Discover how government policies affect microeconomics by altering incentives, taxes, and spending. Learn about the impact on individual and business decisions.

Changes in federal policies are behind a dramatic slowdown in hiring that is increasingly raising concern among economists, Federal Reserve officials and investors. The economy added an average of 123 ...

Policymakers across various levels of government can take several steps to support data center builds while protecting public interest, according to a new resource released by the nonprofit Public ...

Democrats and Republicans have sparred over Democratic demands to address health care issues in a government funding bill, with the standoff leading to the first government shutdown since 2019. We’ll ...

The purpose of the nation’s electricity grid that powers our homes and businesses is to provide reliable electricity. That’s hardly a radical concept. But tell that to policymakers who spent decades ...

November 26, 2025 - In recent years, states have ventured into a realm historically reserved for the federal government — addressing the risk of foreign influence in the U.S. The most recent trend is ...

By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Government policies around floor prices for rare earths have improved the ...

From taxes and spending to borrowing plans, fiscal policy is the framework that drives every major Budget decision and shapes growth, jobs, inflation, and fiscal discipline.