Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

December 2015

Source: CBS Moneywatch
Dec 23, 2015
Will the U.S. economy slip into recession in 2016?
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Source: Wall Street Journal
Dec 22, 2015
Deficit Concern Fades in Congress, Among Voters and on the 2016 Trail
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Source: New York Times
Dec 22, 2015
U.S. Economic Growth Was Tepid in Third Quarter
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Source: Brookings
Dec 21, 2015
The federal deficit is shrinking…for now
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Source: The Hill
Dec 21, 2015
Congressional leaders gear up for broad tax reform push
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Source: The Hill
Dec 21, 2015
Tax extenders on the road to tax reform
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Source: Wall Street Journal
Dec 18, 2015
The Grim News About Demographics and Federal Spending
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Source: Christian Science Monitor
Dec 18, 2015
Why deficit hawks are missing in action on budget, tax bills
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Source: POLITICO
Dec 18, 2015
House easily clears $1.1 trillion spending bill
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Source: Washington Post
Dec 18, 2015
House passes spending bill that would avert shutdown
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Source: New York Times
Dec 18, 2015
House Passes $1 Trillion Spending Measure
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Source: POLITICO
Dec 17, 2015
Congress' half-trillion-dollar spending binge
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Source: Bloomberg
Dec 16, 2015
Congrats, Fed. Grab Your Pompoms.
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Source: Bloomberg
Dec 16, 2015
Tax Package With Permanent Extenders House-Floor Bound
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Source: New York Times
Dec 16, 2015
Budget Deal Raises Spending, and the Deficit, Through Tax Breaks
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Source: Washington Post
Dec 16, 2015
Winners, losers in Congress’ year-end budget and tax endgame
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Source: Washington Post
Dec 15, 2015
Congress reaches year-end deal on taxes and spending
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Source: New York Times
Dec 15, 2015
House Reaches Accord on Spending and Tax Cuts
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Source: POLITICO
Dec 15, 2015
Ryan: Budget package a true compromise
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Source: The Atlantic
Dec 15, 2015
Has Congress Already Forgotten About the Deficit?
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Source: The Hill
Dec 14, 2015
Negotiators see $1.1T deal in sight
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Source: Washington Post
Dec 14, 2015
The Federal Reserve will likely raise interest rates this week. This is what happens next.
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Source: New York Times
Dec 14, 2015
Congress Races Toward Holiday Under Pressure to Deliver Spending Bill
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Source: The Hill
Dec 11, 2015
Time for a new US budget process
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Source: Washington Post
Dec 11, 2015
Spending bill bleeds into next week
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