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State News Roundup

Aug 2

Michigan will begin a new initiative to demolish thousands of vacant and abandoned homes in Detroit. The city lost a quarter of its population between 2000 and 2010 and has an estimated 40,000 vacant structures.
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TV/Radio/Print

Radio: America's Morning News with John McCaslin and Dana Mills

Aug 2

There's been yet another scandal uncovered at the General Services Administration (GSA). A new investigative report shows $30 million in unreported bonuses. Listen to hear more from Gretchen Hamel, executive director of Public Notice, on America's Morning News with John McCaslin and Dana Mills on America's Radio News Network.

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Extension of the Tax Cuts

Aug 2

Yesterday the House voted on two tax proposals. The first was to extend the 2001, 2003, and 2010 tax cuts, which are scheduled to expire at the end of the year.
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Pivoting in the House

Aug 2

With the farm bill stalled in the House of Representatives, today the House will consider a bill on Agriculture Disaster Assistance.
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Press Releases

Bankrupting America Talks Slimming Down Government Spending at 8th Annual BlogHer Conference

Aug 2

Bankrupting America, a project of Public Notice, will return for a second time to the 8th annual BlogHer conference today in New York City at the Hilton New York. In the spirit of cutting back a bloated government, Bankrupting America will be serving SkinnyGirl margaritas and discussing why slimming down government spending leads to a healthy economy.
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Radio: AM Tampa Bay

Aug 2

The Olympics are in full swing in London, and American athletes are going for the gold. Unfortunately, here in Washington, it seems our leaders are settling for silver, says Public Notice Executive Director Gretchen Hamel in a new Politico op-ed. Hear more from Gretchen on 970 WFLA's AM Tampa Bay.

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B.A. Spending Daily

Aug 3

A roundup of this morning’s must-read budget and economic stories.
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Bankrupting America Launches New "Stop Digging" Billboard Campaign

Aug 5
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Radio: The Bill LuMaye Show

Aug 3

The Washington Free Beacon reports, "The Obama administration may have provided defense contractors with faulty legal advice this week that could expose them to a flurry of expensive labor lawsuits. ... A Labor Department memo on Monday instructed government contractors to delay issuing more than 10,000 pink slips to employees.
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July Jobs Report

Aug 3

Today the Department of Labor released its monthly jobs report for July. While the economy added 163,000 jobs last month, above the 95,000 jobs predicted, the unemployment rate still increased to 8.3% and the percentage of those in the labor force fell as well to 63.7%.
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Friday Funnies! 5 Jokes About the Economy

Aug 3

"The Olympics have just started and the Greeks are already 14 medals in debt." –Conan O'Brien
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B.A. Spending Daily

Aug 2

A roundup of this morning’s must-read budget and economic stories.
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Defense Contractors and the Sequester

Aug 1

Uncertainty over spending cuts triggered by the Super Committee's failure and tax increases scheduled at the start of next year unless Congress acts has hindered business hiring and investment decisions.

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September Showdown in Europe

Jul 31

The European Union will face their own “cliff” in September as U.S. lawmakers battle to prevent the fiscal cliff at home. This European cliff has nothing to do with scheduled sequestration and tax increases, but it is a similar perfect storm.
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Facts

State Fact Sheets for July

Jul 31

Find all of the most recent fiscal and economic data on your state, and the 49 others, in our State Fact Sheets for the month of July. We cover your state's expenditures, federal funds expended, tax rates, project budget deficit for 2012 and more!
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B.A. Spending Daily

Jul 31

A roundup of this morning’s must-read budget and economic stories.
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