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Flood insurance changes hit resistance, face delay as premiums are due to spike

July 16, 2013 | Associated Press | Budget & Tax , Transportation & Infrastructure

Hundreds of thousands of homeowners facing higher federal flood insurance premiums under reforms passed last year would win a temporary... Read More

Flood Insurance Rates Could Jump for Thousands of Homeowners in Hawaii

July 16, 2013 | Honolulu Civil Beat | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations , Transportation & Infrastructure

More than 13,000 Hawaii property owners — including businesses, owners of vacation homes, and those whose properties have had major problems... Read More

New House farm bill cuts $12.9B, CBO finds

July 11, 2013 | The Hill | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on Thursday released a new score on the split farm bill. The CBO said that the bill... Read More

Immigration Deal Would Boost Defense Manufacturers

July 01, 2013 | The Washington Post | Budget & Tax , National Security

The border security plan the Senate approved last week includes unusual language mandatingthe purchase of specific models of helicopters and... Read More

Anti-spending groups hostile to farm bill stances of Tennessee Republicans

June 25, 2013 | Gannett | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

Tennessee's congressional Republicans usually find themselves on the same page as think tanks and advocacy organizations that call for... Read More

Earmarks 2.0: Plenty of Swag for Hawaii In Defense Bills

June 19, 2013 | Honolulu Civil Beat | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

The end of earmarks and the loss of Hawaii’s senior U.S. senators might well have led to something bordering on an economic catastrophe for... Read More

Farm bill cuts judged both too much, not enough

June 17, 2013 | The Washington Times | Agriculture , Earmarks & Appropriations

A year after they failed to pass a farm bill and suffered for it in several big congressional races, House Republicans think they’ve finally... Read More

Coastal lawmakers, fearing rate hikes, cross party lines to keep flood insurance subsidies

June 11, 2013 | Environment & Energy Publishing | Budget & Tax , Transportation & Infrastructure

Nearly a year after Congress was hailed for moving to fix the debt-ridden flood insurance program, coastal lawmakers are trying to stall key... Read More

Growing Economy Absorbing Sequestration Cuts

June 04, 2013 | Fox Business | Budget & Tax

Sequestration, the mandated across-the-board budget cuts activated in March, has not triggered the financial apocalypse predicted by... Read More

Beware of the Beach House Bailout

May 29, 2013 | Biloxi Sun Herald | Budget & Tax , Transportation & Infrastructure

Six months ago, Hurricane Sandy devastated the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast coast and, $60 billion dollars later, taxpayers continue to pay... Read More

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September 13, 2013

Syria: Excuse 535 To Not Cut the Deficit

Volume XVIII No. 37 Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters... Read More