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Policies sought to add jobs without piling on the deficit
White House :: TN :: USA | 22 days ago
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With the nation's unemployment rate at its highest point in 26 years and projected to rise, the Obama administration is intensifying its search for policies that can stoke job creation without adding significantly to the nation's crippling budget deficit....
Tags: Peter Orszag, New York University, Barack Obama, budget deficit, Treasury Department, budget director, director peter, house budget
State government officials looking for another $250 million in savings
Lawrence :: KS :: USA | 3 months ago
Credibility Topeka Kansas’ top budget official says agencies have been told to look for ways to trim another $250 million in spending. But Budget Director Duane Goossen added Thursday that Gov. Mark Parkinson’s administration still hopes such steps won’t be necessary...
Tags: Kansas, budget director
Beshear reshuffles top positions in his administration
Georgetown :: KY :: USA | 3 months ago
Credibility Lassiter also will retain the position of budget director and make about $150,000 a year. Beshear announced the personnel moves in news releases from his office. Hayes has been interim economic development cabinet secretary since last September. "Larry...
Tags: Economic Development Cabinet, cabinet secretary, Larry Hayes, budget director
White House budget director defends stimulus plan
New York City :: NY :: USA | 4 months ago
Credibility President Barack Obama's budget chief on Wednesday defended the White House's $787 billion economic stimulus package, saying it will soon "ramp up" as planned and emphasizing that judging the plan based on recent jobs figures is "misleading." "The recovery...
Tags: Barack Obama, Peter Orszag, budget director, U.S, White House, director peter, presidency barack, house budget, stimulus package
Deficits, taxes dominate healthcare debate
Washington :: DC :: USA | 4 months ago
Credibility A leading House and two Senate healthcare plans took a big hit last week when Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf testified that those plans each “significantly expands the federal responsibility for healthcare costs.” That testimony...
Tags: White House, Barack Obama, budget director, Congressional Budget Office, president barack, care reforming, Peter Orszag, house budget, Doom Health Care Reforms, Kathleen Sebelius
Missouri unemployed benefits extended by 20 weeks
Jefferson City :: MO :: USA | 5 months ago
Credibility Those who are currently receiving benefits or have exhausted them since Feb. 22 are eligible for the extension, Susan said. The extension will expire in December. Nixon praised the extension as much-needed help for the state's idled workforce. Many Missouri...
Tags: Jay Nixon, budget director, Missouri
Ohio budget woes worsen
Columbus :: OH :: USA | 5 months ago
Credibility As if lawmakers working diligently to come up with the next two-year budget weren't already pressed enough, state budget analyst on Thursday delivered more bad news. The governor's Office of Budget and Management and the independent state Legislative...
Tags: Ohio, budget director, Ted Strickland, rating agency, credit rating
Missouri revenue drops 5 percent in May
Jefferson City :: MO :: USA | 5 months ago
Credibility Missouri revenue for the nearly completed 2009 budget year is down 5 percent, and Gov. Jay Nixon's budget director said Wednesday that it's likely to get worse.Budget Director Linda Luebbering said state revenue could fall even further in June, dropping...
Tags: budget director, missouri revenue
Obama budget chief: Economy almost bottomed out
King :: NC :: USA | 6 months ago
Credibility The worst seems to be over, President Barack Obama 's budget director said Sunday. But he also warned against taking signs of economic recovery as a reason to celebrate or delay changes in health care policy. Peter Orszag said the nation's economy appears...
Tags: Barack Obama, Peter Orszag, president barack, White House, sun shining, budget director, budget chief, obama budget
Eini disputes bribery charge
Niš :: Serbia | 6 months ago
Credibility Histadrut chairman Ofer Eini today rejected bribery charges leveled by outgoing Budget Director Ram Belinkov. Belinkov alleged that Eini accepted a bribe for supporting the state budget. "Ram Belinkov, who is unwilling to accept the prime minister's position,...
Tags: Ram Belinkov, Ofer Eini, director ram, budget director
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