Jul 06 Watch State of Disagreement: Divisions Grow in Minnesota Budget Battle Minnesota's government shutdown continued Wednesday as Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican lawmakers remained at a standstill over spending and taxes. Judy Woodruff discusses how the state's budget divide compares to the nation's with The Star Tribune's Rachel Stassen-Berger and… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch Lawmakers Remain Divided on Deficit Fundamentals as Deadline Draws Closer The Senate gave up its Fourth of July recess to focus on raising the U.S. debt ceiling, but there was no sign Wednesday that lawmakers were close to reaching an agreement on the basic divide: tax hikes vs. spending cuts. Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch Cracks Emerge in Republican Opposition to Raising Taxes to Curb Deficit Bipartisan budget deficit talks led by Vice President Joe Biden reached an impasse Thursday over Republican objections to raising taxes. Judy Woodruff reports on the debate within the Republican Party over how to curb the deficit. Continue watching
May 12 Watch Tax Breaks for Oil Companies: Good for Business or Unfair Advantage? Lawmakers targeted the oil industry's tax breaks and profits in budget debates Thursday. Judy Woodruff discusses the debate over tax breaks for oil production and other rules with The Energy Program at Public Citizen's Tyson Slocum and The American Petroleum… Continue watching
Apr 27 The Obamas Gave $131,000 to Fisher House Foundation in 2010; What Is It? By Paul Solman Photo of President Obama by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Editor's Note: The Obama document du jour may be the President's birth certificate, but here on the Business Desk we've been looking into another document: the First Family's tax return. Last… Continue reading
Apr 27 The Obamas Gave $131,000 to the Fisher House Foundation Last Year. What Is It? By Elizabeth Shell Editor's Note: The Obama document du jour may be the President's birth certificate but here on the Business Desk we've been looking into another document: the First Family's tax return. Last week we ran an infographic illustrating their… Continue reading
Apr 18 How Much Did President Obama Make in 2010? By Elizabeth Shell Editor's Note: The First Family's 2010 tax return was released today and we've pulled out some of the more interesting numbers in a graphic for you. Here's the snapshot: the Obamas reported an adjusted gross income of $1,728,096, about… Continue reading
Apr 12 Tool$ Tuesday: Tips For Tax Day By Paul Solman Tax day is breathing down our necks: just under one week left to file. And that's including this year's three-day extension; tax day bumped from the traditional April 15th to the 18th, since D.C. government workers have the day off… Continue reading
Apr 12 Tool$ Tuesday: Tips For Tax Day By Elizabeth Shell Tax day is breathing down our necks: just under one week left to file. And that's including this year's three-day extension; tax day bumped from the traditional April 15th to the 18th since DC government workers are off Friday (the… Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch Political Checklist: Shutdown Showdown Just the Start of Spending Debate Judy Woodruff and David Chalian explain the coming debate on government spending. Continue watching