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How Education Department cuts will impact lower-income and rural schools, hearing to be held on Venezuelan deportations, NTSB says Maryland officials did not assess Key Bridge risks before collapse.

A campaign marked by money, fundraisers (including the infamous one that produced Mitt Romney's "47 percent" moment) and superPACs finished with spending sprees across the board, according to final campaign finance reports. In all, more than $2 billion was spent on the presidential race.

Farmers in the Southeast had accused their own food cooperative, the Dairy Farmers of America, of striking a deal that created a milk monopoly and suppressed the price paid for raw milk. In settling the case, the cooperative said it did nothing wrong.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before the House Committee on Financial Services Wednesday, saying that when and how the Fed winds down its stimulus program will depend on economic conditions.

By J. Lyn Carl, GalleryWatch.comAustin, TX –Predicting a filibuster on any tax bill that includes more than a half-cent increase in the state sales tax,…

By J. Lyn Carl, GalleryWatch.comAustin, TX –State officials today notified the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that Texas is nearing capacity…

By J. Lyn Carl, GalleryWatch.comAustin, TX – It took a couple of hours of arm-twisting, but "at the end of the day" (as so many legislators are prone to…

By Shelley Koflerhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kera/local-kera-645357.mp3Dallas, TX – In an interview with KERA. Texas's top…

By Shelley Koflerhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kera/local-kera-658258.mp3Fort Worth, TX – Immigration and House Speaker Tom Craddick…

In a step toward fuller disclosure, the agency is asking more questions of the entities whose multimillion-dollar ad budgets helped clog the airwaves during election season.