Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg proposed a spending plan lacking drama, with the most contentious elements of the budget at least seeming familiar.

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Mayor Bloomberg’s Budget Avoids Tax Rises or Broad Layoffs

Back in February 2010, I sat down with Rep. Paul Ryan to talk about health-care reform. Ryan had his own bill back then: the Roadmap, which was, in many ways, a precursor to the budget he crafted for the Republicans earlier this year. But he was open to some other ideas, too. At one point, I asked him about Sen. Ron Wyden’s Healthy Americans Act. “If I were a Democrat, it’s the bill I’d be on,” Ryan replied . “He’s got more mandates than I’d like. But if Ron Wyden and I were in a room, we could hammer out a deal by tomorrow.” Read full article > >

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Wonkbook: Paul Ryan and Ron Wyden want to bring Obamacare to Medicare

Everyone to the left of Michele Bachman seems to agree that America’s most immediate problem isn’t the budget deficit, but the jobs deficit.

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Opinion: Not just jobs, good-paying jobs

Well, there’s at least one person who’s optimistic about the budget talks. Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday he is “confident” the talks between the White House and congressional leaders will produce “well beyond” $1 trillion in cuts. Coming out of…

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Biden: ‘Well Beyond’ $1T in Deficit Cuts

The Legislature’s regular session is ending as it started, with lawmakers arguing on the budget and redistricting.

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The Texas Tribune: In Texas, Budget Held Sway for 20 Weeks

Though top Republicans are still gung-ho about the initiative to overhaul Medicare in the budget plan, the head lawmaker with the authority to enact their proposal has announced he has no intention of doing so in the near future. “I’m not interested in…

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GOP Reconsiders Medicare Overhaul

Now that Congress has passed the budget, it’s time to talk about the national debt.

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The Caucus: Sunday Breakfast Menu

Now that Congress has passed the budget, it’s time to talk about the national debt.

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The Caucus: Sunday Breakfast Menu

House leaders sought to contain opposition from conservatives, as reports questioned the estimates of savings in the budget deal.

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Budget Details Stir Republican Dissent Ahead of House Vote

In the end, a handful of relatively small-bore line items affecting particular industries attracted some of the most aggressive lobbying behind the scenes in the budget battle.

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Lobbyists Won Key Concessions in Budget Deal

Some Republicans think cuts made in the budget deal do not go far enough to curtail spending.

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Republicans Scramble for Votes to Pass Budget Bill

It’s not billions we’re talking about, it’s trillions: After the budget showdown with Republicans last week, President Obama is preparing to announce a new plan to address the looming federal deficit. In shifting his focus to the national debt, Obama…

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Obama Eyes Medicare Cuts in Debt Plan

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo managed to get through the budget season and retain his popularity among voters, a new poll shows.

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City Room: Poll Finds Strong Support for Cuomo

When Michele Bachmann’s urging you to cave, you know you’ve held out too long. That’s the message Speaker John Boehner’s been hearing from the conservative side of his caucus, as the Tea Party urges him compromise on the budget before it’s too late and…

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Tea Party to Boehner: Cut a Deal

If it does nothing else, the budget that House Republicans unveiled Tuesday provides the first real Republican program for the 21st century, and it is this:

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Who’s hurt by Paul Ryan’s budget proposal