Topic
Budget
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The Right Coast
William Poole: A Primer for Understanding Obama’s Budget – WSJ.com
President Obama will release his overdue budget on Wednesday. It will doubtless project a reduction in the federal budget deficit a projection that journalists, commentators and policy makers should ignore.…
The Right Coast
John Cogan and John Taylor: How the House Budget Would Boost the Economy – WSJ.com
This week the House of Representatives will vote on its Budget Committee plan, which would bring federal finances into balance by 2023. The plan would do so by gradually slowing…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“How the Sequester Threatens the U.S. Legal System”
Main March 11, 2013"How the Sequester Threatens the U.S. Legal System" The title of this post is the headline of this lengthy new piece authored by Andrew Cohen for The…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Sen. Leahy: Sequester should halt federal marijuana raids”
Main March 6, 2013"Sen. Leahy: Sequester should halt federal marijuana raids" The title of this post is the headline of this Washington Times account of some discussion about federal marijuana…
The Right Coast
The Fairy Tale on Spending Cuts | RealClearPolitics
I m still worried about the impact on the economy. Some economists believe that the sequester will cost thousands of jobs and throw us into another recession. True or not?The…
SBM Blog
Impact of Sequester on Michigan Clients
The most obvious immediate impact will be on the state's legal aid offices. Sequestration will cause a 5% annual across the board cut to the Legal Services Corporation, resulting in…
Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog
If you Enjoyed the Fiscal Cliff, then You will Love the Sequel(s)
This post was also written by Robert Helland and Gunjan Talati. Congress and the Obama Administration have driven the economy from the “Fiscal Cliff,” with the last-minute tax and spending…
The Right Coast
The Tax Hike Canard | Foreign Affairs
Instead, the rising deficit and debt reflect trillions of dollars of new spending on health programs, other new and enlarged transfer programs to individuals, and a variety of transfers to…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Lurie on Decoding the Fiscal Cliff
Friend of the blog, Alvin Lurie, has a new piece out discussing the on-going fiscal cliff political debate that may be of interest to many of our blog readers.From the…
The Right Coast
On fiscal cliff, both sides lay groundwork for debate s next phase – The Washington Post
Private talks between President Obama and top congressional leaders in search of a deal to avoid the year-end fiscal cliff are accelerating, officials said Monday, even as the president began…