House preserves its own budget as others face cuts
House lawmakers are moving to protect Capitol Hill's budget even as they're working to slash other programs like education, health research, water projects and housing aid for the poor. Full story
City Of Burlington Facing Tough Budget Cuts
Cutting city services and public safety or raising fees and taxes? It's a tug-o-war for many cities, Burlington is going through it now with a 633-thousand dollar projected budget deficit. Full story
Target cuts full-year forecast after weak first quarter
(Reuters) - Target Corp <TGT.N> cut its full-year profit forecast on Wednesday while turning in a weak first quarter with disappointing sales, as a chilly start to spring kept shoppers from buying seasonal items like clothing. Full story
Teachers: Heroes in a crisis–but otherwise under fire
While teachers are often lauded in the aftermath of a national tragedy, most of the year they suffer through a combination of budget cuts, mass layoffs, school closures, and similarly harsh measures. Full story
House panel approves spending cuts, assumes more to come
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives made clear on Tuesday that automatic spending cuts will be a recurring nightmare for Washington as it passed a measure to sharply reduce funding for government agencies and programs next year. Full story
Council Continues to Debate over Budget Cuts
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (www.incnow.tv)-- The debate on what to cut for the city budget continues. Full story
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Don't Tax The Rich, Take Money From The Poor
The program that funds school lunch assistance for the nation's poorest children is under attack by right wing conservatives. Ed talks to Joel Berg about the possible cuts and how his organization is struggling to protect kids.
Is the Deficit Being Cut Too Fast?
Arthur Laffer, chairman, Laffer Associates, discusses the falling deficit and why some people are saying the deficit is being cut too fast.
Republicans fall quiet in face of Obama deficit success
Rachel Maddow reports on the newly revised projections for the budget deficit showing the fastest deficit reduction under the Obama administration since World War II, and points out that the deficit was a top priority of Republicans in the 2012 election so we can surely expect them to praise the out
The House GOP’s priority fail
As they hold their 37th vote to repeal Obamacare, Republicans are ignoring all the other problems plaguing the nation, from the sequester to the desperate need for a new jobs bill.
CBO Cuts Fiscal 2013 Deficit Forecast
CNBC's John Harwood reports CBO has cut its fiscal 2013 deficit forecast to $642 billion from an earlier estimate of $845 billion.
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