Here’s a selection of articles the Federal Relations team has enjoyed this week.
Home Office – Historically, some Representatives have given a new meeting to the term home office as many of them (up to a third) use their Congressional offices as their personal abodes during the Congressional work week. Recently, there has been a call to see if this housing decision is actually tax evasion. Read more about the practice and the potential issue at Roll Call.
Shaky Ground – The paper of record has a column on America’s lagging investment in research putting our innovation economy on shaky future footing. Read more at The New York Times.
Race for Students – Article on the competition between colleges to attract out of state students. Read more at EdCentral.
Fed Under Investigation – Rep Jeb Henserling (R-TX), Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, is investigating potential leaks by the Fed in 2012 about potential interest rate changes. Read more at the New York Times.
Merging Markets – States are looking to merge their healthcare exchanges in light of potential Supreme Court rulings. Read more at The Hill.
Trade on Track – After some starts and stops the Senate looks ready to consider trade promotion authority and give the White House fast-track authority for Asia. Read more at The Hill.
Bigger, Better, But… – A long form piece on the reforms implemented in the Houston Independent School District (HISD), which is the nation’s third largest city. HISD has won the prestigious Broad Prize for Urban Education for the last two years in a row. Read more at Politico.
Big Ten – An interesting piece on how the Big Ten needs the other 5 power conferences to join reform efforts if there will truly be student athlete reform. Read more at ESPN.