A new report highlights waste and pork in Illinois’ budget and its author says it just highlights the slap in the face to Illinois taxpayers. Illinois Policy Institute’s Director of Budget and Tax Research […]
The budget deal senators approved Friday morning would benefit two colleges in Kentucky, the home state of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. But because the Senate did not approve the deal until Friday, a government shutdown […]
The Iowa Senate passed a mid-year budget reduction bill Thursday that moderates an earlier plan for spending cuts proposed for state universities, community colleges, the courts and human services. Senate File 2117, which was approved after a partisan debate, reduces […]
Years of top-ranking military leaders’ warnings, and verbal nods of agreements among Republican and Democratic leaders alike have failed to do what many say is needed: Repeal a federal budget sequester that has damaged […]
As the federal government shutdown stumbled Sunday into its second day, area lawmakers serving in Washington universally criticized Congress’ budgetary failures. Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman gave a stinging rebuke in the Senate to […]
The Ohio House approved a nearly $64 billion, two-year operating budget Tuesday that would impose new controls on Medicaid expansion money and invest $170 million in tackling the state’s No. 1 ranking in opioid […]
Ohio House Republicans on Tuesday announced they’re pouring an extra $170.6 million into fighting the opiate addiction crisis. As Ohio leads the nation in accidental drug overdoses, state leaders are reaching for multiple fixes. […]
The booming Washington region has long been an easy target for Republican lawmakers who want to cut federal spending. Last year, a GOP congressman from Iowa tweeted a picture of construction cranes on the […]
Defense Secretary James Mattis will make his first visit to Capitol Hill since his confirmation in the coming week. Mattis is scheduled to testify Wednesday before the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee alongside Chairman of the Joint […]
China’s official military budget will rise about 7 percent this year, the slowest pace since 2010, a Chinese official said Saturday. The figure was announced ahead of annual political meetings in Beijing. It came […]
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