Tag: Budget Deficit
Mattiello: Perennial deficit ‘not an appropriate way to run a government’
PROVIDENCE – House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello told business leaders Wednesday that he doesn’t object to many of the economic and educational initiatives contained...
U.S. posts $1T budget gap, full-year may be lower
WASHINGTON – The United States budget deficit surpassed $1 trillion in the first 11 months of the fiscal year through August, according to data...
Senate clears two-year debt, budget plan for Trump’s signature
WASHINGTON – The Senate sent President Donald Trump legislation to extend the debt limit and allow more government spending until after next year’s election...
U.S. budget gap widens to $747B in 9 months through June
WASHINGTON – The United States budget deficit widened by 23% to $747.1 billion in the first nine months of the fiscal year, as rising...
U.S. budget deficit widens to $691B in first half of fiscal...
NEW YORK - The United States budget deficit widened to $691 billion in the first half of fiscal 2019 as spending outpaced an increase...
U.S. budget deficit hits widest on record for month of Nov.
NEW YORK - The United States posted the widest November budget deficit on record as spending doubled revenue. Outlays jumped 18 percent to $411 billion last...
Trump’s first annual budget deficit climbs to a six-year high
NEW YORK - The United States budget deficit grew to $779 billion in Donald Trump’s first full fiscal year as president, the highest since 2012...
U.S. budget deficit swells to $898B, topping forecast
NEW YORK - The United States budget deficit widened to $898 billion in the 11 months through August, exceeding the Congressional Budget Office’s forecast...
G.A.’s 2018 session sure to be a contentious, significant one
With an estimated $60 million budget shortfall in fiscal 2018 and another $200 million in fiscal 2019, Rhode Island’s elected leaders are faced with...
Unbalanced priorities, poor leadership in balanced budget
In dealing with $134 million in red ink from fiscal years 2017 and 2018, the state’s elected leaders have generated a strong – and...
