Posts in category Government & Politics

Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush has rolled out preliminary details of a plan to replace Obamacare. Claiming the complexity of the current healthcare law is one of the reasons “why …

While a healthy business climate is considered by many to be the driving force behind economic success within the county, nearly half of Americans think government regulation is just too …

As the 2016 presidential campaign heats up, voting blocs critical for candidates on the quest for the White House don’t just include those representative of political parties or ethnicities. Small …

Many Americans believe more business-minded politicians are what the country needs for better government, according to a recent Gallup poll. Four out of five respondents said that business and management …

The massive amounts of data collected and disseminated by the federal government could bring benefits to average citizens and businesses at very little cost, according to a report released by …

A proposal from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to regulate “net neutrality” on the Internet has technology companies and consumer advocates lined up against broadband providers. Republicans and Democrats also …

Small agriculture businesses may soon be able to get some investment money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help with expansion and business development. A new program was …

More jobs were added to payrolls in the United States in February than projected, and far more than the low gains recorded in December and January.

On the downside, the report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) also showed that the February gains – 175,000 jobs – were lower than the average gain of 189,000 jobs per month for the last 12 months.

A new survey to be released later this year shows that political leaders and some pundits may have overstated the public’s dissatisfaction with attaining higher education degrees that aren’t in …

In an attempt to help students who are struggling to afford college, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has proposed offering the state’s high school graduates two free years of community college.

The Tennessee Promise proposal would be funded, under the governor’s proposal, from the state lottery.