of Dollars Over the coming weeks, a congressional "supercommittee" will try to find more than $1 trillion in deficit savings over the next decade. Part of their job will be -- or should be -- a dramatic overhaul to the tax code. |
Trusts & Estates
September 30, 2002
Susan Hansen |
Beware the 529 Hype At least two things are certain about the new 529 college savings plans: The financial services industry loves them, and they're generating all kinds of media buzz. But despite all the hype, 529s probably are not a magic new wealth-transfer mechanism. |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
How the Government Could Kill These Stocks Ending tax expenditures is in vogue, but companies would suffer. |
InternetNews
November 9, 2006
Roy Mark |
Lame Ducks Limp Back to Congress With a major power shift coming in January, Republican-led House and Senate return for mop-up session. |
Managed Care
October 2000 |
Quick Fix May Be in Store for M+C, But Meaningful Change Likely To Wait Whatever diversion prescription drug proposals have provided, Medicare+Choice is back on Congress's radar screen. While sentiment is again running strong among legislators to address the wounded program, Congress is now racing a clock ticking ever closer to the elections... |
National Defense
September 2015
Craig R. McKinley |
Congress Should Follow Its Budget Rules Of the five members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who will be leaving their positions or retiring this September, none ever had a defense budget passed on time under regular order following the procedures of the Budget Control Act of 1974 during their entire term in office. |
AFP eWire
May 19, 2009 |
Obama Administration Continues to Push Proposal to Limit Charitable Deduction for the Wealthy The Obama Administration indicates it is interested in using the limitation on charitable deductions to help foot the bill for reforms. |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2006
Bob Hirschfeld |
College Planning Cross Currents New suitability regulations could slow 529 growth, while prepaid tuition plans are looking more attractive. |
Financial Advisor
July 2005
Marla Brill |
Should You Put Your Clients In 529 Plans? Section 529 savings plans have proven to be a popular way to help meet the king's ransom required to fund a college education. But recent investigations by industry and government regulators have raised concerns about their future. |
Information Today
July 2, 2015 |
New GPO App Provides Information on the 114th Congress The free Mobile Member Guide for the 114th Congress app is now available from the U.S. Government Publishing Office |
ifeminists
April 7, 2004
Matt Campbell |
The Men's Rights Congress The men's rights movement lacks two critical elements that keep it from taking flight. The first is a lack of initiative on the part of most people who identify themselves as being sympathetic to men's rights. The second is a lack of clear, task-focused direction. |
Bank Systems & Technology
February 25, 2009
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Obama Says Stimulus is for Helping People, Not Banks In his speech before Congress President Obama expressed his confidence in the banking system itself, reassuring Americans that their money was safe in the nation's banks. What he said was of concern to him was the credit crisis. |
