by Megan Hickey | Apr 17, 2013 | Business & Tech, Topics
“Free our Genes” rally at SCOTUS from Medill Washington on Vimeo. While oral arguments took place on the controversial patent case inside the Supreme Court Monday, outside the court members of the group Breast Cancer Action chanted “free our genes,”...
by Mary Lee & Anderson Xia | Apr 16, 2013 | Business & Tech, Education
WASHINGTON — Congress needs to act to keep interest rates on federally subsidized student loans from doubling this summer, the chairman of the Senate education committee said Tuesday. Undergraduate students face a sunset date this summer on their lower interest rate....
by John Burfisher | Apr 16, 2013 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — The Republican point man on the budget, Paul Ryan, grilled Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew on Tuesday about the administration’s proposed spending plan, saying the White House budget would lead to higher taxes on middle-income taxpayers. Appearing...
by Megan Hickey | Apr 16, 2013 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Senators on Tuesday took to task the Internal Revenue Service for a litany of problems in addressing taxpayer identity theft, saying the agency is “falling woefully short” in curbing the estimated $5 billion problem. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max...
by Megan Hickey | Apr 15, 2013 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, appearing at a House committee on Thursday, took the brunt of bipartisan anger over the way the government measures inflation in President Barack Obama’s proposed budget plan for fiscal year 2014. Lew was on Capitol...
by Megan Hickey | Apr 11, 2013 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — The most intelligent driver is not a driver at all, a group of information technology and automotive industry leaders said Wednesday. Your car soon may be doing the driving on its own. Representatives from Google, Toyota and Texas Instruments were on...
