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Southwest and Spring Valley Neighborhood News - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Southwest and Spring Valley Neighborhood News Las Vegas Review-Journal University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners will be staffing an Ask a Master Gardener table at Whole Foods Market, 8855 W. Charleston Blvd. every Saturday in February. People can ask questions between 10 am and 1 pm Weekly topics are: ... |
Job numbers show improvement - Kansas City Star
 Inland Empire News | Job numbers show improvement Kansas City Star Will Congress extend the unemployment and payroll tax benefits that are due to expire at the end of February? What does the double-the-forecast private sector growth mean for the Federal Reserve's plan to keep interest rates low through 2014? White House, GOP dispute significance of upbeat jobs report Obama's Re-Election Bid May Get Boost From Fall in Joblessness US adds 243K jobs in January; unemployment rate drops to 8.3% |
GOP field not focused on unemployed - Tucson Citizen
 USA TODAY | GOP field not focused on unemployed Tucson Citizen 02, 2012, under USA Today News In Nevada, where GOP caucuses will be held Saturday, the 12.6% unemployment rate is the highest in the nation. But the furious scramble that is the GOP nominating contest has all but eclipsed the economic distress — 13 ... Analysis: GOP hopefuls fail to connect on plight of jobless |
Payroll tax negotiations off to slow start - The Associated Press
 The Associated Press | Payroll tax negotiations off to slow start The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Negotiators on Capitol Hill agreed Wednesday to try to extend a payroll tax cut worth about $1000 this year for a typical worker through the end of the year. But they remain far apart on how to pay for the extension, and for jobless ... Payroll tax, jobless benefits negotiations on Capitol Hill off to slow start ... Reid issues GOP warning on payroll tax fight |
Obama and Romney camps battling on jobless numbers - USA TODAY
 USA TODAY | Obama and Romney camps battling on jobless numbers USA TODAY The onus now is on Congress to quickly extend the pay roll tax cut and extension unemployment insurance benefits set to expire on Feb. 21, Summers said. "I was surprised by how favorable these numbers were," said Summers, speaking on ABC's This Week. Wonkbook: Obama's fresh lead remains vulnerable to Europe's woes |
Energy And Environment Update -- February 5, 2012 - JD Supra (press release)
Energy And Environment Update -- February 5, 2012 JD Supra (press release) As the payroll tax credit, unemployment insurance, and doc fix package debate continues in the House and Senate, energy issues are being highlighted in a number of areas. Republicans on the House-Senate conference committee, led by House Energy and ... |
Ex-Treasury Chief Summers Says U.S. Economy on 'Right Road' With Jobs Data - Bloomberg
 Bloomberg | Ex-Treasury Chief Summers Says U.S. Economy on 'Right Road' With Jobs Data Bloomberg 3, Obama appealed to Congress to pass an extension of unemployment benefits and the payroll tax cut. “Do not slow down the recovery that we're on,” Obama said, directing his words at lawmakers. “Don't muck it up.” Romney, 64, said upon winning Nevada's ... |
Michael Tomasky on the GOP's Economic Sabotage - Daily Beast
 Daily Beast | Michael Tomasky on the GOP's Economic Sabotage Daily Beast When GOP congressman Allen West dismissed falling unemployment as “number games,” he was pointing the way forward for his party—into disinformation and deliberate destruction. It was somewhere between hilarious and pathetic to watch Republicans ... |
Control of the US Senate a toss-up - UPI.com
 UPI.com | Control of the US Senate a toss-up UPI.com Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, speaks to the media after the Senate passed a two month extension of the payroll tax cuts, unemployment benefits and payments to Medicare providers on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on December 23, 2011. |
Payroll-Tax Cut Backup Plan Prepared - Bloomberg
 Bloomberg | Payroll-Tax Cut Backup Plan Prepared Bloomberg Senate Democrats are devising a backup plan to extend a payroll tax cut and emergency unemployment benefits that are set to lapse in coming weeks if negotiations with the Republican-controlled House don't lead to a deal, said Majority Leader Harry Reid ... Reid, Boehner spar over payroll tax The Week Ahead: Will House Republicans agree to ban insider training in Congress? Payroll-Tax Cut Backup Plan Prepared in Case Negotiations Fail |
The Tax Man Cometh ... And With A Vengeance
Let's say you have a really bad headache. And then along comes somebody who says what you really need to relieve the pain is a bonk on the head with a hammer. Absurd, right? OK, consider Nevada's current economy and unemployment problem. Now consider that Read more
Obama's Re-Election Bid May Get Boost From Fall in Joblessness
(For 2012 campaign news, see ELECT.) Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- A surge in new jobs last month improves President Barack Obama's position on the overriding concern of voters this year, even as slower progress in other... Presented By: Chicago Booth Business Forecast http://dlvr.it/18Nx0g" Ads by Pheedo Read more
Nevada lawmakers weigh-in on Dec. jobless figures
Nevada's Congressional delegation are responding Monday to last month's jobless figures that saw the state's unemployment rate drop to 12.6 percent. Read more
Payroll-Tax Cut Backup Plan Prepared in Case Talks Fail
Senate Democrats are devising a backup plan to extend a payroll tax cut and emergency unemployment benefits that are set to lapse in coming weeks if negotiations with the Republican-controlled House don’t lead to a deal, said Majority Leader Harry Reid. Read more
Reid warns GOP on payroll tax fight
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he'll force multiple votes on the extension of the tax holiday if negotiations deadlock. Read more... Read more
Summers Says U.S. Economy on ‘Right Road’ With Employment
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said the latest jobs report shows the economy is “on the right road” while Glenn Hubbard, an adviser to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, said he’s skeptical about the meaning of the January numbers. Read more
Payroll-Tax Cut Backup Plan Prepared in Case Negotiations Fail
Senate Democrats are devising a backup plan to extend a payroll tax cut and emergency unemployment benefits set to expire at month’s end if negotiations with the Republican-controlled House don’t lead to a deal, said Majority Leader Harry Reid. Read more
Ex-Treasury Chief Summers Says U.S. Economy on ‘Right Road’ With Jobs Data
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said the latest jobs report shows the economy is “on the right road” while Glenn Hubbard, an adviser to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, downplayed the impact of recent jobs data. Read more
White House, GOP divided on jobs report- OPINION: The bad news behind January's report
Republicans on Friday downplayed the latest jobs report that showed the unemployment rate on a steady downward trend, describing the improvements as welcome but “anemic.” Read more
A few policies I expect soon
Housing, payroll tax extension, a Greek deal and more ... As the Obama administration, state attorneys general and the nation's biggest banks close in on a settlement over allegations of widespread mortgage fraud, Nevada's attorney general is pushing back with concerns and questions. Read more
