Republican wins Congress seat in 2014 ‘Obamacare’ test (via AFP) Republican David Jolly won a special congressional election in Florida, in an important early test of President Barack Obama’s health care reforms as lawmakers gear up for November’s mid-term elections. “We had a big win last night in Florida,” House…
The average bonus paid to securities industry employees in New York City grew by 15 percent to $164,530 in 2013, which is the largest average bonus since the 2008 financial crisis, and the third highest on record, according to an estimate released Wednesday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The bonus estimate includes […]
From GasBuddy.com Average retail gasoline prices in New York have risen 2.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.74/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 6,118 gas outlets in New York. This compares with the national average that has increased 3.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.47/g, according to […]
Proposed tax on wealthy breaks with traditional party line BY CHERYL SLAVIN A recent Tax Code reform proposal by Republican Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee David Camp has broken the recent mold of the Republican Party and revealed ideological fissures within the party. Camp has not kept secret his long held desire […]
ACLJ: Former IRS Official Lois Lerner Continues To Stonewall By Refusing To Answer Congressional Questions (via PR Newswire) WASHINGTON, March 5, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which represents 41 organizations in a federal lawsuit challenging the IRS, said today’s decision by former IRS official Lois Lerner to once again […]
Ahead of the Super Bowl, federal officials announced a crackdown on counterfeit National Football League merchandise, revealing the seizure of more than $21.6 million in fake NFL merchandise, Thursday. In an initiative called “Operation Team Player,” the feds targeted international shipments of counterfeit merchandise from abroad as it came into the United States, as well […]