Nation Apr 22 Will your college degree pay for itself in 20 years? The return on investment of a college degree varies by the type and cost of institution, with tech and engineering schools generally landing near the top of the list. See how much return a degree from your Alma mater will…
Politics Apr 22 Florida race highlights shadowy role of Super PACs Voters in southwest Florida’s 19th congressional district head to the polls Tuesday to elect candidates to replace resigned Republican Rep. Trey Radel. Radel, the freshman member who was caught buying cocaine in Washington, D.C., the first member of Congress to…
Politics Apr 21 Putin, Ukraine continue to test Obama Today in the Morning Line: Ukraine violence threatens peace deal Keystone delay won’t eliminate the pipeline midterm politics The Jeb scrutiny cometh Where money’s spent as important as how much Ukraine: The fragile peace deal in Ukraine looks to be…
Politics Apr 18 8 million health care sign-ups take sting out of GOP attacks Today in the Morning Line: 8 million health care sign-ups mean good news for Democrats Reality check: Top seven key Senate races are in very red states But does GOP map expansion recede? Hillary Clinton’s numbers back to politics as…
Nation Apr 17 Most Seattle airport workers remain uncovered by minimum wage hike Last fall, voters in SeaTac, Wash., narrowly approved a ballot initiative to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour. But nearly 5,000 airport workers still aren't receiving that higher wage because Alaska Airlines has challenged the initiative in court.
Politics Apr 17 Obama says U.S. military ‘superior’ to Putin’s Russian forces Today in the Morning Line: Obama again warns of consequences for Russia on Ukraine 2016 women under the microscope Is Obama not “Deporter-In-Chief”? Cold War games: President Obama flexed some American military muscle in an interview with CBS News,…
Politics Apr 16 Outside spending on record-breaking pace Today in the Morning Line: Outside groups spent $56 million already, double this point in 2010 A quarter of that spent in the Big Six Senate races A look at the ad wars in key Senate races 23 donors have…
Nation Apr 15 What rates should we be paying on tax day? Fifty-two percent of Americans think their taxes are too high, but a similar majority think their taxes are fair. On this tax day, Making Sen$e revisits some of our favorite tax conversations to examine how much Americans of different income…
Politics Apr 15 Anything in Washington becomes political, even the Boston bombing Today in the Morning Line: Boston bombing and the year of surveillance scrutiny US-Russia tensions flare over Ukraine Get those taxes in! Health law’s good week Landrieu runs as the insider Boston bombing – one year later: It’s been a…
Politics Apr 14 The race factor in this year’s elections Today in the Morning Line: The race factor – Why Obama, Holder, Clinton are speaking out Study finds whites vote Republican when told of demographic changes Rand Paul going Sister Souljah Hillary Clinton being vetted like it’s 2015 The race…