Which way is the economy going? The first quarter has been rightly judged to be sluggish indeed, with the second estimate of Q1 GDP growth being revised downward as expected by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on Friday. In fact, there was no growth during the quarter, but an annualized contraction of 0.7 percent. That was in contrast to growth of 2.2 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, and an initial estimate of meager growth during the first quarter of 0.2 percent.

Senate passes 8 bills before slinking off to budget negotiations and Memorial Day weekend
By Jordan Gerard | State Affairs Keeping some work on their plate, the Senate passed eight House Republican bills on Monday, all on bipartisan votes.




