Article: Sen. Reid Introduces Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act

Article: Rep. Murphy Introduces Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 3, 2008 ;     700+ words ......introduced the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008...accountability in Federal spending." The bill...legislation follows:Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of ...

Article: Further Cuts in Federal Spending Won't Derail Washington's Economy
The Washington Post;  April 5, 1990 ;     700+ words ...Cutbacks in federal spending, while perhaps not the ultimate...support the claim that a drop in federal spending has severely hurt the region...been attributed to cutbacks in federal spending. Still, a recent article in...

Article: Poll: American Public Links Education Funding To Strong And Secure Nation, See Education as Leading Federal Spending Priority
U.S. Newswire;  March 19, 2002 ;     700+ words ......reasons why there should be increased federal spending on education. A resounding 85 percent...minds of Americans. When asked to rank federal spending priorities, setting aside military...plus/minus 3.1 Percent --- Impact on Federal Spending Americans recognize that a fundamental...

Article: OHIO SHORTCHANGED ON FEDERAL SPENDING STUDY SHOWS.
States News Service;  December 19, 2000 ;     438 words ......taxes than their state received in federal spending last year, according to a study sponsored...balance between federal tax payments and federal spending in all 50 states, shows Ohio is one...states, 31 of them, received more in federal spending last year than they paid in taxes...

Article: Minnesota Shortchanged in Federal Spending.(Originated from Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn.)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  December 10, 1997 ;     700+ words ......continues to be shortchanged in federal spending. The state ranked 49th among the 50 states in federal spending per capita in fiscal 1996, ahead...tax burden and relatively low federal spending, Minnesotans received just 78...

Article: '98 Federal Spending In Region Set Record; $71 Billion Helped Economy to Surge
The Washington Post;  April 14, 1999 ;     700+ words ......the government. In per capita terms, federal spending pumped more than $16,500 into the...Virginia's. By far the greatest increase in federal spending came from purchases of goods and services...region, he calculated. The growth in federal spending has not been spread evenly within...

Article: State isn't feasting on Uncle Sam's pork; Big paychecks imply big tax bills. For every tax dollar sent to the U.S. Treasury, Minnesotans got back less in federal spending than 46 other states.(BUSINESS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  March 18, 2006 ;     361 words ......in 2004, they got back 69 cents in federal spending - a dime less than 10 years ago, according...in taxes. Its residents got $2 in federal spending for every dollar in federal tax collections...going to the federal government and federal spending returning to a state. The number of...

Article: Hawaii high on federal spending list
Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  April 14, 1999 ;     392 words ......leader in defense spending and overall federal spending, according to figures released today. The Census Bureau's annual report on federal spending by state found that the Defense Department...military presence, helped boost overall federal spending in Hawaii to $7,076 per person, ...

Article: Ohio losing battle for share of federal spending.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Crain's Cleveland Business;  January 17, 2000 ;     511 words ...Ohio is shortchanged by federal spending patterns that continue to...52 billion in all forms of federal spending, the study concluded. The...and received $51 billion in federal spending. Ohio's return on its tax...

Article: Major entitlements take bigger share of federal spending.(Main)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  December 27, 2005 ;     425 words ......consumed nearly half of all federal spending in 2004, and budget analysts...the Census Bureau. Overall federal spending was $2.2 trillion, an increase...percent from 2003. The total federal spending increase is actually down...

Article: Shame of the Senate; Who stopped a bill to keep track of federal spending? Ted Stevens of Alaska and Robert Byrd of West Virginia.(Main)(Editorial)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  September 5, 2006 ;     471 words ......to keep track of $2.5 trillion in federal spending - contracts, grants, insurance payments...in the way of public disclosure of federal spending. And why would he want to stop that...extent, not to mention the nature, of federal spending, that doesn't seem like a bad deal...

Article: VIRGINIA ENJOYS HIGHEST FEDERAL SPENDING RATE
Post-Tribune (IN);  March 31, 1989 ;     346 words ......capital, topped all states in per capita federal spending last year, the Census Bureau reported...ranking. Alaska slipped to third, with federal spending totaling $5,193.29 per resident, according...Second in 1988 was New Mexico with federal spending of $5,751.54 per resident, ...

Article: An $11 Billion Imbalance in Federal Spending
U.S. Newswire;  April 1, 1992 ;     398 words ......additional $11.85 billion in fiscal 1991 if federal spending per person in the region had been...by the Northeast-Midwest Institute. Federal spending in northeastern and midwestern states...Northeast-Midwest region's share of federal spending has improved slightly in the last...

Article: OKLAHOMA PLACED 28TH IN FEDERAL SPENDING
The Journal Record;  March 31, 1989 ;     444 words ......placed 28th in the nation in per capita federal spending in 1988 with $2,298.33 per resident...capital, topped all states in per capita federal spending last year. The federal government...ranking. Alaska slipped to third, with federal spending totaling $5,193.29 per resident, ...