by Mattie Quinn | Oct 30, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON—Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, under attack Wednesday from Republican lawmakers, apologized for glitches on healthcare.gov, but promised a fix by Dec. 1.. “I’m as frustrated as anyone,” Sebelius said at a U.S. House committee...
by Mattie Quinn | Oct 16, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — The 13 domestic violence resource centers in Washington have been hurt financially by the partial federal government shutdown, and the burden will continue even after the government is up and running, according to the officials from domestic...
by Mattie Quinn | Oct 10, 2013 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON– Small business owners told a U.S. House panel Wednesday that the employer mandate in the Affordable Care Act will pose a serious threat to the livelihood of community businesses. Penalties for non-compliance with the insurance mandate have been...
by Mattie Quinn | Oct 3, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON– The furloughs forced by the federal government shutdown have extended to native Arkansans who live and work in the nation’s capital — and at least one woman who hopes to move to Washington. An Arkansan about to start a job as a proctor with the...
by Mattie Quinn | Oct 1, 2013 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Despite a government shutdown shuttering many operations in the U.S. Capitol, Democratic leaders and the progressive political action group Americans United for Change still held a celebration on Tuesday for the implementation of the Affordable Care...
