Disasters happen, and when they do its important to band together as a team and respond. I’m sure that the crews working to fix the current power outage in the Washington area that has cut off electricity for hundreds of thousands of people – mostly in Montgomery County, Maryland – are working tirelessly, and...
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A recent Wall Street Journal article observed that U.S. state governments are shifting to “hybrid” retirements, plans that mix a 401(k) like account with a defined benefit plan. 1  Advocates support these plans because they require public employees to shoulder a greater burden in funding and planning their retirements.  But there is another reason to...
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Congress adjourned for the July 4th holiday without extending long-term unemployment benefits that have been in place since 2008. 1  They may yet pass an extension after returning to the measure on July 12, but this could be the last time. The immediate cause of the delay in passage is that Democrats are concentrated on...
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