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Student loan relief contributing to 27% jump in projected federal budget deficit, per CBO
CNN via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoThe federal budget deficit will hit $1.9 trillion this fiscal year, according to an updated...
Corporate Tax Rate Spurs Political Fight With More Than $1 Trillion at Stake
The Wall Street Journal· 5 days agoThe two parties are trying to turn the 21% rate in opposite directions—with each percentage point...
National debt will exceed $50 trillion by 2034, budget watchdog estimates
Washington Post· 4 days agoAs lawmakers grapple with increasing defense demands and spending on social safety net programs, the...
Charlie Baker’s belated win
Politico· 2 days agoBut business leaders say the higher rates would add to mounting financial pressure on private employers that already includes rising labor...reparations,” by Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald ...
CBO: Deficits and inflation higher, but so is economic growth - Roll Call
CQ Politics· 4 days agoIn its semiannual outlook released Tuesday, the CBO now estimates the current fiscal year will end...
Opinion | On the national debt, the U.S. has a leadership deficit, too
Washington Post· 2 days agoThe United States will soon break a record that has stood for 78 years. Because the record has to do with federal debt, however, this is not a cause for celebration. If present trends continue ...
How Billionaires Are Reshaping the Presidential Race
New York Times· 1 day agoWealthy donors including Timothy Mellon helped Donald Trump’s campaign out-raise President Biden’s last month, but Democratic supporters are still ...
Cozen Cities - June 19, 2024 | JD Supra
JD Supra· 3 days agoCHICAGO — City Council Plans to Turn City Data Pain Into Tax-Revenue Gain - Alderperson Gilbert Villegas (Ward 36), who chairs the City Council...
Sachem, West Babylon school budget approvals elicit relief but come with a cost
Newsday· 3 days agoSachem and West Babylon were the region's only districts that failed to pass budgets in the first...
The silence of the bedpans
The Economist· 2 days agoIN 2016, 6% of over-65s in Britain received publicly funded long-term care. Local councils, which fund social care only for those with the greatest need...