Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

March 2016

Source: New York Times

Mar 4, 2016

Jobs Report Shows Brisk U.S. Hiring in February

Source: Gainesville Sun

Mar 4, 2016

Editorial: The big issue being avoided

Source: Reuters

Mar 3, 2016

U.S. defense chief urges Congress to stick to bipartisan budget deal

Source: Morning Consult

Mar 3, 2016

Hard-Line Conservatives Not Buying House GOP Budget Plan

Source: The First Year Project

Mar 3, 2016

Tough choices

Source: USA Today

Mar 3, 2016

Detroit's lesson — 2016 candidates can't ignore $60 trillion debt

Source: Washington Post

Mar 1, 2016

McConnell to House GOP: You need to take the lead on spending bills

February 2016

Source: New York Times

Feb 29, 2016

A Better, Not Bigger, Military Budget

Source: NPR

Feb 29, 2016

Presidential Candidates Propose Changes To U.S. Tax System

Source: Brookings

Feb 29, 2016

Bringing the budget process into the 21st century

Source: Wall Street Journal

Feb 29, 2016

With Little Fanfare, the 2016 Campaign Is Producing a Serious Tax Debate

Source: Washington Post

Feb 29, 2016

House Republicans struggle to end budget standoff

Source: The Hill

Feb 28, 2016

GOP wary of budget blowup

Source: Weekly Standard

Feb 26, 2016

Inappropriate Appropriations

Source: The Hill

Feb 25, 2016

House conservative leaders want to break spending deal

Source: Morning Consult

Feb 24, 2016

House Republicans Want Tax Draft by End of March

Source: New York Times

Feb 24, 2016

Poorest Areas Have Missed Out on Boons of Recovery, Study Finds

Source: The Hill

Feb 24, 2016

House Dems urge GOP to hold a hearing on Obama's budget plan

Source: Forbes

Feb 24, 2016

New Report Shows The U.S. Is Heading For A Fiscal Danger Zone

Source: Morning Consult

Feb 23, 2016

Tax Hearing Could Expose Party Disagreements on International Rates

Source: The Hill

Feb 23, 2016

House GOP chairman rules out key part of budget plan

Source: Marketplace

Feb 23, 2016

Mind the gap... the rift about consumer confidence

Source: Brookings

Feb 22, 2016

Once more unto the breach: The deteriorating fiscal outlook

Source: USA Today

Feb 22, 2016

Obama sends optimistic economic report to Congress

Source: POLITICO

Feb 22, 2016

Heritage complicates House GOP's plans to break budget impasse

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