New GOP proposal targets federal workforce
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 22nd, 2011 5:35 am by HL
New GOP proposal targets federal workforce
A series of measures proposed Thursday by House conservatives to shrink the federal deficit included several that would fall heavily on the federal workforce.
Nearly 60 lawmakers back bipartisan seating at State of the Union
A plan for bipartisan seating at President Obama’s State of the Union address is gaining traction among lawmakers, with 59 members of Congress officially declaring their support.
For-profit college group sues to block federal rules
A group representing for-profit colleges sued the Education Department on Friday to try to block new federal rules relating to how the schools pay recruiters, how they represent themselves to prospective students and how states oversee their activities.
Corporate contributions have surged for new Republican leaders in House
The new Republican leaders in the House have received millions of dollars in contributions from banks, health insurers and other major business interests, which are pressing for broad reversals of Democratic policies that affect corporations, according to disclosure records and interviews.
