Manufacturing

The National Association of Manufacturers, representing a sizable chunk of the U.S. economy, added their voices to lawsuits against the rules in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. (AP file photo/Carlos Osorio)

Chamber, manufacturers sue EPA over smog rules

John Siciliano · December 23, 2015 2:59 pm

Like many states that became interested in scaling up a state funded pre-K program in the early 2000s, Tennessee introduced voluntary pre-K in 1996 as a way to provide academic enhancement to economically disadvantaged children.Â

Trade deals not dealing with trade problems

Washington Examiner Staff · October 19, 2015 4:01 am

Trade groups representing manufacturers sent out statements on their preferences for repealing and keeping the 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports.Â (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Energy and Environment

Oil export bill driving a wedge between industries

John Siciliano · October 8, 2015 6:01 pm

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer Kevin Corsaro walks past a truck inspection station at the U.S. border in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/David Duprey)

It’s time to move on a customs bill

Linda Dempsey · September 26, 2015 4:01 am

A study from theÂ Peterson Institute for International EconomicsÂ predicts rising U.S. trade deficits in heavy manufacturing, light manufacturing, autos and auto parts as to the tune of more than $39 billion by 2025.Â (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

There’s still time to get the TPP’s trade rules right

Scott Paul · July 31, 2015 4:01 am

We could go a long way toward bringing back balance to the U.S. judicial system by re-establishing the clear and original intent of the Founding Fathers -- restoring a system of minimal diversity and eliminating the perception that certain state courts are biased against out-of-state defendants.

To restore our courts, look to the Founders

Linda Kelly · July 9, 2015 4:01 am

"This rule has the potential to substantially increase the costs of electricity for manufacturers and could threaten the reliability of the electric grid in many parts of the country," says a letter from the National Association of Manufacturers sent to lawmakers Wednesday morning.Â (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Energy and Environment

Manufacturers urge lawmakers to pass bill to delay climate rules

John Siciliano · June 24, 2015 3:56 pm

The truck regulations will build upon the first-ever rules that EPA finalized for the heavy-duty sector in 2011 for vehicle model years 2014-2018. (AP Photo)

Trucking industry braces for new EPA rules for big rigs

John Siciliano · June 2, 2015 9:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Flashback: GE used Ex-Im Bank to move manufacturing to Mexico

Timothy P. Carney · May 21, 2015 5:41 pm

Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the 2013 Annual Conference of the Export-Import Bank in Washington, Friday, April 5, 2013. (AP Photo)

Industry pushes for Export-Import Bank to the detriment of free-trade cause

Timothy P. Carney · May 19, 2015 10:32 pm

An American flag flies over the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee

For Florida government, American flags only from America

Kelly Cohen · April 30, 2015 4:21 pm

Drillers and oil companies have seen the steep drop in the price of oil cut into the historic U.S. shale oil revolution. (Getty Images)

Four reasons the economy faltered in the first quarter

Joseph Lawler · April 29, 2015 2:57 pm