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05/11/2015

US taxpayers subsidising world's biggest fossil fuel companies

By Damian Carrington and Harry Davies May 12, 2015

Shell, ExxonMobil and Marathon Petroleum got subsidises granted by politicians who received significant campaign contributions from the fossil fuel industry, Guardian investigation reveals

05/06/2015

How Washington Punishes Small Business: Lawmakers love to talk about the little guy, but their policies routinely favor the big and powerful.

By STACY MITCHELL and FRED CLEMENTS May 7, 2015

Small business looms large in American political rhetoric. From the campaign trail to the floor of the U.S. House and Senate, members of Congress love to evoke the diner and dry cleaner, the neighborhood grocer and local hardware store. Ensuring the well-being of Main Street, we might easily assume, is one of their central policy aims.

05/05/2015

Oklahoma City is our savvier nemesis

By Danny Westneat May 6, 2015

I'm getting a complex about Oklahoma City. They keep stealing our stuff.

Shakopee officials must say no to Amazon tax breaks

By Olivia LaVecchia April 29, 2015

The company is good at getting money out of government, but it doesn’t really need the help. And local economies don’t really need the kind of development it delivers.

Florida governor pursues California firms despite few interstate moves

By Chris Kirkham, Tiffany Hsu April 14, 2015

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is the latest out-of-state politician on a job-stealing tour of California, bashing the state's taxes and business regulation.