Big Government’ Isn’t So Big by Historical Standards. It’s Also Shrinking.
CATHERINE RAMPELL Dollars to doughnuts. While Washington debates whether big government is holding back the economy, it’s worth keeping a couple of facts in mind: Government has been shrinking...
View ArticleCouncil will help with Asian-American employment
CHICAGO – Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed a new law that will create an employment council to help Asian-Americans find state government jobs. Quinn approved legislation Friday that creates the...
View ArticleJob Creation, Government Corruption Are Top Election Issues, Poll Finds
Americans care most about job creation and reducing government corruption, according to a USA Today/Gallup poll released Monday, with backers of President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney splitting on the...
View ArticleGovernment takes axe to transport, Q-Build jobs
The Queensland Government will slash more than 2,000 jobs from transport and Q-Build. The latest cuts announced in State Parliament today are expected to take the reduction in public servants numbers...
View ArticleAmericans Want Next President to Prioritize Jobs, Corruption
PRINCETON, NJ — Creating good jobs, reducing corruption in the federal government, and reducing the federal budget deficit score highest when Americans rate 12 issues as priorities for the next...
View ArticleSteve Jobs biographer fights subpoena in e-books case
The feds want to learn everything Steve Jobs told Walter Isaacson for the Apple co-founder’s biography. (Credit: Courtesy of Patrice Gilbert) A federal district judge has ruled that Steve Jobs...
View ArticleState Losing Public Sector Jobs: Report
By Anjali Athavaley New York has more than recovered the private sector jobs it lost in the recession, but the state saw a steeper decline in public sector jobs than the nation, according to a report...
View ArticleChristie Defends Jobs Awarded to Rejected Court Nominees
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie defended the hiring of his two rejected state Supreme Court nominees for government jobs, saying experience, not patronage, got them their new positions. Bruce...
View ArticleMacau government probes Sands over document transfer to U.S
By Farah Master and Sue Zeidler HONG KONG/LOS ANGELES | Wed Aug 1, 2012 2:46am EDT HONG KONG/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Macau government has launched an official investigation into Sands China, owned...
View ArticlePrivate survey: Economy added 163K jobs in July
(AP) WASHINGTON – A private survey shows U.S. businesses kept hiring at a modest pace in July, suggesting the job market could be improving after three sluggish months. Payroll provider ADP said...
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