by Tom Giovanetti | Aug 24, 2016 | Blog, Government, Research & Commentary
The big fiscal news yesterday was that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has officially acknowledged that, after several years of declines, federal budget deficits are again climbing. Last year’s budget deficit was $438 billion, the lowest since 2007. But this...
by Bartlett D. Cleland | Jul 28, 2015 | Blog, Government, Research & Commentary
Over the last several weeks Congress has been trying to construct a highway spending bill. The House has passed a short-term measure to guarantee continued funding. Meanwhile in the Senate, a different solution is being crafted. Reports indicate that the Senate has...
by admin | Jul 15, 2015 | Blog, Government
Joselyn Olinares, an HPU student and Grassroot Institute intern, recently appeared in Maui Watch with an article about the impact of overtime expenditures. Check out an excerpt of Joselyn’s article below, or click here to read it in full. Overtime Expenditures...
by Tom Giovanetti | May 7, 2015 | Blog, Government, Research & Commentary
One of the few bright spots in U.S. domestic policy is that the federal budget deficit is falling. In fact, in 2015, the budget deficit will be the lowest of the Obama years, falling to $468 billion. Compare this low to President Obama’s historic $1.4 trillion budget...
by Merrill Matthews | Apr 30, 2015 | Blog, Government
A member of Congress used to tell audiences after Democrats took control of the U.S. House and Senate in 2006 and the White House in 2008 that Republicans had finally learned their lesson: They had to live up to the limited-government, anti-big spending promises they...
