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Nightly News: Cutting the deficit - or - raising money for projects?

January 07, 2013 | NBC | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

With the nation’s debate at nearly $16.5 trillion, increasing at $140 million an hour, the White House and Congress agreed to increase taxes... Read More

Tax reform more likely after ‘fiscal cliff’ agreement, say House Republicans

January 07, 2013 | The Hill | Budget & Tax

GOP tax-writers in the House say the “fiscal cliff” agreement has made them more confident that a tax overhaul can be passed in 2013 that... Read More

Some Connecticut companies get breaks in fiscal cliff deal

January 07, 2013 | The CT Mirror | Budget & Tax

Washington -- While lawmakers championed the fiscal cliff deal as the mechanism that keep taxes on the middle class from rising, they also,... Read More

Fiscal Cliff’ Bill Includes Tax Help for Select Industries

January 04, 2013 | Business Insider | Budget & Tax

The "fiscal cliff" bill that prevented income taxes from rising for most Americans also renewed special tax breaks for a variety of... Read More

Congress Aids Oregon Electric Motorcycle Maker in Budget

January 03, 2013 | Bloomberg Businessweek | Budget & Tax , Transportation & Infrastructure

The fine print of Congress’s Jan. 1 budget deal includes a tax credit rewritten by Oregon lawmakers to benefit home-state motorcycle... Read More

‘Fiscal cliff’ bill filled with ‘pork’

January 03, 2013 | San Francisco Chronicle | Budget & Tax

The rancorously debated "fiscal cliff" bill approved by Congress this week was supposed to be a straightforward way for the country to avert... Read More

Compromise added billions in special tax breaks

January 03, 2013 | The Republican-American (McClatchy Newspapers) | Budget & Tax

WASHINGTON — In the last-minute dealmaking to stop the nation from tumbling over the so-called fiscal cliff, Congress and the White House... Read More

‘Fiscal cliff’ bill riddled with special tax breaks for select industries

January 03, 2013 | The Commercial Appeal (Associated Press) | Budget & Tax

WASHINGTON — The "fiscal cliff" bill that prevented income taxes from rising for most Americans also renewed special tax breaks for a... Read More

Earmarks included in fiscal cliff deal

January 03, 2013 | CNN - Anderson Cooper 360 | Budget & Tax

The VP of Taxpayers for Common Sense discusses tax incentives in the fiscal cliff bill that cater to special interests. Rush... Read More

A fiscal cliff solution, served with a side of tax breaks

January 03, 2013 | McClatchy Newspapers (Associated Press) | Budget & Tax

WASHINGTON — There are breaks for movie producers and racetracks, a little gift for Captain Morgan rum and tax credits galore for makers of... Read More

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February 15, 2013

Engineering Boondoggles

While Washington is wringing its hands about the automatic across-the-board budget cuts known as... Read More