Entitlements

Democrats who want business owners to pay low-skill workers more don't pay their interns, according to a new study from the Employment Policies Institute. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Beltway Confidential

96 percent of minimum wage-supporting Democrats don’t pay interns

Ashe Schow -

January 27, 2014 5:00 am

The bill would continue to heavily subsidize major crops such as corn, soybeans, wheat, rice and cotton but would shift many of those subsidies toward crop insurance programs. (Thinkstock)

Congress agrees on five-year farm bill

Sean Lengell -

January 27, 2014 5:00 am

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters on Thursday that he was told on Wednesday the debt ceiling would not expire until

Politics

Congress to focus on abortion funding, farm bill and flood insurance in addition to president’s speech this week

Susan Ferrechio -

January 27, 2014 5:00 am

Assemblyman Carl Heastie, D-Bronx, a sponsor to raise the state's minimum wage, works in the Assembly Chamber at the state Capitol on Jan. 22 in Albany, N.Y. Minimum wage proposals are getting a maximum push from Democrats in statehouses around the nation this year. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Democrats pushing minimum-wage bills in at least 30 states

Washington Examiner -

January 27, 2014 5:00 am

Maggie Barcellano plays with her three-year-old daughter, Zoe, at Lakeway City Park in Lakeway, Texas on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Barcellano enrolled in the food stamps program to help save up for paramedic training while she works as a home health aide and raises her daughter. Working-age people now make up the majority in U.S. households that rely on food stamps, a switch from a few years ago when children and the elderly were the main recipients. (AP Photo/Tamir Kalifa)

The new face of food stamps: Working-age Americans

Washington Examiner -

January 26, 2014 5:00 am

The affected 27,000 forms contain the correct information at the top but include someone else's information at the bottom. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Connecticut agency says 27,000 tax forms have mistake

Associated Press -

January 25, 2014 5:00 am

The Carlucci brothers were accused of under-filling prescriptions and then billing Medicaid and other insurance companies for the fully filled prescription. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Healthcare

New Jersey pharmacist admits role in health care fraud scheme

Associated Press -

January 25, 2014 5:00 am

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, has used stark terms to discuss the state of Pennsylvania's public-sector pensions. (AP Photo/The Republican-Herald, Jacqueline Dormer)

Pa. governor faces challenges in long-running pension saga

Associated Press -

January 25, 2014 5:00 am

With more people receiving unemployment benefits, and given the costs associated with working, employers have to pay more to attract the unemployed.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Economy

Early indications from North Carolina’s cuts in unemployment benefits show employment rising

Joseph Lawler -

January 24, 2014 5:00 am

Approximately 4.2 million Medicare summary notices -- or paper forms that summarize processed claims -- were reported as

Millions in Medicare, Medicaid checks go undelivered, making fraud harder to track

Kelly Cohen -

January 24, 2014 5:00 am

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Tag: Entitlements

96 percent of minimum wage-supporting Democrats don’t pay interns

Congress agrees on five-year farm bill

Congress to focus on abortion funding, farm bill and flood insurance in addition to president’s speech this week

Democrats pushing minimum-wage bills in at least 30 states

The new face of food stamps: Working-age Americans

Connecticut agency says 27,000 tax forms have mistake

New Jersey pharmacist admits role in health care fraud scheme

Pa. governor faces challenges in long-running pension saga

Early indications from North Carolina’s cuts in unemployment benefits show employment rising

Millions in Medicare, Medicaid checks go undelivered, making fraud harder to track

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