US Budget Deficit Hits Record $840 Billion Over Past Four Months
The US federal budget gap widened to a record $840 billion for the first third of the fiscal year, propelled by spending ...
US posts $129 billion January deficit on calendar shifts, higher outlays
The federal government posted a $129 billion budget deficit for January, up sharply from an unusually low $22 billion deficit ...
Elon Musk Implausibly Claims 'Competence and Caring' Can Cut the Federal Budget Deficit in Half
Speaking to reporters for the first time since he took charge of the Trump administration's cost-cutting initiative, Elon ...
House Republicans Release a Roughly $3 Trillion Budget Outline
The initial plan calls for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and at least $1.5 trillion in spending reductions, along with an ...
WA faces multi-billion dollar deficit after years of spending
Some Washington Democrats say a wealth tax is a solution to the state's multi-billion dollar budget deficit. However, there ...
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Civic Federation Says Illinois Should Extend Sales Tax to Services to Help Bridge $3B Budget Deficit
By applying the sales tax only to goods and a small number of services, Illinois is missing the ability to tax much of the ...
Oakland city workers rally against proposed layoff to reduce budget deficit
City workers in Oakland held a rally in front of city hall Tuesday after about 100 pink slips were sent out to employees who ...