The Orange County Board of Supervisors on June 8 began public discussions of the county’s newly-recommended $7.7 billion budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year. No formal action is set to be taken until the board officially adopts the budget during its June 22 meeting. During the June 8 meeting, the financial blueprint was presented to supervisors and…
Orange County Supervisors Discusses New $7.7 Billion Budget
Budget Plan Shows Pentagon Not a Biden Administration Priority, Experts Say
WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden’s budget request for fiscal year 2022 made it clear that defense is not his top priority at a time when the Chinese communist regime builds its military power, posing a threat to U.S. security interests. The president’s budget released on May 28 for the fiscal year 2022 seeks $752.9 billion for national defense,…
Garcetti Signs $11 Billion Budget, With Nearly $1 Billion For Homeless Crisis
LOS ANGELES—Mayor Eric Garcetti on June 2 signed the city’s $11.2 billion budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year, which allocates historic spending of nearly $1 billion to combat Los Angeles’ homelessness crisis. Garcetti proposed the largest spending plan in city history—which includes a $6.6 billion general fund revenue projection—and city council unanimously approved it May…
Biden’s Budget Proposal Shows Massive Spending Will Yield Tepid Growth
WASHINGTON— President Joe Biden released on May 28 his budget proposal for next year, which showed a modest economic growth projections over the next decade. Biden’s $6 trillion budget plan for fiscal year 2022 calls for increased spending on infrastructure, education, childcare, and clean energy. The significant jump in spending reflects his earlier announced infrastructure…
6 Tips to Save Money in the Yard and Garden
Budget landscaping and yard care doesn’t mean cutting corners; it means making the most of your tools and existing plants. Follow these six easy-to-implement tips to save money on your great outdoors. Remember: Seeds are Cheaper Than Plants Many vegetables are easy to grow from seed, and a $2 seed packet is a lot cheaper…
Biden’s $6 Trillion Budget Plan Faces GOP Opposition
President Joe Biden on Friday sent Congress a $6 trillion budget proposal that would spend big on infrastructure, climate change, and social welfare packages, while creating projected deficits of at least $1.3 trillion per year until 2030. If passed, the plan, which faces strong opposition from Republican lawmakers, would make the biggest sustained government spending since World War II….
Orange County Fire Authority Board Raises Budget Concerns
The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) board of directors postponed approving its annual budget after “very serious concerns” emerged during a May 27 budget hearing. Unanswered questions about some of the items the proposed 2021-22 fiscal budget includes prompted the board to postpone its approval until its next meeting. “It was a surprise to me and unprecedented in…
NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (May 28)
Senate Republicans block a bill with the first successful filibuster during the Biden administration, President Joe Biden just revealed a massive $6 trillion budget for the 2022 fiscal year, and the White House sends mixed messages on vaccine passports.
Competing Infrastructure Pronouncements Use Large, Mostly Nonsensical Numbers
Commentary A group of four Republican senators on May 27 unveiled a $928 billion infrastructure spending plan. It was in response to U.S. President Joe Biden administration’s cutting about $74 billion from its proposed $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal which, according to The Epoch Times’ analysis, was only intended to spend 21 percent on traditional infrastructure….
NTD Business Full Broadcast (May 28)
President Joe Biden releases his budget proposal for next year—and as expected, it’s a big one. NTD has details and analysis. It’s a long weekend, and summer is almost here. But the costs of having some fun in the sun might be higher than you expect. Merrill Lynch bans trainee brokers from making cold calls. Why…
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