Tag: Spending

CBO Projections Indicate Obamacare Will Raise Deficits by $131 Billion

Jeffrey H. Anderson · October 14, 2014 11:01 am

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Taxpayers spend $157m for union work

Sean Higgins · October 7, 2014 7:28 pm

A Denver-based nonprofit advocacy group for the homeless that has received more than $90 million in federal grants refuses to heed official rules on how tax dollars can be spent, according to a government watchdog. (iStock Photo)

Homeless advocates refuse to follow federal-grant spending regulations

Mark Tapscott · October 4, 2014 9:00 am

Paul Ryan says he hopes his party can hit singles and doubles when it comes to spending and taxing. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Ryan hoping for ‘singles and doubles’ if Republicans win control of Senate

Joseph Lawler · September 29, 2014 7:16 pm

The world is falling deeper into debt and faces the ugly prospect of either continued slow economic growth or another financial crisis, a new report written by former central bankers warns. (iStock Photo)

World faces slow growth or another crisis, former central bankers warn

Joseph Lawler · September 29, 2014 3:41 pm

Fifty-six percent of Americans now believe the country's economic and political systems are stacked against them -- the highest number in 22 years, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. (iStock Photo)

Earmarks never went away — they changed addresses

Sarah Bedford · September 26, 2014 9:00 am

HHS Seeks Birth Control… For Deer

HHS Seeks Birth Control… For Deer

Jeryl Bier · September 25, 2014 10:04 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

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Outside election spending nears $230m

Kelly Cohen · September 22, 2014 4:11 pm

GOP heads into midterms without detailed conservative manifesto

GOP heads into midterms without detailed conservative manifesto

Joseph Lawler · September 19, 2014 9:02 am

Deficit hawks face a serious problem in advancing their message: Declining deficits and debt. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)

Fiscal hawks’ problem: Shrinking debt

Joseph Lawler · September 15, 2014 9:00 am

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released a statement clarifying his remarks regarding hisÂ speech at a gala event earlier this month hosted by In Defense of Christians,Â and apologized for questioning he sincerity of his critics.Â (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP bill would avert fed shutdown till Dec. 11

Andrew Taylor · September 9, 2014 11:29 pm