Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

November 2015

Source: Wall Street Journal
Nov 23, 2015
Two Views of Where the Economy Is Heading
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Source: Bloomberg
Nov 23, 2015
Unemployment Debt Weighs on U.S. States 6 Years After Recession
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Source: Wall Street Journal
Nov 23, 2015
One Big Influence on Interest Rates Is About to Reverse
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Source: MarketWatch
Nov 23, 2015
Data may support Fed view that economy ‘good enough’ for rate hike
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Source: The Hill
Nov 20, 2015
Obama signs two-week highway bill with autopen
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Source: New York Times
Nov 20, 2015
Momentum Builds to Tax Consumption More, Income Less
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Source: Stars and Stripes
Nov 19, 2015
McCain pushes to lift defense spending caps after Paris attacks
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Source: Dow Jones Business News
Nov 19, 2015
Total U.S. Household Debt Rises to $12.1 Trillion in Third Quarter
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Source: Forbes
Nov 19, 2015
Would Two Year Budgeting Help Break the Fiscal Impasse?
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Source: AP/The Guardian
Nov 18, 2015
US inflation rise increases likelihood of Federal Reserve interest rate hike
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Source: POLITICO
Nov 18, 2015
Income inequality or growth? Early-state insiders clash
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Source: The Hill
Nov 17, 2015
House passes short-term highway patch
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Source: Huffington Post
Nov 15, 2015
Democrats Dodge Some Tough Questions On Fiscal Policy
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Source: Wall Street Journal
Nov 10, 2015
The GOP Candidates' Tax Plans
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Source: Washington Post
Nov 5, 2015
Debate over Medicare, Social Security, other federal benefits divides GOP
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October 2015

Source: CBS News
Oct 30, 2015
GOP debaters find a big target in entitlements
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Source: Concord Coalition
Oct 28, 2015
Congress Urged to Improve Budget Process
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Source: Reuters
Oct 28, 2015
Congress Aims for Fast Budget, Debt Limit Passage
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Source: Tax Policy Center
Oct 27, 2015
Major Candidate Tax Proposals
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Source: NPR
Oct 25, 2015
Why You Shouldn't Stare Up At The Debt Ceiling And Yawn
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Source: Politico
Oct 23, 2015
House Republicans Scramble for Debt-Ceiling Plan
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Source: Senate Budget Committee
Oct 22, 2015
Reforming the Federal Budget Process: The Need for Action
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Source: Politico
Oct 21, 2015
6 Expert Budget Fixes — And a Cry for Help
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Source: USA Today
Oct 17, 2015
Video: Debt Ceiling – Again?! Here’s How it Works
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Source: Brookings
Oct 17, 2015
The Hutchins Center Explains: Debt and Deficits
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