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Competing House and Senate plans to stave off insolvency for the Highway Trust Fund have lawmakers scrambling to reach an agreement before Friday, when transportation programs expire and federal officials say the fund’s low balance will trigger payment delays and…


Iowa voters can play a critical role in encouraging the presidential candidates to explain how they would deal with the $18 trillion federal debt, according to a guest column this week in the Cedar Rapids Gazette. “Voters deserve to hear…


With less than three weeks until the Highway Trust Fund can no longer make payments to states, a bipartisan congressional group is trying to galvanize other lawmakers to find a solution to the trust fund’s structural problems. Led by Rep.…


WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition has hired Phil LaRue, a former senior advisor on Capitol Hill, as the organization's director of government relations. “We are delighted that Phil is joining The Concord Coalition team. His passion for fiscal responsibility, his…


The Concord Coalition on Thursday honored Mitch Daniels and Evan Bayh III -- two former Indiana governors who built strong fiscal records in the state -- with the 2015 Paul E. Tsongas Economic Patriot Award. “Both of our honorees this…


Federal officials could take some lessons from the success that many state leaders have had in putting together responsible budgets, according to former elected officials and others at a recent panel discussion in Washington. (more…)


WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition last night honored Mitch Daniels and Evan Bayh III -- two former Indiana governors who both built strong fiscal records in the state -- with the 2015 Paul E. Tsongas Economic Patriot Award. Bayh, a…


This week the Concord Coalition is giving its 2015 Paul E. Tsongas Economic Patriot Award to Mitch Daniels and Evan Bayh III, two former Indiana governors who have both wrestled with difficult fiscal decisions. (more…)


WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition on Thursday will honor Mitch Daniels and Evan Bayh III -- two former Indiana governors who have both wrestled with difficult fiscal decisions -- with the 2015 Paul E. Tsongas Economic Patriot Award. (more…)


The national debt and related federal budget issues are surrounded by myths and misinformation that are often amplified during political campaigns. That’s why “First Budget,” a joint non-partisan initiative of The Concord Coalition and Fix the Debt, has just released…


If you went to the doctor but left with only a diagnosis, you might wish some possible remedies had been offered as well. That’s where we are in politics, according to a guest column Sunday in the Sioux City Journal…


First Budget, a nonpartisan effort to raise awareness of the nation’s fiscal challenges during the 2016 presidential campaign, is already making its presence felt in Iowa and New Hampshire. A joint initiative of The Concord Coalition and the Campaign to…

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