6 Charts Show Crucial Facts About Spending, Taxes, Deficits Missing From Biden’s Budget

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes The Biden administration on Thursday released an outline for its fiscal year 2024 budget. As expected, it promotes the same swampy, big-government agenda as last year, which the country desperately needs to avoid. Beneath the administration’s spin, the ultimate message is that it thinks the federal government doesn’t have enough […]
Arizona GOP Lawmakers Hint At University Budget Cuts Over Free Speech Concerns

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Editors’ Note: Free speech certainly is a major concern. However, it goes much deeper than that. The Left has established an intellectual monopoly on our campuses that will allow no diversity of viewpoints. Search committees, faculty senates, and departments all work in tandem to deny Conservative scholars from being hired. […]
California GOP Republicans left out of budget negotiations

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a budget bill to eliminate an estimated $46.8 billion deficit, but several Republican lawmakers say they were left out of negotiations. Lawmakers passed the budget on Wednesday after Governor Newsom and legislative leaders reached an agreement that included concessions on both sides and some wins. The budget aims to close […]
NYC Council passes $112.4 billion budget, with 3 dissenting votes over ‘NYPD pet projects’

The New York City Council passed the massive $112.4 billion spending plan on Sunday by a vote of 46-3, with three Democratic Socialist council members voting no. Mayor Eric Adams, who negotiated with council leaders, praised the measure, which was opposed by only three council members: Councilmembers Tiffany Caban, Shahana Hanif and Alexa Aviles. The […]
Michigan Democrats pass budget after giving Republicans 45 minutes to read it

Michigan Democrats passed a sweeping $83 billion state budget that cuts teacher pensions and school safety spending to fund ambitious new projects, while freeing up more than $330 million for lawmakers’ pet projects. Thursday was a difficult day for Republicans. According to state Rep. Ann Bollin, “they were only given about 45 minutes to read […]
Record-breaking NYC budget reverses controversial cuts

A $112.4 billion budget was agreed to on Friday by New York City mayor Eric Adams and the head of the city council. The agreement included $800 million more in spending than Adams’ most recent proposal in April. The two sides were able to avoid many controversial cuts to libraries, cultural institutions and early childhood […]
$111B NYC budget deal to reverse most of Eric Adams’ proposed cuts

Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams reached a handshake deal on Friday on a more than $111 billion budget that would reverse most of the cuts the mayor has pushed through in recent months, sources familiar with the matter told The Washington Post. The two men, who have been at odds over […]
Biden Touts New Budget With Tax Hikes, Critics Push Back

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes President Joe Biden released his 2024 budget Thursday [3/9] that includes a trove of tax hikes, quickly sparking pushback from critics. The White House said the budget will cut deficits by nearly $3 trillion over the next decade. Critics argued that despite those cuts, the national debt is still soaring, […]
MTA approves Gov. Hochul’s plan to pause NYC congestion toll, pulling $16.5 billion from agency’s budget

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted Wednesday to support New York State Gov. Kathy Hockle’s (D) plan to indefinitely suspend congestion pricing in Manhattan. New York Post report. Earlier this month, Horckle slammed on the brakes. He argued that the MTA’s congestion pricing plan would place an “undue burden” on already stressed New Yorkers. “That would […]
New Jersey Republicans say Democrats are trying to push through budget without giving them time to read it

New Jersey lawmakers advanced a $56.6 billion budget for fiscal 2025, marking a 4.2% increase from the current spending plan. Republicans voted against this fiscal plan, denouncing a lack of transparency. Republican state Sen. Declan O’Scanlon described the state’s spending as a “runaway freight train of expenditures.” GOP lawmakers also mentioned they had limited time […]