In states like South Dakota and Texas, and others in the Midwest, the movement to get the horse slaughter business up and running again in the U.S. is active. State lawmakers in South Dakota, for instance, had introduced a state constitutional amendment to provide for the purchase, construction and operation of a horse processing plant. The proposed legislation failed, but it's a sign that combined with the end of the federal ban that horse meat slaughter houses may be back in the U.S...
David Magee
Dec 01, 2011
Horse meat may soon be brought back to the table in the United States, as horse slaughterhouses will be revived under an obscure inclusion in a recent appropriations bill.
Brett LoGiurato
Nov 30, 2011
Regional Federal Reserve banks' heavy reliance on directors linked to the financial industry can suggest conflicts of interest and the process of excluding officials from certain decisions should be clearer, a congressional study released on Wednesday found.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 19, 2011
Investigators from the Government Accountability Office report that thousands of Medicare beneficiaries are doctor shopping to receive huge bulks of prescription drugs.
Ashley Portero
Oct 04, 2011
Lesser number of hospitals are found to be giving new mothers industry-sponsored baby formula samples as per a new study.
Bhaskar Prasad
Sep 26, 2011
The Pentagon on Monday defended its efforts to eliminate wasteful wartime spending in Iraq and Afghanistan, as two new reports accused it of squandering tens of billions of dollars while tripling the amount of no-bid contracts.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 29, 2011
Phoenix police said Thursday they believed that a 10-year-old girl died after she was locked inside of a box as punishment for stealing a Popsicle. Four people have been arrested.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jul 29, 2011
There are mixed opinions on whether the repeal of the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy could have a negative impact on the US Military.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jul 25, 2011
Lawmakers called on federal agencies Tuesday to investigate the natural gas industry, responding to revelations that companies may have exaggerated potential profits and downplayed the risk and expense of harvesting natural gas.
Jeremy White
Jun 29, 2011
A controversial plan that would have “mystery shoppers” pose as patients to investigate how hard it is for patients to obtain primary care was been nixed by the Obama Administration, Tuesday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jun 28, 2011
Three U.S. senators have called for an investigation after an Associated Press report revealed that regulators are concealing violations at deteriorating nuclear sites.
Jeremy White
Jun 23, 2011
The Senate moved to end tax credits for ethanol producers yesterday, a largely symbolic move that nonetheless reflects a growing will to reconsider a formerly sacrosanct government subsidy.
Jeremy White
Jun 17, 2011
A Senate subcommittee released a report yesterday denouncing the wastefulness of relying on contractors to combat drug trafficiking.
Jeremy White
Jun 09, 2011
Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz blasted presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman today after Huntsman declined to visit Iowa, citing his opposition to ethanol subsidies.
Jeremy White
Jun 06, 2011
Experts warn that the worsening of the debt crisis means dramatic hike in interest rates, a free fall of the dollar and higher inflation. The negative impact of this scenario will be felt across the world, bedeviling economic recovery everywhere. Critics say the Federal Reserve mandarins are engaging in the outright destruction of the dollar.
Jijo Jacob
May 26, 2011
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to Congress on March 1, 2011.
Hao Li
Mar 01, 2011
A new report finding many redundancies in the federal government's programs - which could save billions of dollars if cut - is being released as lawmakers consider what to cut from the current fiscal year and the next.
IBT Staff Reporter
Mar 01, 2011
The U.S. military is looking to cut back on F-35 jet fighter purchases in its largest, but increasingly delayed aviation program, whose rising costs have received Congressional scrutiny.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jan 09, 2011
State schools want to make it more difficult for Caribbean medical students to get clinical training slots in hospitals.
IBT Staff Reporter
Dec 24, 2010
The new export control policies proposed by the Obama administration may address some previously identified weaknesses but leave many more open, a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said on Thursday
IBT Staff Reporter
Dec 17, 2010
The partisan tensions surrounding the healthcare and compensation bill for sick Ground Zero workers today broke into an open war of words between U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi, R-WY, and two of the bill’s authors.
IBT Staff Reporter
Dec 13, 2010
The U.S. Government Accountability Office found several gaps in the security of wireless networks used by federal agencies and made several recommendations to enhance safety, according to a report published on Tuesday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Dec 01, 2010
