Technicality topples key financial reporting bill
16 hours, 40 minutes ago
A much-watched bill designed to give the public more information on schools, taxes, government spending and debt held by state entities has gone down on a House technicality.
Economists predict increase in consumer spending
2 days ago
Consumer spending is likely to pick up this year, while government spending declines at a faster rate, according to a survey of business economists.
Budget surpluses spur tension in some GOP states
9 days ago
In recent years, the recession provided Republicans in many state capitols a long-coveted opportunity to cut government spending and services.
China premier pledges cuts to government spending
66 days ago
Extravagant government spending, resulting in waste and enabling corruption, has long stirred public resentment.
Senate rejects GOP effort to repeal 'Obamacare'
69 days ago
The Democratic-controlled Senate has rejected a Republican effort to attach the repeal of President Barack Obama's health care law to a government spending bill.
No ruckus about Medicare cuts in sequester
83 days ago
Hospitals, doctors and other Medicare providers are on the hook for a 2 percent cut under looming government spending reductions.
Japan industrial production up 2.5 percent in Dec.
110 days ago
Japan's industrial production picked up pace in December from the month before, in a sign the world's third-largest economy may be stabilizing thanks to stronger global demand and government...
Advocates to talk school choice
125 days ago
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No movement: Lawmakers dig in heels on debt crisis
135 days ago
Congressional leaders on Sunday showed no signs of emerging from their corners to resolve the next step in the financial crisis, with Democrats still talking about higher taxes on the wealthy and...