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Before Boston, concerns about readiness in Massachusetts, other states

Even before Monday’s deadly bombing at the Boston Marathon, concern was growing about soft targets and the level of counter-terrorism preparedness in Massachusetts and numerous other states | 04/17/13 18:21:45 By - By Kevin G. Hall

Before bombings, feds questioned Massachusetts security plan

A February report by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General is sure to raise questions in the weeks ahead about how Massachusetts spent federal grant money to protect the state and better evaluate terror threats. | 04/16/13 18:56:10 By - By Kevin G. Hall

Environmentalists want feds to halt imports of Russian timber that endanger rare tigers

U.S. consumers who purchase hardwood floors and furniture products made with illegally cut Russian timber unwittingly may be damaging the last remaining habitat of the endangered and noble Amur tiger. | 04/16/13 06:00:00 By - By Kevin G. Hall

Immigration overhaul faces a long road in Congress

The massive legislative overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws that’s expected to be unveiled in the Senate on Tuesday may represent a bipartisan breakthrough for the so-called Gang of Eight, but it’s just the beginning of a long slog. | 04/15/13 19:00:46 By - By William Douglas, James Rosen and Kevin G. Hall

Worker visas are big part of bill to revamp immigration

The proposed revamp of immigration laws that’s scheduled for release in the Senate on Tuesday would increase the numbers of, and ease the process of obtaining, visas for highly skilled workers. The legislation also is expected to propose expanding the caps for farm workers, and it would force all employers within five years to verify the immigration status of their employees. | 04/15/13 17:55:48 By - By Kevin G. Hall

Obama proposes $3.78 trillion budget for 2014

President Barack Obama unveiled his $3.78 trillion budget proposal Wednesday for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1, promising that it would boost the economy and cut projected deficits by investing in job growth and raising taxes on the wealthy. | 04/12/13 18:58:39 By - By Lesley Clark and Anita Kumar

Devil’s in the details – debt risks in Obama budget

Buried deep in the Obama administration’s four-volume budget released this week are long-term economic projections that underscore what could be steep costs for failing to get the nation’s finances in order. | 04/11/13 16:35:07 By - By Kevin G. Hall

Obama may trade one flawed Social Security formula for another

President Barack Obama’s coming push for less generous increases in Social Security benefits is angering his party and perplexing economists, many of whom question why he’d replace one ineffective measure with another. | 04/09/13 18:15:49 By - By Kevin G. Hall

Obama budget: An act of political outreach?

President Barack Obama will unveil a spending plan Wednesday that he hopes will provide a compromise to the two feuding parties on Capitol Hill, offering Republican-friendly proposals – including those that cut Social Security and Medicare – tied to tax increases on the wealthiest Americans. | 04/05/13 17:25:11 By - By Anita Kumar, Lesley Clark and Kevin G. Hall

Weak March jobs report sparks new debate over economy’s recovery

A disappointing March jobs report Friday, marked by a sharp slowdown in hiring and shrinking labor force participation, triggered new debate over the strength of the U.S. economic recovery. | 04/05/13 17:10:23 By - By Kevin G. Hall

Does crisis in Cyprus signal wider economic risks?

The conventional wisdom is that financial troubles in Cyprus have little bearing on the health of American banks and the U.S. financial system. That view may prove optimistic if problems in Cyprus spread to its neighbors. | 03/28/13 19:09:46 By - By Kevin G. Hall

Oil and electricity: A compare-and-contrast tale of 2 regulators

An obscure federal regulator of electricity markets has emerged as a tough cop on the beat, taking on Wall Street banks and big energy firms alike for market manipulation. That aggressive approach stands out when it’s compared with that of the regulator in charge of looking for manipulation in the oil and gasoline markets. | 03/25/13 16:40:31 By - By Kevin G. Hall

Fed sees improvement, risk in U.S. economy

The Federal Reserve upped its forecast for the U.S. labor market Wednesday, but Chairman Ben Bernanke cautioned that ongoing political battles over federal spending are creating headwinds and led the central bank to revise its forecast and project slower growth. | 03/20/13 18:45:01 By - By Kevin G. Hall

Is government spending ‘crowding out’ private sector? No

Republicans like to say that federal spending is “crowding out” investment by the private sector. That’s scary sounding, but it isn’t actually happening. | 03/20/13 16:21:52 By - By Kevin G. Hall

Greek ship owner disputes U.S. claim he’s helping Iran skirt oil sanctions

The Obama administration imposed sanctions Thursday on a Greek ship owner and his business partners, alleging they are helping Iran skirt global sanctions on sales of its oil. | 03/14/13 19:59:59 By - By Kevin G. Hall

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