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Trump's victory and a $3.1 billion budget deficit weigh on Statehouse Democrats
Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch hired a new appropriations staff director and plans on making operational changes in 2025.
US October budget deficit jumps to $257 billion, handing hole to Trump
A US Treasury official also said that in October 2023, the Treasury received about $75 billion in tax payments that had been deferred by wildfires in California and other natural disasters that year.
Federal Budget: Trump Inherits A $1.8T Annual Deficit
The Federal Government ran a $1.8T budget deficit for the fiscal year, with a $560B deficit in the last quarter alone.
US October Budget Deficit Swells 287% To $257 Billion
The U.S. budget deficit exponentially increased and reached around $257 billion in October, primarily due to one-off factors. According to a report by the Treasury Department released on Wednesday, the figure was a sharp increase of 287% from October 2023's $67 billion deficit.
U.S. October budget deficit jumps to $257 billion, handing hole to Trump
WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. budget deficit jumped nearly four-fold to $257 billion in October, a figure inflated by one-off factors, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday in a ...
U.S. federal budget deficit swells more than expected in first month of FY25
The U.S. federal government spent $257.0B more than it earned in October, compared with the $226.4B deficit expected and September's $64.0B shortfall, according to the Treasury Department's statement issued on Wednesday.
US Sees Wider Budget Gap at Fiscal Year Start on Health Spending
The US budget deficit widened further at the start of the fiscal year, driven primarily by higher spending on health and ...
US deficit starts new fiscal year 286.8% higher
The United States began the new fiscal year with a $257 billion budget deficit, a drastic increase from the prior year's start.
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US budget deficit quadrupled in year
The U.S. budget deficit for October reached $257 billion, nearly four times higher than the deficit for the same period in ...
Illinois lawmakers return to Springfield as projected budget deficit looms
Illinois lawmakers returned to Springfield Tuesday for the first time since May following news earlier this month that ...
Muni, cable cars may be impacted as SFMTA faces looming budget deficit
Public transit in San Francisco is facing an uncertain future due to a massive budget deficit that could put the city's ...
POINT/COUNTERPOINT: How to address the state budget bloat
Joint Budget Committee Chairman and State Sen. Jeff Bridges, D-Greenwood Village, said “TABOR is why we can’t have nice ...
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12-Month Rolling Deficit Totals $2.0 Trillion in October 2024
The federal budget deficit totaled $2.0 trillion between November 2023 and October 2024 according to estimates from the ...
With state facing $3B deficit, GOP senators call on Gov. JB Pritzker to promise no tax hikes
Illinois Senate Republicans called on Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker to promise not to raise taxes to address a projected budget ...