Posted by Robert Rosamond on June 10, 2010State Budget Crises: Why They Matter and Ideas for Fixing ThemThe Mercatus Center at George Mason University recently released a policy brief that offers suggestions [...]Read more
Posted by Jamison Beuerman on April 21, 2010Commentary: Two Perspectives on the Budget Deficit (And One is Wrong)A report by the Louisiana Budget Project on the state’s budget deficit, and a subsequent rebuttal [...]Read more
Posted by Jennifer Moreale on March 28, 2010Wall Street Not the Only Place for Taxpayer-Funded BonusesBonuses are in the news again, but this time the focus is on the government. The Times Picayune quotes a [...]Read more
Posted by Jennifer Moreale on March 23, 2010Deficits Provide Opportunity to Weed Out Failing ProgramsDespite Gov. Jindal’s spending cut in late December, Jan Moller reports in the Times Picayune on a [...]Read more
Posted by Jamison Beuerman on March 6, 2010Commentary: Betty Jefferson Case Highlights Need for TransparencyThe Jefferson political dynasty seems to have finally collapsed under its squalid foundation of greed and [...]Read more
Posted by Jennifer Moreale on February 1, 2010A New Record: $1.6 Trillion Deficit for the United StatesPresident Obama has announced his 2011 budget proposal. When FY 2010 ends on September 30 the deficit [...]Read more
Posted by Jennifer Moreale on January 29, 2010An Uncertain Future for America’s Economic GrowthAs of January 22, the current public debt totals more than $12.3 trillion. The Congressional Budget [...]Read more
Posted by Robert Flanagan on January 18, 2010Vice-President Holds Closed Transparency MeetingIn an ironic twist, Vice-President Biden’s meeting on transparency was closed to the press. The LA [...]Read more
Posted by Jennifer Moreale on January 18, 2010The After-TARP Tax“We want our money back,” said President Obama on Jan. 14. While most Americans would agree with that [...]Read more
