Government

U.S. economic growth estimates released for the first quarter of 2008 show that all parts of our economy experienced slower growth compared to the previous quarter, even exports, which is especially troubling given the overall weak performance of all other sectors. MORE »

It’s hard to disagree that it’s a good thing to have children ready to learn when they start kindergarten. The question is how to get all children ready, when economic factors, types of child care and early childhood learning opportunities vary so greatly. MORE »

When Northwest Airlines was in financial trouble, the Metropolitan Airports Commission and the state helped the airline make it through. The airline kept going; the state got a promise of jobs.

But now that the airline is close to a merger — a deal that would dramatically change its presence in the state — everything is not so clear. MORE »

Confronted with a projected $935 million biennial budget deficit projected from the February Economic Forecast, legislative leaders and the governor are trying to work out a budget solution. But the governor doesn’t have to wait for the Legislature to solve the deficit; he can use a little-used tool called unallotment to balance the budget. MORE »