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Budget
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Food Safety News
Obama’s Budget Request Concerns Some Consumer Advocates
Public health groups reacted warily to President Obama's Fiscal Year 2013 budget request, which proposed discretionary cuts to both the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service and…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Department of Justice FY 2013 Budget Request”
Main February 13, 2012"Department of Justice FY 2013 Budget Request"The title of this post is the headline of this official Justice Department news release, which carries this lengthy subheading: "President’s…
Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog
Are Government Contracts Executives Overpaid?
Last week, the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) announced that President Obama is working to breathe life back into a proposal to end federal contractor executive overpayment. According to…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Maryland Governor talking about using budget tricks to thwart state’s death penalty
Main December 20, 2011Maryland Governor talking about using budget tricks to thwart state's death penaltyThis new Washington Post piece, headlined "O’Malley weighs budget restriction on death penalty," has me scratching…
The Right Coast
White House Opposes Balanced Budget AmendmentMike Rappaport
"The White House argues that H. J. Res. 2 would impose serious risks for our economy and that if it had been in place during the recent recession it could…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Washington state struggling with potential corrections budget cuts
Main October 12, 2011Washington state struggling with potential corrections budget cutsThis recent article from the Seattle Times, which is headlined "Budget woes: Will parolees get a free pass?," discusses some…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Stating the Obvious
James Stewart explains in a New York Times article how cutting the SEC budget has nothing to do with deficit reduction and everything to do with benefiting Wall St. NYTimes,…
The Right Coast
Michael McConnell: Budget Shell Games Are Contrary to Law – WSJ.com
This defiance of the Budget Act is responsible for the current blamefest in Washington. The law was intended to bring transparency and timeliness to debates over taxing and spending. All…
Don't Mess With Taxes
What’s wrong with the Democrats when it comes to budget
What's wrong with the Democrats when it comes to budget negotiations? Thursday, July 07, 2011 On Tuesday I blasted Congressional Republicans for not being gracious winners when it comes to…
New Jersey Public Safety Officers Law Blog
Sweeney Won’t Apologize For His Tirade Against Christie
As reported by nj.com, two days after a tirade by Senate President Stephen Sweeney against Governor Chris Christie was published on the front page of The Star-Ledger, Sweeney refused…