House Approves Bill to Raise Debt CeilingTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:33PMNEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The House of Representatives passed a Republican-championed bill to raise the debt ceiling late Tuesday by a largely partisan vote of 234-190. The Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 allows for the debt ceiling to rise to $16.7 trillion from the current $14.3 trillion cap, and sets discretionary spending limits of roughly $1 trillion for new budget authority and $1.22 ...
Lenz Named Jo-Carroll Energy Manager of Economic DevelopmentTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:52PMCindy Lenz of Maquoketa has been hired as the manager of economic development for Jo-Carroll Energy beginning July 11. The largest part of Lenz’s services will be formally contracted to the Tri-County Economic Development Alliance (TCEDA).
House GOP freshmen face political pressure of debtTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:57PMDONNA CASSATA Associated Press WASHINGTON House Republican freshmen are caught between rock-solid fiscal conservatism and a political hard place. The class of 2010 that lifted the GOP to its comfortable House majority pushed the leadership to a vote Tuesday on legislation that would slash spending by trillions of dollars and require a balanced budget constitutional amendment in exchange for an ...
GOP Struggles To Please Business Allies Without Giving Obama Win On Trade DealsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:53PMWASHINGTON -- Congress is widely expected to vote on a series of major trade deals with Panama, South Korea and Colombia at some point before its August recess. The agreements, negotiated by President George W. Bush in 2007 and tweaked by President Barack Obama late last year, would secure a host of long-desired rewards for multinational corporations.
FBI arrest 14 in Anonymous hacking investigationTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:07PMArrests follow searches of homes in New York, California, New Jersey, and Florida, source says.