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- Planned Parenthood, NASA, Environment, and the Appropriations BillPlanned Parenthood has made the news regarding the Appropriations Bill. What else is in there? Some interesting stuff indeed.
Boehner Proposes Sweeping Spending Reforms for the HouseIncoming House Speaker John Boehner is enacting a sweeping reform to the way the House will appropriate money to run the government. The main part of the reform will be to break up appropriations bills to cover separate agencies and departments.- Military Spouse 101: A to Z Terms You Need to KnowAs a Military spouse, there is a whole new language to learn. This series of articles will provide an alphabetical approach to explaining a few terms Military Spouses will find helpful in their day to day adventure with Military life.
- Residents Approve Appropriations Despite Mistake in Deep River, ConnecticutFirst Selectman Dick Smith admitted a clerical mistake was made, leading the town to appropriate $147,895 less than it should have for Regional District 4 for the fiscal year '06-'07 budget.
- Nancy Pelosi Chastises White House for Vetoing Education Appropriations Bill"Democrats...believe our differences are not so great that compromise cannot be reached..."
Should Members of Congress Be Allowed to Add Earmarks to Appropriations Bills?The practice of adding earmarks to appropriations bills by the members of Congress is an inherently deceptive practice. This is a tactic practiced by political leaders on both sides
Why It's Okay for Carlos Mencia to Steal Jokes: Comedy and the Tradition of AppropriationA small storm has been raging in the comedy world after the Feb. 10th incident between Joe Rogan of NBC's Fear Factor and comedian Carlos Mencia. This type of tumult is nothing new in an industry that operates virtually beyond the protection of copyright laws.
Southern States Show Differences in Line-Item Veto Usage with Budget VariationHow the line-item veto varies from state to state and how the non-use of the line-item veto is linked with budgets, appropriations, party control of legislative and executive branches, and gubernatorial terms.- Legal Fees Go Over BudgetA heated debate regarding a $30,092.50 over appropriation for legal fees for town counsel led residents to question whether the Board of Selectmen and Board of Finance actually followed the law.
- Connecticut State Budget ProcessConnecticut has a biannual budget that looks at a two-year block of time and is updated in odd-numbered years. The state's fiscal year: July 1 to June 30. The Gov is able to appoint most commissioners and many dept. heads that help advocate his recomm.
- Backdoor Earmarks? Didn't They Just Ban Earmarks in the Senate?Remember the ban on earmarks agreed upon by the Senate last week? It doesn't look as if it has taken long for the ban to be circumvented. Not lifted; not followed. Circumvented. In fact, it appears that the new FAA Bill currently before the Senate...
- Did Senator Judd Gregg Make Unethical Profits from Pease AFB Revitalization?Many have stated that the congressional earmark and fund appropriation system is broken. Is Senator Judd Gregg's investments at the former Pease AFB the latest example?
Chet Edwards: Career ChronologyA chronological look at the career at the man who represents Citizen George Bush in the U.S. House of Representatives.- Inappropriate Appropriations Characterize All Three Prez HopefulsStarting in 1995 and happening every year since then, Republican Congressman John Shedagg of Arizona introduces on the floor of the House a bill called the Enumerated Powers Act to hold Congress accountable to the Constitution.
- Bush Exercises Pocket Veto of Defense Appropriations BillPresident George W. Bush refuses to authorize the Defense Authorization Act of 2008, citing the inclusion of a section that could freeze tens of billions of dollars in Iraqi assets
- Nation's Military Demoted to Political PawnsOnce again, the Democrats want to use our military as political pawns by holding up the emergency appropriations bill for the Iraq war until next year.
- Appropriation of CultureA brief review of Paul Gonzalez' book, "Appropriation of Culture
