House lawmakers are urging the administration to apply more pressure on what they call China’s “predatory” trading practices, but show division on whether to pass legislation punishing China for manipulating its currency. House Ways and Means Committee members presented a long list of grievances they say contribute to China’s massive trade advantage, including its undervalued [...]
Continue reading …Nonprofits seeking grant information and work force development initiative money available through the Affordable Care Act can now go to a single location: Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet’s website. The guide to grants includes a directory of departments and offices in charge of administering programs and is organized by title of the ACA. Included is a [...]
Continue reading …House Democrats are advising Congress’ supercommittee to create jobs, raise revenues and avoid damaging cuts to crucial public works, education and health programs as the panel searches for ways to curb the government’s growing debt. A day ahead of a deadline for submitting advice to the supercommittee, minority Democrats from 16 House committees released letters [...]
Continue reading …Eighty people died in work place injuries last year, a slight drop from 2009, reports the Bureau of labor Statistics. It’s the second lower total of deaths since the BLS started collecting data, nearly two decades ago. Nationwide, more than 4,500 people died at work, about the same level as in 2009. However, those totals [...]
Continue reading …The Obama administration wants to speed up permitting and construction of seven proposed electric transmission lines in 12 states, as it moves to create jobs and modernize the nation’s power grid. The projects are intended to serve as pilot demonstrations of streamlined federal permitting and improved cooperation among federal, state and tribal governments. The lines [...]
Continue reading …House Speaker John Boehner on Tuesday dismissed a Senate bill that could punish China for undervaluing its currency, saying it was “pretty dangerous” for Congress to tell another country how to run its monetary policy. Boehner’s statement to reporters came a day after the Senate voted 79-19 to advance legislation making it easier to impose [...]
Continue reading …The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is warning gun dealers that it is illegal for medical-marijuana patients to buy firearms. The agency sent out a letter Sept. 21 that says marijuana use is still barred by federal law, even though it has been approved for medical use in Colorado. According to the [...]
Continue reading …President Barack Obama is heading to Denver to pitch his jobs plan in the city where he accepted the Democratic nomination. But as he’s acknowledged at fundraisers up and down the West Coast, this election isn’t like 2008. Obama told a star-studded Hollywood fundraiser Monday night that this time around people are weary, and the [...]
Continue reading …Federal officials say safety is still a concern at the Pueblo Chemical Depot because of leaking weapons. Quality assurance specialist Lisabeth Watchutka says more than 100 of the 780,000 chemical weapons stored at the depot have leaked since 1973. Watchutka says that’s a small percentage, but safety is still a concern. Authorities say no one [...]
Continue reading …Two years after the economic stimulus plan, a new government audit finds that about one-third of the money authorized for an energy efficiency program has not been spent. The Energy Department’s inspector general says that state and local governments have left as much $879 million unspent from a $2.7 billion program intended to boost energy [...]
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