In a Senate committee hearing, Mark Rosekind, President Obama’s choice to lead the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), said that the agency needs greater resources to keep up with consumer complaints and better tools to analyze data. Rosekind said…
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In Wake of Executive Action, Focus Falls on Arrests for Immigration Offenses
In November, President Obama announced that he was taking executive action to defer the deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants. His decision may have set a new direction for immigration policy in the United States. And if it is allowed…
Though Beneficial, Obama’s Immigration Initiative Will Have Limited Economic Impact
When signing his executive order on immigration November 21, President Barack Obama bypassed Congress, initiating a long sought reform. But evidence suggests that the reforms will benefit some sectors more than others, and may even be the source of increased…
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VA Accountability Act Inspires Hope, Doubt
In August, President Obama signed the Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act. The act seeks to provide a number of remedies to problems uncovered earlier this year within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), including wait times for and inadequate…
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Children’s Immigration Crisis Continues
Although numbers eased somewhat in July and August, the children’s immigration crisis remains the most pressing immigration issue of the day. Since October 2013, more than 52,000 children have been taken into custody. Most are from Central America, and a…
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House Votes to Increase Veterans’ Disability Payments
Veterans receiving disability payments scored a win last week in the House of Representatives. The house cleared legislation to increase compensation benefits for disabled veterans on Tuesday. The legislation, already passed unanimously by the Senate, now heads to President Obama’s…
Detroit Bankruptcy Represents Largest Municipal Case in U.S. History
Bankruptcy is most often used as a way for individuals and businesses to either discharge debts or reorganize them into a more manageable payment plan. But governments, particularly cities and counties, can declare bankruptcy as well for the same reason:…
Gilfix discusses Medi-Cal planning in the San Francisco Chronicle
In the August 24, 2014 issue of the San Francisco Chronicle, reporter Kathleen Pender wrote about Medi-Cal reimbursement or “estate claims” that are imposed on a person’s estate if they receive Medi-Cal and after they pass. The article makes the…
Republicans consider limits on medical malpractice lawsuits as alternative to Obamacare
Republicans have strongly criticized President Obama’s Affordable Care Act, but they have struggled to articulate a common alternative vision for health care. While House Republicans have voted to repeal Obamacare more than 40 times, there has been less unity on…
MyRA Retirement Accounts: What You Should Know
Workers will soon have a new retirement savings option. In his State of the Union address, President Obama announced the establishment of the new MyRA program, which creates retirement accounts for workers who do not have access to employer-sponsored 401(k)s.…
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