Jeff Himmelman knocked on wood multiple times while he spoke at a barren table in Medill Dean Brad Hamm’s conference room Thursday morning. During a half-hour Q-and-A with The Daily, he admits to...
The effects of the recent federal government sequestration, or series of harsh budget cuts that have gone into effect in the absence of a deal between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans,...
On March 1, $85 billion in automatic spending cuts, commonly referred to as sequestration, took effect. By some estimates, these cuts are expected to slow GDP growth by 0.6 percent and cost roughly 750,000...
