Budget & Tax News Archives

While President Joe Biden has often pointed to the persistently low unemployment rate to prove the viability of his economic policies, the rosy employment...

Muni Finance and the Federal Fiscal Food Fight (Opinion)

Heartland Author - September 25, 2023

Muni finance will be affected by the congressional spending battle, as borrowing costs rise. (Opinion) by Girard Miller Deficit financing has caught up with Uncle Sam,...

Potential Pension ‘Meltdown’ Poses Serious Threat To States

Heartland Author - September 22, 2023

Potential pension ‘meltdown’ poses serious threat to states, according to a new report from the American Legislative Exchange Council. by Will Kessler Pension liabilities exceeded funding...

Governors Ask President Biden for More Offshore Wind Power Support

Heartland Author - September 21, 2023

(The Center Square) — Several Democratic governors are urging the Biden administration to provide more federal funding and resources to develop offshore wind power...

Veronique de Rugy: Are Ordinary Americans Buying ‘Bidenomics’?

Heartland Author - September 21, 2023

As election season approaches, Democrats are touting the economic results of Biden administration policies aimed at improving the lives of working Americans and creating...

7 Takeaways From Merrick Garland’s Testimony to House Panel

Heartland Author - September 21, 2023

Attorney General Merrick Garland declined to answer questions on a wide range of matters Wednesday in sworn testimony before the House Judiciary Committee. Garland testified that he...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Open to City-Owned Supermarket (Op Ed)

Heartland Author - September 20, 2023

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson open to city-owned supermarket, despite "the sorry history of state-run supermarkets." The poet Carl Sandburg must be spinning in his grave....

Inflation, Slow Growth, and Government (Commentary)

Heartland Author - September 20, 2023

Inflation, slow growth: former World Bank President David Malpass right for wrong reason. (Commentary) Former World Bank president David Malpass thinks government policy is the primary cause...

John Stossel: ‘Emergency’ Spending

John Stossel - September 20, 2023

Did you survive the budget cuts from the last debt ceiling fight? President Joe Biden called them "draconian," while Republicans praised the deal's "historic reductions...

Small Businesses Blast IRS Over New Tax Credit Announcement

Heartland Author - September 19, 2023

(The Center Square) – Small businesses are crying foul after the Internal Revenue Service announced it would delay processing of a key tax credit,...

Bipartisan Coalition of Experts Call for Fiscal Commission Amid Soaring National Debt

Heartland Author - September 19, 2023

(The Center Square) – A bipartisan coalition of budget and financial experts have joined together to raise the alarm about the soaring federal debt...

Life, Liberty, Property #32: GOP Fractures While Dems Hang Tough

S. T. Karnick - September 18, 2023

Life, Liberty, Property #32: GOP Fractures over budget resolution that will spend more, while Dems hang tough. IN THIS ISSUE: GOP Fractures While Dems...

Investors Expect Smooth Transition to Lower Inflation and Interest Rates

Robert Genetski - September 18, 2023

Stocks show investors still expect a smooth transition to lower inflation and lower interest rates. The past year's monetary restraint suggests otherwise. The Week That...

North Dakota Gas Prices Skyrocket

Heartland Author - September 18, 2023

(The Center Square) - Gas prices increased 31 cents in North Dakota from last week, the second-highest increase in the country behind Minnesota, where...

California Passes Legislation to Let Strikers Qualify for Unemployment Benefits

Heartland Author - September 16, 2023

(The Center Square) – A bill to require California’s heavily indebted unemployment insurance fund to pay striking workers has passed the state legislature and...

National Deficit, Inflation Soars Despite ‘Inflation Reduction Act’

Heartland Author - September 16, 2023

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Congressional Budget Office reports that the federal government is borrowing far more this fiscal year than the year...