by Brina Monterroza | May 8, 2013 | Business & Tech, Topics
WASHINGTON – Trade between Texas and Mexico creates jobs and buoys the economy – and investing in projects that facilitate that relationship is smart fiscal policy, according to a report released Wednesday by a progressive think tank. ‘Texas is critically important to...
by Colette Luke | May 2, 2013 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will tell Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto that the U.S. is working on implementing a pact between the U.S. and Mexico that would open up nearly 1.5 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico to energy exploration, according to...
by Megan Hickey | Apr 30, 2013 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – While the U.S. ranks first in global food security, experts on Tuesday warned that significant food challenges are coming. “We are facing an unprecedented task – how we are going to feed the world over the next 50 years,” said Paul Schickler, president of...
by Medill News Service | Apr 30, 2013 | Business & Tech, Education
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by John Burfisher | Apr 26, 2013 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Congress rushed Friday to pass a bill to prevent Federal Aviation Administration furloughs that have been the cause of many delays at major airports this week. The bill is now on its way to be signed by President Barack Obama. The Senate approved...
by Megan Hickey | Apr 25, 2013 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Six years after taking the national spotlight and just weeks after President Obama’s proposed $3.1 billion pledge to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math education – STEM initiatives are on the right path, although student engagement has proven to be...
