Defense Spending & Budget News - Page 27

January 31, 2024

Dead, not on arrival: Where the bipartisan border deal stands in Congress before anyone has even seen it

Some Senate conservatives scorched the hypothetical bipartisan border security package before negotiations, other Republicans are left frustrated.

January 19, 2024

RI Gov. McKee proposes sending 4 major infrastructure plans to ballot box

Democratic Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee has proposed ballot initiatives pertaining to four infrastructure spending proposals valued at a total of $345 million.

January 18, 2024

User’s Manual to filleting today’s House vote on the stopgap spending bill

Congress has pushed back an interim spending bill for a third time since September. The U.S. government was supposed to secure funding by lawmakers by Sept. 30 of last year.

January 18, 2024

Senate passes short-term spending bill to fund govt until March, says there will be no shutdown

The Senate passed the second "laddered" short-term spending bill that will keep government agencies funded through March 1 and March 8.

January 17, 2024

Kentucky Democratic governor and House Republicans clash on teacher raises

Kentucky House GOP proposed spending bills to increase funding to education, public pensions, and infrastructure. Democratic Gov. Beshar thinks teacher raises should be guaranteed.

January 16, 2024

Georgia House GOP eyes 9-figure preschool spending hike

Republican leadership in the Georgia House of Representatives are considering increasing funding for the state's prekindergarten program by over $100 million.

January 16, 2024

Mississippi Gov. Reeves pushes for $350M in EV battery plant incentives

Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday spoke on a proposed electric vehicle battery plant that would employ 2,000, and is seeking $350 million in incentives for the project.

January 16, 2024

New York Gov Hochul to travel to DC to plead for ‘stronger border,’ blaming federal government for crisis

New York Governor Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, announced on Tuesday that she will be traveling to Washington, D.C., to plead for stronger border security.

January 11, 2024

Democrat-backed report claims Pennsylvania owes districts $5B in education funding

A report backed by Democratic members of Pennsylvania's Basic Education Funding Commission determined the state is underfunding school districts by over $5 billion.

January 10, 2024

Speaker Johnson defends spending deal with Dems as right-wingers cry 'sham': 'We have to govern'

Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., the Speaker of the House, sounded off on 'The Story' after a group of conservatives lodged a protest in the form of opposition to a procedural vote.