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Spotlight on the States: Connecticut
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...
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‘Line’ Items: Spring Cleaning/Opening Day Edition
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...
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MarketWatch: March 28-April 1, 2011
As events continue to develop both at home and abroad -- fiscal, humanitarian and otherwise -- the markets are sending and receiving mixed messages...
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Poll Suggests Conflicting Ideas About Public Knowledge of the Budget
One of the biggest challenges in getting public support for deficit-reduction measures has always been knowledge about the composition of the federal...
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Reps. Cooper and Ryan Call For Medicare Transparency
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...
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More Than 64 Experts Join 64 Senators in Calling for President and Leadership to Act on Debt and Deficit
Today, a bipartisan group of 64 budget and economic experts co-signed a letter calling on President Obama and leadership from both chambers of...
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Over 160 Lawmakers and Experts Calling for Comprehensive Reform
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...
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Scales Tip Among Senate GOP for Balanced Budget Amendment
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...
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CBO Reduces Projected Cost of TARP
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...