Tag: National budgets
Nonpartisan budget report says future nuke costs are rising
WASHINGTON — The projected cost of modernizing the U.S. nuclear force is escalating, including billions of dollars more to operate nuclear-armed submarines and to...
New Zealand spending plan includes rebuilding Antarctic base
<p>WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand plans to rebuild its Antarctic base and spend billions more on welfare payments as part of a spending...
New Zealand spending plan includes rebuilding Antarctic base
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand plans to rebuild its Antarctic base and spend billions more on welfare payments as part of a spending...
Refugees arriving in US unlikely to exceed cap set by Trump
<p>SAN DIEGO — President Joe Biden, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/politics-middle-east-government-and-politics-c42279fdbea2d395e463519cf249d574">under political pressure</a>, agreed to admit four times as many refugees this budget year as his predecessor...
Refugees arriving in US unlikely to exceed cap set by Trump
SAN DIEGO — President Joe Biden, under political pressure, agreed to admit four times as many refugees this budget year as his predecessor did,...
US budget deficit hits record $1.9 trillion so far this year
WASHINGTON — The U.S. budget deficit surged to a record of $1.9 trillion for the first seven months of this budget year, bloated by...
US budget deficit hits record $1.9 trillion so far this year
<p>WASHINGTON — The U.S. budget deficit surged to a record of $1.9 trillion for the first seven months of this budget year, bloated by...
Australia plans big defense and security investments
CANBERRA, Australia — The Australian government released a big-spending economic plan for the next fiscal year on Tuesday that includes hefty investments in defense...
Australia plans big defense and security investments
<p>CANBERRA, Australia — The Australian government released a big-spending economic plan for the next fiscal year on Tuesday that includes hefty investments in defense...
Minnesota Legislature struggles for compromise on policing
MINNEAPOLIS — Negotiators in Minnesota’s divided Legislature on Monday kicked off what's sure to be a long and contentious debate over whether further police...