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Budget Battles

  • Janet Yellen

    A Close Eye on the Fed for the Path of Interest Rates

    By Philip Blenkinsop, Reuters

    American policymakers have the chance this week to give clearer guidance on the future path of interest rates and settle markets that are uncertain over how and when a hike would occur. Global...

  • Your Short Doctor Visit Will Soon Become Even Shorter

    By Roni Caryn Rabin, Kaiser Health News

    It’s not unusual for primary care doctors’ appointments to be scheduled at 15-minute intervals. Some physicians who work for hospitals say they’ve been asked to see patients every 11 minutes.

  • Jerry Brown’s Next Budget-Saving Step for California

    By Sharon Bernstein, Reuters

    California Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday stepped up his efforts to enshrine a rainy day fund in the state's constitution, stealing some thunder from Republicans backing a similar measure as he...

  • Prom Spending Is Latest Victim of Deep Freeze

    By Beth Pinsker, Reuters

    It is still too cold in most parts of the country to be thinking about taffeta, which could be affecting how much teens and their parents plan on spending on the prom and when they do their shopping.

  • Chris Christie Comes Roaring Back

    By Rob Garver

    Chris Christie is back. The bellicose New Jersey governor belittled and corrected reporters in an hour-long news conference Friday afternoon, one day after a report he had commissioned from a major...