24 Jun 2016

Sens. Grassley, McCaskill, Gillibrand, Reps. Chaffetz and Cummings Seek Answers on Defense Department Inspector General’s Progress in Improving Whistleblower Reprisal Investigations

By Rick Martin

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, Sen. Claire McCaskill, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Rep. Jason Chaffetz and Rep. Elijah Cummings are asking the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General to account for progress in properly investigating cas...

24 Jun 2016

Grassley Calls on President to Sign Bill to Improve Government Transparency

By Rick Martin

Senate-Passed FOIA Improvement Act Clears House of Representatives

 

 

WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Represen...

24 Jun 2016

Esurance Becomes Exclusive Home and Auto Insurance Partner of Minor League Baseball

By Rick Martin

ST. PETERSBURG, FL and SAN FRANCISCO — Minor League Baseball (MiLB) and Esurance today announced a strategic multi-year partnership in which Esurance will be the exclusive home and auto insurance partner of Minor League Baseball. Esurance is cur...

21 Jun 2016

Smiddy Opposes Effort to Tax Retirement Income

By Rick Martin

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Continuing his work to keep more money in the pockets of local senior citizens, state Rep. Mike Smiddy, D-Hillsdale, is reiterating his opposition to recent talks of a new state tax placed on retirement income, which has agai...

20 Jun 2016

Grassley Seeks Updates from IRS on Tax-exempt Hospital Work in Light of Recent Cases

By Rick Martin

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today asked the IRS for updates on implementing tax-exempt hospital accountability measures, citing two instances of non-profit hospitals in the news for aggressively suing patients.

 

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20 Jun 2016

MUNGER: BUDGET INACTION TO BRING GREATER HARDSHIP

By Rick Martin
Comptroller details ramifications of status quo
CHICAGO - Comptroller Leslie Geissler Munger on Thursday warned that hardship caused by the stat...
17 Jun 2016

Grassley, Donnelly Press Chinese Government to Follow Through on Agricultural Biotech Commitments

By Rick Martin

WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Senator Joe Donnelly of Indiana on Tuesday sent a letter to China’s Ambassador to the United States to ask the Chinese government to prioritize the approval of eight biotech traits that have been...

17 Jun 2016

Chuck Grassley votes to confirm pro-privatization Social Security Trustee

By Rick Martin

Grassley supports architect of Bush-era Social Security privatization with ties to Koch Brothers

DES MOINES, Iowa – This morning Chuck Grassley voted to confirm
17 Jun 2016

Low-income housing tax credit program needs more attention from IRS, report finds

By Rick Martin

In response to a request by Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released its second of three reports that review various aspects of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program, including federal oversight of t...

16 Jun 2016

Personal Finance Article: Anyone Can Make Mistakes With Estate Matters – You Don't Have To

By Rick Martin

By Nathaniel Sillin

Adulthood brings certain financial responsibilities like the building of budgets, bank accounts and proper insurance. It's surprising how few consider a proper estate plan part of that essential mix.

In fact, a ...

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