Budget
5 Big Problems Obama Will Ignore in His State of the Union Address
What President Obama says in his 2013 State of the Union Address isn't as important as what he leaves out.
Obama Agenda Taking Back Seat to Fiscal Reality?
President's budget proposal already overdue
House Republicans Apply Pressure on Missing Obama Budget
Plan to advance a bill requiring one
GOP Lawmakers Gambling on Automatic Cuts
Attempt to force Democrats into making concessions in budget negotiations
Boehner Considers Making Debt Ceiling Increase Contingent on Senate Passing Budget
Senate hasn't passed one in four years
Legislative Analyst Agrees Brown's Calif. Budget is Balanced
Assuming, of course, actual spending matches the budget, which it never does
White House Will Miss Budget Deadline
Condescending Wonka would like to hear more from the president about fiscal responsibility
Spending Cuts Are Mostly Fiction
Only in Washington could you get away with referring to both spending hikes and tax hikes as spending "cuts."
Jerry Brown: California's Recovering, So Let's Spend, Spend, Spend!
Education and health spending on the rise, but those commitments still can't kill high-speed rail
Gov. Brown Predicts Budget Surpluses for California Next Year
While announcing spending increases
Rep. Ryan Asks if Obama Administration Will Submit Budget This Year
Senate hasn't passed budget resolution since 2009
What Fresh Horrors Await Californians in the Next Budget?
State casts about for new stones to get blood from
Iowa Has $800 Million Surplus
Of course, having learned nothing over the past decade, politicians want to figure out how to spend it
New Zealand Government Reconsiders Big Projects To Maintain Budget Surplus
It's like peeking through the looking glass
PA Poised To Easily Weather Fiscal Cliff Loss of Federal Funds
Not so dependent on D.C.'s teat
Boehner's Backroom Deal
Boehner's against "backroom deals," and Obama's for "an unprecedented level of openness."
Texan Hog Snares and Drone Among Items Criticized in Homelands Security Budget
Getting priorities straight