NLRB STOPS HIDING BIAS 1/27/2012

While the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has always maintained the façade of being neutral, the emboldened new chair has decided to let his true colors show b...

Obama Plans to Propose Corporate Tax System Overhaul Next Month 1/27/2012

President Barack Obama will propose an overhaul of the U.S. corporate tax system in February, his economic advisers said.

The proposal will be released at about the...

Chamber of Commerce Twitter ads knock State of the Union 1/26/2012

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is spending six figures on a Twitter ad buy that it hopes will catch the White House’s attention after Tuesday evening’s State of the Un...

Labor board chief says he won't let recess controversy deter push for new rules 1/26/2012

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the National Labor Relations Board hopes to have another round of regulations in place by the end of the year that would make it easier for un...

White House fleshes out manufacturing tax breaks 1/26/2012

The White House on Wednesday fleshed out the details on new tax breaks for manufacturing that President Obama called for in his State of the Union address.

The package c...

In State of the Union, Obama warns economic disparity threatens middle class 1/25/2012

President Obama warned the nation Tuesday that the decades-old promise of a secure and rising middle class is under threat because of growing disparities between the rich and ev...

Panel set to tackle tax-cut extension 1/25/2012

A new congressional committee set up to hammer out an extension of the payroll-tax cut met publicly for the first time Tuesday, setting aside the partisan rancor that gripped si...

Obama Speech May Set Natural-Gas Production Goal 1/24/2012

President Barack Obama will use his State of the Union speech Tuesday to call for an increase in domestic energy production and may set a production target for natural gas, acco...

Small Business Hiring Stalls as Economic Worries Linger: Report 1/24/2012

Small businesses' outlook for the national economy is not positive, and nearly two out of three do not plan to hire in the year ahead, according to a poll conducted for the U.S....

Wariness of NLRB Increases 1/24/2012

When I was growing up, my father worked as a manager at a large, unionized, company. My mother, who was a school nurse, was a member of the teachers' union. My mother never went...

What small-business owners want to hear in State of the Union speech 1/23/2012

What do small-business owners want from the government? The short answer: Move out of the way.

Eight out of 10 small-business owners say they want the gov...

Obama ignores his own energy goals in rejecting Keystone XL 1/23/2012

Seriously? Iran threatens to choke off the Strait of Hormuz, America desperately needs jobs, and President Barack Obama turns his back on a pipeline project essential to No...

Economists see growth slowing, recession risk falling 1/23/2012

The U.S. economy's growth will slow this year after a blast of stronger growth in late 2011, leaving the 8.5% unemployment rate about where it is now on Election Day, accor...

Chertoff Urges Swift Action by Senate on Cybersecurity Measures 1/20/2012

Jan. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Defense Secretary William Perry urged Senate leaders to pass legislation to protect hosp...

Family Matters Blog: New Spouse Employment Programs Unveiled at Career Fair 1/20/2012

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2012 – Last week, I joined more than 1,000 career-seeking military spouses at the Hiring Our Heroes Military Spouse Career Forum in downtown Wash...

Websites' Blackout Has Impact on Capitol Hill 1/19/2012

The coordinated, voluntary blackout of thousands of websites protesting online piracy legislation took Washington by storm on Wednesday, forcing lawmakers to reconsider the...

Poll: Small businesses want government out of the way 1/19/2012

The vast majority of small-business executives think the country is offtrack — and that government needs to get out of the way, according to a new poll commissioned b...

Chamber poll: Small biz blames D.C. 1/18/2012

The overwhelming majority of small businesses think the country’s economy is on the wrong track, blame Washington taxes and red tape for their plight, and want Congress to...