Politics Jul 17 WATCH: House approves Trump’s request to claw back $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid By Associated Press
Economy Jun 24 Infrastructure spending promises boost for industry Details of the deal were scarce, but the pared-down plan, with $579 billion in new spending, has rare bipartisan backing and could open the door to the president's more sweeping $4 trillion proposals later on. By Damian J. Troise, Associated Press
Politics Sep 13 Congress moving ahead on spending to avert shutdown Congress is moving to avert a legislative disaster that could lead to a partial government shutdown just weeks before the November midterm elections. By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Education Mar 12 Richer school districts in 23 states are receiving more local funding than their poorer counterparts The Washington Post reported on Thursday that in 23 states, “per-pupil spending” by state and local governments is lower in poor school districts than in rich ones, in some cases as much as 33 percent lower. Nationwide, the average… By Anna Sillers
Politics Feb 02 President Obama sends Congress record $4 trillion budget plan WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sent Congress a record $4 trillion budget Monday that would boost taxes on higher-income Americans and corporations, pushing past tight federal spending caps to fund an ambitious public works program and provide middle-class tax relief. By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press
Dec 10 Watch 7:20 On eve of shutdown deadline, Congress has a trillion-dollar divide By PBS News Hour House Speaker John Boehner announced a budget deal just a day before the deadline for a possible federal government shutdown. The Republican-written bill has no sign of past shutdown flashpoints, but it doesn't mean everyone is happy. Political editor Lisa… Continue watching
Oct 06 Democrats pour money into ‘firewall’ states By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford Today in the Morning Line: N.C., Colo., Iowa tops in ad spending for final two months of campaign Democrats have edge on the air in all three Republicans spending more in Ark., Alaska, La. New polls show Roberts in… Continue reading
Sep 09 Higher spending may not help U.S. higher education outperform peers By Kyla Calvert Mason The United States’ spending on higher education far outstrips that of other countries that make up the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, according to the group’s annual Education at a Glance report released today. Annually, the U.S. spends… Continue reading
Feb 20 New Obama budget proposal abandons Social Security cuts By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press The White House says President Barack Obama's upcoming budget proposal will not include his past offer to accept lowered cost-of-living increases in Social Security and other benefit programs. Those had been a central component of his long-term debt-reduction strategy. Officials… Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch Scrooge alert: Your holiday spending may result in an economic loss Scrooge alert: Your holiday spending may result in an economic loss… Continue watching