Economy
December 21, 2009 -
Aaron Glantz, New America Media Since President Barack Obama signed his stimulus package into law in
December 18, 2009 -
As the year draws to a close, Facing South is taking a look back at the big stories that shaped the region and the top 10 stories we did at FS that made a big splash. Here's #6:
December 17, 2009 -
As the year draws to a close, Facing South is taking a look back at the big stories that shaped the region and the top 10 stories we did at FS that made a big splash. Here's #9:
December 16, 2009 -
Should the U.S. government help finance new hog and poultry production facilities at the same time it's buying excess meat due to overproduction? That's a question farm policy watchdogs are asking the Obama administration.
December 16, 2009 -
By Phil Mattera, Dirt Diggers Digest A widely circulated rumor that Goldman Sachs executives were loading
December 10, 2009 -
Yesterday the National Conference on State Legislatures released a report on how the recession is hitting state budgets, and the news was grim: "The states are facing nearly unprecedented declines in revenuecollections," said William Pound, executive director of the NCSL."Coupled with probable declines in federal stimulus support over thenext two year, the state fiscal picture is bleak. We're heading intoan era of retro budgeting, where state spending is receding to levelsfive to 10 years ago."