Projected lower deficit could slow any budget deal

May 22, 2013 6:40 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — The good news is the budget deficit for the current year is projected to come in well below what was estimated just a few months ago. The bad news for deficit hawks is that the development could further curb the already slowing momentum for a budget pact this year. May 3, 2013 10:07 AM
No sequester furloughs at State Department
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite budget cuts requiring most federal agencies to furlough workers, the State... May 2, 2013 10:39 AM
Gen Y: Why we’re so cynical
Gen Y has been called lazy, haplessly doomed and politically apathetic. Why do they feel this way? Short... Apr 26, 2013 12:09 PM
Congress approves bill to end airport delays
Congress easily approved legislation Friday ending furloughs of air traffic controllers that have delayed... Apr 26, 2013 9:36 AM
Fact check: Did FAA have to furlough controllers?
The FAA has no choice but to cut $637 million as its share of $85 billion in automatic, government-wide... Apr 26, 2013 9:37 AM
Senate passes bill to end FAA furloughs
With flight delays mounting, the Senate approved hurry-up legislation Thursday night to end air traffic... Apr 22, 2013 8:34 PM
Flight delays pile up amid budget cuts
Normally, there are 10 air traffic controllers at a regional facility handling arrivals for Los Angeles... Apr 19, 2013 3:03 AM
Simpson and Bowles offer modified budget plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairmen of President Barack Obama's 2010 fiscal commission are wading back into... Apr 18, 2013 11:01 AM
TSA official says no employee furloughs expected
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Transportation Security Administration official says so far, so good for... Apr 15, 2013 12:57 PM
Bowles sees 'seeds of hope' in Obama budget
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Erskine Bowles, who chaired President Barack Obama's deficit commission three...