Tagged: Joe Biden

Arkansas Poll: Sanders’ Approval Rating at 48%

Arkansas Poll: Sanders’ Approval Rating at 48%

Health Care

The economy and politics/politicians are again among the top concerns for Arkansans, and Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ approval rating is 48%, the lowest for an Arkansas governor since her father’s 47% in 2003. read more >

Debt Ceiling Negotiators Pushing for Weekend Deal, but Much Work Remains

Debt Ceiling Negotiators Pushing for Weekend Deal, but Much Work Remains

Banking & Finance

All sides are racing devise a budget-cutting deal that Democrats and Republicans can live with, the price to be paid as McCarthy's newly empowered House Republicans try to extract steep spending reductions. Those cuts would be in exchange for GOP votes to raise the debt limit, which is now $31 trillion, and keep paying the nation's already-due bills. read more >

Biden Plan to Sell Land Leases for Conservation Gets Pushback

Biden Plan to Sell Land Leases for Conservation Gets Pushback

The proposal would allow conservationists and others to lease federally owned land to restore it, much the same way oil companies buy leases to drill and ranchers pay to graze cattle. Companies could also buy conservation leases, such as oil drillers who want to offset damage to public land by restoring acreage elsewhere. read more >