Budget, Taxation & Economy
What’s going on with the federal budget….?
While we patiently wait for the NC Senate to release their budget plan…why not take a look at the Federal budget? The House is expected to consider one, or possibly…
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Budget, Taxation & Economy
The Federal 2016 budget update
Last week the House approved a budget resolution and passed the first two spending bills. The Transportation-HUD spending measure was also approved by the subcommittee while the Legislative Branch spending…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
The Federal FY-2016 Budget
Action continues on the FY 2016 budget this week, as the House debates the first two appropriations bills: Energy-Water and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs. Each will be considered under an open…
Liberty
What’s going on in Washington….
This week in Washington, the Senate will continue to debate the Iran bill (S. 615). Majority Leader Mitch McConnell indicated the Iran bill will be considered under an open amendment…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
The federal budget
The House continues work on the first two appropriations bills of the FY-2016 budget, while the Senate and House named budget conferees last week to negotiate a concurrent budget resolution,…
Health Care
Reading Kennedy’s tea leaves in the latest Obamacare case
Sarah Hurtubise of The Daily Caller probes recent comments from Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy that might signal his stance in the King v. Burwell case involving Obamacare subsidies. In…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Responsible Budgeting Rules used in Appropriations Committees
While I was looking at the various appropriations committee websites for data regarding the state budget, I ran across some rules that I was excited to see. The document is…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
If you think the N.C. budget process is bad …
Put things in proper perspective by reading Romina Boccia‘s latest article for the Daily Signal about federal budget negotiations. Last week, Senate Appropriations Chair Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md., signaled her…
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Barron’s D.C. man has bad news for Puerto Rico
Jim McTague explains in his latest “D.C. Current” column for Barron’s why no one should hold his breath waiting for the federal government to do anything about Puerto Rico’s financial…
Liberty
Medicaid linchpin
Interesting column from CJ’s Day Way over North Carolina’s ongoing Medicaid problems. Medicaid is the “linchpin” to writing the 2014-2015 budget, and “things got nasty” at last week’s Senate appropriations…
Liberty
Budget-palooza 2014
We have the Governor’s budget proposal for 2014-15. And we have the Senate‘s. Now it’s the House’s turn. Yesterday Appropriations Chair Nelson Dollar announced that the Appropriation Subcommittees would introduce…
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Short Session, Consequential Agenda
Carolina Journal’s Barry Smith reports here on issues that are likely to get a hearing in the legislative “short” session that begins today. The primary focus will be adjusting the…