#Federal Budget

The administration trecently confirmed a bit of good news about the last fiscal year: the government borrowed substantially less than it did the year before. But this drop, in line with a previous projection by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), is no…

Washington is starting Fiscal 2015 with “no budget, no decisions on how to spend taxpayer money wisely and no credible plan to avoid adding trillions of dollars to the federal debt in the coming decade.”That troubling critique came in a…

On a recent day in Florida, hundreds of people gathered to examine federal budget issues, question former members of Congress and push for sustainable fiscal policy. For me, that sparked hope for our nation’s future, even in the face of…

WASHINGTON -- As candidates for federal office put their fall campaigns into high gear, The Concord Coalition today released its latest “Key Questions” that voters should ask them about the nation’s fiscal challenges. In doing so, Concord urges all candidates…

President Obama signed spending legislation late last week that will keep the government open through mid-December but leaves federal agencies unable to plan effectively for the fiscal year that begins a week from tomorrow.The stop-gap measure, also known as an…

TAMPA, FLA. – Four experts on the federal budget will discuss solutions to the nation’s growing debt and related fiscal challenges at a public forum next Monday night, Sept. 29, at the University of South Florida. (more…)

Lawmakers have continued to dawdle on a budget for Fiscal 2015, now only two weeks away. House leaders, however, say they hope to move forward shortly on a stop-gap measure.Unable to produce even one of twelve regular spending bills needed…

With Fiscal 2014 winding down, the Treasury Department’s latest monthly statement indicates the federal deficit is heading for another substantial drop. This expected improvement largely reflects a strengthening economy, however, and should not obscure the intermediate- and long-term fiscal challenges…