Tag: Budgets and Deficits

A presidential candidate should take a look at this year's Prime Cuts, a book of 601 budget recommendations produced by Citizens Against Government Waste. (AP Photo)Â

601 easy steps for GOP hopefuls to balance the budget

Washington Examiner · April 8, 2015 9:00 am

Conservatives claim victory on taxes at state level

Joseph Lawler · April 8, 2015 9:00 am

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Energy and Environment

USDA gives $10m for water studies, enough for 1.5 billion gallons

Paul Bedard · April 7, 2015 5:19 pm

Medicare Advantage plans, which cover about 30 percent of all elderly Americans, will cost an average of $32.60 per month next year, 31 cents lower than this year, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (AP file)

Muted response to Medicare payment announcement

Paige Winfield Cunningham · April 7, 2015 1:22 pm

American Action Network is affiliated with Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC that spends money on House races and is allied with Boehner. (AP)

Group allied with GOP leadership rewards budget votes

David M. Drucker · April 6, 2015 8:10 pm

"In Florida, I work every day to ensure that our state is the best place in the world to get a job, get a good education and raise a family in a safe environment," Rick Scott wrote in his Examiner editorial.Â

Finally, a budget that balances

Rick Scott · April 6, 2015 9:00 am

These savings can be made by adopting more than 600 measures proposed by a nonprofit advocacy group. (iStock Photo)

‘Prime Cuts’ report lists 601 ways to cut $639b in wasteful federal spending

Ethan Barton · April 5, 2015 9:00 am

A woman and her daughter counts out Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) coupons, more commonly known as Food Stamps, while shoping for groceries in the GrowNYC Greenmarket in Union Square on September 18, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Missouri considers banning purchase of soda, chips with food stamps

Luke Rosiak · April 4, 2015 2:29 pm

A city office employee works into the night as darkness closes in on October 10, 2005 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

‘Minimal efforts’ made by Labor Department to get money owed to employees

Ethan Barton · April 4, 2015 9:00 am

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Manhattan Moment: Returning sense and security to teachers’ pensions

Josh McGee · April 2, 2015 9:00 am

Obama said he would not sign any spending bills that keeps the $493 billion cap for fiscal 2016 in place. (AP File Photo)

Showdown coming over non-defense spending

Joseph Lawler · April 1, 2015 9:00 am

EEOC worker pilfered $60k in taxpayer funds for Louis Vuitton, Disneyland

Luke Rosiak · April 1, 2015 9:00 am