Economy
October 14, 2010 -
By Sasha Chavkin, ProPublica Many claimants seeking compensation for damages from the Gulf oil spill say they are struggling to get basic information about what is happening with their claims. Dozens of claimants have told ProPublica they are having trouble getting information about their submissions, and applicants say that the
October 14, 2010 -
By Mischa Gaus, Labor Notes
October 13, 2010 -
The Obama administration lifted the moratorium on deepwater oil and gas drilling on Tuesday, a month and a half before its originally scheduled Nov. 30 expiration date.
October 5, 2010 -
By Kerry Taylor
October 1, 2010 -
Date that Republicans used Senate rules to block an extension of the TANF Emergency Fund that directly subsidized jobs for the unemployed in government, nonprofits and small businesses: 9/28/2010 Date that the program expired: 9/30/2010