Tag: Budgets and Deficits

Senate agrees on $11B highway funding measure

Washington Examiner · July 23, 2014 6:34 pm

VIDEO — John Boehner: Obama asking for ‘blank check’ to fix border

Steve Doty · July 23, 2014 4:55 pm

Senate, House on collision course on border money

Washington Examiner · July 23, 2014 1:31 am

FILE - This June 25, 2014, file photo shows a group of immigrants from Honduras and El Salvador who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally are stopped in Granjeno, Texas. The influx at the border is largely families with children or by minors traveling alone. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Big issues loom for Congress as Aug. recess nears

Washington Examiner · July 22, 2014 8:54 pm

FILE - In a Thursday, July 3, 2014 file photo, Detroit retirees Mike Shane, left, and William Davis protest near the federal courthouse in Detroit. Workers and retirees approved pension cuts in Detroit's bankruptcy by a landslide, the city reported Monday, a crucial step to emerging from the largest municipal insolvency in U.S. history. The city disclosed results from two months of balloting, which ended July 11. Judge Steven Rhodes still must hold a trial in August to determine if Detroit's overall bankruptcy plan is fair and feasible to all creditors, from Wall Street to Main Street, but support from retirees is vital. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Bond insurers vow to fight Detroit financial plan

Washington Examiner · July 22, 2014 8:03 pm

Gov. Pat Quinn, surrounded by workers, speaks during a signing ceremony in Chicago on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 for an approximately $1 billion capital spending plan intended to create jobs and help repair Illinois roads and bridges after a harsh winter. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Quinn signs $1B plan for road repair in Illinois

Washington Examiner · July 22, 2014 6:39 pm

The Labor Department reports on U.S. consumer prices in June on Tuesday.ÃÂ Gasoline prices spiked 3.3 percent, driving two-thirds of the measured Consumer Price Index inflation.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Inflation flattens out in June, and some good news for consumers

Joseph Lawler · July 22, 2014 2:58 pm

VA paid out about $2.7 million in merit bonuses to SES executives in 2013. Bonuses for 2014 have been suspended.ÃÂ (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Congress faces gridlock on Veterans Affairs and border spending bills

Susan Ferrechio · July 22, 2014 9:00 am

FILE - In a May 30, 2014 file photo, Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr speaks with reporters after addressing the Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island, Mich. The average annual pension for police and fire retirees is $32,000, while most other retired city workers get $19,000 to $20,000. Orr has said pension changes are unfortunate but necessary because two funds are underfunded by billions. If investment performance improves in the years ahead, he said, the cuts could be restored. "I want to thank city retirees and active employees who voted for casting aside the rhetoric and making an informed positive decision about their future and the future of the city," Kevyn Orr said in a statement late Monday. (AP Photo/David Eggert, File)

Detroit retirees vote in favor of pension cuts

Ed White · July 22, 2014 6:14 am

Expert says Detroit bankruptcy plan is feasible

Washington Examiner · July 21, 2014 11:09 pm

Protesters march over the controversial water shut-offs Friday, July 18, 2014, in Detroit, Mich. (AP Photo/Detroit News, David Coates)

Detroit: No water shutoffs for next 15 days

Ed White · July 21, 2014 9:20 pm

More than $2.1M approved for farm projects

Washington Examiner · July 21, 2014 7:01 am