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NADO Releases Presentation on President’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget
The National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) has released a presentation on the President’s FY2014 budget request. The presentation includes a summary of the President’s budget as well as an in-depth look at federal programs important to regional development organizations...
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Upcoming Webinar: An Analysis of the President’s FY2014 Federal Budget (April 18)
On Thursday, April 18 at 2:00 p.m. (EST), NADO will hold a special webinar, An Analysis of the President’s FY2014 Federal Budget (https://www2 NULL.gotomeeting NULL.com/register/425425138). During the webinar, NADO staff will provide an in-depth analysis of the FY2014 budget. As...
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Congress Advances Continuing Funding Resolution; Avoids Government Shutdown
On March 21, the U.S. House approved the final version of a Continuing Resolution (CR) by a vote of 318-109 that will find the federal government through the end of September. The bill (H.R. 933) was originally offered in the...
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House Appropriations Leadership Announces Plans for FY 2013 Spending Bill
Last week, U.S. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) announced plans to introduce legislation to address government spending for the remainder of FY 2013. Chairman Rogers indicated he will draft a bill extending the current Continuing Resolution (CR) through...
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President Asks Congress to Delay Sequester
On February 5, President Obama asked Congress to pass a temporary package of spending cuts and tax reforms that would delay the across-the-board cuts to federal spending scheduled to occur on March 1, 2013. While the president did not offer...
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Sequester Cuts Likely to Take Effect March 1
This week, Congressional leaders have given little indication that Congress will prevent or postpone the automatic, across-the-board sequester cuts to federal spending scheduled to occur on March 1, 2013. Under current law, sequestration would cut spending by $85 billion starting...
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Senate Passes Bill Suspending Debt Ceiling until May
On January 31, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 325, commonly known as the No Budget, No Pay Act, which extends the federal debt limit through May 19, preventing any threat of a government default before that date. Extending the debt...
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House Passes Bill Suspending Debt Ceiling until May
On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 325, commonly known as the No Budget, No Pay Act. Most importantly, the bill extends the federal debt limit through May 19, preventing any threat of a government default before that...
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President Obama’s 2014 Budget and the Debt Ceiling
On January 14 the White House sent a letter to House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan stating that the president’s FY2014 budget will not be submitted by February 4, as required by law. The White House has indicated that the...
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Congress Passes Agreement to Avoid Fiscal Cliff; Delays Sequester Cuts and Extends Farm Bill
On January 1, Congress passed a last minute deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. The agreement, known as the American Taxpayer Relief Act... (Senate amendment to H.R. 8), includes tax rate increases for families who earn more than $450,000 and




