Posts Tagged ‘budget’
NE’s 2013 Legislative Sessions: New Hampshire
by Carolyn Morwick
September 20, 2013
Granite State lawmakers on June 26 approved a $10.7 billion two-year budget with bipartisan support. Members of the Senate, which is controlled by Republicans, unanimously supported the budget, while more than 300 of the 400-member Democrat-controlled House approved the spending package.
Bipartisan agreement on the two-year plan was bolstered by growth in March and April tax ...
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Obama’s FY13 Budget Would Boost Community Colleges, Reward Tuition Restraint
by John O. Harney
February 14, 2012
President Obama's proposed FY 2013 budget would encourage community college partnerships with employers, target student aid for colleges that restrain tuition prices, and increase overall spending on U.S. Education Department programs by 2.5% to nearly $70 billion. That would be the largest percentage increase for any domestic department in the president's proposed federal budget ...
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NE Budget Math: Two More Plus Four Equals All Six NE States with Budgets Passed
by Carolyn Morwick
August 5, 2011
All six New England states have completed the initial step in their budget processes in this very difficult fiscal year.
In mid-June, we reported that Connecticut and Vermont had completed budgets in record time, followed by completions in Maine and New Hampshire. Now, Massachusetts and Rhode Island ...
Massachusetts Budget
To the consternation of labor leaders, Democratic lawmakers ...
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Maine Policy Group to Hold Tax and Budget Conference in Augusta
by John O. Harney
January 28, 2011
The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MCEP) will hold its 10th State Tax & Budget Conference on Monday, Feb. 14 at the Augusta Civic CenterFeatured speakers will include Sawin Millett, commissioner of the Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services. Millett will make a presentation on the proposed biennial budget, which is scheduled ...
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