Dec 12 Watch 4:53 News Wrap: Computer failure shuts down London airspace By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, British officials demanded an investigation of an incident that brought Europe’s busiest airport to a standstill. Also, the Pew Research Center found that the wealth gap between white Americans and minorities is growing. Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 7:20 On eve of shutdown deadline, Congress has a trillion-dollar divide By PBS News Hour House Speaker John Boehner announced a budget deal just a day before the deadline for a possible federal government shutdown. The Republican-written bill has no sign of past shutdown flashpoints, but it doesn't mean everyone is happy. Political editor Lisa… Continue watching
Dec 02 How lame might the lame-duck Congress be? By Domenico Montanaro, Lisa Desjardins, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Congress has two weeks left and some hefty legislating to do. Spending bill, Ebola, IS funding, military reauthorization, tax extenders top list of priorities Republicans do not want a shutdown Mary Landrieu accuses GOP opponent… Continue reading
Oct 27 Deepest state cuts led to highest tuitions for lower-income students By Kyla Calvert Mason Five years into the economic recovery, 31 states have yet to return to funding higher education at the same levels they did in 2007. Even in many states where funding has bounced back, increasing enrollment has kept per-student spending from… Continue reading
Oct 15 Treasury Secretary Jack Lew: Stop treating budget matters with crisis-driven politics By Anne Azzi Davenport Following the briefing, Gwen Ifill sat down with Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and Office of Management Budget Director Shaun Donovan to talk about the deficit, why it's grown smaller and its potential growth in the years to come. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch Economic uncertainty haunts Michigan governor’s re-election bid By PBS News Hour Republican Gov. Rick Snyder is fighting for re-election in Michigan, a state that voted for President Obama in 2008 and 2012. His opponent, Democratic challenger Mark Schauer, is using Snyder’s economic record to weaken the incumbent. Christy McDonald of Detroit… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch Are the costs of security at ‘any price’ too high? By PBS News Hour The ongoing war on terror has driven a dramatic rise in spending in the name of security. In his new book, “Pay Any Price: Greed, Power, and Endless War,” New York Times investigative journalist James Risen examines the cost --… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch Philadelphia schools crippled by budget crisis By PBS News Hour Philadelphia’s public school system is suffering a severe budget crisis, leaving classrooms packed, faculty understaffed and the district in debt. Special correspondent John Tulenko of Learning Matters examines what led to the shortage of funds and what lawmakers are doing… Continue watching
Apr 01 New Ryan budget same as the old Ryan budgets By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's budget blueprint for the 2015 fiscal year bears close resemblance to the proposals put forward the last few years by the Wisconsin Republican. Democrats are already sharpening their knives, hoping to use the familiar… Continue reading
Mar 28 How the Garamond typeface could be worth $100 million in government savings By Justin Scuiletti A 14-year-old student thinks he has calculated a way to save the U.S. government more than $100 million per year, and it’s as simple as changing typefaces. The answer is to require all printed documents to be written in… Continue reading