Doug Hall: Obama Budget For 2016 A Step In The Right Direction: 02/11/2015

Doug Hall - Daily Hampshire Gazette

NORTHAMPTON — On Feb. 2, President Obama released a budget outline for fiscal year 2016 that should be widely popular with the American people. The $4 trillion proposal is only a starting point for lengthy budget negotiations in the Republican-controlled Congress; however, it does provide important detail about the president’s ...

7 Pie Charts About Obama's Budget That Answer All The Questions You Were Afraid To Ask: 02/10/2015

Zoe Ferguson - Bustle

So President Barack Obama has rolled out his proposal for the 2016 fiscal year budget. Where is the money going? If you’re a visual learner like me, a handy pie chart goes much further than a dense paragraph of econo-speak in demonstrating where the President’s spending priorities lie. Luckily, the ...

What Would Confucius Say About Lack Of Trust In Us Government?: 02/10/2015

George Levinger and Lindsay Koshgarian - Daily Hampshire Gazette

NORTHAMPTON — In the widely revered “Analects of Confucius,” one of his disciples asks him about the essence of good government. Confucius replies as follows: “The requisites of government are that there be a sufficiency of food, enough military equipment, and the confidence of the people in their ruler.”

President Obama's Budget: 02/05/2015

Claudia David Heitler - Here There Everywhere: News for Kids

Most households have a budget -- how much money you have versus how much you spend, and on what.

Budget Signals Obama Intention To 'End Mindless Austerity': 02/03/2015

Jon Queally - Common Dreams

The Money Chase, 2016: U.S. Budget Out Today, Be Ready With This 6-Chart Primer On Science Spending: 02/02/2015

David Malakoff - Science AAAS

Obama's Budget: 5 Things To Watch: 02/01/2015

Rebecca Shabad - The Hill

Federal Grant Programs For States Are On The Chopping Block: 01/12/2015

Timothy B. Clark - Government Executive

Gop Agenda 2015: Can The Republicans Govern?: 01/10/2015

Ginger Gibson - International Business Times

Buried Within Omnibus Bill, A 'Long-Term Blank Check For War Spending': 12/12/2014

Sarah Lazare - Common Dreams

Analysts warn that "emergency" war spending fund, which was supposed to be temporary, has become permanent fixture that inflates Pentagon's budget