Tag: Budgets and Deficits

Va. awards $6m in school security grants

Va. awards $6m in school security grants

Washington Examiner · September 26, 2014 7:13 am

Texas Gov. Rick Perry stumps for Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, left, during a campaign rally for Brownback on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014 in Wichita, Kan. Brownback is facing a tough reelection campaign against democrat Paul Davis. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Travis Heying)

Audit finds problems in Perry’s deal-closing fund

Paul Weber · September 25, 2014 9:47 pm

Detroit residents may get vacant lots for $100

Detroit residents may get vacant lots for $100

Washington Examiner · September 24, 2014 12:09 pm

GE to give Penn State $10M for gas drilling center

GE to give Penn State $10M for gas drilling center

Kevin Begos · September 24, 2014 11:46 am

FILE - In this April 11, 2014 file photo, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, left, and his Republican rival, businessman Bruce Rauner, shake hands after they appeared together at the annual meeting of the Illinois Education Association in Chicago. Illinois has seen a roughly 30 percent increase in the number of TV ads and the money spent to air them this election cycle compared to four years ago, according to an analysis by the non-partisan Center for Public Integrity. That jump has been fueled by the neck-and-neck race between Rauner and Quinn. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Illinois among top in US for campaign ad spending

Sara Burnett · September 24, 2014 5:16 am

"Clearly, criminal justice reform is an idea whose time has come," Holder said. (AP/Julio Cortez)

Federal prison population drops by roughly 4,800

Eric Tucker · September 23, 2014 10:26 pm

In this Oct. 2, 2013 photo, David Denenberg meets with Superstorm Sandy victims in Seaford, N.Y. Denenberg, a candidate for the New York Senate, has announced he is withdrawing from the race amid allegations from his former law firm that he created at least $2 million in fictitious client bills. The law firm Davidoff Hutcher & Citron filed a lawsuit against Denenberg Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, in state Supreme Court in Manhattan. Denenberg has been a Nassau County legislator since 1999. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman)

NY senate candidate sued by ex-employer quits race

Frank Eltman · September 23, 2014 9:56 pm

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 file photo, Jamie Fox listens in Trenton, N.J., after New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced that he has chosen Fox to be New Jersey's new transportation commissioner. Fox's nomination flew through the state Senate on Monday, Sept. 22, 2014. The judiciary committee cleared him and then the full Senate confirmed him. In his confirmation hearing, Fox told senators that all options were on the table for accomplishing that goal, including a gas tax hike. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

Transportation funding becomes New Jersey priority

Geoff Mulvihill · September 23, 2014 4:14 pm

In a report issued Monday, the GAO said the IRS stopped $24.2 billion in theft, but the extent of the fraud is âÅunknown.âï¿½ (iStock Photo)

IRS paid $5.2 billion in fraudulent refunds

Susan Ferrechio · September 22, 2014 4:58 pm

In this Thursday, May 29, 2014 photo, prospective buyer Mary Tuttle, right, checks out antique lighting fixtures while looking at a home with real estate broker Nancy Dowson, left, with Keller Williams Realty, in Miami Shores, Fla. The National Association of Realtors reports, on Monday, Sept. 22, 2014, on sales of existing homes in August. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

US existing home sales fall in August

Josh Boak · September 22, 2014 2:53 pm

Higher supply, costs cut Ohio farmers’ profits

Higher supply, costs cut Ohio farmers’ profits

Washington Examiner · September 22, 2014 2:19 pm

A key reason for the problem, according to the GAO: The Pentagon doesn't know how many generals and admirals it needs to lead a shrinking force. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Top brass weighs on Pentagon

Charles Hoskinson · September 22, 2014 4:00 am