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Illinois income tax collections rise 33% in April
ReutersIllinois income tax collections jumped 33 percent, to $3.14 billion, last month, according to a legislative commission report. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability warned that Illinois' jobless rate, which at 9.5 percent in March...Tags: Executive Branch, Mary Fallin, Pat Quinn, National Government, Economy, Business and Finance
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Budget deficit cut adds to optimism about U.S. assets
Reuters(Repeats story from early in the day) By Steven C. Johnson NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are hiring more workers and home prices, stock markets and energy production are climbing. But a sudden narrowing in the U.S. budget deficit could...Tags: Government Debt, Financial Markets, National Government, International Energy, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC
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ANALYSIS-Budget deficit cut adds to optimism about U.S. assets
ReutersBy Steven C. Johnson NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are hiring more workers and home prices, stock markets and energy production are climbing. But a sudden narrowing in the U.S. budget deficit could trump all that - and provide another leg...Tags: Government Debt, Financial Markets, National Government, International Energy, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC
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Michigan's education chief signs deficit elimination plan for struggling Pontiac schools
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's top education official has signed off on a plan to help the beleaguered Pontiac School District. The Detroit News reports (http://bit.ly/YN9j8Q ) Saturday that state education Superintendent Mike Flanagan approved a...Tags: Politics, The Detroit News
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Treasury makes first move to buy time under debt ceiling
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Treasury on Wednesday announced the first of a potential series of emergency cash measures to allow the government to keep paying the nation's bills once a temporary suspension of the debt ceiling lapses this weekend. To...Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Government Debt, U.S. Congress, Financial Markets, Jack Lew
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Foreign holdings of US Treasury debt rose 0.7 percent to record $5.76 trillion
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Foreign demand for U.S. Treasury securities rose to a record level in March, signaling further confidence in U.S. debt. The Treasury Department said Wednesday that total foreign holdings increased 0.7 percent in March from...Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Congress, Freddie Mac, Politics, Congressional Budget Office
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US Republicans vow to fight for spending cuts as deficit shrinks
Reuters* Lawmakers reaffirm 10-year balanced budget goal * Seek to tie debt limit hike to tax reform By David Lawder and Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives vowed on Wednesday to press on with their...Tags: Parties and Movements, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. Congress, James Lankford, Crime, Law and Justice
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Republicans vow to fight for spending cuts as deficit shrinks
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives vowed on Wednesday to press on with their campaign to further slash spending on U.S. government benefits programs despite evidence that the deficit is shrinking rapidly. The lawmakers...Tags: Parties and Movements, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. Congress, James Lankford, U.S. House of Representatives
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ANALYSIS-Golden boy Lapid loses lustre in Israel budget squeeze
Reuters* Middle class voters voice anger over Israel budget * Lapid's ratings drop, accused of ignoring his supporters * Tax hikes, spending cuts aimed at taming deficit By Crispian Balmer JERUSALEM, May 15 (Reuters) - Just months after a dazzling...Tags: National Government, Unions, Economy, Business and Finance, Tel Aviv (Israel), Political Fundraising
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Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment
TROUBLED SCHOOL DISTRICT Buena Vista school board OKs debt plan, may reopen LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Saginaw County's Buena Vista district soon could reopen its doors after the local school board approved a plan aimed at bringing the district out...Tags: Prosecution, Heroin, Punishment, Freedom of Information Laws, The Associated Press
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Analysis: Golden boy Lapid loses luster in Israel budget squeeze
ReutersJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Just months after a dazzling political debut, Israel's new finance minister Yair Lapid has come crashing down to earth with a budget that critics say hits the very people he vowed to protect -- the middle classes. The deficit-...Tags: National Government, Unions, Economy, Business and Finance, Tel Aviv (Israel), HSBC Holdings plc
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Italy recession becomes longest on record as GDP slumps
ReutersROME (Reuters) - Italy's economy shrank by more than expected in the first quarter, extending the country's recession to seven straight quarters and making it the longest since quarterly records began in 1970. Gross domestic product fell 0.5 percent...Tags: Government Debt, Rome (Italy), Economic Indicator, Economy, Business and Finance, Agriculture
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