Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

March 2018

Source: NPR
Mar 9, 2018
Modest Wage Gains In February As Economy Adds Robust 313,000 Jobs
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Source: POLITICO
Mar 8, 2018
Trump Threatens Veto Over Gateway Tunnel Funding
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Source: Roll Call
Mar 5, 2018
With Expectations Low, Select Budget Panel Prepares to Meet
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Source: USA Today
Mar 2, 2018
Tax Cuts, Spending Helping Push National Debt to Historic High, New Report Says
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Source: Associated Press
Mar 2, 2018
New Analysis Sees Return of Trillion-Dollar Budget Deficits
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Source: NPR
Mar 2, 2018
Time Running Short For Congress To Stabilize Individual Insurance Market
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February 2018

Source: The Hill
Feb 28, 2018
US Economic Growth Revised Down to 2.5 Percent
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Source: POLITICO
Feb 28, 2018
POLITICO Analysis: At $2.3 Trillion Cost, Trump Tax Cuts Leave Big Gap
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Source: CNBC
Feb 28, 2018
Revised Fourth-quarter US GDP Up 2.5%, Matching Expectations
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Source: The Hill
Feb 27, 2018
McConnell, Schumer Tap Colleagues to Explore Budget Reform
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Source: CNN
Feb 27, 2018
Fed's Powell Says He's Confident 'Good Years' Are Ahead for U.S. Economy
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Source: New York Times
Feb 27, 2018
Fed Chair Powell Indicates He’ll Keep Bolstering Growth in Public Debut
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Source: Associated Press
Feb 26, 2018
Most in Survey See US Fiscal Policy as Too Aggressive
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Source: Roll Call
Feb 26, 2018
As Omnibus Looms, Lobbying Commences
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Source: Washington Post
Feb 23, 2018
Washington's Fight Over Taxes Is Only Beginning
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Source: CNBC
Feb 23, 2018
Deficits May Hurt US Response to Recessions, Says Fed official
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Source: Associated Press
Feb 21, 2018
White House Says US Could Reach 3 Percent Growth Rate
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Source: New York Times
Feb 21, 2018
Fed Officials Say Economy Is Ready for Higher Rates
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Source: Bloomberg Quint
Feb 21, 2018
Treasury's Malpass Says Rising U.S. Debt, Deficit Troubling
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Source: POLITICO
Feb 19, 2018
Spending Deals Signal End of Unpopular Obamacare Cost Checks
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Source: CNBC
Feb 19, 2018
Goldman Sachs Sees Red Ink Everywhere, Warns US Spending Could Push up Rates and Debt Levels
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Source: The Hill
Feb 15, 2018
GOP Negotiators Meet on Obamacare Market Fix
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Source: The Washington Post
Feb 14, 2018
Trump Urges GOP to Consider a 25-Cent Hike in the Gas Tax
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Source: Reuters
Feb 14, 2018
U.S. Healthcare Spending to Climb 5.3 Percent in 2018: Agency
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Source: CNBC
Feb 14, 2018
JP Morgan Slashes GDP Estimate to 2.5% After 'Hotter than Hades' Inflation Report
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