All posts tagged "Budget"
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Alec Siegel | June 14, 2017
Sessions Asked Congress to Remove Marijuana Protections from Spending Bill
The attorney general is no fan of marijuana.
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Nicole Zub | May 5, 2017
Why is the Trump EPA Budget Removing Lead Paint Protection Programs?
Is cutting lead reduction and protection programs environmental racism?
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Alec Siegel | May 2, 2017
Provision in Spending Bill Protects States’ Medical Marijuana Laws
Jeff Sessions won't get funding to pursue a war on medical marijuana.
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Alec Siegel | May 1, 2017
No Funding for Trump’s Border Wall in Spending Bill
The bill will keep the government afloat for the next five months.
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Mariam Jaffery | April 28, 2017
Crisis Averted: Congress Approves Funding to Avoid Government Shutdown
Members of Congress put their differences aside to pass a short-term spending bill.
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Alec Siegel | April 24, 2017
Trump’s Border Wall: the Issue That Could Shut Down the Government
Congress is at odds with the administration's desire to have the government fund the wall.
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Alec Siegel | February 28, 2017
Trump’s Budget Blueprint Seeks Dramatic Military Spending Increase
Agencies, like the EPA, could suffer as a result.
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Anneliese Mahoney | December 21, 2015
Where’s Your Meat From? Congress Repeals Country-of-Origin Labeling
The COOL act has been repealed--is that cool or not?
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Kevin Rizzo | September 10, 2015
Brace Yourselves: A Government Shutdown May Be Looming
How the debate over Planned Parenthood could cause a government shutdown.
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Anneliese Mahoney | August 30, 2015
Why Can’t Illinois Pay its Lottery Winners?
The budget standoff is causing plenty of problems.
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Jessica McLaughlin | June 25, 2015
The USPS Deficit Crisis: What’s the Plan?
How will the latest plan to save the USPS affect you?
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Anneliese Mahoney | April 5, 2015
Early Summer Vacation for Some Kansas Students
Kansas schools' budget problems force early closures.
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Joseph Palmisano | February 21, 2015
American Flood Insurance: The Biggert-Waters Act and Beyond
The Biggert-Waters Act attempted to reform the United States' flood insurance program--did it work?
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Dennis Futoryan | March 14, 2014
Does the Government Really Spend Too Much?
Is the federal government ‘too big’ or ‘too small’? Americans have been debating the best size of the...