Articles tagged with budget
Fri, May 18, 2012
House backs $642.5 billion defense budget for '13
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led House of Representatives voted on Friday to authorize $642.5 billion in defense spending next year, defying ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
House-backed defense budget sets up clash with Obama
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led House of Representatives voted on Friday to authorize $642.5 billion in defense and war spending next ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
D.C. balances its budget with booze
(Reuters) - The Washington, D.C. City Council passed a $9.4 billion budget on Tuesday that was balanced through expanding alcohol sales.
"I'd ...
Mon, May 14, 2012
California targets health, public workers to fix budget hole
By Jim Christie
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown on Monday unveiled a revised state budget plan that calls for new cuts to ...
Sat, May 12, 2012
California budget hole deepens to $16 billion: Jerry Brown
n">SACRAMENTO, CA (Reuters) - California is facing a much deeper budget deficit than expected due to weak tax revenues and slow progress in cutting ...
Sat, May 12, 2012
California budget hole deepens to $16 billion: governor
(Reuters) - California's budget deficit will swell to nearly $7 billion greater than expected due to weak tax revenues and slow progress in cutting ...
Fri, May 11, 2012
Top Republican rejects Panetta's defense budget criticism
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Republican lawmaker on defense issues on Friday rejected Pentagon chief Leon Panetta's criticism of budget maneuvering ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Panetta warns Congress over Pentagon budget gridlock
By Andrea Shalal-Esa and David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned on Thursday that gridlock in Congress over the Pentagon budget could ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
U.S. logs first monthly budget surplus in 42 months
By Mark Felsenthal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States posted a budget surplus for the first time in 42 months in April on a rise ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
EU needs say in aid recipients' budget: ECB's Nowotny
VIENNA (Reuters) - Countries receiving bailout funds from the European Union should also relinquish some sovereignty in budget-setting to the EU, European Central Bank Governing ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
Lawmakers move to boost 2013 defense budget
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pentagon chief Leon Panetta warned lawmakers last month not to pick apart piece by piece the finely balanced 2013 ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
Connecticut OKs $20.5 billion budget, closes deficit
(Reuters) - The Connecticut legislature has approved a $20.5 billion budget for the next fiscal year, which closes a $200 million deficit and adds ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Budget buyers to boost China car sales: Ford exec
By Bernie Woodall
DEARBORN, Michigan (Reuters) - Automakers will race to appeal to budget-conscious Chinese car buyers as the industry expands beyond the wealthy coastal ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Analysis: When it comes to EU's budget, anger is easier than reform
By Charlie Dunmore
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European governments have expressed outrage at a request for a sharp increase in European Union spending next year, seeking ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
Republican Ryan cites pope to defend budget cuts
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Invoking Pope Benedict, Republican Representative Paul Ryan defended his budget plan on Thursday at Georgetown University, where a group ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
Corrected: In austere times, EU to discuss 6.8 percent budget rise
By Francesco Guarascio and Charlie Dunmore
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will risk accusations of double standards on Wednesday when it proposes a 6 ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
Dutch Prime Minister resigns in budget cuts row
By Gilbert Kreijger and Thomas Escritt
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte resigned on Monday in a crisis over budget cuts, creating ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
Painful Greek austerity bit into 2011 budget gap
By George Georgiopoulos
ATHENS (Reuters) - Battered Greece saw its budget deficit fall to 9.1 percent of gross output last year as severe austerity ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
Painful Greek austerity bit into 2011 budget gap
By George Georgiopoulos
ATHENS (Reuters) - Battered Greece saw its budget deficit fall to 9.1 percent of gross output last year as severe austerity ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
Painful Greek austerity bit into 2011 budget gap
By George Georgiopoulos
ATHENS (Reuters) - Battered Greece saw its budget deficit fall to 9.1 percent of gross output last year as severe austerity ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Virginia legislature approves $85 billion budget
(Reuters) - The Virginia state Senate approved an $85 billion biennial budget in a special session on Wednesday, sending the spending plan already passed by ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Revenue wilted, states rely on cuts to meet budget
(Reuters) - Trapped in a revenue wasteland, U.S. states have cut spending by $290 billion over the last five years, with the largest reductions ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Senate Democrat Conrad offers budget but no vote
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans have been pressuring Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad to offer up a budget plan, and on Wednesday ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Bosnia government adopts budget to open IMF door
By Daria Sito-Sucic
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnia's central government adopted a much-delayed budget for 2012 on Wednesday, setting out wage and spending cuts as ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
U.S. faces big tax, budget test at year end: Geithner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government will face a major test on whether it has the capacity to govern when it faces big tax and budget ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
U.S. faces big tax, budget test at year end: Geithner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government will face a major test on whether it has the capacity to govern when it faces big tax and budget ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Halt California funds for high-speed rail: budget watchdog
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California lawmakers should not approve Governor Jerry Brown's budget proposals to provide additional funds for the state's pricey planned ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
NY's Suffolk County cuts capital budget by 21 percent
By Joan Gralla
(Reuters) - Next year's capital budget for New York's Suffolk County will be cut 21 percent because of the county ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Budget cuts favored for reducing deficit: poll
(Reuters) - Cutting government programs is favored as the way to reduce the budget deficit by more than twice as many Americans as those who ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
House panels turn budget ax to automatic cuts
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in six House of Representatives committees next week will dust off their past proposals for reducing the deficit ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
Slimmed-down budget for "new reality" Detroit unveiled
(Reuters) - Detroit Mayor Dave Bing's administration unveiled a $1.1 billion slimmed-down general fund budget for fiscal 2013 on Thursday that calls for ...
Wed, April 11, 2012
Washington state lawmakers pass budget proposals
(Reuters) - Lawmakers in Washington state passed supplemental operating and capital budgets on Wednesday that they say will preserve funding for education and launch about ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
White House casts Republican budget as bad for women
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday that budget cuts proposed by congressional Republicans would hurt American women more than men, tailoring criticisms ...
Tue, April 03, 2012
Obama assails Republican budget plan, aims at Romney
By Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama accused Republicans on Tuesday of favoring the rich with a "radical" budget plan that focuses on ...
Sun, April 01, 2012
House Republican says misspoke on Pentagon budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The senior U.S. House Republican on budget matters said on Sunday he "misspoke" when he caused a stir last week by ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
House vote sets up Republican budget as manifesto, target
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Republicans passed congressman Paul Ryan's deficit-cutting budget plan on Thursday, setting it up as a central theme ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
House budget chair questions Pentagon budget cuts
By David Alexander and Andrea Shalal-Esa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon budget for next year is dishonest and generals who have endorsed it on Capitol ...
Fri, March 23, 2012
Biden calls Republican budget an attack on seniors
By Jane Sutton
COCONUT CREEK, Florida (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden joked about his age with Florida retirees on Friday and portrayed Republican attempts ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Boehner: Republicans will rally around Ryan budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner declared on Thursday that a divided Republican caucus would rally behind the party's deficit-cutting federal ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Republican budget draws election contrast with Obama
(Reuters) - House Republicans placed a major election-year bet on Tuesday on a deficit-slashing budget proposal the party hopes will win over voters and quell ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Britain cuts income tax, austerity drive undimmed
By Sven Egenter and Matt Falloon
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister George Osborne cut the top rate of income tax while imposing new levies ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
NY state budget talks may pause after pension cuts
By Joan Gralla
(Reuters) - New York state looked on track to easily beat its April 1 deadline for passing its budget the second time ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
Factbox: House Republican budget calls for Medicare revamp
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A budget proposal by Republicans in the House of Representatives calls for a sweeping overhaul of the government-run Medicare healthcare program for ...
Mon, March 19, 2012
Geithner warns EU against hasty budget measures
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Europe was only at the initial stages of a long and difficult path toward fiscal ...
Sun, March 18, 2012
Republican budget draws election contrast with Obama
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Republicans placed a major election-year bet on Tuesday on a deficit-slashing budget proposal the party hopes will win ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
Deal or no deal? Republicans say budget law allows cuts
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives pushed back on Wednesday against suggestions that their drive for deeper spending cuts ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
House Republican leaders set to break budget deal
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican leaders in the House of Representatives are ready to break a hard-fought budget deal with Democrats as they ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Judges warn budget cuts could halt some trials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some federal civil trials may have to be suspended because of steep budget cuts that Congress has scheduled to take effect in ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Governor Dayton Proposes Supplemental Budget
ST. PAUL, MN (KDAL) - Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton has unveiled his Supplemental FY12-13 Budget proposal, which invests in jobs, provides needed resources for Police ...
Fri, March 09, 2012
Disney space movie tests big-budget film strategy
By Lisa Richwine and Ronald Grover
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "John Carter," the 3D space adventure film that opens today, was supposed to be the ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Hugh Hefner Playboy Biopic Rescued: Budget Mostly Robes
Hugh Hefner's actual life is kind of like a biopic already. It's flashy and high in budget, set to music, has a ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Lawmakers challenge Air Force budget, drone cuts
By Andrea Shalal-Esa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers on Tuesday called top Air Force officials to task over recent acquisition missteps and raised concerns about their ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
SEC chairman pitches budget boost to Congress
By Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission asked Congress for a big budget hike on ...
Sat, March 03, 2012
China boosts defense budget 11 percent after U.S. "pivot"
By Chris Buckley
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will boost military spending by 11.2 percent this year, the government said on Sunday, unveiling Beijing's ...
Fri, March 02, 2012
Pact for budget discipline signed by 25 EU states
By John O'Donnell
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - All but two European Union countries signed a treaty on tighter budget discipline for the euro zone on ...
Fri, March 02, 2012
China to unveil military budget after U.S. Asia "pivot"
By Chris Buckley
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is likely to unveil its military spending for 2012 on the weekend, flagging the direction that Beijing will ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
Romney's tax cuts would blow big hole in budget: report
By Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's plan to dramatically cut U.S. tax rates would dig a $3.4 ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
EU says Ireland may need to revise budget
BERLIN (Reuters) - Ireland may need to make further changes to its budget this year if the economy continues to deteriorate, the European Commission said ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
Senate budget chair says more Pentagon cuts likely
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Senate Budget Committee delivered a sobering message to top U.S. defense officials on Tuesday ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
EU Commission pressures Spain on budget
BRUSSELS/MADRID (Reuters) - Spain must explain soon to the European Commission why its 2011 budget deficit was substantially higher than expected and deliver clear ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
Britain says Games likely to undershoot budget
By Keith Weir
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain looks likely to have money left over from the 9.3 billion pounds ($14.7 billion) in public ...
Fri, February 24, 2012
S&P faults New Jersey governor's proposed budget
(Reuters) - The $32 billion budget plan New Jersey Governor Chris Christie proposed this week fails to solve a structural imbalance and relies on rosy ...
Tue, February 21, 2012
Pension, Medicaid changes sought in Illinois budget
By Karen Pierog
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - Illinois Governor Pat Quinn will call for cuts to escalating pension and Medicaid costs in his budget address ...
Tue, February 14, 2012
Lawmakers skeptical of cuts in 2013 defense budget
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Skeptical lawmakers questioned the Pentagon's 2013 spending plan at a Senate hearing on Tuesday, challenging everything from Defense ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
Obama's '13 budget plan would ramp up healthcare
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday proposed more aggressive deficit reductions through savings from Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
Obama's '13 budget plan would ramp up healthcare savings
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday proposed more aggressive deficit reductions through savings from Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
Obama proposes large budget boosts for SEC, CFTC
By Christopher Doering and Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Monday proposed big budget boosts for U.S. financial market regulators ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
Lawmaker calls Pentagon budget irresponsible
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Representative Buck McKeon, who heads the House Armed Services Committee, on Monday blasted the Pentagon's proposed defense budget for fiscal 2013 ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
Factbox: Obama's budget vs. Republican candidates' plans
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's budget proposal released on Monday stands little chance of becoming law but it lays out ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
Obama's '13 budget to increase healthcare savings
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday proposed more aggressive deficit reductions through savings from Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
Obama budget proposes new security, airline fees
(Reuters) - Airlines and their passengers would pay up to $32 billion in new air traffic and security fees over 10 years, and grants to ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
Obama seeks clean energy, pipeline funds in budget
By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House proposed more funds for renewable energy and pipeline safety in the 2013 budget while renewing the ...
Sat, February 11, 2012
Obama proposes defense cut after decade of growth
By David Alexander and Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama unveiled a 2013 defense budget on Monday that proposes cuts in Pentagon spending ...
Fri, February 10, 2012
January budget gap shrinks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The monthly budget deficit narrowed to $27.4 billion in January from $49.8 billion in the same month a year earlier ...
Fri, February 10, 2012
Obama budget sets up election-year tax fight
By Alister Bull and Laura MacInnis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called on Monday for new spending to boost growth and higher taxes on ...
Fri, February 10, 2012
Obama seeks $308 million budget for CFTC
By Christopher Doering
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House will propose a budget for the U.S. futures regulator of $308 million for fiscal year ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
Greece launches long-awaited debt offer
By George Georgiopoulos
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece formally launched a bond swap offer to private holders of its bonds on Friday, setting in motion the ...
Thu, February 02, 2012
NYC mayor unveils budget with minimal layoffs
By Joan Gralla
(Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday unveiled a $68.7 billion preliminary budget, closing a $2 billion gap ...
Thu, February 02, 2012
NYC mayor unveils budget without layoffs
By Joan Gralla
(Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday unveiled a $68.7 billion preliminary budget, closing a $2 billion gap ...
Thu, February 02, 2012
NY City to avoid tax hikes in Mayor's budget plan
By Joan Gralla
(Reuters) - New York City residents will be spared new taxes in the budget plan Mayor Michael Bloomberg will present on Thursday ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Panetta faces tough NATO meeting after budget shift
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta faces an unexpectedly challenging NATO meeting this week that could expose embarrassing rifts in the ...
Tue, January 31, 2012
CBO sees FY12 budget deficit of $1.08 trillion: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. budget deficit will hit $1.08 trillion this year, the Congressional Budget Office will forecast on Tuesday, up from ...
Mon, January 30, 2012
Wall Street ends week higher before Greece decision
By Chuck Mikolajczak
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged higher on Friday, but investors stayed cautious before a long holiday weekend when hopes ...
Sun, January 29, 2012
Europe signs up to German-led fiscal pact
By Julien Toyer and Paul Taylor
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel cemented her political ascendancy in Europe Monday when 25 out of 27 EU ...
Sun, January 29, 2012
Greece should give up budget control: Germany
By Erik Kirschbaum
BERLIN (Reuters) - Greece must surrender control of its budget policy to outside institutions if it cannot implement reforms attached to euro ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
Fitch warns Washington state over budget gap
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - On the heels of a warning on Friday by Fitch Ratings that it could lower its rating on Washington state's ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
Germany wants Greece to give up budget control
By Noah Barkin
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is pushing for Greece to relinquish control over its budget policy to European institutions as part of discussions ...
Thu, January 26, 2012
U.S. spies to rely more on allies due to budget austerity
By Tabassum Zakaria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies will rely increasingly on international allies for information sharing as budgets tighten in the current ...
Tue, January 24, 2012
Pentagon budget to cut military, cancel programs
By David Alexander and Andrea Shalal-Esa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon will preview a budget proposal this week that begins to implement $487 billion in ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
Obama to deliver budget on February 13, delayed one week
By Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will release his 2013 budget proposal on February 13, the White House said on Monday, delaying ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
House Republican budget to seek Medicare reforms
By David Lawder
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives will put forward a budget plan this year that will seek substantial reforms ...
Sat, January 21, 2012
U.S. won't cut carrier fleet to fix budget, Panetta says
By Phil Stewart
ABOARD THE USS ENTERPRISE (Reuters) - The United States will not cut America's fleet of 11 aircraft carriers to help trim ...
Fri, January 20, 2012
House Republican budget to seek Medicare reforms
By David Lawder
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives will put forward a budget plan this year that will seek substantial reforms ...
Wed, January 18, 2012
States once again worried about budget fights
(Reuters) - As the Congress enters the latest battle in the budget wars, states once again fear they will become fiscal collateral damage.
On Wednesday ...
Tue, January 17, 2012
Obama names Zients as acting budget chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama named senior aide Jeffrey Zients on Tuesday to serve as acting chief of the Office of Management and Budget ...
Tue, January 17, 2012
New York budget portends clash with public unions
By Dan Wiessner
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed a $132.5 billion state budget on Tuesday that virtually freezes ...
Tue, January 17, 2012
Obama's 2013 budget a campaign call to arms
By Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When President Barack Obama unveils his annual budget next month, the blueprint will reveal a lot about his re-election ...
Fri, January 13, 2012
Ahead of NY governor's budget, spending cuts seen
By Dan Weissner and Holly McKenna
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - After winning swift passage last month of a millionaire's tax increase, New York ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
Harrisburg city council overrides mayor's budget veto
By Mark Shade
HARRISBURG, Pa (Reuters) - The city council of the Pennsylvania state capital city of Harrisburg voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to override Mayor ...
Mon, January 09, 2012
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania mayor vetoes budget
By Mark Shade
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - The mayor of Pennsylvania's debt-laden capital of Harrisburg on Monday vetoed the budget passed by the city ...
Mon, January 09, 2012
Top Obama aide Daley steps down, budget chief takes over
By Jeff Mason and Caren Bohan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama announced an election year shake-up at the White House on Monday, choosing budget ...
Fri, January 06, 2012
Obama aims to unfreeze federal pay in 2013 budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will propose lifting a federal pay freeze in his upcoming budget plan to give government employees a 0.5 ...
Thu, January 05, 2012
California gov's budget plan sees $9.2 billion gap
By Jim Christie
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown unveiled a $92.6 billion general fund budget on Thursday for the state's ...
Thu, January 05, 2012
California budget plan sees $9.2 billion deficit
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown will project a $9.2 billion deficit in the state' budget plan he will unveil on Thursday ...
Wed, January 04, 2012
Less budget rancor seen for California legislature
By Jim Christie
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California lawmakers return to work on Wednesday facing a series of critical financial decisions - including how to close ...
Thu, December 29, 2011
Harrisburg council approves budget, mayor ponders veto
By Mark Shade
HARRISBURG, Pa (Reuters) - Harrisburg's city council, at odds with the mayor over how to dig out of a financial hole ...
Sat, December 24, 2011
U.N. passes leaner 2012-2013 budget amid economic turmoil
By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly on Saturday approved a 5 percent decrease in the United Nations' budget for ...
Thu, December 22, 2011
Italy parliament votes to seal austerity budget
By Steve Scherer and Giuseppe Fonte
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Senate passed a vote of confidence in the government of Prime Minister Mario Monti ...
Sun, December 18, 2011
Italian budget in home stretch, unions on warpath
By Philip Pullella
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's austerity budget, vital for Rome's attempts to get its accounts in order and do its part ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
Wall Street woes pressure NYC budget: NYS official
By Chip Barnett
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state is facing bigger budget deficits as the weak performance on Wall Street drags on the ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
Presidential dollar coins victims of budget crunch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sorry, President Chester Arthur. Nobody wants you.
Searching for savings in a tough economy, the White House said on Tuesday that the ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
Republicans try to protect military from budget cuts
By Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Republican on Wednesday introduced legislation to protect the military from automatic budget cuts despite stiff opposition from ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
House Republicans push against SEC budget boost
By Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission should not get a budget boost until it dedicates its existing resources to ...
Tue, December 13, 2011
State Medicaid spending soars
By Lisa Lambert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Spending by U.S. states on Medicaid, the healthcare program for the poor, soared last year and will likely ...
Tue, December 13, 2011
Presidential dollar coins victims of budget crunch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sorry, President Chester Arthur. Nobody wants you.
Searching for savings in a tough economy, the White House said on Tuesday that the ...
Fri, December 09, 2011
Congress punts hard payroll tax work to 2012
By Richard Cowan and Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed into law a two-month payroll tax cut extension on Friday, capping a ...
Thu, December 08, 2011
NYC mayor clashes with governor on $1 billion taxi plan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's financial perils have worsened because the state governor is rejecting a bill that would raise $1 billion ...
Mon, December 05, 2011
Attempts to balance budget pose state risk: raters
By Lisa Lambert
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Threats to the credit rating of the United States may have spooked political leaders in U.S. states ...
Sun, December 04, 2011
Exclusive: Germany open to ESM changes if budget rules tightened
By Julien Toyer and Luke Baker
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany is prepared to soften language in the euro zone's permanent bailout mechanism compelling bondholders ...
Sun, December 04, 2011
Europe pushes ahead with fiscal union, UK isolated
By Luke Baker and Mark John
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe secured an historic agreement to draft a new treaty for deeper economic integration in the ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
Minnesota balances its budget; future gaps loom
By Karen Pierog
CHICAGO - (Reuters) - Minnesota will break a cycle of deficits with its current two-year budget, which is projected to have an $876 ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
Greeks strike over government's "starvation" budget
By Tatiana Fragou and Karolina Tagaris
ATHENS (Reuters) - Emergency staff ran hospitals, schools closed and thousands of austerity-weary Greeks took to the streets on ...
Wed, November 30, 2011
NYC budget crunch clashes with rising AIDS cost
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Despite a budget crunch, New York City might have to increase funding for programs to help AIDS patients as its cost-cutting ...
Tue, November 29, 2011
NYC caught between budget crunch and rising AIDs cost
By Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Despite a budget crunch, New York City might have to increase funding for programs to help AIDS patients ...
Mon, November 28, 2011
Fitch warns of U.S. downgrade if no budget deal in 2013
By Walter Brandimarte
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fitch Ratings gave the United States until 2013 to come up with a "credible plan" to tackle its ...
Sun, November 27, 2011
Republicans to reconfigure budget cuts: lawmaker
By Vicki Allen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans will try to spare defense programs by reconfiguring the $1.2 trillion in spending cuts that are to ...
Fri, November 25, 2011
Belgian finance minister: Downgrade makes budget deal urgent
By Sebastian Moffett
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's political deadlock sparked a downgrade in its debt on Friday, possibly forcing the country to pay higher ...
Fri, November 25, 2011
F-35 makes headway amid criticism, U.S. budget crunch
By David Alexander
ABOARD THE USS WASP (Reuters) - The 16-ton fighter jet slowed to a stop off the warship's port beam, where it ...
Tue, November 22, 2011
Minnesota summer shutdown costs-savings a wash: budget office
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A nearly three-week Minnesota government shutdown in July over a budget impasse left broad public frustration, but little impact on state finances ...
Tue, November 22, 2011
Budget crises make mayors feel like "bad guys": poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mayors of U.S. cities and towns feel they are being cast as the "bad guys" as they attempt to address budget ...
Mon, November 21, 2011
NY Governor taps business leaders as debt talks wither
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some 20 New York business, labor and political leaders were asked on Monday by Governor Andrew Cuomo to help solve the ...
Mon, November 21, 2011
TIMELINE-How Canada tamed its budget crisis
(Reuters) - Under pressure from financial markets, Canada eliminated its budget deficit in short order in the 1990s, going from the second worst fiscal performer ...
Sat, November 19, 2011
EU agrees 2 percent budget rise for 2012 to 129 billion euros
By Charlie Dunmore
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union negotiators agreed to a two percent rise in the bloc's budget for next year to 129 ...
Fri, November 18, 2011
Balanced-budget amendment falls short in House
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A measure that would amend the Constitution to require the government to balance its books each year fell short ...
Tue, November 15, 2011
Greek government submits budget as EU/IMF team arrives
By Lefteris Papadimas and Michael Winfrey
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's new government took a first step on Friday toward meeting terms of an international ...
Mon, November 14, 2011
Panetta spells out budget cut doomsday fears
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta spelled out a doomsday scenario Monday that he said could occur if Congress fails to ...
Mon, November 14, 2011
Deficit "super committee" stalled as deadline looms
By Donna Smith and Patrick Temple-West
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Both sides of Congress' deadlocked "super committee" held separate talks on Saturday, but formal negotiations remained ...
Mon, November 14, 2011
NY state sees wider budget gaps amid Wall St woes
By Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state's current budget has a $350 million hole while next year's gap has widened ...
Mon, November 14, 2011
Brussels seeks tight budget control, ECB impatient
By Jan Strupczewski and Sakari Suoninen
BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Commission is seeking far tighter control of national budgets to combat the euro ...
Wed, November 02, 2011
U.S. tries "hip hop" diplomacy in Pakistan
By Chris Allbritton
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Considered by many Pakistanis to be public enemy number one, the United States on Monday turned to the musical ...
Mon, October 17, 2011
Lone Ranger back on track after budget slash
The Pirates of the Caribbean hunk was slated to play Tonto opposite Armie Hammer's Lone Ranger in the Disney adaptation of the classic ...
Sun, October 16, 2011
Lone Ranger back on track after budget slash
The Pirates of the Caribbean hunk was slated to play Tonto opposite Armie Hammer's Lone Ranger in the Disney adaptation of the classic ...
Sat, October 15, 2011
Lone Ranger back on track after budget slash
The Pirates of the Caribbean hunk was slated to play Tonto opposite Armie Hammer's Lone Ranger in the Disney adaptation of the classic ...
Fri, October 14, 2011
Lone Ranger back on track after budget slash
The Pirates of the Caribbean hunk was slated to play Tonto opposite Armie Hammer's Lone Ranger in the Disney adaptation of the classic ...
Thu, October 13, 2011
U.S. farm subsidy reform may be tied to budget cuts
By Charles Abbott
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. farm subsidy cuts of $23 billion would be tied to the creation of a new crop subsidy ...
Thu, October 13, 2011
Budget cuts take U.S. military "to the edge": Panetta
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta chided congressional dysfunction and warned that cutting $450 billion in defense spending would take the ...
Wed, October 12, 2011
Budget battle hobbles Clinton as clock ticks down
By Andrew Quinn and Arshad Mohammed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Time and money are running short for Hillary Clinton.
After surprising the world in 2009 when ...
Wed, October 12, 2011
Chicago mayor's budget squeezes many to end deficit
By Karen Pierog
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago would squeeze money out of employees, residents, visitors, commuters, nonprofit organizations and others to tackle a $635.7 ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
Panetta says difficult Pentagon cuts are coming
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Tuesday the Pentagon will have to cut outlays on personnel, benefits and equipment ...
Tue, October 04, 2011
Exclusive: budget talks get down to taxes, benefits
By Donna Smith and Tim Reid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Deficit-reduction talks in the Congress entered a potentially groundbreaking phase on Tuesday with Republicans signaling they ...
Sun, October 02, 2011
Deficit targets missed in Greek budget draft: sources
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will miss the deficit targets set in its EU/IMF bailout this year and next as it faces worse-than-expected recession, sources ...
Sat, October 01, 2011
Greek economy stuck in recession, complicates fiscal efforts
By Harry Papachristou and Ingrid Melander
ATHENS (Reuters) - The Greek economy will remain stuck in recession next year, underlining the challenge the country faces ...
Mon, September 26, 2011
White House expects budget deal by lawmakers
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The White House urged Congress on Monday to resolve a budget impasse but said it did not think lawmakers ...
Mon, September 26, 2011
House expected to pass funding bill Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives is expected to pass on Thursday a short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown, a top Republican ...
Mon, September 26, 2011
Moody's: Obama budget a plus but adoption unlikely
By Walter Brandimarte
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's deficit reduction plan would be positive for the United States's credit ratings but chances ...
Thu, September 22, 2011
Congress delays budget fight until Monday
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congress set the stage for another last-minute budget showdown as lawmakers delayed action on a broad spending bill ...
Wed, September 21, 2011
Congress heads to another budget showdown
By Andy Sullivan and Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A sharply divided Congress careened toward another high-stakes budget battle on Thursday as lawmakers remained at ...
Wed, September 21, 2011
NY MTA debt plan could hit operating budget: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority could "further complicate" its difficult financial position if it goes ahead with a $14.8 ...
Tue, September 20, 2011
Budget panel hears competing ideas
By Richard Cowan and Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 12 members of a congressional "super committee" laid out competing visions on Tuesday for how ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
U.S. needs F-35 despite tight budget: Air Force chief
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States needs the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and a new long-range bomber despite the difficult budget climate ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
Bosworth made Italian movie on a budget
The Superman Returns star did her own hair and make-up and carried her wardrobe around in a suitcase on the set of the untitled ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
Analysis: Obama, GOP shift tax, budget fight into 2012
By Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Republicans in Congress are digging in to fight the 2012 election campaign over the budget ...
Sun, September 18, 2011
Bosworth made Italian movie on a budget
The Superman Returns star did her own hair and make-up and carried her wardrobe around in a suitcase on the set of the untitled ...
Sat, September 17, 2011
Bosworth made Italian movie on a budget
The Superman Returns star did her own hair and make-up and carried her wardrobe around in a suitcase on the set of the untitled ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
Senate panel keeps budget boosts for SEC, CFTC
By Christopher Doering and Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Securities and futures regulators will see large budget increases to help them implement sweeping new ...
Tue, September 13, 2011
Japan mulls 4th extra budget of 1-2 trillion yen: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government is considering compiling a fourth extra budget for the fiscal year to March of about 1 to 2 trillion ...
Tue, September 13, 2011
Congress budget agency warns panel of economic ills
By Richard Cowan and Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A softening U.S. economy means that Congress's "super committee" on deficit reduction must be ...
Tue, September 13, 2011
Senate panel backs freeze in Pentagon base budget
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The nominee to become Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's top deputy cautioned against "draconian" cuts in the U.S ...
Tue, September 13, 2011
U.S. to face long-term threat from Qaeda affiliates
By Tabassum Zakaria and Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite U.S. success in weakening al Qaeda, the United States faces a long-term threat from ...
Mon, September 12, 2011
Analysis: Gene sequencers face govt budget squeeze
By Esha Dey and Shravya Jain
Bangalore (Reuters) - Companies that make the gene-sequencing devices used in scientific research face a tough few years as ...
Fri, September 09, 2011
U.S. faces tough choices on defense budget
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ten years after the United States embarked on a war against terrorism in the rubble of the September 11 ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
Army fears further troop cuts in budget fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Army doesn't want the number of U.S. soldiers to fall below the already reduced level of ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
World environment programs in budget crosshairs
By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - What do flood prevention in Nepal, wildlife preservation in Namibia and reef fishing in Indonesia have to ...
Sat, September 03, 2011
Analysis: Italy's Berlusconi pressured over austerity mess
By James Mackenzie
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's chaotic efforts to pass a new austerity plan already included disputed figures, policy U-turns and cabinet rows ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
Budget cuts could limit hurricane forecasting
By Tom Brown
MIAMI (Reuters) - The National Hurricane Center says it successfully predicted Hurricane Irene's North Carolina landfall over the weekend and its ...
Wed, August 31, 2011
White House sharply cuts growth forecast
By Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sharply cut estimates on Thursday for U.S. economic growth, underscoring the difficult challenge he faces ...
Wed, August 31, 2011
General Petraeus hangs up uniform, warns on budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General David Petraeus warned against sacrificing U.S. military capabilities to ease America's budget woes, as he retired from the Army ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
White House: midsession budget review out this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday that its midsession review of President Barack Obama's fiscal 2012 budget proposal would be released ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Irene costs restart Washington budget battle
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington's never-ending budget battle threatened to snarl the recovery from Hurricane Irene as a top Republican said on ...
Fri, August 26, 2011
Duluth Mayor Ness Proposes 2012 Budget
DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - Duluth Mayor Don Ness presented his proposed budget for 2012 to city councilors at Thursday night's agenda session. The 73 ...
Wed, August 24, 2011
Instant view: Budget deal slices deficits nearly in half: CBO
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A sweeping U.S. budget deal and lower interest rates will slice projected budget deficits nearly in half over the next ...
Wed, August 24, 2011
U.S. budget deal brightens fiscal outlook: CBO
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A sweeping U.S. budget deal has brightened the country's fiscal outlook but its gains could evaporate if ...
Wed, August 17, 2011
Obama to unveil economic plan in September speech
By Alister Bull
ATKINSON, Ill (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he will propose a plan in September to jump-start the U.S ...
Wed, August 10, 2011
Signs point to California facing new budget gap
By Jim Christie
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's summer vacation from its state budget woes didn't last long.
California's latest monthly revenue ...
Wed, August 10, 2011
U.S. budget gap hits $1.1 trillion to date
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is running a $1.1 trillion budget deficit to date in the current fiscal year, the Treasury Department said ...
Tue, August 09, 2011
Republican tax hardliners on debt super panel
By Kevin Drawbaugh and Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans named their six members Wednesday to a congressional deficit-reduction super committee, including a favorite of ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
Factbox: Top contenders for budget/tax super committee
(Reuters) - Here is a list of lawmakers seen by analysts and congressional aides as some of the front-runners for selection to a 12-member budget-and-tax ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
Farm leadership seen threatened by budget cuts
By Christine Stebbins
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Agriculture is poised to drive economic growth and job creation led by the dynamic north central region but proposed ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
Panetta warns against sweeping defense budget cuts
By David Alexander and Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned on Wednesday that any across-the-board cuts to defense spending as part ...
Sun, July 31, 2011
Lawmakers reach into the past on budget deal
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers reached into the past to find a way to enforce future budget cuts called for in the deal ...
Wed, July 20, 2011
Minnesota Legislature Passes Budget Bills In Special Session
ST. PAUL, MN (KDAL) - The government shutdown in Minnesota has officially ended as Governor Dayton signed the budget bills that the legislature passed early ...
Tue, July 19, 2011
Governor Dayton Calls Legislature Into A Special Session
ST. PAUL, MN (KDAL) - Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton and GOP Legislative leaders on Tuesday morning signed an agreement outlining terms of a special session ...
Fri, July 15, 2011
Chicago mayor to lay off workers to plug budget gap
CHICAGO (Reuters) - With Chicago still facing a lingering deficit in its current budget, Mayor Rahm Emanuel unveiled on Friday a series of steps that ...
Fri, July 15, 2011
Minnesota governor signs bills ending shutdown
By David Bailey
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton on Wednesday signed several budget bills approved by the legislature in a marathon special session ...
Fri, July 15, 2011
Chicago mayor to lay off workers to plug budget gap
CHICAGO (Reuters) - With Chicago still facing a lingering deficit in its current budget, Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Friday unveiled steps that will lead to ...
Fri, July 15, 2011
Chicago mayor to lay off workers to plug budget gap
CHICAGO (Reuters) - With Chicago still facing a lingering deficit in its current budget, Mayor Rahm Emanuel unveiled on Friday a series of steps that ...
Fri, July 15, 2011
Tentative Minnesota Budget Deal Reached
ST. PAUL, MN (KDAL) - Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton and Republican leaders have reached a tentative budget deal that, when approved by the legislature, would ...
Wed, July 13, 2011
Wisconsin Pays Reciprocity Debt To Minnesota
UNDATED (KDAL) - The state of Wisconsin has settled an old tax reciprocity debt that was owed to Minnesota. Wisconsin paid nearly 60 million dollars ...
Mon, July 11, 2011
Greek budget gap widens, misses targets
ATHENS (Reuters) - A deeper-than-expected recession caused Greece's central government deficit to widen by almost one third in the first half of the year ...
Tue, July 05, 2011
Default avoided but fears on economy remain
By Andy Sullivan and Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States stepped back from the brink of default on Tuesday but congressional approval of ...
Tue, July 05, 2011
Japan cabinet approves $25 billion more for disaster relief
By Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government approved a $25 billion extra budget on Tuesday for disaster relief after the March 11 earthquake ...
Mon, July 04, 2011
Ireland signals bigger cut in 2012 budget deficit
By Padraic Halpin
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's finance minister signaled on Monday that the government would make a larger budgetary adjustment of 4 billion ...
Sat, July 02, 2011
Washington state closes tourism office over budget woes
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - The state of Washington formally shuttered its tourism office on Friday, a move that helps close deep budget ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
Massachusetts lawmakers OK $31 billion budget
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Massachusetts legislature enacted a nearly $31 billion budget on Friday, which shuts a $1.9 billion budget gap without raising ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
Washington state closes tourism office over budget woes
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - The state of Washington formally shuttered it's tourism office on Friday, a move that helps close deep ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
New defense chief Panetta sees tough budget choices
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leon Panetta was sworn in as U.S. defense secretary on Friday promising to keep the military strong while ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
No Agreement Reached, Minnesota Government Shuts Down
ST. PAUL, MN (KDAL) - Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton and GOP legislative leaders failed to reach an agreement on how to close a five billion ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
Pennsylvania governor signs on-time budget
By Edith Honan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett enacted a $27.15 billion state budget late on Thursday, which reduces spending more ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
Illinois governor signs budget but state's problems mount
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Just hours before a new fiscal year was to begin, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on Thursday signed a new state budget after ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
New York state shuts 7 prisons in budget crunch
By Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday chose the seven prisons that will be shut down to save ...
Thu, June 30, 2011
California Governor Jerry Brown to sign budget Thursday
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday will sign a state budget approved by fellow Democrats in the legislature to close a ...
Thu, June 30, 2011
Lilly protects research budget as generics loom
By Ransdell Pierson and Lewis Krauskopf
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co
Thu, June 30, 2011
Minnesota lawmakers meet on budget hours before shutdown
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Minnesota's Democratic Governor Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders were set to continue budget talks on Thursday just hours before a ...
Thu, June 30, 2011
Lilly protects research budget as generics loom
By Ransdell Pierson and Lewis Krauskopf
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co
Thu, June 30, 2011
Defense not the cause of budget deficit: Gates
By David Alexander, Phil Stewart and Missy Ryan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Military spending is not the cause of the $1.4 trillion U.S. budget ...
Thu, June 30, 2011
Pennsylvania legislature passes budget with cuts
By Edith Honan
HARRISBURG, Pa (Reuters) - Pennsylvania's Republican-controlled state legislature gave final approval on Wednesday to a $27.15 billion budget that will ...
Thu, June 30, 2011
NJ Democrats, Christie poised for budget fight
By Edith Honan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey's Democrat-led state legislature passed a spending plan on Wednesday, the eve of the state's ...
Thu, June 30, 2011
Minnesota leaders talk budget as state shutdown looms
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Minnesota's Democratic governor and Republican legislative leaders were meeting on Wednesday in search of a budget deal but so far with ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
Analysis: California budget wins approval but no applause
By Jim Christie and Peter Henderson
SACRAMENTO/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California is taking a first step to shedding its reputation for fiscal sloppiness, adopting ...
Tue, June 28, 2011
California lawmakers OK first bill in budget package
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California lawmakers in the state Senate approved on Tuesday evening the first bill in a state budget package that closes a ...
Mon, June 27, 2011
California governor, Democrats OK budget deal
By Jim Christie and Peter Henderson
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders have reached a deal that bypasses Republicans ...
Mon, June 27, 2011
No Budget Agreement In Minnesota, Wisconsin Budget Bill Is Signed
UNDATED (KDAL) - The latest talks between Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton and legislative leaders ended Sunday with no agreement on a budget. If a compromise ...
Sun, June 26, 2011
No Greek budget cuts, no bailout aid: German finance minister
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble warned that a veto of the Greek government's austerity plans by parliament this week could mean ...
Fri, June 24, 2011
Minnesota Marathon Budget Meetings Set For Friday And Saturday
ST. PAUL, MN (KDAL) - In another attempt to reach a budget compromise, marathon meetings are scheduled for Friday and Saturday with Governor Mark Dayton ...
Tue, June 21, 2011
No budget, no pay is word to California lawmakers
By Jim Christie
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - There's no reward for a job poorly done, California lawmakers were told on Tuesday as their wages ...
Fri, June 17, 2011
California Governor Brown wants new budget, fast
BLYTHE, California (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown said on Friday he is pressing for a fast state budget deal with lawmakers, one day after ...
Fri, June 17, 2011
Wisconsin Budget Passes State Senate
MADISON, WI (KDAL) - The Wisconsin Senate passed the new two year budget on Thursday that was previously passed by the Assembly. The measure now ...
Fri, June 17, 2011
Wisconsin Senate passes budget, sends to governor
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled Wisconsin state Senate on Thursday night approved a two-year $66 billion state budget that cuts spending ...
Thu, June 16, 2011
California's Brown vetoes fellow Democrats' budget
By Jim Christie and Peter Henderson
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday vetoed an "unrealistic" budget passed by fellow Democrats in ...
Thu, June 16, 2011
North Carolina governor's budget veto overturned
By Ned Barnett
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina's Republican-led Senate overrode Democratic Governor Beverly Perdue's veto of the state budget on ...
Wed, June 15, 2011
Financial regulators face budget limits in House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission would be denied a dramatic funding increase for the 2012 fiscal year under a bill released on ...
Wed, June 15, 2011
Minnesota Government Shutdown Preparations Continue
ST. PAUL, MN (KDAL) - Preparations continue across Minnesota for a potential government shutdown if a budget agreement is not reached. Several hundred thousand state ...
Mon, June 13, 2011
California Governor Brown says budget vote this week
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California lawmakers will vote within days on a state budget, Governor Jerry Brown said in an Internet video posted as the ...
Sat, June 11, 2011
California Senate OKs budget, tax bill fails
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's state Senate approved on Friday a budget plan that would close the state's nearly $10 billion deficit but ...
Fri, June 10, 2011
California tax bill for budget fails to pass Senate
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's state Senate failed on Friday to approve a tax bill to help fund a budget plan it approved earlier ...
Mon, June 06, 2011
Talks On Minnesota State Budget Continue
ST. PAUL, Mn (KDAL) - Minnesota Governor Dayton and Republican Legislative leaders are expected to be talking again today as they try to come to ...
Fri, June 03, 2011
Budget opponents Obama and Boehner make golf date
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and John Boehner will play golf together on June 18, an administration official said on Friday.
Boehner has criticized ...
Fri, June 03, 2011
White House delays updated budget data release
By Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House will delay release of updated economic and budget projections until after a July 16 deadline because ...
Thu, June 02, 2011
Californians mixed on Brown budget plan: poll
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Californians are mixed on Governor Jerry Brown's plan to close a $10 billion budget gap, a survey showed on Wednesday ...
Tue, May 31, 2011
Government Shutdown Still Looms For Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Min (KDAL) - Governor Dayton and GOP leaders in the Minnesota Legislature have still not agreed on a compromise to balance the state ...
Sun, May 29, 2011
Texas House and Senate send governor budget that cuts spending
By Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Texas House and Senate late on Saturday approved a two-year budget that spends $15 billion less in ...
Fri, May 27, 2011
Dayton In Duluth To Explain Budget Vetoes
DULUTH, Min. (KDAL) - Since the regular legislative session ended on May 23rd, the leaders of the Republican majority, the Democratic minority and Governor Dayton ...
Wed, May 25, 2011
Georgia's Music Hall of Fame to close after budget cuts
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The Georgia Music Hall of Fame, a museum dedicated to the state's legendary performers including James Brown, Little Richard and Otis ...
Tue, May 24, 2011
Minnesota Legislative Session Ends With No Budget Agreement
ST. PAUL, Min. (KDAL) - The 2011 Minnesota Legislative Session came to a close Monday night with no agreements on a budget balancing bill between ...
Mon, May 23, 2011
House panel plans 15 pct cut for CFTC budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. futures regulator faces a 15 percent cut in funding under a plan unveiled by House of Representatives lawmakers on ...
Mon, May 23, 2011
Special Legislative Session Appears Likely
ST. PAUL, Min. (KDAL) - Several meetings between Republican legislative leaders and Democratic Governor Mark Dayton over the weekend did not lead to any agreements ...
Fri, May 20, 2011
Snyder, Lawmakers Reach Budget Deal
LANSING, Mich (WLMI) Governor Snyder and leaders in the state legislature have reached a deal on a budget plan that restores some funding to ...
Thu, May 19, 2011
Senate will await Biden group budget plan
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate will place its annual budget process on hold to give the outcome of bipartisan deficit-reduction talks a ...
Thu, May 19, 2011
WHO slashes budget, jobs in new era of austerity
By Stephanie Nebehay and Barbara Lewis
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization slashed its budget by nearly $1 billion Thursday and cut 300 jobs ...
Thu, May 19, 2011
Texas plans to cut budget of agency battling fires
By Ben Wermund
AUSTIN, Tex (Reuters) - Texas lawmakers are set to slash funding for the agency responsible for fighting wildfires in the midst of ...
Wed, May 18, 2011
Still No Minnesota Budget Agreement
ST. PAUL, Min (KDAL) - The Minnesota Legislature is required to adjourn by Monday and it is becoming more likely that the Republican majorities in ...
Tue, May 17, 2011
Geithner: U.S. must deal with budget woes or pay more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday the country's debt situation was so severe that Congress must deal with it or ...
Tue, May 17, 2011
Japan govt considering small 2nd extra budget: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government is considering compiling a second extra budget sized at less than 1 trillion yen ($12.4 billion) to secure ...
Fri, May 13, 2011
Medicare funds issue fuels budget fight
By Glenn Somerville and Pedro da Costa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two of the government's most popular programs for the elderly will run out of ...
Wed, May 11, 2011
April budget gap narrows sharply from year ago
By Glenn Somerville
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A surge in income tax receipts helped cut the U.S. monthly budget deficit in half in April compared ...
Mon, May 09, 2011
Revised California budget in works as revenue rises
By Jim Christie
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown next week unveils a revised budget, and an unexpected jump in tax receipts may ...
Mon, May 09, 2011
Battle lines harden in budget talks
By Andy Sullivan and Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Battle lines hardened in the debate over the budget on Tuesday as Republicans lined up behind ...
Mon, May 09, 2011
Minnesota Budget Battle Deadline Gets Closer
ST. PAUL, Min. (MNN) - Taxes remain at the center of the battle between Republicans and Governor Dayton, with just two weeks to finish the ...
Sun, May 08, 2011
Newsmaker: Alice Rivlin, Washington's budget guru
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If Washington manages to strike a deal to fix the country's finances over the long term, a veteran ...
Sun, May 08, 2011
Don't count out "Gang of Six" budget group yet
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite suspicions that the "Gang of Six" is doomed, this bipartisan group of senators looking to mediate the budget ...
Fri, May 06, 2011
NY mayor unveils $66 billion budget, expects layoffs
By Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday unveiled a near $66 billion revised budget plan that does ...
Thu, May 05, 2011
Budget talks include "clean" debt limit hike: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. budget negotiators are considering, as one option, a straight up-or-down vote on increasing the country's borrowing authority, without spending ...
Wed, May 04, 2011
Texas Senate passes state budget that cuts spending
By Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Tex (Reuters) - The Texas Senate on Wednesday passed a budget that makes cuts to education and health care, but not ...
Wed, May 04, 2011
Connecticut House OKs budget, widespread tax hikes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Connecticut's Democratic-led House of Representatives has approved a new $40.1 billion, two-year budget with widespread tax increases on personal ...
Tue, May 03, 2011
Senate Democrat's budget would reduce tax breaks
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate's top budget writer said on Tuesday he was drafting a plan that would raise tax revenue ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
3 Weeks Left In Minnesota Legislative Session
ST. PAUL, Min (MNN) - There are now three weeks left in the Minnesota legislative session with no sign of agreement between Governor Dayton and ...
Sat, April 30, 2011
Japan lower house passes emergency budget for quake relief
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's lower house of parliament passed an emergency budget on Saturday worth 4 trillion yen ($48.5 billion) for rebuilding after ...
Fri, April 29, 2011
Americans favor Republicans' handling of budget: poll
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans say Republicans in Congress would do a better job than Democrats in dealing with the U.S. budget ...
Fri, April 29, 2011
Merck tops forecasts after research budget trimmed
By Ransdell Pierson
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merck & Co <MRK.N> reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings, helped by trimming its research spending and strong sales of ...
Thu, April 28, 2011
House Budget Chair Ryan backs cutting oil subsidies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan said on Thursday he supports cutting tax breaks for the oil industry as lawmakers search for ...
Thu, April 28, 2011
CB will evenutally end up in next budget
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - If the State Supreme Court does not legalize the collective bargaining limits for public employee unions, the measure will possibly be ...
Wed, April 27, 2011
Governor Sets Legislative Budget Deadline
ST. PAUL, Min (MNN) - Governor Mark Dayton is giving state legislators a deadline for a completed budget. He says lawmakers should submit their spending ...
Wed, April 27, 2011
Republicans regroup on Medicare, budget plan
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers privately discussed ways on Tuesday to better explain a proposed overhaul of a popular healthcare program for ...
Wed, April 27, 2011
Defense firms profit but budget cuts weigh on sales
By Karen Jacobs
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Cost cuts and bigger margins helped General Dynamics <GD.N> and Northrop Grumman <NOC.N> deliver stronger-than-expected quarterly profits ...
Tue, April 26, 2011
U.S. can buy time to make budget cuts: Geithner
By Kristina Cooke
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Congress and the White House could buy time to make the difficult decisions needed to cut the U ...
Tue, April 26, 2011
Joint Finance Committee Starts Re-Writing Budget Proposal
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker’s proposed state budget will start getting a facelift Tuesday.
The Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee will start ...
Mon, April 25, 2011
California unions, governor split on budget tactic
By Jim Christie
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's powerful public-sector unions back Governor Jerry Brown's call to extend tax hikes to close the ...
Mon, April 25, 2011
GOP Leaders Fly Around State To Push Budget Plan
UNDATED (MNN) - Republican legislative leaders are flying around the state today to promote their budget-balancing plans. Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch, Assistant Leader Geoff ...
Fri, April 22, 2011
Japan government approves quake relief budget
By Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government approved a 4 trillion yen ($48.5 billion) emergency budget for disaster relief on Friday without ...
Thu, April 21, 2011
Legislative Panel Removes 21 Non-Fiscal Items from Budget Proposal
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Legislature’s finance committee has removed 21 items from the proposed state budget that have nothing to do with state ...
Wed, April 20, 2011
New Chicago mayor names team to tackle budget woes
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago's massive budget deficit is a threat to the city's economic future, Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel warned on Wednesday as he ...
Wed, April 20, 2011
U.S. hi-tech energy unit extends life in budget deal
By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A high-tech U.S. research agency will get $130 million for programs that could one day decrease the cost ...
Wed, April 20, 2011
States in budget paradox: more money, more gaps
By Lisa Lambert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many states are facing a paradox as they prepare for a new fiscal year: their revenues are improving but ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
Congressman Ryan Holds 1st in Series of Listening Sessions on Budget Plan
WAUKESHA COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan is starting to find out how the folks back home feel about his plan to ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
"VINE" Program Would Expand Under Gov's Budget Plan
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The governor’s proposed state budget would let all Wisconsin crime victims learn about changes in their offenders’ custody status.
Lawmakers ...
Sat, April 16, 2011
World finance chiefs chastise U.S. on budget gap
By Lesley Wroughton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World finance leaders on Saturday chastised the United States for not doing enough to shrink its massive overspending and ...
Fri, April 15, 2011
States, cities brace for budget deal cuts
By Lisa Lambert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The budget deal the Congress passed late Thursday and that President Barack Obama is expected to sign on Friday ...
Thu, April 14, 2011
Baucus, Inouye named for Obama budget talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Senators Daniel Inouye and Max Baucus will sit on a bipartisan negotiating team tasked with hammering out a plan to cut ...
Thu, April 14, 2011
Budget reforms needed for debt limit hike: Boehner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Thursday said that efforts in Congress to increase borrowing authority will succeed only if there ...
Thu, April 14, 2011
Neenah Hosts Final Public Hearing on Budget Proposal
NEENAH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Over 200 people testified in Neenah Wednesday at the fourth and final official hearing on the governor’s proposed state budget ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Texas schools get $830 million from federal budget deal
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Schools in Texas will get $830 million of federal aid freed up under a provision in the last-minute Congress' budget deal ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
2011 budget deal would slash EPA budget 16 percent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency budget for this year will be cut 16 percent under government-wide reductions unveiled on Tuesday.
EPA ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
IMF urges U.S. to move faster to cut budget gap
By Lesley Wroughton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday urged the United States to outline credible measures to reduce its budget deficit ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Tax hike, defense cuts in House Democrats' budget
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Taxes on the wealthy would rise, defense spending would fall and the U.S. budget deficit would shrink to ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Budget plan cuts food aid, stewardship programs
By Charles Abbott
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Programs that help poor mothers buy food and that share the cost of land stewardship would be cut under ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Fear of state takeover hangs over Detroit budget
DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit must cut $200 million in spending or face a takeover by the state of Michigan, Mayor Dave Bing said on Tuesday ...
Mon, April 11, 2011
Washington mayor arrested in budget protest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington Mayor Vincent Gray was arrested on Monday on Capitol Hill while protesting the city's potential loss of funds for abortion ...
Mon, April 11, 2011
Health cuts loom in new budget fights
By John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a narrow escape from a potentially damaging government shutdown, even bigger budget fights lie ahead for President Barack ...
Mon, April 11, 2011
Q+A: What's next in the budget fight?
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Now that President Barack Obama and congressional leaders have reached a deal on spending for the remainder of this ...
Mon, April 11, 2011
Bachmann, Ron Paul fault Republicans on budget
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Two possible Republican presidential candidates speaking in Iowa on Monday criticized their own party leaders for failing to cut enough ...
Mon, April 11, 2011
3rd State Budget Hearing in West Allis Monday
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin legislators will hear more public comments Monday on Governor Scott Walker’s proposed state budget for the next two ...
Mon, April 11, 2011
Gov's Budget Provision Would Cut Funding for Online Court Records
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - One of the state’s most popular programs could be jeopardized by the governor’s next budget.
Governor Scott Walker wants ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Obama: government shut down avoided after budget deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday that compromises by both Democrat and Republican lawmakers involving "painful" spending cuts had secured a budget ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
House Speaker Boehner confirms budget deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Friday that a deal had been struck on funding the federal government for the ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Obama to make statement on budget shortly: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will make a statement shortly on budget negotiations, the White House said on Friday, after U.S. lawmakers said ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Key dispute resolved in budget talks: Sen. Durbin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Assistant Senate Democratic Leader Richard Durbin said on Friday that a dispute over federal funding for family planning agencies has been resolved ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Trash, astronauts caught up in budget fight
By Alistair Bell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Trash could pile up in the streets of the capital, the Statue of Liberty will close and astronauts will ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Obama calls Boehner on budget, talks ongoing: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama spoke to the top two leaders in Congress on Friday about the budget talks, which are continuing, the White ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Senate Republican leader expects deal on budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said on Friday that he expected lawmakers to reach agreement on a spending plan and avert a ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Defense cuts an issue in budget talks: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans and Democrats remain at odds over proposed cuts to defense and security spending in a budget deal that would keep the ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Budget negotiators differ by $6.5 billion: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional negotiators on Friday differed by $6.5 billion in their efforts to agree on the size of spending cuts in budget ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
No deal yet in budget talks: aides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Negotiators trying to craft a budget deal to keep the government open beyond Friday night failed to reach a deal in late-night ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Budget deal not expected on Thursday: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A budget deal to avert a government shutdown by week's end is not expected to be reached on Thursday, a House ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Obama, Congress leaders start U.S. budget meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has begun a meeting with congressional leaders at the White House to discuss ways to avoid a government shutdown ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Troops are political dynamite in budget battle
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A looming government shutdown would be felt thousands of miles away by U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Reid says "not optimistic" about a budget deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said Thursday he's "not very optimistic" about reaching a budget deal to avert a government shutdown ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Changed policies still a dealbreaker in budget: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans have modified their proposed policy restrictions in a budget deal that would keep the government running beyond Friday but they are ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Meeting on budget ends, no deal reached
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The meeting that President Barack Obama held with top lawmakers on the budget ended on Wednesday with no agreement but further talks ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Gov's Budget Gets 1st Public Hearing Thursday
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee is starting to hear what people think about Governor Scott Walker’s proposed state ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
White House: still confident budget deal can be done
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday it was confident a deal could be done on the U.S. budget to avert a ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Policy riders key part of budget: Republican aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Restrictions on abortion as well as other steps that Democrats find objectionable are "an important part of this discussion" in talks to ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
House to vote on stopgap budget bill Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives will vote on a stopgap budget bill on Thursday afternoon that would give negotiators one more week to ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Obama and Boehner to hold budget meeting at 1 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will hold another meeting with congressional leaders on Thursday at 1 p.m. EDT to discuss negotiations on spending ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Boehner-Reid relationship key to budget deal
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hard-nosed rivals with tough backgrounds, John Boehner and Harry Reid are locked in a bitter fight over spending cuts ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
As boomers age, a soul-searching budget battle
By Emily Kaiser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In 1983, a civil servant named Robert Ball worked a political miracle: he convinced Republican Ronald Reagan to raise ...
Wed, April 06, 2011
IMF urges U.S. budget include Fannie, Freddie costs
By Emily Kaiser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States should include in its budget the cost of mortgage loan guarantees and other housing supports, the ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Japan plans 3 trillion yen extra budget, no debt issue: media
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will not issue new debt to fund an initial extra budget of more than $35 billion for disaster ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Wisconsin lawmakers approve budget and bond fix
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Wisconsin lawmakers on Tuesday approved proposals to close a gap in the state budget that were not voted on when majority ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
UPDATE: Legislature Approves Budget Bill
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker's budget plan has passed the Legislature Tuesday.
First, the state Senate voted 22 to 11 in favor ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
No budget deal with White House: Boehner's office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Speaker John Boehner did not reach a budget deal that would keep the government operating beyond a Friday deadline in a ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Senate to vote on dueling budget plans
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Congress gears up for a fight on America's rising debt load, Republicans and Democrats are trying to ...
Mon, April 04, 2011
Republican budget plan envisions sharp cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Government spending would plummet by nearly $6 trillion over the coming decade under a Republican plan due to be unveiled on Tuesday ...
Mon, April 04, 2011
Texas House approves budget that makes sweeping cuts
By Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Tex (Reuters) - The Republican-dominated Texas House late Sunday passed a budget for the next two fiscal years that does not ...
Mon, April 04, 2011
More Budget Balancing Bills Expected From Legislature This Week
ST. PAUL, Min. (MNN) - The Minnesota House and Senate will likely pass the rest of their budget-balancing bills by mid-week, and then it's ...
Sun, April 03, 2011
Republican Ryan aims for big cuts in 2012 budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican's 2012 budget plan will cut the deficit by more than $4 trillion over the next decade and will exceed ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
Republicans eye bigger cuts amid U.S. budget fight
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the biggest spending cut in U.S. history takes shape in Congress, Republicans are preparing a more ambitious ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
Republicans eye bigger cuts amid budget fight
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the biggest spending cut in U.S. history takes shape in Congress, Republicans are preparing a more ambitious ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
Analysis: California's Brown sidelines budget, eyes pensions
By Jim Christie
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown is nearly halfway to closing a state budget gap of nearly $27 billion, but ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
Budget cuts pummel public colleges and U.S. standing
By Michael Connor
MIAMI (Reuters) - At the University of Central Florida, the provost's bi-monthly e-mails are now virtually required reading for 56,235 ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
LFB: Budget Balances Without CB Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The public union bargaining restrictions would not have to take effect in order to balance the current state budget.
That’s ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
Top Lawmakers Pull Prisoner Dairy Farm Proposal from Budget
DODGE COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Critics are raising eyebrows, after Wisconsin’s two top legislative leaders helped kill a proposal to consolidate dairy farms run ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Tea Party pressures Republican leaders on budget
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supporters of the Tea Party fiscal conservative movement kept pressure on Republican leaders on Thursday not to bend in ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Republicans want to mandate balanced budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - All 47 Senate Republicans, seeking fiscal discipline in big-spending Washington, proposed on Thursday an amendment to the Constitution that would require a ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
NY legislature passes $132 billion budget, no new taxes
By Dan Wiessner
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - The New York state legislature on Thursday passed a $132.5 billion spending plan, closing a $10 ...
Wed, March 30, 2011
Gov. Walker Touts Revised Budget Plan
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker announced his revised plan Wednesday to balance the current state budget.
His original budget repair bill would have ...
Wed, March 30, 2011
Focus turns to details in budget battle
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Though lawmakers have tentatively agreed to the largest domestic spending reduction in U.S. history, they now must delve ...
Wed, March 30, 2011
GOP: No Rubber Stamp on Gov. Walker's Budget
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - No governor gets everything he wants in a state budget.
And Scott Walker’s fellow Republicans made that clear Tuesday, when ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
California governor halts budget talks
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown said on Tuesday he has halted talks with Republican lawmakers over the key part of his state ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Huebsch Defends Gov's Budget Plan
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The head of Governor Scott Walker’s administration is defending some of his boss’s most controversial budget items Tuesday.
Mike ...
Mon, March 28, 2011
Democrats blame Tea Party for budget impasse
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats accused Republicans on Tuesday of walking away from budget talks that would cut spending and avoid a looming ...
Mon, March 28, 2011
Budget Action Expected This Week At Minnesota Legislature
ST. PAUL, Min. (MNN) - As major budget-cutting bills move towards floor votes in the Minnesota House and Senate this week, Republicans and Governor Dayton ...
Sun, March 27, 2011
New York governor and lawmakers reach budget deal
By Daniel Wiessner
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and top lawmakers agreed on Sunday evening to a $132.5 billion budget ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Healthcare and global warming impede budget deal
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Healthcare, global warming, birth control and other hot-button political issues are threatening to derail a compromise over U.S ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Dayton Wants More Public Input On GOP Budget Plan
ST. PAUL, Min (MNN) -Saying "their minds are made up and they don't want to be bothered with the facts," Governor Mark Dayton ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
Support dips for California governor's budget plan
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Support for California Governor Jerry Brown's plan to shut a $27 billion budget gap has eroded since he introduced it ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
Scenarios: How California budget row may shake out
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The outlook is not bright for the cornerstone of California Governor Jerry Brown's state budget plan, a ballot measure that ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
Support dips for California governor's budget plan
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Support for California Governor Jerry Brown's plan to shut a $27 billion budget gap has eroded since he introduced it ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
NY's Cuomo prepared to shut government over budget fight
By Dan Wiessner
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday he is prepared for a possible government shutdown if ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
Ohio voters dislike Kasich's union, budget plans: poll
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Most Ohio voters do not like how Governor John Kasich is doing his job, including his push to limit collective bargaining for ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Judge's study finds New Jersey budget cuts fail schools
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A New Jersey judge on Tuesday said the state's school budget cuts fail to meet constitutional standards for ...
Mon, March 21, 2011
Japan warns again on yen, extra budget seen by May
By Kaori Kaneko and Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan warned markets on Tuesday it would act again to keep the yen in check and ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
Budget chief says deficits "unacceptably high"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House budget director Jack Lew said on Friday that newly released projections that the budget deficit will total $1.4 trillion ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
Gov. Walker Releases Budget Debate E-mails
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker was apparently right when he said thousands of Wisconsinites e-mailed him to support his plan to curtail most ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Party convention hinders key California budget vote
By Jim Christie
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California lawmakers on Thursday approved most of the bills making up Governor Jerry Brown's state budget but ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Clerk warns budget cuts could delay Casey Anthony trial
By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - The May 9 trial for Casey Anthony, accused of killing her toddler, might have to be canceled or ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Congress buys more time for budget dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congress on Thursday bought itself more time to work out a much-delayed deal to fund the government for the next six ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
California lawmakers approve some budget plan bills
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - California lawmakers on Wednesday approved eight of 20 bills making up Governor Jerry Brown's state budget plan but did not take ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Republicans draft balanced budget amendment
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five Senate Republicans plan to push for an amendment to the Constitution that would require a balanced federal budget ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
NY governor, legislative leaders hint at budget compromise
By Dan Wiessner
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and state legislative leaders hinted on Wednesday that they are open to ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Nassau County, NY, proposed budget includes layoffs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The head of New York's Nassau County on Wednesday proposed across-the-board budget cuts and layoffs in order to meet $121 ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Special report: On borrowed time: budget delays start to hurt
By Andy Sullivan
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - When they finally completed their new control tower last November, officials at University Park Airport hoped it ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Budget cuts could jeopardize Afghan mission: David Petraeus
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan warned congressional budget-cutters on Wednesday that failure to adequately fund civilians ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
California lawmakers vote on budget laws Wednesday
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California's Democratic-led legislature will vote on budget bills on Wednesday, but it remains doubtful Republicans will back any bills opening ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Governor unveils cuts to close Ohio budget gap
By Jo Ingles
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Ohio's Republican Governor John Kasich on Tuesday unveiled a $55.5 billion two-year budget that sells off ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Boehner has hope for deal on long term budget soon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Tuesday said talks with the White House and the Senate give him hope a deal ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Gov. Walker Makes Green Bay Stop to Talk Budget
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker made another appearance in northeast Wisconsin Tuesday.
Governor Walker stopped by Services Plus in Green Bay to ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
California budget talks: on-again, off-again
By Jim Christie
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California's Democratic Governor Jerry Brown and five Republicans he needs to reach a balanced budget deal couldn ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Budget may hurt states' financial crime fight
By Brett Wolf
ST. LOUIS, March 14 (Complinet) - A looming cut to the federal financial-crime agency's budget could cripple state and local investigations ...
Sat, March 12, 2011
Governor Says Budget Repair Bill Will Save Jobs
Madison, Wis. (WHBL-Learfield) - Governor Scott Walker says his budget repair bill will save 12 thousand Wisconsin jobs over the next two years. He made ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Newark's film hopes snag on New Jersey budget fight
By Edith Honan
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Newark, New Jersey is auditioning to be Hollywood's next great backdrop -- a cheaper alternative to nearby ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Obama: Budget standoff may last beyond next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday Democrats and Republicans negotiating government spending bills for this year may not reach a March 18 ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Governor Walker Signs Budget Repair Bill
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has signed a controversial budget repair bill that has gripped his state for weeks. The bill curtails collective bargaining rights ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
California budget vote on hold as talks progress
By Jim Christie
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California lawmakers may delay a vote on a state budget plan until Monday, aides said, in a sign ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Florida governor's budget will hurt schools: Moody's
MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida Governor Rick Scott's budget proposals calling for sweeping corporate and property tax cuts are a credit negative for school districts ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Budget deficit hits record $222.5 billion in February
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government posted a record monthly budget deficit of $222.5 billion in February as spending growth outstripped revenue gains crimped by ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Minnesota GOP Unveils Budget Targets
Minnesota's Republican senators released a budget outline Thursday that will help fill the state's five-billion-dollar deficit. Areas hardest hit include social service ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Tea Party pressures Boehner in budget battle
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner is under pressure from fiscal conservatives in his own party to push steep ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
GBEA Prez Upset by Senate's Quick Budget Bill Vote
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - The head of the Green Bay Education Association says she was proven right when it comes to the state Senate ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
State Senate approves parts of budget repair bill despite Democrats' absence
MADISON (WRN-WSAU) The State Senate voted Wednesday night on key parts of Governor Walker's budget repair bill even though 14 Democrats remain in ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
Gov. Walker Releases E-Mails Detailing Budget Repair Talks
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The governor’s office says it’s willing to let public employee unions bargain over more things besides wages, as it ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
Florida governor presses tax cuts despite budget gap
By Michael Peltier
TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) - Florida Governor Rick Scott on Tuesday told increasingly skeptical lawmakers that the state's corporate and property taxes had ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
Vote this week on California budget's cuts
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California's Senate will vote on Thursday on spending cuts in Governor Jerry Brown's state budget plan, a spokesman for ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
Obama wants education spared in budget-cut fight
By Alister Bull
BOSTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama insisted on Tuesday that education should be shielded from his budget-cutting battle with congressional Republicans if ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
Ohio governor sees reform, spending cuts in budget
By Jim Leckrone
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - The governor of Ohio, one of three U.S. Midwestern states considering bills to strip public sector unions ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
Navy says budget crisis threatens jobs, industry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The failure of Congress to pass a spending bill for fiscal 2011 could force the Navy and Marine Corps to raid procurement ...
Mon, March 07, 2011
California Republicans see budget impasse
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - Five California Republican state senators who had been negotiating budget policies with Democratic Governor Jerry Brown on Monday declared an impasse ...
Mon, March 07, 2011
Minnesota GOP To Release Budget Targets
Republican lawmakers in Minnesota this week will release a general outline on how they plan to balance the state budget. Unlike Governor Dayton's ...
Mon, March 07, 2011
Poll: Nearly 2/3 Want Gov. to Compromise on Budget Repair Bill
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A new poll says almost two-thirds of Wisconsinites want Governor Scott Walker to negotiate a compromise to end the current budget ...
Mon, March 07, 2011
Gov's Budget Means Smaller Checks, Tax Breaks for Working Poor
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s working poor would get smaller checks and tax breaks under Governor Scott Walker’s proposed state budget.
The Republican ...
Sun, March 06, 2011
Maass Reacts to Proposed State Budget
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - We're learning what Governor Scott Walker's two-year budget is going to mean for the Green Bay School District ...
Sun, March 06, 2011
Top Democrat draws line in sand in budget fight
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Assistant Senate Democratic leader Dick Durbin drew a line in the sand on Sunday in his party's budget ...
Sun, March 06, 2011
Poll: Gov. Walker's Approval Ratings Slide Over Budget Flap
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Four months after he was elected Wisconsin's governor, Scott Walker's approval ratings have slipped precipitously.
The controversy over Walker ...
Sat, March 05, 2011
Transplant patients a target of Arizona budget cuts
By Tim Gaynor
PEORIA, Arizona (Reuters) - A pacemaker and defibrillator fitted to carpenter Douglas Gravagna's failing heart makes even rising from the couch ...
Sat, March 05, 2011
State Employee layoffs loom amid budget impasse
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker issued layoff warning notices on Friday to unions representing state workers as a battle ...
Fri, March 04, 2011
McConnell says White House budget idea unacceptable
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House proposal to cut some $6 billion from this year's budget is "unserious" and "unacceptable," Senate Minority Leader Mitch ...
Fri, March 04, 2011
Gov. Walker: Layoffs Issued Friday if Budget Isn't Passed
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker says he’ll issue 1,500 layoff notices to state employees Friday, if at least one Democrat doesn ...
Fri, March 04, 2011
Senate Dem Gives Up Hope on GOP Not Supporting Budget
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - State Senate Democrat Bob Jauch says he’s given up hope that more Republicans will jump ship on the governor’s ...
Fri, March 04, 2011
Hayek unveils plans for budget beauty collection
The Frida actress reveals she has been working on her side project for the past six or seven years and she's drawing ideas ...
Fri, March 04, 2011
Longoria denounces Texas budget cuts
The actress addressed a crowd of more than 1,000 in San Antonio to denounce proposed cuts to services for people with intellectual developmental ...
Fri, March 04, 2011
China defense budget to stir regional disquiet
By Ben Blanchard
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will beef up its military budget by 12.7 percent this year, the government said on Friday, a ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
Green Bay Committee Shoots Down Budget Repair Bill Resolution
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A resolution in Green Bay condemning Governor Scott Walker's budget repair bill dies in a city committee.
It was ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
Budget crisis forces states to spend creatively: Duncan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With some states taking a budget-cutting ax to public school funding, the U.S. education department on Thursday offered some guidance on ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
Gov's Budget Cuts Insurers Funding of Birth Control
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin health insurers would no longer have to pay for birth control under Governor Scott Walker’s proposed new state budget ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
Group: Gov's Budget Takes Chunk Out of Senior Care
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - An advocate for senior citizens says Governor Scott Walker’s proposed state budget would take a big chunk out of the ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
China to unveil defense budget to nervous region
By Ben Blanchard
BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan scrambled fighter jets this week when two Chinese naval planes flew close to disputed islands. Nothing came of ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
EPA says big budget cut would hurt public health
By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ability to protect citizens from premature death and other health problems would ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
Homeland Security warns of longer airport waits with budget cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warned on Wednesday that travelers could face longer waits to get through airport security if Republican-proposed budget ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
Republican leaders mum on Biden-led budget talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican congressional leaders on Wednesday declined to say whether they will participate in budget talks led by the White House to overcome ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
Walker Budget Calls For Big Cuts In State Aids To Schools And Local Governments
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker unveiled his proposed budget at the state capitol in Madison Tuesday. It calls for cutting more than one-point-two-five-billion dollars of ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
Gov. Walker Announces Two-Year State Budget Tuesday
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Most Wisconsinites would have to sacrifice in some way under the state budget for the next two years that Governor Scott ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
Congress buys more time for budget dispute
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congress on Thursday bought itself more time to work out a much-delayed budget deal as the costs of ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
Walker To Reveal His Budget Plan Tuesday
Wisconsin Governor Walker is expected to reveal details of how he'll balance Wisconsin's growing deficit. The state faces a 137-million-dollar shortfall for ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
Wisconsin layoffs loom amid budget impasse
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker issued layoff warning notices on Friday to unions representing state workers as a battle ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
Missing Senate Dems Announce Alternative Budget Plan
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - State Senate Democrats have announced an alternative plan to balance the current budget and avoid state employee layoffs without having to ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
Bernanke sees 200,000 hit to jobs from budget cuts
By Mark Felsenthal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday a Republican spending cut plan would not cause a big dent ...
Mon, February 28, 2011
Latest Budget Forecast For Minnesota Improves
Minnesota's deficit problem has taken a turn for the better. A new state forecast released on Monday shows the likely budget hole for ...
Mon, February 28, 2011
Gov. Walker: Next Budget Cuts Over $1B in Gov't, School Aid
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker says the next state budget will have over a billion-dollars less in state aid to local governments and ...
Mon, February 28, 2011
Economists list U.S. budget deficit as No. 1 worry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The massive U.S. budget deficit is the gravest threat facing the economy, topping high unemployment and the risk of inflation or ...
Sat, February 26, 2011
States fear budget cuts, shutdown threats
By Lisa Lambert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Governors of U.S. states see a new threat to their fragile budget and economic situations: the federal government ...
Sat, February 26, 2011
Teachers Warned About Layoffs if Budget Bill Isn't Passed
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin teachers are being told Saturday their contracts might not be renewed since the governor's plan to eliminate most collective ...
Sat, February 26, 2011
Obama urges Congress to avoid budget gridlock
By Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama Saturday urged Congress to find "common ground" to prevent a damaging government shutdown, as Republicans and ...
Sat, February 26, 2011
State Assembly Passes Gov's Budget Repair Bill
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Assembly voted just after 1 a.m. Friday to pass a budget-balancing bill that takes away most collective bargaining ...
Fri, February 25, 2011
Still No Senate Dems, GOP Prepare Budget for Up or Down Vote
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin senators went back into session late Friday morning to take up the budget repair bill and its public union bargaining ...
Fri, February 25, 2011
Wisconsin Assembly Passes Controversial Budget Fix
A showdown is looming in Wisconsin after the state Assembly approved a proposal that would strip public sector unions of most collective bargaining rights ...
Fri, February 25, 2011
Assembly Minority Leader: Dems Consider Challenge to Budget Vote
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - State Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca says Democrats will consider challenging the vote overnight to pass the GOP’s virtual end ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
UPDATE: Assembly Debate on Gov's Budget Bill Could End for a Vote
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - As the marathon session drags on the Wisconsin Assembly, both Republicans and Democrats have announced a deal which would limit further ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Newly elected Cuomo popular despite NY budget woes
By Chris Michaud
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, confronted like most U.S. governors with a severe state fiscal crisis, has ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Marathon Assembly Session Continues on Gov's Budget Bill
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The debate continues in the Wisconsin Assembly over Governor Scott Walker’s plan to balance the state budget and slash public ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
Federation of Labor Prepares for Strike if Budget Passes
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Federation of Labor in south central Wisconsin has voted to prepare for a general strike if Governor Scott Walker gets ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
Wisconsin Budget Debate Continues
Wisconsin Democratic state senators remain out of the state in order to prevent a vote on a bill that would deprive state workers of ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
Gov. Walker Confirms Layoffs if Budget Isn't Passed This Week
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker confirmed Tuesday morning that state employees would get layoff notices as early as next week if the budget ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
State Assembly Begins Debate on Gov's Budget Repair Bill
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Assembly is scheduled to begin its debate Tuesday on the budget repair bill that’s attracted thousands of protestors ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
New Jersey budget spares cities, hits workers
By Edith Honan
TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie proposed a $29.4 billion budget for fiscal 2012 on Tuesday that ...
Mon, February 21, 2011
WATCH: Governor Rick Snyder on his Budget Plans
KALAMAZOO -- (WKZO) Michigan Governor Rick Snyder was in Kalamazoo touting his new budget plan Monday afternoon. Snyder spoke for 15 minutes at the joint ...
Mon, February 21, 2011
"Almost no chance" Obama budget adopted: Moody's
By Walter Brandimarte
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's budget proposal would be "marginally positive" for U.S. credit ratings in the short ...
Sun, February 20, 2011
Iraq lawmakers approve 2011 budget of $82.6 billion
By Suadad al-Salhy
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament gave final approval on Sunday to an $82.6 billion budget for 2011 based on an ...
Sat, February 19, 2011
California lawmakers give initial OK to budget
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Budget committees in California's Senate and Assembly have given preliminary approval to Governor Jerry Brown's proposal to trim spending ...
Sat, February 19, 2011
Gov. Walker Stands Firm in Budget Proposal
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin's Republican governor vowed on Friday to press ahead with legislation to curb the union bargaining rights ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
Gov. Walker Delays Delivery of Biennial Budget
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - We’ll have to wait another week before we learn everything that’s in Governor Scott Walker’s budget for the ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
Gov. Walker, Priebus Attack Obama on Budget Criticism
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Walker and the head of the Republican National Committee both say President Obama should balance his own federal budget, and ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
Assembly Could Vote Friday on Walker's Budget Bill as Senate Dems Still On the Run
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin Senate Democrats say they’ll stay away from the Capitol at least until Saturday to delay a vote on the ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
UPDATE: Senate Dems Escape Capitol Ahead of Budget Vote
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - State Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller says fellow Democrats have spread out to other locations.
And Waunakee Democrat Jon Erpenbach says ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Snyder's Budget Plan Includes $1.5 Billion In Cuts
LANSING, Mich (WLMI) Governor Rick Snyder has unveiled his first budget plan which he says will ‘spur growth and job creation’. The budget—unveiled ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Michigan governor seeks budget cuts, new business tax
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Michigan Governor Rich Snyder on Thursday unveiled a plan that includes $1.8 billion in budget cuts and seeks to replace the ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
WATCH LIVE: Governor Rick Snyder Presents 2011 Budget
LANSING -- (WKZO) Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is presenting the 2011 Michigan budget. Watch LIVE below: http://www.senate.michigan.gov/tvschedule/tvlive.htm
Thu, February 17, 2011
Wisconsin lawmakers poised to vote on budget move amid protests
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Amid increasingly vocal protests, Wisconsin's Republican-controlled legislature was poised to vote on Thursday on a budget measure that would strip ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Joint Finance Committee Approves Slightly Modified Budget Bill
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The stage is set for a Wisconsin Senate vote Thursday on a budget-balancing measure that scales back bargaining rights for most ...
Wed, February 16, 2011
Canada says cyber-attack serious, won't harm budget
By David Ljunggren
OTTAWA (Reuters) - A cyber-attack on two Canadian economic ministries, while serious, won't affect the timing of next month's federal ...
Wed, February 16, 2011
Connecticut governor unveils $17.9 billion budget, same size
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy on Wednesday unveiled a $17.9 billion budget plan for the new fiscal year -- about the same ...
Wed, February 16, 2011
Lawmakers blast Obama's energy budget
By Tom Doggett
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Energy Secretary Steven Chu came under fire from Democrats and Republicans on Wednesday for his department's plan to ...
Wed, February 16, 2011
Illinois governor's budget relies on big bond sale
By Karen Pierog
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on Wednesday proposed a $52.7 billion budget that even his fellow Democrats said ...
Wed, February 16, 2011
Illinois governor's budget depends on big bond sale
By Karen Pierog
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on Wednesday proposed a budget that largely depends on selling more debt to pay ...
Tue, February 15, 2011
Thousands of Wisconsin union workers protest budget plan
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - More than 10,000 union public employees and supporters packed the Capitol Square and the inside of the ...
Tue, February 15, 2011
NYC Speaker tells mayor not to cut capital budget
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City should reduce its borrowing and pay for more of its capital projects with cash, Speaker Christine Quinn said ...
Tue, February 15, 2011
UPDATE: Overflow Crowd Gathers at Public Hearing for Gov's Budget
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - An overflow crowd jammed a State Capitol hearing room Tuesday to have their say on Governor Scott Walker’s plans to ...
Tue, February 15, 2011
Governor Dayton Presents His Budget Proposal
As expected, the budget Governor Dayton unveiled on Tuesday would increase taxes on Minnesotans in the highest income bracket. The governor proposes adding a ...
Tue, February 15, 2011
Obama budget targets brand name medicines
By Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Big pharmaceutical companies could face increased competition from generic drugmakers under two proposals put forth by the Obama administration ...
Tue, February 15, 2011
High School Students Show Support for Teachers Over Gov's Budget Plan
STOUGHTON, Wis. (WTAQ) - About 100 high school students in Stoughton walked out of class Monday, to support their teachers who are trying to hang ...
Tue, February 15, 2011
Florida's Scott takes businessman's ax to budget
By Tom Brown
MIAMI (Reuters) - Many newly elected Republican governors have pledged to run their states like a business as they grapple with low ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
U.S. budget ups support for commercial space flight
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The Obama administration wants to step up support for commercial space flight and start work on a ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
Obama budget has $556 billion, six-year transport plan
By John Crawley and Lisa Lambert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday proposed an ambitious long-term transport spending plan in his 2012 budget ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
Superior Roundtables On Budget Adjustment Bill
Wisconsin State Senator Bob Jauch and State Representative Nick Milroy are hosting two roundtable discussions on Monday in Superior concerning Governor Walker's Budget ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
Obama's Pentagon budget hits divided Congress
By Andrea Shalal-Esa and Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sent Congress a $671 billion defense budget on Monday with $13 billion in ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
White House budget sees full economic recovery
By Emily Kaiser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House assumes the U.S. economy will fully recoup losses incurred in the latest recession by 2017 ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
Homeland security budget gets small budget boost
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Monday proposed a nearly 2 percent increase for the U.S. homeland security budget for ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
Obama budget targets brand name medicines
By Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Big pharmaceutical companies could face increased competition from generic drugmakers under two proposals put forth by the Obama administration ...
Sat, February 12, 2011
Obama says in budget talks all sides must give
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle are going to have to give a ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
Republican bill would slash U.S. air traffic budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Proposed legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives would roll back funding for air traffic control and would eliminate a popular ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
Nevada's leaders face yet more budget austerity
By Jim Christie
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The slump in Nevada's casino industry shows signs of reaching bottom, giving state leaders some hope the ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
Obama makes sales pitch for his 2012 budget
By Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama made a sales pitch on Saturday for his forthcoming fiscal year 2012 budget, pledging that it ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
F-35 engine won't be cut from budget: lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Republicans will not eliminate the alternate engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in a $515 billion Pentagon budget for the ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
Minnesota Governor Dayton Vetoes Budget Cuts
In what's believed to be one of the earliest-ever vetoes in a new governor's term, Democrat Mark Dayton late Thursday rejected a ...
Thu, February 10, 2011
Final tanker bids land; budget questions loom
By Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co submitted a final proposal in its politically sensitive rematch against Europe's EADS to build a potential ...
Thu, February 10, 2011
Obama budget to ignite deficit debate
By Alister Bull and Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's 2012 budget plan will bring a simmering deficit debate to a head ...
Thu, February 10, 2011
Jan budget gap widens to near $50 billion: Treasury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. January budget deficit widened to $49.80 billion, the second-largest deficit on record for the month, underscoring the sea ...
Thu, February 10, 2011
Minnesota House Passes Budget Cuts
Even with state House approval of a round of budget cuts last night, it's not clear whether Governor Dayton will sign off on ...
Wed, February 09, 2011
Obama budget has $2.5 billion cut in heat aid for poor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will propose cutting $2.5 billion from a program that provides heating assistance to poor people in his fiscal ...
Wed, February 09, 2011
Republican House speaker wary of Obama's budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Wednesday he was worried that President Barack Obama's 2012 budget proposal will be ...
Tue, February 08, 2011
No budget Armageddon in Texas: Governor Perry
By Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas does not face a fiscal meltdown and its economy remains strong, Governor Rick Perry said on Tuesday ...
Tue, February 08, 2011
Gov. Walker: State's Budget Hole Now $3.6B
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker’s office now says the current state budget is $137 million short on revenues.
And the Republican Walker ...
Mon, February 07, 2011
CEOs urge passage of fiscal 2011 Pentagon budget
By Andrea Shalal-Esa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief executives of 14 defense companies urged Congress on Monday to pass a defense spending bill for fiscal ...
Mon, February 07, 2011
Florida governor asks for big budget cuts
EUSTIS, Florida (Reuters) - Florida's new governor on Monday proposed slashing state spending by more than $5 billion while cutting taxes by more than ...
Mon, February 07, 2011
Florida governor cuts spending and taxes in budget
By Michael Peltier
EUSTIS, Florida (Reuters) - Florida's Tea Party-backed Governor Rick Scott proposed cutting more than $5 billion from state spending on Monday ...
Sun, February 06, 2011
Obama budget director offers clues to some cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House budget director offered clues on Sunday to some cuts that President Barack Obama will offer in his fiscal 2012 ...
Fri, February 04, 2011
SEC warns budget threats give swindlers upper hand
By Sarah N. Lynch and Dave Clarke
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tighter budgets at the Securities and Exchange Commission could mean killing vital technology upgrades needed ...
Fri, February 04, 2011
Reinert Opposes Senate Budget Bill
State Senator Roger Reinert of Duluth was among Democrats expressing opposition to the partial budget bill passed in the Minnesota Senate on Thursday. Reinert ...
Thu, February 03, 2011
Dayton Won't Use Casino For Budget Fix
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton says a new casino will not be part of his budget solution. Dayton considered building a state-operated casino near the ...
Tue, February 01, 2011
Obama seeks "responsible" budget to curb deficit
By Alister Bull and Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday spelled out that his upcoming budget will seek a "responsible" path ...
Tue, February 01, 2011
Dig-out and budget headaches after huge winter storm
By Ros Krasny
BOSTON (Reuters) - Cities across the United States dug out on Thursday from a snow and ice storm that stretched for thousands ...
Tue, February 01, 2011
NY's Cuomo slashes spending, freezes taxes in budget
By Joan Gralla and Daniel Trotta
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed laying off nearly 10,000 state workers and cutting ...
Tue, February 01, 2011
Gov. Jerry Brown presses California on budget vote
By Jim Christie and Peter Henderson
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Governor Jerry Brown pressed California lawmakers in his state-of-the-state address on Monday to let voters ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
Governor Cuomo's budget seeks to reverse past "shams"
By Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo unveils his first budget plan on Tuesday, giving him the opportunity to alter ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
Budget Cutting Bill To Face Minnesota Senate
The Minnesota Senate is expected to vote on one-billion dollars in state budget cuts this week. The GOP-controlled House narrowly passed its version of ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
Analyst: Health Reform Law Could Help State's Medicaid Budget
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s financially-troubled Medicaid budget could get some big relief under the federal health reform law.
The state’s new health ...
Fri, January 28, 2011
White House to release budget on Feb 14
By Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's budget proposal for fiscal 2012 will be released on February 14, an administration official said ...
Wed, January 26, 2011
Low-tax states attract budget-conscious Americans
By Linda Stern
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bob VanSickle was a lifelong New Jersey resident, but when he left after 52 years for what he calls ...
Wed, January 26, 2011
Duluth School District Facing Bigger Budget Hole
The Duluth School Board is dealing with a larger budget deficit than was earlier projected fo the next school year. The latest figures indicate ...
Wed, January 26, 2011
Budget deficit to hit $1.48 trillion
By Richard Cowan and Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. budget deficit this year will jump nearly 40 percent over prior forecasts, mostly ...
Tue, January 25, 2011
Obama to propose budget freeze and earmarks ban: ABC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will propose an overall U.S. budget freeze and a ban on the practice of lawmakers earmarking funds for ...
Tue, January 25, 2011
Budget repair bill expected
MADISON (WRN) Governor Scott Walker says lawmakers may need to take up a budget repair bill in the coming weeks to help the state ...
Tue, January 25, 2011
Gov. Walker Asks Lawmakers to Work on Current Budget First
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker says Wisconsin’s financial condition is so bad, he’ll ask lawmakers to fix the current state budget ...
Sun, January 23, 2011
Obama speech may spur fight over pace of budget cuts
By Caren Bohan and Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday is likely to ignite a clash ...
Fri, January 21, 2011
Low-tax states attract budget-conscious Americans
By Linda Stern
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bob VanSickle was a lifelong New Jersey resident, but when he left after 52 years for what he calls ...
Fri, January 21, 2011
Obama speech may spur fight over pace of budget cuts
By Caren Bohan and Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday is likely to ignite a ...
Wed, January 19, 2011
South Carolina "optimistic" despite budget: Haley
By Harriet McLeod
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Despite a budget shortfall of more than $800 million and one of the highest unemployment rates in the ...
Wed, January 19, 2011
Governor Dayton Has Issues With GOP Budget Cuts
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton says he "will not agree to piecemeal cuts and partial solutions," such as Republicans propose in their "phase one" budget-balancing ...
Sun, January 16, 2011
Indiana lawmakers move against local budget hoarding
By Eric Johnson
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana state legislators will work to amend laws that allow local governments to stash hundreds of millions of dollars ...
Wed, January 12, 2011
Defense budget changes raise questions and concerns
By Andrea Shalal-Esa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers and industry executives began raising concerns this week about new Pentagon cost-cutting measures, saying the moves could have ...
Wed, January 12, 2011
Government posts $80 billion December budget deficit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States posted an $80 billion budget deficit in December, slightly smaller than economists had expected, Treasury Department data showed on ...
Wed, January 12, 2011
Gov. Walker Still Not Specific on Filling $3B Budget Hole
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker is still not saying how he would pay for the tax cuts and other measures in the current ...
Mon, January 10, 2011
California's Brown unveils "painful" budget cuts
By Jim Christie
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown on Monday unveiled a budget that includes $12.5 billion in what he called ...
Sun, January 09, 2011
Farmers, budget hawks eye $5 billion per year subsidy
By Charles Abbott
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A direct payment subsidy that guarantees farmers $5 billion a year is the most prominent target in agriculture's ...
Sun, January 09, 2011
Spending cuts, tax vote at heart of California budget plan
By Jim Christie
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown will urge lawmakers to support cuts to welfare, health and higher education spending and ...
Fri, January 07, 2011
Defense shares rally modestly on budget relief
By Karen Jacobs and Andrea Shalal-Esa
ATLANTA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense stocks dodged a bullet this week when the Pentagon said it plans for its ...
Thu, January 06, 2011
House budget chairman says deeper cuts ahead
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led House of Representatives will push for spending cuts in the next fiscal year that will be even ...
Thu, January 06, 2011
Sen. Johnson Wants to "Rein In" Appropriations, Budget Committees
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s newest U.S. senator wants to serve on the appropriations and budget committees so he can see where ...
Wed, January 05, 2011
South Carolina scrambles to deal with budget shortfall
CHARLESTON, S.C., Jan 5 - South Carolina Governor-elect Nikki Haley and state budget writers are scrambling for solutions as South Carolina faces a nearly ...
Wed, January 05, 2011
House budget chief wants concessions over debt
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The incoming Republican budget chief in the U.S. House of Representatives said he will demand spending concessions from ...
Mon, January 03, 2011
Most Americans say tax rich to balance budget: poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most Americans think the United States should raise taxes for the rich to balance the budget, according to a 60 Minutes ...
Tue, December 28, 2010
Obama to delay 2012 budget by about a week: official
HONOLULU (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, who has pledged to tackle long-term U.S. debt and deficit challenges, will delay the delivery of his fiscal ...
Fri, December 24, 2010
Japan government meets budget targets but faces hurdles
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government approved a record 92.4 trillion yen ($1.1 trillion) draft budget on ...
Wed, December 22, 2010
Obama disappointed in failure to pass budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday said while a lot was accomplished at the end of the year, the failure of U.S ...
Wed, December 22, 2010
Boston targets non-profits to help fill budget hole
By Ros Krasny
BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston moved on Wednesday to ask hospitals, universities and other tax-exempt nonprofit organizations to pay more to support basic ...
Wed, December 22, 2010
Greeks protest before 2011 austerity budget vote
By Renee Maltezou and Ingrid Melander
ATHENS (Reuters) - Thousands took to the streets of Athens on Wednesday to protest against the 2011 Greek budget ...
Sat, December 18, 2010
States' budget freeze bid risks more EU wrangling
PARIS (Reuters) - Five countries said on Saturday the EU's budget should be frozen until 2020, highlighting a new source of policy divisions that ...
Fri, December 17, 2010
Analysis: Software M&A heats up as firms battle budget squeeze
By Paul Sandle and Tricia Wright
LONDON (Reuters) - Big-name technology firms will compete to acquire niche software groups in 2011 as part of a ...
Wed, December 15, 2010
NYC faces $17 billion of budget gaps from 2011 through 2014
By Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City might have to close $17 billion of budget gaps from fiscal 2011 through 2014, the ...
Fri, December 10, 2010
Government posts $150 billion November budget gap
By Corbett B. Daly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States recorded a larger-than-expected $150 billion budget gap last month, the largest shortfall for any November ...
Tue, December 07, 2010
Ireland sets out record austerity budget
By Padraic Halpin and Carmel Crimmins
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The Irish government detailed the toughest budget on record on Tuesday, targeting 6 billion euros in ...
Tue, December 07, 2010
Carlson Blasts Pawlenty For Balanced-Budget Claim
(Undated) -- Former governor Arne Carlson is chiding current Governor Tim Pawlenty for saying that Minnesota will have a surplus in the current budget cycle ...
Thu, December 02, 2010
Pentagon official sees mounting budget pressures
By Andrea Shalal-Esa
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. defense budget will likely decline somewhat in coming years, although it is not clear exactly ...
Thu, December 02, 2010
Kidman's low-budget shoot for Rabbit Hole
The Moulin Rouge! star scaled back her luxury lifestyle so film bosses could create the emotional movie on a $10 million (£6.6 million ...
Wed, December 01, 2010
Citi near hiring ex-White House budget chief: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc is in advanced talks to hire former U.S. budget director Peter Orszag in its investment banking unit, Bloomberg ...
Wed, December 01, 2010
Hall rallies stars against 'insane' budget cuts
Politicians in Britain are aiming to reduce the country's massive debts by tightening budgets, and many government-backed arts initiatives face losing money.
Hall ...
Tue, November 30, 2010
Companies hold holiday parties, but on a budget
By Jon Lentz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American companies are back in the partying mood this holiday season -- but don't count on getting a ...
Wed, November 24, 2010
New Budget Forecast For Minnesota Due Next Week
The latest on the Minnesota state budget situation is due out on December 2nd, when the Minnesota Management and Budget Office releases the November ...
Thu, November 18, 2010
Senate confirms Lew as White House budget chief
By JoAnne Allen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Senate on Thursday confirmed Jacob Lew as the new White House budget chief after a Democratic senator dropped ...
Wed, November 17, 2010
Green Bay Aldermen Pass Budget, No Tax Increase in 2011
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - It took a lot of give and take, but Green Bay aldermen reached a compromise on the 2011 city budget ...
Mon, November 15, 2010
Billions can be saved in defense budget: McCain
By Andrea Shalal-Esa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator John McCain, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said billions of dollars could be saved ...
Mon, November 15, 2010
Green Bay City Budget Vote Set for Tuesday
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Tuesday could be a long day when Green Bay aldermen hash out the details of the 2011 city budget.
The ...
Sat, November 13, 2010
Berlusconi to seek confidence vote after budget
By Silvia Aloisi
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, fighting for the survival of his government, said on Saturday he would seek a ...
Thu, November 11, 2010
Arnold Schwarzenegger to call lawmakers into budget session
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Thursday he will call a special session of the state legislature on December 6 to ...
Wed, November 10, 2010
California to see $25 billion budget gap: report
By Jim Christie
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California faces a $25 billion deficit through the next fiscal year, its budget watchdog said on Wednesday, just ...
Wed, November 10, 2010
Private panel urges shake-up in budget process
By Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A private panel called for a shake-up of the U.S. government's budget process that would set clear ...
Wed, November 10, 2010
Merrill passes new budget, 3.2 percent tax increase
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Merrill's city council has approved the 2011 budget and tax levy.
Administrator Tony Chaldek says the city's tax rate ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
FDA chief urges caution on budget cut
By Lisa Richwine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawmakers should think carefully before cutting taxpayer funding for the Food and Drug Administration in an effort to ...
Fri, November 05, 2010
Summers sees prospects for eventual budget deal
By Caren Bohan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan agreement to tackle huge budget deficits is achievable, though it would take a lot of work, outgoing ...
Wed, November 03, 2010
Voters limit state tax hikes, budget battles
By Lisa Lambert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voters in many states on Tuesday made clear their distaste for tax hikes, voting to limit how their states ...
Tue, November 02, 2010
New York state faces $315 mln budget deficit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state faces a budget gap of $315 million in the current fiscal year due to lower-than-expected tax collections and ...
Thu, October 28, 2010
Budget-wary Taiwan to defer U.S. arms purchases
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will ask the United States to defer sales of two advanced weapons systems, officials said on Thursday, a setback for its ...
Sat, October 23, 2010
EU leaders to back diluted budget rules reform
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will back next week a reform of EU budget rules which introduces new sanctions for rule-breakers but retains political ...
Thu, October 21, 2010
Brown budget plan too rosy for California investors
By Jim Christie
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Jerry Brown is a man with a too-rosy plan for bringing order to California's messy finances, say ...
Tue, October 12, 2010
NY governor hopefuls seek budget caps but few work: study
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's Democratic and Republican candidates for governor have proposed braking the state's runaway spending with a legal cap ...
Fri, October 08, 2010
California Senate approves full budget package
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - California's state Senate on Friday approved the full package of budget legislation to balance the state's books by closing a ...
Thu, October 07, 2010
California lawmakers debate budget through night
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - California entered its 100th day without a state budget in place on Friday as lawmakers continued debating a legislative package that was ...
Tue, October 05, 2010
Paladino to shut government if budget spurned
By Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York GOP candidate for governor on Tuesday said he will shut down the government if "incompetent ...
Sun, October 03, 2010
Ireland eyes 4 billion euros 2011 budget savings: reports
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's government will target savings of 4 billion euros in the 2011 budget as it seeks to get its fiscal crisis ...
Fri, October 01, 2010
California leaders break budget impasse with deal
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - A top California lawmaker said on Friday the state's leaders had reached a final agreement on closing a $19.1 ...
Fri, October 01, 2010
California to enter fourth month without budget
By Jim Christie
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California will enter the fourth month of its fiscal year on Friday without a state budget in place ...
Thu, September 30, 2010
Obama expected to sign NASA budget soon: official
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is expected early next month to sign into law a new NASA budget that ...
Thu, September 30, 2010
Lawmakers Send State Budget To Governor Granholm
LANSING, Mich (WQTX) State lawmakers have wrapped up all major votes needed to complete the state budget for the fiscal year that begins Friday ...
Thu, September 30, 2010
Ireland faces mammoth bank bill, to redraft budget
By Carmel Crimmins and Andras Gergely
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland put a 34 billion euros ($46 billion) price on bailing out stricken Anglo Irish Bank ...
Wed, September 29, 2010
Democratic senator blocks Obama budget chief pick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's pick for budget chief has been blocked in the U.S. Senate by a member of his own ...
Wed, September 29, 2010
New delay hits faith in California budget deal
By Jim Christie
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California's leaders will not meet on Wednesday to press on with talks to reach an agreement on ...
Wed, September 29, 2010
World leaders to feel pinch of French budget cuts
By John Irish
PARIS (Reuters) - France will host the world's most powerful politicians on the cheap at next year's G8 and G20 ...
Wed, September 29, 2010
Brussels ups pressure in Irish budget crisis
By Carmel Crimmins
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's parliament reconvenes on Wednesday with investors anxiously awaiting a final price on bank bailouts and pressure mounting ...
Tue, September 28, 2010
No meeting by California leaders on budget plan
By Jim Christie
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California's leaders will not meet on Tuesday as planned to hammer out details of a state budget ...
Mon, September 27, 2010
No California budget deal yet, more talks on Tuesday
By Jim Christie
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California's leaders failed to reach a final budget agreement to close a $19.1 billion deficit on ...
Thu, September 23, 2010
California budget deal near: gov't spokesman
By Jim Christie
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and top lawmakers have a framework for an agreement on a state budget to ...
Thu, September 23, 2010
California leaders near budget deal: spokesman
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and top lawmakers have a framework for an agreement on a state budget and hope to reach ...
Thu, September 23, 2010
Senate panel backs Obama budget nominee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel overwhelmingly approved President Barack Obama's pick for budget chief on Thursday, but it was unclear when the full ...
Tue, September 21, 2010
NYC mayor orders hiring freeze to close budget gap
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered a hiring freeze on Tuesday as the city seeks to close a projected $3 ...
Fri, September 17, 2010
Budget cuts force CERN to shut accelerators for year
GENEVA (Reuters) - Europe's particle research center CERN unveiled budget cuts Friday that will force it to temporarily close its accelerators for a year ...
Mon, September 13, 2010
U.S. posts $90.53 billion budget deficit in August
By Corbett B. Daly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States posted a $90.53 billion budget deficit in August, Treasury Department data showed on Monday ...
Sat, September 11, 2010
EU leaders to urge fast work on EU budget rule reform
By Jan Strupczewski
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will urge their finance ministers next week for more efforts to reform EU budget rules, amid ...
Thu, September 09, 2010
NY state budget still on financial cliff edge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state's budget is still tottering "on the edge of a very steep financial cliff," the state comptroller said ...
Wed, September 08, 2010
Deal reached on Michigan's 2011 budget
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Michigan will cut spending and not resort to tax or fee hikes to balance its upcoming fiscal 2011 budget, according to details ...
Tue, September 07, 2010
Ex-budget chief differs with Obama on U.S. tax cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tax cuts should be extended for all Americans to help spur the economy, but even the middle-class cuts should end in two ...
Mon, September 06, 2010
EU finmins want budget rule offenders rapped swiftly
By Marcin Grajewski and Paul Carrel
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union finance ministers sought on Monday to make sanctions for EU budget rule breakers more ...
Wed, September 01, 2010
Special session on California budget unlikely now
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California lawmakers may not be called into a special session on the state's budget stalemate, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said on ...
Tue, August 31, 2010
California lawmakers reject budget bills
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - Democrats and Republicans in California's legislature rejected rival budget plans on Tuesday on the last day of their regular session ...
Fri, August 27, 2010
California lawmakers to vote on budget plans
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California lawmakers will vote on rival plans for closing a $19 billion deficit and balancing the state's budget on Tuesday ...
Tue, August 24, 2010
I-P Gubernatorial Candidate Horner Rolls Out Budget Plan
(St. Paul, MN) -- Independence Party candidate for governor Tom Horner wants to plug about one-third of Minnesota's projected six-billion-dollar budget deficit by program ...
Sat, August 21, 2010
New voices join calls to relax German budget cuts
By Sarah Marsh
BERLIN (Reuters) - Regional German governments and politicians from Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition parties are joining protests against planned austerity measures ...
Wed, August 18, 2010
Winfrey's budget reset at $189 million
Executives at Discovery Communications initially invested $100 million (£66.7 million) in a joint venture with Winfrey to premiere the mogul's new network ...
Mon, August 16, 2010
'Battleship' Faces Budget Woes
Battleship Faces Budget Woes
The much-maligned board game adaptation Battleship may be facing some serious budgetary woes. Peter Berg's alien invasion-themed adaptation is ...
Fri, August 13, 2010
Newark ratings may be cut amid budget woes: Moody's
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The city of Newark, New Jersey may have its credit ratings downgraded because the City Council has rejected forming a new ...
Thu, August 12, 2010
Sailors press Gates on how defense budget hits them
By Sue Pleming
SAN DIEGO, California (Reuters) - For sailors aboard the USS Higgins docked in San Diego, a popular question for visiting Defense Secretary ...
Wed, August 04, 2010
NY state lawmakers finalize $136 billion FY 2011 budget
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state lawmakers finalized a $136 billion budget for fiscal 2011 late Tuesday, approving a final piece of legislation that ...
Tue, August 03, 2010
California Democrats unveil state budget plan
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - The Democratic leaders of California's legislature unveiled on Tuesday a joint state budget plan, which a spokesman for Republican Governor ...
Fri, July 30, 2010
Michael Bay Producing Low Budget Alien Invasion Movie
Michael Bay Producing Low Budget Alien Invasion Movie
According to Heat Vision, Michael Bay (Transformers, Armageddon) has agreed to produce a ""Confidential Alien Project ...
Tue, July 27, 2010
Fewer parents to cut back-to-school budget
By Dhanya Skariachan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fewer parents plan to cut their back-to-school budgets, but they will count on smartphones and social networking to ...
Sun, July 25, 2010
Japan Noda warns on debt pile in budget battle
By Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government cannot continue to rely on excessive bond issuance to fund fiscal spending, the finance minister warned ...
Sun, July 18, 2010
Ireland may slow budget reform: gov't party
By Andras Gergely
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland may not have the political will to bring its budget deficit in line with EU rules as planned ...
Thu, July 15, 2010
Budget choices on AIDS funds threaten lives: report
By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent
LONDON (Reuters) - Reduced funds from rich donor nations to treat HIV/AIDS in poorer nations will ultimately ...
Thu, July 15, 2010
NY state legislature deserves "F" on budget: poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's fractious state legislature deserves an "F" for its work on a budget for fiscal 2011, still elusive three-and-a-half ...
Tue, July 13, 2010
Obama names ex-Clinton budget veteran to head OMB
By Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday picked Jack Lew as the new White House budget chief, naming a policy veteran ...
Tue, July 13, 2010
EU ministers back closer budget surveillance
By Sarah Marsh and Sophie Taylor
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union finance ministers agreed on Tuesday to increase monitoring of member states' economies from January ...
Mon, July 12, 2010
Euro zone lauds Greek effort to cut budget deficit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Greece's fiscal consolidation program is on track and should allow the country to obtain a second tranche of international aid in ...
Fri, July 09, 2010
White House to issue new budget forecast on July 23
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House plans to issue fresh estimates of the U.S. budget picture on July 23, a U.S. official said ...
Fri, July 09, 2010
ECB's Trichet: budget cuts won't lead to new slump
By Marc Jones and Paul Carrel
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet dismissed warnings that drastic and simultaneous spending cuts planned by ...
Thu, July 08, 2010
Gov. Candidate Walker: Cut 4K State Jobs in 1st Budget
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Scott Walker, 1 of the 2 main Republican candidates for governor, says he would eliminate 4,000 state jobs in ...
Sun, July 04, 2010
Budget cuts and reform will help growth: Trichet
By Jean-Baptiste Vey and Lionel Laurent
AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France (Reuters) - Budget cuts and structural reforms will help cement economic recovery, while bank stress tests will ...
Fri, July 02, 2010
California begins fiscal year with no budget
By Jim Christie
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered state workers to be paid minimum wage as the fiscal year started on ...
Wed, June 30, 2010
Budget outlook said bleak as baby boomers age
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers will need to pare spending on Social Security and healthcare in order to avoid tax hikes or big ...
Tue, June 29, 2010
Pennsylvania reaches budget deal with gas tax
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell said on Tuesday he had reached agreement with legislative leaders on a fiscal 2011 budget ...
Tue, June 29, 2010
Fireworks could brighten up Rhode Island budget
BOSTON (Reuters) - The cash-strapped U.S. state of Rhode Island is hoping to turn residents' patriotic fervor into a boost in tax revenue this ...
Thu, June 24, 2010
California lawmaker urges budget talks boycott: report
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A California lawmaker wants fellow Democrats to boycott budget talks with Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger even though the state has no ...
Thu, June 24, 2010
Europe digs in on budget austerity ahead of G20
By Krista Hughes and Erik Kirschbaum
FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) - European policymakers defended budget austerity plans on Thursday ahead of a G20 summit set to ...
Tue, June 22, 2010
Obama budget director Orszag to step down: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House confirmed on Tuesday that Peter Orszag was stepping down as the director of the White House budget office and ...
Mon, June 21, 2010
White House budget chief Orszag to step down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Budget Director Peter Orszag plans to leave his job in a few weeks, making him the first senior member of ...
Mon, June 21, 2010
ECB urges carrot-and-stick approach to budget rules
By Marcin Grajewski and David Milliken
BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers pressed governments on Monday to follow stricter budget rules and open ...
Sun, June 20, 2010
UK to dodge Greek fate with tough budget: Osborne
LONDON (Reuters) - The biggest threat to Britain's economy is its huge budget deficit, and an emergency budget on Tuesday will save the country ...
Wed, June 16, 2010
NY governor sets budget deadline, rejects borrowing
By Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's legislature must approve a budget by June 28 that does not rely on borrowing to ...
Thu, June 10, 2010
Budget deficit on an easing path
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The budget deficit fell in May compared to a year ago but remains on track to easily exceed $1 trillion, a Treasury ...
Thu, June 10, 2010
BoE holds rates, asset buying ahead of UK budget
By Fiona Shaikh
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England made no change to interest rates or its bond purchase program on Thursday, as it ...
Wed, June 09, 2010
New York Democratic governor seeks help with budget
By Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state's long battle over a $135 billion budget took another turn on Wednesday when the ...
Mon, June 07, 2010
Hungary eyes budget cuts, market says signals mixed
By Krisztina Than and Marton Dunai
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's government vowed to cut spending on Monday as it strove to repair damage from ...
Sat, June 05, 2010
Hungary government commits to budget goal
By Krisztina Than and Marton Dunai
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's government said on Saturday it aimed to meet this year's budget deficit target ...
Fri, June 04, 2010
Bernanke to testify at House budget hearing Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will testify before the House Budget Committee on Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced on Friday.
Bernanke will ...
Sun, May 30, 2010
Keeping France's AAA rating is "a stretch": budget minister
PARIS (Reuters) - France's Budget Minister Francois Baroin said on Sunday the objective of keeping the country's AAA rating was "a stretch" and ...
Thu, May 27, 2010
NY parks to stay open but budget talks drag on
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Just two days before the U.S. Memorial Day weekend kicks off the summer season, New York's lawmakers reached a ...
Thu, May 27, 2010
Romer: sudden budget cuts could hit recovery
PARIS (Reuters) - Immediate budget cuts in the United States could nip early signs of recovery in the bud, Senior White House advisor Christina Romer ...
Mon, May 24, 2010
Budget agency puts $21 billion tag on Fed rescues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office on Monday put the cost of the Federal Reserve's emergency support program for the U.S ...
Mon, May 24, 2010
NY state might spare parks from budget ax
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cash-strapped New York state should keep 41 state parks and 14 historic sites open and avoid reducing services at others by ...
Mon, May 17, 2010
Minnesota lawmakers send budget fix to governor
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Minnesota lawmakers approved a plan on Monday to plug a $3 billion hole in the state's two-year budget.
The legislation heads ...
Mon, May 17, 2010
Minnesota Budget Compromise Finally Passes
After an agreement on a budget compromise was reached between the Minnesota Legislature and Governor Pawlenty late Sunday night, a special session was called ...
Sat, May 15, 2010
ECB's Trichet seeks quantum leap in budget oversight
BERLIN (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet denied the euro is under speculative attack despite its steep fall, and called instead for a ...
Fri, May 14, 2010
Time For A Budget Deal At Legislature Drawing Short
(St. Paul, MN) -- Budget-balancing talks continue at the State Capitol with only three working days left in the legislative session, and Democrats and Governor ...
Fri, May 14, 2010
Philly council rejects soda tax in preliminary budget
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A controversial proposal to tax soft drinks did not make into a list of measures approved late on Thursday ...
Wed, May 12, 2010
California budget battle looms
By Jim Christie
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Californian farmer Joseph Pezzini says orders for his artichokes are rising.
For Pezzini, it's a clear sign ...
Wed, May 12, 2010
U.S. posts 19th straight monthly budget deficit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States posted an $82.69 billion deficit in April, nearly four times the $20.91 billion shortfall registered in April ...
Wed, May 12, 2010
Lawmakers Push For Compromise On Budget Plan
(St. Paul, MN) -- With just five days left in the Minnesota Legislative session, Democrats and Republicans seem to be putting the ball in the ...
Tue, May 11, 2010
Budget Plan Passes Minnesota House And Senate
(St. Paul, MN) -- A budget-balancing bill made it through the House and Senate Monday, setting up a showdown with the governor -- with less than ...
Mon, May 10, 2010
Minnesota State Budget Talks Continue
(St. Paul, MN) -- Democrats in the Minnesota House and Senate are proposing an income tax increase on the wealthiest Minnesotans to help balance the ...
Sat, May 08, 2010
Portugal promises EU to cut budget deficit more in 2010
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's prime minister has promised his European Union counterparts that he will cut the budget deficit further than planned this year ...
Fri, May 07, 2010
NY governor Paterson lacks budget acumen: poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than six in 10 New Yorkers faulted Governor David Paterson, who is struggling to close a $9 billion deficit, for ...
Fri, May 07, 2010
NYC mayor unveils $63 billion budget, 11,000 job cuts
By Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday unveiled his revised $63 billion budget plan for fiscal 2011 ...
Thu, May 06, 2010
Budget Talks Continue
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Pawlenty met with legislative leaders this morning and will again this afternoon to continue trying to balance the state budget ...
Thu, May 06, 2010
Minnesota Budget Talks Are Continuing
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Pawlenty met with legislative leaders today to continue trying to balance the state budget after yesterday's Supreme Court decision ...
Wed, May 05, 2010
Minnesota top court nixes governor's budget cuts
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty exceeded his authority when he cut spending last year, the state supreme court said in a ruling on ...
Tue, May 04, 2010
Marines shore-storming craft faces budget doubts
By Jim Wolf
QUANTICO, Virginia (Reuters) - Send in the Marines! -- the age-old U.S. battle cry -- is summoning a hulking, new General Dynamics Corp ...
Thu, April 29, 2010
Wall Street bankers let NY delay budget woes: Lt. governor
By Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street's eagerness to earn fees by helping New York state borrow even more money is worsening ...
Tue, April 27, 2010
Democrats Propose Phase Two Budget Cuts
(St. Paul, MN) -- State health and human services programs would see 302-million dollars in cuts under a phase-two budget-balancing bill that Democrats are pushing ...
Thu, April 22, 2010
Senate panel passes budget plan
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel on Thursday passed a budget that would cut near-term deficits more quickly than the plan proposed ...
Thu, April 22, 2010
U.S. budget office: 4 million likely to pay health fine
By Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About four 4 million people in the United States could be fined for failing to buy health insurance when ...
Tue, April 20, 2010
Senate budget plan seeks to lower deficits
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A budget plan proposed on Tuesday by a key Senate Democrat seeks to reduce U.S. deficits at a ...
Sat, April 17, 2010
Germany needs no extra budget for Greek aid: finance minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will not need a supplementary budget to pay for an aid package to Greece, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble was quoted as ...
Tue, April 13, 2010
Obama to propose $6 billion NASA budget increase
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will outline a revamped space policy on Thursday that will use $6 billion in new funding over five years ...
Tue, April 13, 2010
Congress could skip budget blueprint this year
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-controlled U.S. Congress could forego trying to approve a budget blueprint this year, a move that could ...
Fri, April 09, 2010
Might Education Reforms Lead To Budget Trimming?
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Pawlenty continues pushing lawmakers to make public school teachers' pay depend more on how well their students do, but the ...
Thu, April 01, 2010
Minnesota Governor Pawlenty To Sign Jobs, Budget-Balancing Bills Into Law
(St.Paul, MN) -- Governor Pawlenty will the sign the jobs bill and so-called phase one budget-balancing bill into law during a ceremony at the ...
Thu, April 01, 2010
Pawlenty To Sign Jobs, Budget-Balancing Bills Into Law
(St.Paul, MN) -- Governor Pawlenty will the sign the jobs bill and so-called phase one budget-balancing bill into law during a ceremony at the ...
Wed, March 31, 2010
Pawlenty Reviewing DFL Budget-Balancing Bill
(St.Paul, MN) -- Governor Pawlenty is reviewing the phase-one budget-balancing bill the DFL-controlled legislature sent him Monday night. He has until Thursday at midnight ...
Tue, March 30, 2010
Minnesota Legislature Passes Partial Budget And A Jobs Bill
It is possible that Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty will be signing bills passed yesterday by the legislature. The partial budget bill will cut 300 ...
Mon, March 29, 2010
Minnesota State Budget Bill Discussed
(St. Paul, MN) -- Weekend negotiations have led to a compromise bill with the House and Senate on phase one of state budget cuts. Lawmakers ...
Wed, March 24, 2010
Fitch downgrades Portugal on budget concerns
LISBON (Reuters) - Fitch Ratings cut Portugal's sovereign credit rating by one notch to AA- on Wednesday, citing budgetary underperformance in 2009 and warning ...
Tue, March 23, 2010
Partial Budget Bill Passes Minnesota Legislature
(St. Paul, MN) -- Democrats in the Minnesota House and Senate have passed their bills to balance a portion of the state budget and will ...
Sun, March 21, 2010
Vancouver Games will see balanced budget: organizers
By Allan Dowd
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Organizers of the Vancouver Winter Olympics and Paralympics, which ended on Sunday, are confident of avoiding a budget deficit ...
Wed, March 17, 2010
State Budget Balancing Update
(St. Paul, MN) -- Democrats at the state legislature have unveiled an important part of their budget-balancing plan. They want to cut state aid to ...
Mon, March 15, 2010
Budget Gap Hinges On Court Arguments
(St. Paul, MN) -- The state Supreme Court hears oral arguments today, after Governor Pawlenty appealed a lower court's decision striking down one of ...
Fri, March 12, 2010
DFL Plans To Send Budget-Balancing Plan To Governor
(St. Paul, MN) -- Senate Democrats are proceeding with plans to send Governor Pawlenty a bill that will balance part of the state budget. But ...
Wed, March 10, 2010
U.S. posts record $220.9 billion budget gap in Feb
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States posted a record $220.91 billion budget deficit in February, Treasury Department data showed on Wednesday.
The February deficit ...
Mon, March 08, 2010
Congressional budget director sees bleak outlook
ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - The director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office on Monday said the U.S. fiscal outlook is "bleak," with a worrisome ...
Thu, March 04, 2010
NYC budget faces political clouds, rising gaps: study
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City faces a string of deficits that will top the mayor's forecasts while "political uncertainty" at the state ...
Wed, March 03, 2010
Budget axes swinging across California
By Jim Christie
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As California officials grapple with closing a $20 billion state budget gap, their local counterparts fear cuts in ...
Wed, March 03, 2010
D-F-Lers Sending Governor Three-Piece Budget Plan
(St.Paul, MN) -- Senate Democrats say they'll send a trimmed-back state budget to the governor in three pieces, but Governor Tim Pawlenty isn ...
Tue, March 02, 2010
State Budget Forecast Improves From November
(St.Paul, MN) -- The latest economic forecast shows Minnesota's state budget deficit shrinking by about 200-million dollars, to just under a billion dollars ...
Mon, March 01, 2010
Raise taxes, cut spending to balance U.S. budget: Hoyer
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tax increases and spending cuts will both be needed to spread the burden of bringing down U.S. budget ...
Thu, February 18, 2010
N.J. Gov Christie turns 'tough guy' on budget woes
By Jon Hurdle
TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has a better shot at fixing the state's severe budget problems ...
Tue, February 16, 2010
Governor's Budget Plan Will Hurt Duluth
Among the cuts in Governor Pawlenty's plan to balance the budget is another cut in state aids to local governments. Duluth State Representative ...
Mon, February 15, 2010
Governor Releases Budget-Balancing Plan Today
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Pawlenty says the budget-balancing plan he rolls out later this morning, will protect veterans and military support programs, core public ...
Mon, February 15, 2010
Governor Releases Budget-Balancing Plan Today
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Pawlenty says the budget-balancing plan he rolls out today, will protect veterans and military support programs, core public safety functions ...
Mon, February 15, 2010
EU says could call for extra Greek budget steps
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Monday it could call on Greece to take additional measures to reduce its budget deficit but that ...
Sun, February 14, 2010
L.A. budget crisis threatens jobs, credit rating
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles, the second-largest city in the United States, is confronting a mounting budget deficit that threatens to ...
Sun, February 14, 2010
Harrisburg excludes debt payments from 2010 budget
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, moved a step closer to defaulting on a bond payment when its city council passed a 2010 ...
Fri, February 12, 2010
Budget statement now slated for Feb 17: Treasury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury intends to release its delayed January monthly budget statement next Wednesday, barring any further government closures, a Treasury ...
Tue, February 02, 2010
Rhode Island Gov proposes new and smaller budget
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rhode Island Republican Governor Donald Carcieri on Tuesday proposed a new $2.85 billion budget, about a 5 percent or $151 ...
Tue, February 02, 2010
WI Lawmakers Respond To President's Budget Plan
WASHINGTON D.C. (Midwest Communications) - Wisconsin lawmakers from both parties took aim at the record deficits in President Obama’s new federal budget plan ...
Tue, February 02, 2010
Defense shares gain on spending boost in U.S. budget
(In Feb 1 story, corrects $159 million to billion in first paragraph, and corrects name of defense secretary in paragraph 6)
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Shares ...
Mon, February 01, 2010
Obama budget boosts funds for tropical diseases
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's budget proposes a unique new initiative -- battling some tropical diseases not ...
Mon, February 01, 2010
Obama budget plan calls for generic drugmaker fees
By Lisa Richwine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Generic drugmakers would pay the U.S. government $38 million to help speed reviews of their medicines under President ...
Mon, February 01, 2010
Obama budget plan calls for generic drugmaker fees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday proposed fees on generic drugmakers to help reduce review times for the cheaper copycat medicines and clear ...
Mon, February 01, 2010
Obama outlines new education vision in budget
By Lisa Lambert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama proposed an overhaul of how the government funds education in his budget proposal on Monday as ...
Mon, February 01, 2010
Health spending a winner in Obama budget
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health research is a potential winner in the new U.S. budget proposed on Monday ...
Mon, February 01, 2010
Obama's budget sidesteps dramatic health reforms
By Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's latest spending plan calls for modest changes to the U.S. healthcare system but does ...
Mon, February 01, 2010
Obama seeks record $708 billion in 2011 defense budget
By Andrea Shalal-Esa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama asked Congress to approve a record $708 billion in defense spending for fiscal 2011, but vowed ...
Mon, February 01, 2010
Obama budget would cut NASA moon plan
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is no longer shooting for the moon, with a budget plan that aborts a ...
Sun, January 31, 2010
Obama to speak on budget on Monday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will deliver remarks on the budget on Monday, the White House said on Sunday.
He is to speak about ...
Sat, January 30, 2010
Obama proposes cuts with $3.8 billion 2011 budget: report
By Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will propose trimming or chopping 120 government programs to help rein in the U.S. deficit ...
Sat, January 30, 2010
Obama budget sends more help to states, cities
by Lisa Lambert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama proposed on Monday sending more financial help to U.S. states and cities, as the economic ...
Fri, January 29, 2010
Obama seeks to boost nuclear power in new budget
By Tom Doggett and Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's budget proposal will call for tripling government loan guarantees for new nuclear ...
Thu, January 28, 2010
Biden: Budget to seek nuclear funds increase
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden said President Barack Obama's budget proposal will include $7 billion to maintain the U.S. nuclear weapons ...
Thu, January 28, 2010
NYC mayor unveils $63 billion budget
By Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday proposed a $63.64 billion budget plan for next year ...
Thu, January 28, 2010
Senate backs "paygo" budget-control measure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday approved a budget-control measure that would require new spending to be offset with cuts elsewhere, an approach that ...
Sun, January 24, 2010
Ahmadinejad says new budget less dependent on oil
By Parisa Hafezi
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday the national budget for 2010/11 would lessen reliance on oil revenues ...
Tue, January 19, 2010
Governor Paterson seeks $136 billion budget, non-diet soda tax
By Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor David Paterson on Tuesday proposed a budget of nearly $136 billion for fiscal 2011, a ...
Tue, January 19, 2010
Obama seeks $1.35 billion for school reform in next budget
By Matt Spetalnick and Lisa Lambert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced he intends to seek $1.35 billion to extend a ...
Mon, January 18, 2010
Obama State of Union set for Jan 27, budget Feb 1
By Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will deliver his first State of the Union address on January 27 and his budget plan ...
Fri, January 15, 2010
WI Supreme Court To Rule On Moving Malpractice Funds To Help Budget
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court will decide if it was legal to take $200 million from the medical malpractice fund to help ...
Wed, January 13, 2010
Jackie Chan targets kids with low-budget "Spy"
By Daniel Eagan
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - It's been over 30 years since Jackie Chan supplanted Bruce Lee as film's reigning martial-arts ...
Wed, January 13, 2010
Alabama governor: no budget cuts for state agencies
MIAMI (Reuters) - Alabama's outgoing Republican governor said funding for the state government's agencies will not be cut in a new budget he ...
Mon, January 11, 2010
Schwarzenegger budget ax would fall heavily on poor
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The latest budget plan from California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger would force 200,000 children off low-cost medical insurance ...
Mon, January 11, 2010
"Ultimate fighting" needed to close NY budget gap
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state should legalize "ultimate fighting" to help close a $7 billion deficit, Governor David Paterson said on Monday, though ...
Mon, January 11, 2010
White House mulls bank fee in budget
By Caren Bohan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is considering including a fee on financial services companies in his upcoming budget to help recover ...
Fri, January 08, 2010
Schwarzenegger submits "draconian" California budget
By Peter Henderson and Jim Christie
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed "draconian" spending cuts in his new budget on Friday to ...
Tue, January 05, 2010
Schwarzenegger readies California budget plan
By Peter Henderson
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Arnold Schwarzenegger will lay out plans for his last year as California's governor this week under pressure ...
Wed, December 30, 2009
Northern Trust to cut 2010 entertainment budget: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Northern Trust Corp <NTRS.O>, the U.S. financial services company that drew lawmakers' ire in February for throwing a lavish ...
Thu, December 24, 2009
Japan drafts record budget as PM battles scandal
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan approved on Friday a record budget for next year that will inflate the country's ...
Sat, December 19, 2009
State DHS Looks to Plug Budget Shortfall
MADISON (WRN) - State health officials say they are working to cut costs, despite a growing demand for medical assistance in Wisconsin. With many Wisconsinites ...
Fri, December 18, 2009
Proposed Jobs Bill May Fill Medicaid Budget Hole
MADISON (WRN) - A proposed federal jobs bill could help Wisconsin get rid of a big shortfall in its Medicaid health programs for the poor ...
Wed, December 16, 2009
California revenues lag, underscore budget woes
By Jim Christie
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's revenues since the start of its fiscal year are trailing estimates by more than $1 billion ...
Tue, December 15, 2009
Clinton says Afghan surge cost to be in U.S. budget
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will include the cost of the military surge in Afghanistan as part of its budget request ...
Thu, December 10, 2009
Government posts $120.3 billion budget deficit in Nov
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States posted a smaller-than-expected $120.3 billion budget deficit in November, Treasury Department data showed on Thursday.
The November deficit ...
Wed, December 09, 2009
Washington state governor says her budget plan "unjust"
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Washington state Governor Christine Gregoire submitted a state budget plan on Wednesday that would close a $2.6 billion deficit but ...
Thu, December 03, 2009
Geithner says need to cut budget deficit
By Glenn Somerville
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday said it was vital to get U.S. budget deficits down in order ...
Thu, December 03, 2009
Geithner says need to cut budget deficit
By Glenn Somerville
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday said it was vital to get U.S. budget deficits down in order ...
Wed, November 25, 2009
Los Angeles' budget gaps may force dramatic change
By Jim Christie
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Los Angeles must take dramatic steps in coming months to bring its budget back into balance, including measures ...
Tue, November 24, 2009
N.Y. governor seeks one-time authority to balance budget
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor David Paterson on Tuesday submitted emergency legislation that would grant him the one-time authority to balance the state ...
Thu, November 19, 2009
State, local budget cuts a "time bomb" for U.S. jobs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Budget shortfalls pose a direct threat to millions of U.S. jobs, many in the private sector, as state and local ...
Thu, November 19, 2009
Pentagon budget must rise to fund current plans
By Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. defense spending in coming years must rise roughly 6 percent on average from the record sum sought ...
Wed, November 18, 2009
California governor against tax hikes to close budget gap
MILAN (Reuters) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Wednesday he opposed tax hikes to close the state's budget gap, projected to be bigger ...
Tue, November 10, 2009
Senators eye commission to tackle budget crisis
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several U.S. senators said on Tuesday they probably could force Congress to cede some control to a bipartisan ...
Thu, November 05, 2009
NYC's current budget perils may be worse than 2002
By Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's current budget crisis may be even worse than the one Mayor Michael Bloomberg inherited ...
Fri, October 30, 2009
U.S. housing bill budget neutral in 10 years: CBO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill pending in the Senate that would help unemployed workers, businesses and the housing market would add billions to the U ...
Mon, October 26, 2009
Balanced budget still seen for 2010 Games
By Allan Dowd
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Organizers of next year's Vancouver Olympics are confident of meeting their balanced budget goal, saying the ...
Mon, October 26, 2009
NY governor to call lawmakers to special budget session
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor David Paterson is calling lawmakers back for a special session to discuss the budget deficit of more than ...
Tue, October 20, 2009
Deep funding cuts for schools in Michigan budget
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Michigan school districts face deep spending cuts in fiscal year 2010 as state revenue continues to sink due to the state's ...
Fri, October 16, 2009
U.S. budget gap hits record $1.4 trillion
By Emily Kaiser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. budget deficit hit a record $1.4 trillion in the just-ended fiscal year, the government said ...
Fri, October 09, 2009
California revenues $1.1 billion below budget estimate
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's general fund revenues for the first three months of its fiscal year were $1.1 billion below estimates in ...
Thu, October 08, 2009
HMO stocks drop after reform bill budget analysis
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of health insurers slumped on Thursday as analysts said a report issued on a key U.S. Senate healthcare reform ...
Wed, October 07, 2009
Final estimate for U.S. budget deficit:$1.4 trillion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government spent a record $1.4 trillion more than it collected in the fiscal year ended September 30, congressional ...
Wed, October 07, 2009
Conoco cuts 2010 budget, plans asset sales
HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. oil major ConocoPhillips <COP.N> on Wednesday cut its capital budget for 2010 and said it planned to divest $10 ...
Wed, October 07, 2009
Vancouver promises 2010 winter Games will be on budget
By Karolos Grohmann
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The Vancouver 2010 winter Olympics will stay within budget while delivering everything organizers have promised, Games chief John Furlong ...
Tue, October 06, 2009
NY governor orders $500 million cuts to current budget
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor David Paterson on Tuesday said he will slash $500 million from the current fiscal year's budget, as ...
Fri, October 02, 2009
Massachusetts government to announce emergency budget cuts
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Massachusetts officials have begun identifying emergency cuts to make to the fiscal year 2010 budget after the state's September tax ...
Wed, September 30, 2009
Miami passes smaller budget with staff cuts
MIAMI (Reuters) - Miami's city commission has passed a $513 million fiscal 2010 budget that is about 2 percent smaller than the current city ...
Sat, September 12, 2009
Pennsylvania governor ready to veto budget plan
By Jon Hurdle
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell said on Saturday he is ready to veto a bipartisan budget plan proposed by ...
Fri, September 11, 2009
U.S. posts $111.4 billion August budget deficit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday posted a smaller-than-expected $111.40 billion budget deficit for August, marking a record-matching 11 straight months ...
Fri, September 11, 2009
Pennsylvania lawmakers reach budget accord
By Jon Hurdle
HARRISBURG, Penn. (Reuters) - State legislators reached a tentative agreement on Friday on a fiscal 2010 budget, ending a deadlock that left ...
Wed, September 09, 2009
Governor Granholm Announces Plan to Balance State's Budget
UNDATED -- The Governor has released her plan to balance the state’s budget for the next two years.
It includes a mix of cuts ...
Tue, September 08, 2009
House, Senate resume work on 2010 Pentagon budget
By Andrea Shalal-Esa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the House and Senate returned from an August recess on Tuesday and resumed work on the fiscal ...
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