About: Brian Koenig
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Cattle Feeder Says EPA Declared Hay a Pollutant
In a news release last week, the Environmental Protection Agency labeled hay a pollutant, according to the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America (R-CALF USA). A non-profit...
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Offers Jobs Plan to Congress and White House
As President Obama’s new jobs proposal soon approaches, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has prepared its own plan for expanding U.S. employment. In an open letter to Congress and...
Youth Joblessness May Hurt Obamas 2012 Reelection
Last week?s jobs report could spur further anxiety for President Obama?s 2012 reelection campaign, as the President?s core constituencies continue to struggle with high unemployment. The Labor Department reported...
White House Developing Online Petitions Webpage Called We the People
The White House announced Thursday that it is building a new webpage, entitled "We the People," designed to give Americans the ability to digitally create and sign petitions to...
Solyndra Falls After Acquiring Over $500 Million in Federal Loans
After collecting $535 million in loan guarantees from the federal government, solar technology manufacturer Solyndra is shutting down its operations, as hundreds of employees were turned away Wednesday morning....
Seattle: $20 Million Grant Creates 14 “Green” Jobs
Seattle reaped the benefit of a $20 million federal grant to weatherize homes in one of America’s "greenest" cities, and 16 months later, a whopping 14 jobs were created —...
Obama’s Seven New Regulations Would Cost U.S. Economy Billions
President Obama sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) Tuesday detailing seven new regulations that would each cost the U.S. economy more than $1 billion annually. With...
Obama Picks Krueger as Economic Council Chairman
President Obama has nominated Princeton University?s Alan Krueger (left) for Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), and if approved by the Senate, Krueger, a labor...
ObamaCare Hurts Employer-Sponsored Health Plans
In June 2009, President Obama addressed the American Medical Association to promote his national healthcare bill, as he declared a seemingly forthright promise to the American people: "No matter...
Generation Vexed: Young American Working Class
Burdened with economic uncertainty, high unemployment, and a volatile investors’ market, young Americans are desperately seeking job security — while anxiously chasing the "American Dream." The economy simply isn’t...
California Gov. Jerry Brown Proposes New Tax Plan for Local Businesses
California Governor Jerry Brown proposed a new tax plan to the state legislature Thursday that would boost levies on large corporations located outside of California. Brown’s request to state...
July Fundraising Numbers Show Democrats Ahead of Republicans
While GOP presidential hopefuls surround President Obama in election polls, the Democratic Party is scrambling to revamp its fundraising efforts. Through July, the three national Republican party groups ? the...
White House Plans to Reform Business Regulations — Again
President Obama’s pledge to recover the economy has taken a long and winding detour, but his 2008 campaign pledge to regulate corporate America is right on course — despite...
80 Percent of Congress Lacks Education in Business or Economics
While U.S. lawmakers wrestle with high unemployment and a mounting federal deficit, 80 percent of them have no academic background in business or economics, according to a new study...
$490,000 Stimulus to Grow Trees in Nev. Yields Just 1.72 Permanent Jobs
The state of Nevada was the fortunate recipient of a $490,000 federal grant to grow trees and plants — and of course, to "stimulate" the state’s economy. The only problem...