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DUBAY: Cutting short the ‘extenders’ would boost the economy

By Curtis S. Dubay

Rep. Cathy Munoz, R-Juneau, speaks with Rep. Eric Feige, R-Chickaloon, on the House floor at the Capitol in Juneau, Alaska, on Friday, April 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Juneau Empire, Michael Penn)

Senate Finance unveils $1.9B capital budget

By BECKY BOHRER - Associated Press

Panel puts more money for education in budget

By BECKY BOHRER - Associated Press

Natural Resources Commissioner Joe Balash, right, addresses the Senate Finance Committee on Friday, March 14, 2014, in Juneau, Alaska. Pictured beside him is Deputy Revenue Commissioner Mike Pawlowski. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Senate Finance committee advances gas line bill

By BECKY BOHRER - Associated Press

Gov. Sean Parnell addresses reporters during a news conference on Thursday, March 13, 2014, in Juneau, Alaska. Topics discussed during the news conference included a Parnell appointee to the State Assessment Review Board who withdrew his name from consideration. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Assessment board appointee withdraws name

By BECKY BOHRER - Associated Press

Rep. Roy Burrell, D-Shreveport, asks questions about higher education funding in Lousiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's budget proposal on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, in Baton Rouge, La. The House Appropriations Committee started its hearings on Jindal's spending recommendations for next year on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

La. lawmakers open hearings on $25B state budget

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

Draft proposes gas tax rate, subsidiary change

By BECKY BOHRER - Associated Press

Panel advances Alaska education amendment

By BECKY BOHRER - Associated Press

Alaska State Sen. Mike Dunleavy, bottom left, R-Wasilla, listens to testimony in the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Juneau, Alaska. The committee is considering SJR9 from Dunleavy, a proposed constitutional amendment that would strike a provision in Alaska's Constitution prohibiting the state from using public funds for the direct benefit of private and religious schools. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Finance co-chair: Support on panel to advance SJR9

By BECKY BOHRER - Associated Press

Panel approves changes to contract on pooling

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John Koskinen, President Barack Obama's choice to head the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, before the Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination. Koskinen, 74, is a retired corporate and government official with experience managing numerous organizations in crisis. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama’s IRS nominee John Koskinen vows to restore public trust in agency

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. speaks on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, during the committee's hearing on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) practice of targeting applicants for tax-exempt status based on political leanings. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Farmers say free-trade deal needs to pry open European markets

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew (Associated Press)

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew refuses to lay out priorities for post-debt spending

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Michael Froman (left), President Obama's pick to be the nation's top trade negotiator, has said he has about $500,000 in Cayman Islands bank accounts. (Associated Press)

Cayman Islands bankers defend rules ahead of trade nominee vote

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

**FILE** President Obama speaks on May 2, 2013, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, where he announced he will nominate Penny Pritzker (right) as secretary of commerce and Michael Froman (left) as U.S. trade representative. (Associated Press)

Trade pick presses for ‘fast-track’ authority for new deals

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

Former IRS Commissioner Douglas H. Shulman, whose term expired in November, will be on Capitol Hill this week to testify about the agency's extra scrutiny of tea party-related groups.
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Former IRS chief faces bipartisan ire on Capitol Hill

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

**FILE** White House Treasury Secretary Jack Lew (Associated Press)

Lew’s Treasury nomination goes to full Senate

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

Sen. Orrin Hatch, Utah Republican (AP)

Hatch cites impact on charities if tax write-off is cut

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Maryland legislators to resume wind power discussions

By David Hill - The Washington Times

Reid names Murray to be debt panel co-chair

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