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Budget

Courts Government 

Debts and Pandemic Combine to Present Bleak Outlook for California Court Funds

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 MARIA DINZEO
Budget, California, judiciary

Two reports from the independent Legislative Analyst show insolvent construction funds and the Covid-19 pandemic’s long-term effect on court operations.

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Economy Government 

Federal Deficit to Hit $2.3 Trillion, CBO Says

February 11, 2021February 12, 2021 ALEX PICKETT
Budget, Congress, Debt

The federal budget deficit will hit $2.3 trillion this year, even without President Joe Biden’s proposed stimulus package, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reported on Thursday.

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Government Politics Regional 

Texas Attorney General Brings Budget Wish List to Legislature

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 CAMERON LANGFORD
attorneys general, Budget, funding, legislators, Texas

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked state senators Wednesday to approve a budget for his agency with funding to hire experts for antitrust litigation against Google, and defended his challenge of the presidential election results of four battleground states.

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Economy Financial Law National 

Report Tying $15 Wage to Fewer Jobs, More Deficit, Draws Fire

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 SAMANTHA HAWKINS
Budget, Congress, Research, wages

Some economists take issue with the methodology of the Congressional Budget Office’s new study that says a $15 minimum wage would put 1.4 million Americans out of work.

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Courts Government Regional 

California Courts See Funding Boost in Budget Proposal

January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 MARIA DINZEO
Budget, California, coronavirus, Gavin Newsom, judiciary

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget package includes $381.1 million in new funding for the judiciary, a proposal the state’s chief justice praised as “welcome news.”

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Financial Government Regional 

Covid Response the Top Priority in Massive $227 Billion California Budget

January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 NICK CAHILL
Budget, California, coronavirus, Gavin Newsom

The enormous spending plan includes multibillion-dollar life lines for businesses and residents whose finances have been shattered by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Financial Government Politics 

Republicans Drag Out Vote for Bigger Stimulus Checks

December 29, 2020December 29, 2020 JACK RODGERS and BRANDI BUCHMAN
Budget, coronavirus, U.S. Senate

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refused Tuesday to schedule a vote on the House-passed bill that would increase the Covid-19 stimulus checks for Americans from $600 to $2,000.

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Government Politics 

House Votes to Override Trump Veto of Military Bill

December 28, 2020December 29, 2020 BRANDI BUCHMAN
Budget, Defense Department, Trump administration, U.S. House of Representatives, veto

Shutting down outgoing President Donald Trump’s veto of the $740 billion annual defense spending bill, the House of Representatives voted 322-87 Monday to override — leaving it to the Senate to make it law without his signature.

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Government Politics 

Override Showdown at Hand After Trump Vetoes Budget

December 23, 2020December 24, 2020 BRANDI BUCHMAN
Budget, Trump administration, veto

President Donald Trump made good on his vow Wednesday to veto the 2021 national defense spending bill, queuing up a showdown in Congress where a supermajority of both the House and Senate could override him.

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Financial Government Politics 

Senate Passes Defense Bill, Shrugging Trump Threat of Veto

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 BRANDI BUCHMAN
Budget, Defense Department, Trump administration, veto

Setting the stage for a final veto showdown to close out President Donald Trump’s single term, the Republican-led Senate voted 84-13 Friday in favor of a $740 billion defense-spending bill.

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Employment Government 

Minneapolis City Leaders Reduce Police Funding but Leave Door Open for More Hires

December 9, 2020December 10, 2020 ANDY MONSERUD
Budget, Minnesota, Police

Efforts to defund the Minneapolis Police Department stumbled past another hurdle late Wednesday night when the Minneapolis City Council passed a budget which cut the department’s funding by $7.7 million, but left a window open for the hiring of 140 new officers.

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Business Employment Energy 

Whistleblower

December 9, 2020December 10, 2020 BRIEF
Budget, California, termination, utilities

Alice Stebbins, the former executive director of the California Public Utilities Commission filed a lawsuit against the agency in Superior Court, claiming she was wrongfully fired for refusing to stop an investigation into the agency’s finances.

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Government National Politics 

House OKs Funding Extension to Keep Government Open

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 JACK RODGERS
bills, Budget, funding, government shutdown, U.S. House of Representatives

The House passed a bill Wednesday to continue funding the government into next week, two days before it was set to shut down amid a standoff over a larger spending deal.

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Financial Government International Politics 

Poles Voice Fears of ‘Polexit’ as Gov’t Defies EU Over Budget

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Budget, Diplomacy, EU, Poland

As the Polish government plays a game of chicken with the European Union over its next long-term budget, some Poles are voicing fears that a drawn-out conflict could put their country on a path toward an eventual departure from the bloc, or “Polexit.”

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Government Media Politics Technology 

Trump Sets Up Long Fight Over Defense Bill With Veto Vow

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 BRANDI BUCHMAN
Budget, Confederate, Congress, Defense Department, monuments, Social Media, Trump administration, veto

As his single term concludes, President Donald Trump kicked up more rancor Tuesday by vowing to veto the bipartisan annual defense spending bill just passed by the House of Representatives.

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Government National Politics 

Congress to Pass One-Week Stopgap to Avert Shutdown

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 JACK RODGERS
bills, Budget, Congress, funding, government shutdown

Congress is expected to pass a bill Wednesday to continue funding the government for another week as lawmakers hammer out a long-term spending package.

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Appeals Government National 

Fifth Circuit Approves of Use of Military Funds for Border Wall

December 4, 2020December 7, 2020 DAVID LEE
Border Wall, Budget, Fifth Circuit, Trump administration

The Fifth Circuit ruled Friday evening a federal judge erred in blocking the Trump administration from redirecting $3.6 billion from the military to build a wall at the border with Mexico, a decision that is certain to head to the Supreme Court.

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Financial Government Politics 

Pelosi Accuses GOP of Dropping Ball on Virus-Relief Spending

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 JACK RODGERS
Budget, Congress, coronavirus, Trump administration

Covid never came up, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi told reporters Friday, recapping talks with Republicans that focused exclusively on the federal budget as the country marked its 250,000th death to the pandemic.

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Economy Health 

California Budget Outlook Rosier With Unexpected Tax Windfall

November 18, 2020November 19, 2020 NICK CAHILL
Budget, California, coronavirus, Taxes

Aided by a booming third quarter, California’s economic recovery is gaining steam with analysts estimating Wednesday that tax collections could outpace the summer’s projections by $26 billion.

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Business Government Health International 

Watchdog Slams UK Over Secrecy in Virus Equipment Contracts

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Audit, Budget, coronavirus, defense contractors, Medical, transparency, United Kingdom

The British government spent billions without proper transparency in a scramble to secure protective equipment early in the coronavirus outbreak, the country’s public watchdog said Wednesday.

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