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Task Force Identifies Growing Fiscal Challenges for States

Jan 17, 2014

Many state and local governments have done little to address growing structural problems in their budgets that have been aggravated by federal deficit-reduction efforts, according to the State Budget Crisis Task Force.The bipartisan organization released its final report last week,…

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Better Late Than Never: Congress Closes In On 2014 Spending Bill

Jan 14, 2014

Lawmakers hope to finally finish work this week on a $1.012 trillion spending package for Fiscal 2014, which is already three and a half months old. After a number of policy disputes were worked out last weekend, House and Senate…

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New Year, Old Budget Struggles in Washington

Jan 7, 2014

Congress kicked off the second session of the 113th Congress this week with elected officials still haggling over long-term unemployment compensation while appropriators rushed to complete long-overdue spending legislation.This morning the Senate narrowly voted to proceed with debate on a…

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A Case Study on Discretionary Spending Cuts

Jan 7, 2014

As the country celebrated the new year, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts completed a holiday tradition of his own by calling for more funding for the judicial system.“The budget remains the single most important issue facing the courts,” he…

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Lawmaker Sees ‘Real World’ Choices in Concord Exercise

Jan 6, 2014

Residents of the Quad Cities community on the Iowa-Illinois border showed their support for improving America’s long-term fiscal outlook in two recent budget exercises hosted by Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.) and facilitated by The Concord Coalition.As in similar exercises that…

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A Holiday Rush on Overdue Federal Budget

Dec 24, 2013

Hoping to meet a Jan. 15 deadline for congressional action, lawmakers responsible for appropriations and their staffs are rushing to put together detailed spending plans for the 3-month-old fiscal year.Agreement on a compromise budget plan, which President Obama signed Thursday,…

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Aging Population, Health Care Squeeze Rest of Budget

Dec 17, 2013

The federal debt held by investors and foreign countries amounts to 72 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product. Except for a short period around the end of World War II, that's the highest level in U.S. history.And although the…

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Senate Advances Budget That Still Leaves Much To Do

Dec 17, 2013

The Senate today cleared the way for the expected passage of a two-year budget plan that could avoid a government shut-down next month but reduces the deficit only slightly over the next decade and fails to deal with many critical…

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Instead of Business as Usual, Tax Extenders Will Expire at End of the Year

Dec 13, 2013

Unlike the past few years, the recent budget agreement has smoothed the way for Congress to recess for its winter break well before Christmas. That has left some traditional end-of-year legislation out in the cold. (more…)

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Washington Must Follow Up Budget Deal With Larger Fiscal Reforms

Dec 12, 2013

WASHINGTON--Elected officials must follow up the new two-year budget deal with much larger efforts to put the nation’s finances on sounder long-term footing, according to Robert L. Bixby, executive director of The Concord Coalition.“The question is whether this is the…

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The Budget Deal: A Beginning or the End?

Dec 12, 2013

President Obama hailed the two-year budget deal reached by House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Senate Budget Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.) as a “good first step.” If he meant a good first step toward broader reforms needed…

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Once Again, Congress Reluctant to Pursue Big Reforms

Dec 10, 2013

Congressional negotiators are reportedly moving towards a limited budget agreement that would avoid another government shutdown but generally fails to pursue substantial fiscal reforms.A budget conference committee was given until this Friday to come up with a belated compromise plan…

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Task Force Identifies Growing Fiscal Challenges for States

Better Late Than Never: Congress Closes In On 2014 Spending Bill

New Year, Old Budget Struggles in Washington

A Case Study on Discretionary Spending Cuts

Lawmaker Sees ‘Real World’ Choices in Concord Exercise

A Holiday Rush on Overdue Federal Budget

Aging Population, Health Care Squeeze Rest of Budget

Senate Advances Budget That Still Leaves Much To Do

Instead of Business as Usual, Tax Extenders Will Expire at End of the Year

Washington Must Follow Up Budget Deal With Larger Fiscal Reforms

The Budget Deal: A Beginning or the End?

Once Again, Congress Reluctant to Pursue Big Reforms

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