The Seattle Times / Andrew Garber This year's initiatives are a mixed bag for lawmakers when it comes to plugging a $2 billion hole in the state budget, with one measure that could bring in millions of dollars in new revenue and another that would cost… more »

Earlier Friday, the former president attended a bridge dedication at his presidential library. | AP Photo PoliticoBy JAMES HOHMANN Bill Clinton thinks he deserves more credit for reforming welfare and balancing the budget. “I go crazy e… more »

By Steven Thomma and William DouglasMcClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama would pay for his jobs bill primarily by raising $467 billion in taxes on the wealthy over 10 years, the White House said Monday. Obama included the prop… more »

Fox News A California college student is conducting a social experiment where he’s trying to get his peers to sign a petition in favor of distributing grade point averages to show how the federal government distributes wealth. Oliver Darcy, a rece… more »

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The endgame at hand, House Republicans struggled Thursday to pass legislation to prevent a looming government default while slicing nearly $1 trillion from federal spending. Senate Democrats pledged to scuttle the bil… more »