federal budget

Published
October 30, 2022

Analysis: How the threat of ‘taxpayer-funded abortion’ mobilizes conservative religious voters

Campaigns to prevent tax dollars from funding abortion have kept anti-abortion activists and other Republican voters engaged for decades – even when a ban on legal abortion seemed unlikely.
Published
October 7, 2022

Maine Voices: We have a rare opportunity to improve local libraries

A Senate appropriations bill includes $20 million in federal funding for library buildings nationally.
Published
September 24, 2022

Fed unsure of economy’s direction as Wall Street meltdown worsens

At the beginning of this year, for example, the median projection for the Fed's preferred inflation gauge called for prices to rise this year by 2.6 percent.
Published
August 16, 2022

Commentary: Biden’s no FDR. He’s not even Obama

The Democrats’ crowing over their legislative victories is not persuasive. But it does help them rationalize coming down to earth.
Published
August 9, 2022

Our View: Better than Build Back Better

The Inflation Reduction Act is different from its predecessor in several respects. Chief among them? It passed the Senate.
Published
July 30, 2022

Another View: New budget deal would be a big win for Congress and the country

From carbon emissions and drug prices to a new minimum corporation tax, the Inflation Reduction Act is ambitious in its scope.
Published
May 12, 2022

Commentary: Democrats are flunking Pandemic 101

Passing a stalled federal spending bill for vaccines and other COVID-fighting measures would be good for the country and the party. It shouldn’t be so hard to do.
Published
April 10, 2022

Jim Fossel: Biden’s budget just more tax and spend

Conservatives know that deficit reduction should come from cutting expenditures, not raising taxes.
Published
March 3, 2022

Maine Voices: On 61st anniversary, Peace Corps preparing to meet the moment

HR 1456 will make reforms to many Peace Corps programs and advance ideas for incorporating racial justice and equity in agency activities.
Published
December 30, 2021

Maine Voices: Sen. Collins must come to the table and help pass funding bills now

When it comes to our water, wildlife and environment in Maine, there’s no place to play politics.