President Obama is sending his vice president on the road — to “Road Island.” A White House press release announcing Joe Biden’s fund-raising trip and campaign swing through New England this Thursday misspelled the name of the Ocean State — making it “Ro

There was a beacon in the smog surrounding the U.S. Capitol building this week. While the House and Senate pushed for arctic drilling, attempted to revive the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, and tried to delay rules on mercury emissions standards — all w

The group appointed Alex Swartel director of global policy. She was promoted from communications consultant, and is the former communications director for US Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI). It has also named Brian Cohen director of external state governm

There was a beacon in the smog surrounding the U.S. Capitol building this week. While the House and Senate pushed for arctic drilling, attempted to revive the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, and tried to delay rules on mercury emissions standards — all w

President Obama’s latest budget endorses a “Buffett rule” – a new floor on taxes paid by folks with very high incomes. His rule would require that “those making over $1 million should pay no less than 30 percent of their income in taxes.” Donald B. Marro

A big thank you to Senators Patrick Leahy, Dick Durbin, Al Franken, Richard Blumenthal, and Sheldon Whitehouse for asking the Supreme Court to provide greater transparency about the way it handles ethical issues. The Justices, including Chief Justice Joh

"Global warming is real and to a very significant degree global warming is man made," Sen. Bernie Sanders said Wednesday at the outset of a special, one-hour Senate floor session. He was joined by Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, Tom Udall and Al Franken in the

Shira Schoenberg can be reached at sschoenbergglobe.com. Follow her on Twitter shiraschoenberg. In Massachusetts, Biden will host a roundtable in Cambridge, which participants must pay $10,000 a head to attend, according to the website of the New Engla

When it comes to taxes, President Obama has proposed what might best be called a conceptual budget—a powerful call for tax reform that is long on principles but, at least when it comes to individual levies, woefully short on specifics. Howard Gleckman is

WASHINGTON — The onerous Alternative Minimum Tax that can affect families earning $100,000 or less in New York, New Jersey and other states would be replaced by a Buffett Rule tax on millionaires under the budget released Monday by the Obama administrati

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island officials gathered Monday morning to acknowledge the success of a state Department of Transportation job training program funded by the Federal Highway Administration. On hand at the training facility at 39 Manton Ave. we

In his State of the Union speech, President Obama’s called for a new law that would require high-income people to pay at least 30 percent of their income in taxes. In response, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representative Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) hav

In his State of the Union speech, President Obama's??called for a new law that would require high-income people to pay at least 30 percent of their income in taxes. In response, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representative Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) ha

About 21 months ago, a proposed list of widely used chemicals that may pose health risks landed at the White House's Office of Management and Budget for review. An attempt by the Environmental Protection Agency to create a "chemicals of concern" list --

How the rule might work has now been fleshed out, and it is both easier on the idle rich and a messier piece of tax policy than one might have imagined. While Obama’s Treasury has yet to put forth its own proposal, the “Paying A Fair Share Act Of 2012” i

Want to see how this story relates to your portfolio? Just add items to create a portfolio now: WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Not everyone in Canada supports the proposed oil pipeline from Alberta to the U.S. and to the British Columbia coast. Claude Gravel

Shira Schoenberg can be reached at sschoenbergglobe.com. Follow her on Twitter shiraschoenberg. The New England Patriots and New York Giants were fierce rivals in yesterday’s Super Bowl. Politically, the teams aren’t too far apart. The Center for Respo

At last week's State of the Union address, the secretary of billionaire investor Warren Buffett was seated prominently with first lady Michelle Obama. President Obama invited Debbie Bosanek to a seat in the spotlight to underscore a complaint her boss ha

Neighbor island Democratic Congressional candidate Bob Marx supports a national bill to increase millionaires’ income tax rate to 30 percent. The bill, to be introduced by U.S. Sens. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), would bring in about