Tag: budget

Congress Passes Defense Bill, Restricting Pentagon’s Social Policies

After intense clashes, the House passes the annual National Defense Authorization Act budget. Included are amendments that reverse the Biden administration’s social policies in the Pentagon. The Biden administration announces a plan to cancel nearly $40 billion in student debt for hundreds of thousands of borrowers. How does that work, and how likely is it to…


Huntington Beach OKs $5.4 Million Budget, Controversial Proposed Cuts Avoided

Huntington Beach councilors on June 26 unanimously approved a $5.4 million 2023-24 fiscal year budget—which begins July 1—after an hours-long discussion which attracted over 100 residents, many of whom were concerned about a proposal posted online the Friday before the special meeting that showed the possibility of some services being cut, including at the city’s…


Citizenship by Electronic Means Approved by Senate

The Senate has amended the Citizenship Act to allow citizenship judges to perform their duties by electronic means. The June 22 amendment states, “A citizenship judge and the Registrar of Canadian Citizenship may in the exercise of their powers and performance of their duties and functions of this Act use the electronic means that are…


Business Sector Disappointed With South Australia’s Budget

Unions have applauded South Australia’s big spending budget, but the business sector has lamented the lack of support for local companies and traders amid a cost-of-living crisis. SA Treasurer Stephen Mullighan described the Labor government’s budget delivered on Thursday as “the largest package of cost-of-living relief measures ever deployed in South Australia”. The budget focused…


House Appropriator Shares Growing GOP Support to Cut DOJ, FBI Budget Amid Political Woes

Rep. Ben Cline (R-Va.), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee that handles the budget for the U.S. Department of Justice, said Republicans are gathering in support to cut the department’s budget. Cline, who is a member of the staunchly conservative House Freedom Caucus, said members of the caucus are leaning on House Speaker Kevin…


8 Reasons You Won’t Achieve Financial Independence Before 70

The concept of financial independence isn’t a far-fetched dream! Cultivating financial discipline right from your twenties or even thirties can put you on track with the FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) movement. However, most individuals fail to achieve financial independence before their retirement. Now, think that you are 70, and when you look back, you…


Poilievre Calls on Trudeau to Cancel Summer Vacation to Work on Budget Bill

A day after leading a four-hour filibuster to delay a vote on the Liberal government’s 2023 budget bill, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to cancel his summer vacation in order to work on rewriting the legislation. “I’m calling on [Trudeau] to do the honourable thing. To put aside his pride and…


Biden Addresses the Nation on Debt Crisis and the Bipartisan Budget Agreement

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on averting default and the bipartisan budget agreement at 7:00 p.m. ET on June 2. …


LIVE 7 PM ET: Biden Addresses the Nation on Debt Crisis and the Bipartisan Budget Agreement

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on averting default and the bipartisan budget agreement at 7:00 p.m. ET on June 2. …


LIVE NOW: Biden Addresses the Nation on Debt Crisis and the Bipartisan Budget Agreement

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on averting default and the bipartisan budget agreement at 7:00 p.m. ET on June 2. …