Federal pay rates would be frozen for the third straight year in 2013 under several plans that advanced in the House on Wednesday. A spending bill covering general government matters for the coming fiscal year approved by a House Appropriations subcommittee contains no additional money to pay for a raise, effectively rejecting President Obama’s request for a 0.5 percent increase in January. Read full article >>
Stories Related to House Plans That Would Freeze Federal Pay Rates Advance
Eric Yoder, Washington Post
Wed, 06/06/2012 - 4:34pm
RELATED ARTICLES
- Professor explains wild airline rant: In-flight cigarette was ‘revolutionary’ act of ‘civil disobedience’
A Penn State professor was arrested over the weekend in a bizarre videotaped incident that went viral. Karen Halnon, who teaches sociology at the university’s Abington campus, was flying from Nicaragua to Miami when she lit up a cigarette and ranted about Venezuela and President Barack Obama. More - Portman among 47 GOP senators to sign letter to Iran
WASHINGTON — In a move Democrats denounced as trying to sabotage the Obama administration’s foreign policy, Sen. Rob Portman and 46 other Senate Republicans yesterday warned Iran’s leadership that any agreement to limit Tehran’s apparent efforts to build a nuclear bomb would need Senate approval to stay in effect beyond 2016. More - Coalition on immigration bill clears first tests
The bipartisan coalition behind a contentious overhaul of immigration laws stuck together on a critical early series of test votes Thursday, turning back challenges from conservative critics as the Senate Judiciary Committee refined legislation to secure the nation's borders and offer eventual citizenship to millions living illegally in the United States. More - Republicans to back Obama's student loan plan
House Republicans are willing to give President Barack Obama a rare win, the chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee said Thursday in outlining a deal that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans. More - Obama to open middle-class jobs, opportunity tour
Aiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the country to resurrect ideas from his State of the Union address that became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control, immigration and automatic spending cuts. More
BING NEWS:
- CEOs got hefty pay raises in 2023 while inflation burdened American workers’ budgets
After navigating the pandemic, companies faced challenges from persistent inflation and higher interest rates ... pay packages for company leaders. From 2019 to 2023, companies typically received just ...
06/3/2024 - 5:39 am | View Link - The Fed Won’t Cut Rates This Year
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and his team had hoped to lower interest rates in 2024. But sticky inflation, a strong economy, and calendar quirks are thwarting their plans.
05/31/2024 - 1:06 pm | View Link - Fed seen more likely to cut rates in Sept after PCE data
The Federal Reserve is more likely to deliver a long-awaited rate cut in September after a U.S. Commerce Department report showed inflation made a bit of progress toward the Fed's 2% goal last month ...
05/31/2024 - 11:04 am | View Link - News updates from May 31: Biden says Israel has offered new ceasefire proposal; S&P downgrades France’s credit rating
Economic data: China releases purchasing managers’ index data for May, Hong Kong publishes April retail sales and Japan announces inflation data for Tokyo. India’s first-quarter gross domestic product ...
05/31/2024 - 9:39 am | View Link - Live news: Biden says Israel has offered new hostage and ceasefire proposal to Hamas
UK house prices returned to growth in May on the back of strengthening consumer confidence, according to data published on Friday. The lender Nationwide said house prices increased by 0.4 per cent ...
05/31/2024 - 7:10 am | View Link - More
Welcome to Wopular
Wopular is an
online newspaper rack,
giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.
Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular,
MWB,
RottenTomatoes
MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site
- "Expendables 4" Starts Shooting This Fall, Says Randy Couture at the Arnold Sports Festival more
- “Expendables 4” Gets Funding Interest from “Ip Man 3” Financier more
- "Ip Man 3" Distributor Suspected of Box Office Fraud, Parent Company Loses $200M in Market Cap more
- Yen Targets "Ip Man 4" for 2018 Release; Discusses Film with Director, Producer more
- "Ip Man 3" Shatters Expectations with $72M Opening [China Box Office] more