by - January 1, 2013 8:02 pm
Womack supports ‘fiscal cliff’ deal; says spending cuts next
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, says the Senate deal on the fiscal cliff is far from perfect, but he will vote for it because it “protects a lot of people…
Tag: fiscal cliff
by - January 1, 2013 4:22 pm
Pryor, Boozman vote for Senate ‘fiscal cliff’ deal (Updated)
Arkansas’ two U.S. Senators voted for a tax package that could avoid deep spending cuts and large tax increases threatened by the so-called fiscal cliff. However, the package is opposed…
by - December 30, 2012 10:39 pm
Budget talks stall over income, estate taxes as Jan. 1 nears
With little more than a day remaining to avert tax increases for almost every U.S. worker and to halt federal spending cuts, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader…
by - December 29, 2012 4:29 pm
Lawmakers to hold weekend talks on averting budget changes
U.S. lawmakers entered a weekend of budget negotiations in a final effort to prevent at least some of more than $600 billion in tax increases and spending cuts from taking…
by - December 26, 2012 5:12 pm
Home prices in U.S. increase more than forecast
Home prices climbed more than forecast in October, indicating a rebounding real-estate market will bolster the U.S. economy for the first time in seven years. The S&P/Case-Shiller index of property…
by - December 19, 2012 5:33 pm
White House said to tell business groups budget talks stall
Obama administration officials told leaders of business and financial services groups that negotiations with House Speaker John Boehner have deteriorated in the past 24 hours, a person familiar with the…
by - December 5, 2012 12:14 pm
Gov. Beebe talks fiscal cliff, coaching carousel
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) said his Tuesday meeting (Dec. 4) with President Obama and Vice-president Biden regarding the “fiscal cliff” being debated in Washington, D.C. was an effort to promote…
by - December 4, 2012 4:49 pm
Governors urge Obama to fix fiscal cliff to avert state hit
U.S. Governors urged President Barack Obama to quickly compromise with Congress to avert the so-called fiscal cliff and avoid hurting economic recoveries in their states. Governors also pressed the president…
by - December 3, 2012 3:41 pm
Pryor taps social media for town hall meeting
U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., announced Monday (Dec. 3) he will host his first-ever Twitter Town Hall at 1:30 pm., Thursday, Dec. 6. Pryor will take questions from Arkansans on…
by - November 29, 2012 8:23 pm
Fiscal cliff discovered long ago
While “fiscal cliff” negotiations may produce high drama for journalists and partisans as well as desperate uncertainty from Main Street to Wall Street, they are an absolute gold mine for…
by - November 25, 2012 2:58 pm
A professional shell game
Let me apologize up front for writing a somewhat technical article. However I’ve been watching journalists and commentators for most of 2012 reporting on the battle over tax policy between…
by - November 25, 2012 12:48 pm
Republicans, Democrats disagree on taxes as fiscal cliff looms
U.S. Republican legislators expressed a preference to raise federal tax revenue through limiting deductions rather than raising rates to avert the so- called fiscal cliff, as Democrats pushed for higher…