Could the key to higher education budget woes lie beneath the earth’s surface?It could, at least according to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett. At a recent meeting of the Pennsylvania Association of Councils of Trustees, the newly instated gove…
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North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue (D) has vetoed legislation that would have cut the state’s budget while allowing 37,000 laid off workers in the state to receive their final 20 weeks of federal unemployment insurance benefits.Republicans in th…
WASHINGTON — As Congress addresses the federal deficit and begins debating next year’s budget, a centerpiece of the conversation is whether to raise taxes and increase revenue for the government or to simply cut spending. In his speech last…
WASHINGTON — In the battle over the Republican budget plan that passed the House Friday, Democratic insiders have been left wondering why the American Association of Retired Persons, the powerful lobby for older Americans and the defender o…
WASHINGTON — The House has passed a Republican budget blueprint proposing to fundamentally overhaul Medicare for future beneficiaries while combating out-of-control budget deficits. It would impose sharp spending cuts on social safety net p…
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Last week, U.S. President Barack Obama and Congress struggled until the 11th hour to agree on budget cuts that would avert a government shutdown. The United States’ budget deficit is a serious problem, and there have been serious proposals t…
WASHINGTON — Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is taking his first political hit back home for a budget plan that critics say will hurt elderly Medicare beneficiaries.Ryan, who chairs the powerful House Budget Committee, unveiled a proposal last week…
PELLA, Iowa — U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann said Monday that she supports the ideas behind a GOP budget plan to slash $5.8 trillion in spending over the next decade, but the potential Republican presidential contender stopped short of endorsin…
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) reacted to a budget deal struck between Democratic and Republican leaders late on Friday to avert a government shutdown during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday.”On the one hand, this is the …
This story was reported in collaboration with our partners at Patch.com. As politicians in Washington fought over proposed cuts to the federal budget, Kristin Blankenship, a resident of Northern Virginia, began planning some budget cuts of h…
WASHINGTON — No shortage of hyperbole has accompanied the ongoing budget debates threatening to end in a government shutdown this week. And the perpetrators, it can reasonably be argued, come from both sides of the aisle. Rajiv Shah, the pr…
WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans say the last thing they want to do is to shut down the government. But with budget talks showing little signs of a breakthrough, there are growing worries that a stalemate could hurt the economy’s…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans on Tuesday unveiled a politically risky 2012 proposal that aims to bring down huge budget deficits by cutting healthcare benefits for the poor and elderly.The 2012 budget blueprint from Paul Ryan, chairman …
(Reuters) – Washington braced for a shutdown as Republican and Democratic lawmakers headed to the White House on Tuesday in an attempt to reach a budget deal that would keep the government running beyond Friday.With only four days to cement …
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) will step up to the plate on Tuesday night to deliver the official Republican response to President Barack Obama’s’ State of the Union speech.Ryan will be the point man in the new House GOP majority’s drive to rein in…
AUSTIN, Texas — Public education in Texas is facing billions in proposed budget cuts that would include slashing arts education, pre-kindergarten programs and teacher incentive pay as lawmakers take on a massive deficit with the promis…
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With the holidays upon us, it’s a great time to show your appreciation for the dedicated teachers in your life.Whether you are shopping for your child’s beloved chemistry teacher or a friend whose school’s budget cuts are leaving them withou…
Gov.-elect Jerry Brown returned to Sacramento after a week-long vacation to meet with a host of people over the state’s budget deficit that, while he was away, ballooned to $25.4 billion over the next 20 months.Brown’s people advised reporte…
(Reuters) – Senator John McCain, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said billions of dollars could be saved from the defense budget by cutting lawmakers’ pet projects, known as earmarks, and fixing troubled arms progr…
Some Republican lawmakers — still reveling in Tuesday’s statewide election sweep — are proposing an unprecedented solution to the state’s estimated $25 billion budget shortfall: dropping out of the federal Medicaid program.Read More…
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