Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

April 2017

Source: Bloomberg
Apr 17, 2017
GOP Targets Trillion-Dollar Tax Break for Democratic States
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Source: The Hill
Apr 17, 2017
Mnuchin: Tax Reform Before August 'Highly Aggressive to not Realistic'
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Source: Bloomberg BNA
Apr 17, 2017
Don’t Forget Debt, When Dealing with Big-Ticket Items: Survey
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Source: Bloomberg
Apr 17, 2017
Trump's ‘Reciprocal Tax’ Seen Affirming His Love of Tariffs
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Source: The Hill
Apr 15, 2017
Five Hurdles to Avoiding a Government Shutdown
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Source: The Hill
Apr 14, 2017
White House Explores New Direction on Tax Reform
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Source: The Hill
Apr 13, 2017
McConnell: 'Hopefully' Tax Reform Will Pass This Year
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Source: Bloomberg
Apr 13, 2017
Is Trump's Tax-Cut Tactic Based on an Error?
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Source: The Washington Post
Apr 12, 2017
GOP House Leader Says There are Ways Republicans can Forge Ahead on Healthcare
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Source: Reuters
Apr 12, 2017
U.S. Tax Reform Debate Moves Away from Ryan Blueprint
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Source: CNBC
Apr 12, 2017
US Weekly Jobless Claims Total 234,000 Vs 245,000 Estimate
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Source: The Hill
Apr 12, 2017
Trump Cut Social Security Changes from Budget Proposal
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Source: CNBC
Apr 11, 2017
Job Openings in US Hit Seven-Month High in February as Hiring Slips
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Source: POLITICO
Apr 11, 2017
Trump: I Want to Pass Healthcare Before Doing Tax Reform
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Source: Axios
Apr 11, 2017
Forget Trumpcare 2.0, Moderates Want to Try Bipartisanship
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Source: USA Today
Apr 11, 2017
Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows Pursues Healthcare Deal with Speaker Ryan
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Source: Reuters
Apr 10, 2017
Senate Follows House Out of Town, Without Deal on Omnibus
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Source: Reuters
Apr 10, 2017
Trump to Meet U.S. Business Leaders on Infrastructure, Tax Reform
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Source: CNBC
Apr 10, 2017
White House Backs off Firm Deadline for Tax Reform
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Source: New York Times
Apr 10, 2017
Trump Administration to Pay Health Law Subsidies Disputed by House
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Source: Associated Press
Apr 10, 2017
Trump-Taxes: President Scraps Tax Plan, Timetable Threatened
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Source: The Washington Post
Apr 9, 2017
With a Deadline Looming, Nobody is Threatening to Shut Down the Government
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Source: Morning Consult
Apr 7, 2017
House GOP Amends Healthcare Bill to Address Premiums
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Source: New York Times
Apr 7, 2017
Job Growth Loses Steam as U.S. Adds 98,000 in March
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Source: The Hill
Apr 5, 2017
What Democrats Want in Shutdown Fight
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