Alexander-Murray
October 30, 2017
More than 12 million Americans – including 143,577 Louisianans – bought health coverage in 2017 through the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) health insurance marketplace. But as the Nov. 1 start of the 2018 open enrollment period looms, the future of that coverage remains uncertain due to President Donald Trump’s repeated efforts to undermine the federal health reform law. … Read more...
October 26, 2017
Supporters of trickle-down economics have tried to argue for years that income taxes are a barrier to economic growth, and that states without income taxes fare better than states that have them. But a report out today from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy successfully dispels that myth.
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34 percent - The average increase to the most popular marketplace health insurance plans in the upcoming year (Source: Associated Press)October 25, 2017
The U.S. Senate voted late Tuesday to repeal a banking rule that allowed consumers the ability to file class-action lawsuits against banks and credit card companies.