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A CBO report raises new questions about Biden’s 2% pay raise plan
Government Executive· 24 hours agoA new report from the Congressional Budget Office found that a gap between the combined pay and...
Trump Tax Cut Extension Cost Swells to $3.8 Trillion, CBO Warns
Bloomberg Law· 47 minutes agoThe cost of extending the 2017 tax cuts enacted under President Donald Trump has expanded to $3.8 trillion over 10 years, putting a massive price tag on what is likely to be a top issue in Washington ...
Amid demographic shifts, the country’s workforce needs immigrants
Dallas Morning News· 39 minutes agoThe most recent Budget and Economic Outlook report from the Congressional Budget Office projects...
DEA head refuses to comment on marijuana rescheduling
Seeking Alpha· 1 day agoAt a congressional hearing on Tuesday, the head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA),...
Political Sacred Cows Inflate American Grocery Prices
The Dispatch via Yahoo Finance· 49 minutes agoThis can raise the prices of not only corn and corn‐based products such as animal feed, but also...
Warren Buffett says taxes may rise to offset widening US deficits
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 4 days ago"I think higher taxes are likely," he said on Saturday at Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder...
The U.S. was supposed to get keys to a new heavy icebreaker this year. Instead, construction is...
Alaska Public Radio Network· 14 hours agoThe Coast Guard’s plan to build three heavy icebreakers is five years behind schedule and the price has ballooned to $5.1 billion from an initial estimate of less than $2 billion, according ...
What the rising US debt means for Americans
The Hill via Yahoo Finance· 9 hours agoAs the nation’s $34 trillion-plus debt remains top of mind for some on Capitol Hill, polling has shown Americans have also grown more concerned about the...
Defense Secretary makes final pitch on FY25 military budget this week
Military Times via Yahoo News· 3 days agoGen. CQ Brown will testify on the fiscal 2025 budget request. Senate Appropriations — 2:30 p.m. —...
What's not in the budget
Politico· 7 hours agoMaura Healey in calling to authorize the practice for the sake of balancing the budget (though they do want to let people purchase lottery tickets with debit cards). — Like ...
