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    FILE - In this May 15, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks on the Internal Revenue Service''s targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny in the East Room of the White House in...

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    FILE - In this May 16, 2013, file photo, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Alleged misbehavior by the Internal Revenue Service...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Alleged misbehavior by the Internal Revenue Service and other federal agencies gives the GOP something else to talk about and investigate as the economy clearly, if slowly, recovers on President Barack Obama's watch, robbing Republicans of a central argument against Democrats. Amid a series of recent positive economic reports, the GOP is revving up its portrayal of the Obama administration as scandal-ridden and inept, while largely abandoning the party's...
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  • AP: Improving economy taking attention away from recent government scandals
    AP: Improving economy taking attention away from recent government scandals

    Alleged misbehavior by the Internal Revenue Service and other federal agencies gives the GOP something else to talk about and investigate as the economy clearly, if slowly, recovers on President Barack Obama's watch, robbing Republicans of a central...

    News • May 26th, 2013

  • Michigan legislators seek higher roads and school funding

    Gov. Rick Snyder and Republican leaders in the legislature agreed to targets Tuesday for how to spend more than half a billion dollars in unanticipated revenue as they finalize the 2013-'14 budget.

    News • May 26th, 2013

  • Maine charity director gets 2.5 years for $1M embezzlement

    The former head of a York County nonprofit organization was sentenced to two and a half years in prison Tuesday for embezzling approximately $1 million from the organization to spend on his gambling habit.

    News • May 26th, 2013

  • Major property tax cut in Iowa comes closer to passage

    The Iowa Senate voted 43-6 Wednesday to pass a wide-ranging, historic tax relief package that will benefit all property classes, provide an estimated $120 credit to income taxpayers, and give a break to low-income working families.

    News • May 26th, 2013

  • Experts expect Massachusetts economy to improve in 2014

    The Bay State's economy will grow slowly this year before bouncing back in 2014, while the state's unemployment rate is poised to fall to 5.2 percent by the last quarter of 2017, according to an economic forecast released today by the New England...

    News • May 25th, 2013

  • Minnesota hotels and resorts expecting strong summer season

    Explore Minnesota says that higher gas prices aren't likely to waylay travel spending in the state.

    News • May 25th, 2013

  • Kansas Legislators clash on tax negotiations

    Negotiations between House and Senate Republicans over tax-cutting proposals crashed Thursday morning as Senate leaders moved ahead to potentially vote on a new plan that House leaders say they haven't seen yet.

    News • May 25th, 2013

  • Sales of new U.S. homes up in April

    The housing market continues to rebound, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Commerce.

    News • May 25th, 2013

  • Los Angeles mayor's office: Both sides expect smooth transition

    Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa began the formal transition of power to his successor on Thursday, hosting Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti for breakfast at Getty House where he told reporters that the city councilman had his "full support."

    News • May 25th, 2013

  • New Hampshire Senate nixes tobacco & gas tax hikes

    In what a key lawmaker called "retribution" for casino gambling being killed by the House, the state Senate Thursday killed the House-passed 67 percent hike in the state's gasoline tax.

    News • May 25th, 2013

  • CPA kidnapped, held for ransom and tortured for a month in New York
    CPA kidnapped, held for ransom and tortured for a month in New York

    A Queens, New York, CPA was snatched from a New York City street in broad daylight and held captive for more than a month in a warehouse where he was bound and burned with acid while being held for a $3 million ransom his family back in Ecuador did...

    News • May 23rd, 2013

  • Cities raising fees instead of taxes

    Some municipalities along South Carolina's Grand Strand have begun to look at fee increases as a way to bolster revenue while keeping residents' property tax rates steady.

    News • May 23rd, 2013

  • Questions linger on Fla. Gov. Scott's ties to insurance lobbyists

    Two months after contributing $110,000 to Gov. Rick Scott's reelection campaign, an upstart property insurance company is likely to reap a $52 million windfall, paid from the coffers of Citizens Property Insurance Corp.

    News • May 23rd, 2013

  • U.S. Senate votes to cut farm insurance subsidies

    The amendment by Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Tom Coburn, R-Okla., would reduce the government's share of crop insurance premiums for farmers with adjusted gross incomes of more than $750,000. It was approved 59-33.

    News • May 23rd, 2013

  • IRS official who "took the Fifth" ousted from position at agency

    Moving quickly to stem a raging controversy, the new acting head of the Internal Revenue Service started cleaning house Thursday by replacing the supervisor who oversaw agents involved in targeting tea party groups.

    News • May 23rd, 2013

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