Mar 18th, 2010 · With the cap-and-trade legislation aimed at curbing global warming stalled in Congress, there's an almost-complete collapse of the market for carbon credits. That means profits are drying up for people who are paid to create those carbon credits — like farmers who manage their land in ways that capture carbon dioxide in the soil.
Mar 18th, 2010 · The cost analysis for health overhaul and comments by House Speaker Pelosi shed light on changes made to keep the legislation moving.
Mar 18th, 2010 · The Congressional Budget Office calculated that House Democrats' overhaul legislation would cut the federal deficit by $138 billion over the first decade — with an overall price tag of $940 billion during that period.
Mar 18th, 2010 · The Congressional Budget Office calculated that House Democrats' overhaul legislation would cut the federal deficit by $138 billion over the first decade — with an overall price tag of $940 billion during that period.
Mar 17th, 2010 · Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter signed a measure requiring his attorney general to sue Congress if federal legislation requiring residents to buy insurance goes through. Similar measures, which experts say are mostly symbolic, are pending in 37 other states.
Mar 17th, 2010 · Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter signed a measure requiring his attorney general to sue Congress if federal legislation requiring residents to buy insurance goes through. Similar measures, which experts say are mostly symbolic, are pending in 37 other states.
Mar 17th, 2010 · Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) said Wednesday he will support the health care overhaul bill two days after being personally lobbied by President Obama aboard Air Force One. Kucinich said he will vote for the legislation though he still has doubts about it.
Mar 17th, 2010 · The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the association that represents Catholic hospitals have reached differing conclusions about whether the health care legislation would allow public funding of abortions. The bishops say it could, and are opposing the bill. The hospitals say it won't and the benefits outweigh any concerns about possible abortion loopholes.