Tag: Budgets and Deficits

Supporters of President Obama's health care law have been touting proposed insurance rates for 2015 -- arguing that they aren't as high as some of the dire warnings of the law's critics. (iStock)

Obamacare rates are rising once again

Philip Klein · August 21, 2014 10:34 pm

Gov. Scott promises to raise school funding again

GARY FINEOUTCHRISTINE ARMARIO · August 21, 2014 9:53 pm

Bank of America announced Thursday that it reached an agreement with federal and state regulators to pay nearly $17 billion to end lawsuits related to deficient home loans and mortgage-backed securities sold prior to the financial crisis. (AP Photo)

Bank of America settles for record $17 billion in mortgage inquiry

Joseph Lawler · August 21, 2014 2:11 pm

Arkansas lottery scales back budget projections

Washington Examiner · August 21, 2014 1:53 pm

Treasury looks to stop ‘corporate deserters’ on its own

Joseph Lawler · August 21, 2014 9:00 am

A woman walks with her dog past a mural that reads in Spanish "Vultures" in reference to the dispute between the Argentine government and a U.S. hedge fund, known locally as "vulture funds," in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. The entire graffiti reads "Fatherland or vultures." Argentina's government is proposing to change the way it pays holders of the country's debt, shifting it out of the U.S. financial and legal systems as a way to end the default triggered by a legal battle with U.S. investors. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Argentina defends plan to pay creditors outside US

Almudena Calatrava · August 21, 2014 12:17 am

Judge adjusts Detroit bankruptcy trial schedule

Washington Examiner · August 20, 2014 9:21 pm

US government sells 400,000 acres offshore Texas

Emily Schmall · August 20, 2014 7:23 pm

Beltway Confidential

You’re not crazy, parents: Textbook prices have soared since you were in college, and here’s why

Justin Green · August 20, 2014 6:10 pm

Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, R-Dana Point, center, applauds after the Assembly approved a $7.5 billion water bond measure, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, in Sacramento, Calif. The compromise bill was reached between Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders and will replace a water bond measure that is currently on the November ballot. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California committee approves higher pension calculations

Judy Lin · August 20, 2014 1:28 pm

Gov. Bobby Jindal believes the last-minute passage of a pension hike for his state police superintendent, Col. Mike Edmonson, was improperly handled and should be repealed, the governor's office said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Bobby Jindal supports reversal of Edmonson pension boost

Melinda Deslatte · August 20, 2014 1:26 pm

Speaker of the House Mark Eves is outlining a series of policy proposals aimed at helping the state's rapidly aging population. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Maine House Speaker’s bills address aging issues

Associated Press · August 20, 2014 1:22 pm