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The next state we turn to in our Spotlight on the States series is Connecticut – a small state that’s had some pretty big budget problems. Many newly...

Cleaning out the House – Spring is often associated with housecleaning. Congress is long due to clear out the FY 2011 budget seeing as we are now half...

As events continue to develop both at home and abroad -- fiscal, humanitarian and otherwise -- the markets are sending and receiving mixed messages...

Yesterday, Reps. Jim Cooper (D-TN) and Paul Ryan (R-WI) introduced H.R. 1252, the “Medicare Information Act” (MedInfo Act). The legislation aims to...

One of the biggest challenges in getting public support for deficit-reduction measures has always been knowledge about the composition of the federal...

Today Senate Republicans unveiled legislation (S.J. Res 10) to adopt a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution that has the support of all...

Update 4/4: The Blue Dog Democrats sent a letter to President Obama calling for a compromise on a long-term spending bill to prevent a government...

Shutdown Coming? – With most March Madness brackets in shambles, the new office pool of choice in Washington involves wagering on if the federal...

If the current budget drama in Washington ever becomes the stuff of a feature film--yes, a real stretch, but we've seen worse from Hollywood--maybe it...

Back in December, we had surmised that due to recent developments with Citigroup, GM, and AIG, CBO's cost estimate of TARP would come down further...

Today, Bill Galston of Brookings wrote a public letter in The New Republic arguing that, while there are many pressing national issues, deficit...