Tag: budget
Leading Fiscal Policy Expert on What Hurts America Most
Reading Time: 2 minutesINTERVIEW ON THE PRICE OF BUSINESS SHOW, MEDIA PARTNER OF THIS SITE. Recently Kevin Price, Host of the nationally syndicated Price of Business Show, interviewed Honorable David M. Walker. Price and Walker […]
Don’t Put a Budget in QuickBooks
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy: Ruth King I shouldn’t but a budget into QuickBooks? That’s insane…is probably what most of you are thinking. Yes, budgeting is critical. But, how most accounting software packages […]
In Spite Threats of Spending Cuts, Education Funding Grows
Reading Time: < 1 minutePresident Donald Trump in March proposed a budget for fiscal year 2020 that would cut 29 Department of Education programs and reduce discretionary appropriations for the Department to $64 billion, a […]
Food Costs Are Down?
Reading Time: 2 minutesOddly, though it doesn’t seem like it, in relative terms the cost of food has gone down over the last decades. Though prices have risen considerably, total cost to the consumer as […]
In Spite Reform Rhetoric, Pork is Alive and Well in DC
Reading Time: 2 minutesCitizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released its 2018 Congressional Pig Book, the 26th edition of the group’s exposé on pork-barrel spending. CAGW President Tom Schatz was joined at the Phoenix Park Hotel […]
What Decisions Today will Make you the Market Leader in the Future?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf you think it’s impossible to ensure future success, you obviously don’t follow Apple’s marketing strategy. No, marketing isn’t easy, but we make it more complicated than necessary. Apple […]
Rand Paul’s Sober Warning to Colleagues About New Budget
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEarly Friday morning, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to pass Senate leadership’s budget-busting spending deal: “Tonight, you could feel the frustration […]
Senior House Republican Congratulates Senate for Progress on Tax Reform
Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday, the Senate passed its version of the fiscal year 2018 budget resolution, a key step toward paving the runway for the Ways and Means Committee to advance tax reform legislation. House Ways and […]
In Florida, the Continue Rise of Median Home Prices
Reading Time: 3 minutesRising median prices and constrained inventory remained a prevailing trend in Florida’shousing market in April, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. The trend resulted in a […]
A Fail for Congress is a Win for Cities
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy National League of Cities, Special for USABR House Speaker Paul Ryan pulled the American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA) from a vote this afternoon. The AHCA was designed to […]
Trump’s 10 Major Spending Gaps
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Voice Of the People, Special for USABR An innovative survey from the University of Maryland’s Program for Public Consultation (PPC) reveals significant differences between the budget proposed in the Trump […]
An Attack on Vital City Programs
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBy National League of Cities, Special for USDR This morning, the White House released its budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2018, featuring sweeping cuts to federal agencies and programs that directly benefit […]
Lack of Prep is Biggest Regret
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Zillow, Special for USABR The spring home-buying season is gearing up to be one of the most competitive in recent history, as the shortage of for-sale homes is keeping inventory […]
What Trump Overlooked
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy The Concord Coalition, Special for USABR The Concord Coalition expressed concern tonight that President Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress failed to discuss in any detail how his administration […]