Johnson Pursues Trump-Backed Budget Vote Despite Backlash From Fiscal Hawks
House Speaker Mike Johnson is moving forward with a vote on the budget blueprint that lays the foundation for President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda despite backlash from the Finance Hawks at the meeting. House GOP Leadership Approval Trump –backing The budget resolution passed in the Senate early Saturday morning, when Jody Arlington, a Republican from […]
Fiscal Hawks Warn GOP Spending Plan Must Reject ‘Budget Gimmick’ That Could Add Trillions To Deficit
The conservative fiscal Hawks are denounced untested accounting tactics not driven by GOP lawmakers who allow Congress to borrow trillions of dollars without realizing the impact of future tax and spending bills. President Donald Trump has called on Republicans in Congress to extend the tax cuts enacted during his first term, which is set to […]
Gov’t Consultants Drunk On Taxpayer Cash Brace For Trump-Mandated Fiscal Sobriety
The Washington state consulting giant faces an existential threat that the Trump administration has been “strengthened by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The federal government spends hundreds of millions of millions of years on consulting companies that provide everything from infrastructure to policy analysis and management support. This is deeply embedded in Washington’s […]
Vouchers set state up for “fiscal cliff” • Tennessee Lookout
Update: This article has been updated to reflect the impact of private school vouchers on the state’s financial forecast. Tennessee Republican lawmakers have downplayed Bill Lee’s private school voucher scheme, saying that a wealthy character from the 1960s represents “Gilligan’s Island.” . In addition to questions about program equity, state Rep. Jody Barrett, of Dixon, […]
KURT COUCHMAN: Will This Lame-Duck Congress Trip The Next One Over The Fiscal Cliff?
The post-election lame-duck session of Congress will be chaotic. A barely Republican House, a barely Democratic Senate, and a barely competent Biden-Harris administration have barely completed the day-to-day business of government this year. They need to get it done without any crazy errands. Next year’s “fiscal cliff” will consume all of policymakers’ time and attention. […]
Biden-Harris Admin Caps Off Four Fiscal Years With Roughly 8.5 Million Southern Border Migrant Encounters
Roughly 8.5 million migrants were encountered along the U.S.-Mexico border during the Biden-Harris White House’s four fiscal years, making the true cost of the border crisis under the administration more clear. In September, the final month of fiscal year 2024, 101,790 migrants were encountered at the southern border. According to The data was released by […]
Risks On Gov’t Loans Issued Next Fiscal Year Will Cost Taxpayers More Than $65 Billion, CBO Says
The Biden-Harris Administration's lending plan is expected to cost taxpayers more than $65 billion in lifetime costs for new loans and guarantees issued in fiscal year 2025, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Losses from government loans are nearly double the cost of risk, which was $36.5 billion. Estimation CBO data for fiscal year […]
Coconino Board of Supervisors approve budget for 2025 fiscal year | Local News
After months of meetings featuring presentations from various departments, the Coconino County Board of Supervisors approved the fiscal year 2025 budget. The fiscal 2025 budget of $484,503,861, a reduction of about $62 million from the fiscal 2024 budget of $546,374,685, takes effect July 1 and includes a continued focus on the county's capital improvement projects, […]
News Flash • Strong Economic Standing, Fiscal Responsibility
PHOENIX, Ariz. (March 6, 2024) – A new report shows Maricopa County has a strong economy, lower unemployment than the state average, and a more efficient use of government funds than similarly sized counties. I am. “Maricopa County continues to lead the nation in growth and fiscal responsibility,” said Jack Sellers, chairman of the Maricopa […]
No Major Presidential Candidates Have A Plan To Tackle The Fiscal ‘Trainwreck’ Coming In 2025
Presidential candidates appear to have no plans to address the pending fiscal crisis, which needs to be addressed early in their first or second terms. Several provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are set to expire next year, the debt ceiling is likely to expire on Jan. 1, and the spending fight […]
