Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

March 2016

Source: Washington Post
Mar 14, 2016
House GOP makes one more big push to get a budget
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Source: New York Times
Mar 10, 2016
House GOP hopes to break budget impasse with tax bills
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Source: New York Times
Mar 10, 2016
Medicare Tries an Experiment to Fight Perverse Incentives
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Source: Portland Press Herald
Mar 9, 2016
As prices soar, Medicare looks to change how it pays for drugs
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Source: Washington Post
Mar 8, 2016
Senate tired of waiting on the House to figure out its budget mess
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Source: Huffington Post
Mar 8, 2016
Despite House Bickering, McConnell Won't Budge On Budget Agreement
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Source: Brookings
Mar 7, 2016
Taking the budget process into the 21st Century: Re-thinking executive involvement
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Source: Washington Post
Mar 7, 2016
Senate Democrats want to get started on spending bills as GOP delays budget
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Source: POLITICO
Mar 7, 2016
Senate GOP to delay budget
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Source: The Hill
Mar 7, 2016
Senate GOP postpones its budget
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Source: NPR
Mar 4, 2016
Sure, There's More Hiring. But When Will Wages Rebound?
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Source: Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Mar 4, 2016
Candidates' Budget Plans Don't Add Up
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Source: New York Times
Mar 4, 2016
Jobs Report Shows Brisk U.S. Hiring in February
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Source: Gainesville Sun
Mar 4, 2016
Editorial: The big issue being avoided
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Source: Reuters
Mar 3, 2016
U.S. defense chief urges Congress to stick to bipartisan budget deal
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Source: Morning Consult
Mar 3, 2016
Hard-Line Conservatives Not Buying House GOP Budget Plan
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Source: The First Year Project
Mar 3, 2016
Tough choices
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Source: USA Today
Mar 3, 2016
Detroit's lesson — 2016 candidates can't ignore $60 trillion debt
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Source: Washington Post
Mar 1, 2016
McConnell to House GOP: You need to take the lead on spending bills
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February 2016

Source: New York Times
Feb 29, 2016
A Better, Not Bigger, Military Budget
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Source: NPR
Feb 29, 2016
Presidential Candidates Propose Changes To U.S. Tax System
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Source: Brookings
Feb 29, 2016
Bringing the budget process into the 21st century
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Source: Wall Street Journal
Feb 29, 2016
With Little Fanfare, the 2016 Campaign Is Producing a Serious Tax Debate
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Source: Washington Post
Feb 29, 2016
House Republicans struggle to end budget standoff
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Source: The Hill
Feb 28, 2016
GOP wary of budget blowup
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