How Trump's Plans Could Undermine Confidence in Critical Government Economic Data
Key Takeaways President-elect Donald Trump's plan to give the White House more authority to fire federal workers could, some ...
Money blog: Sainsbury's opens first ever airport store; major shake-up of UK energy system could 'lower bills for good'
The Royal Mail reveals the toys that the most children have been requesting from Father Christmas this year. Meanwhile, the pound has hit an eight-year closing high against the euro. Read these and ...
U.K.'s Economy Weakens Again in Blow to Government's Growth Plans — 2nd Update
Gross domestic product fell 0.1% in October compared with a month earlier, marking a second straight month of weakening activity, according to figures set out Friday by the Office for National ...
Claim that only 6% of federal employees work in the office is false
Official data says 54% of federal employees are required to work on-site full time, and only about 10% are fully remote. We ...
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BGA, Civic Federation, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability Statement on Budget Transparency Ordinance
Chicago’s city council is set to vote on a package of ordinances setting the municipal budget for 2025. A late start, the mayor’s failure to provide detailed information requested by […] ...
Why Key US Economic Data Is Under Threat
From inflation data to unemployment rates, the US government releases numbers every month that move markets and shape ...
Michael D. Belsky: Chicago’s budget process is chaotic. It needs a stronger Office of Financial Analysis.
It should be common sense that aldermen and the Council Office of Financial Analysis should have ample time to scrutinize the ...
Recent Immigration Surge Has Been Largest in U.S. History
But the recent immigration surge has been so large that the central conclusions of our analysis remain even if the Goldman ...
Wait-time targets for addiction, mental health care not being met in N.B., attorney general says
New Brunswick's Department of Health is missing its own targets for how long patients should wait to receive addiction and ...
Canada to Present Fall Economic Update on Dec. 16 — 2nd Update
OTTAWA--Canada's Liberal government will present its fall economic update on Dec. 16 as concerns mount that Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will be unable to keep her promise on limiting the size ...
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Better, more independent policy: Do we need a Parliamentary Accountability Office?
Perhaps crossbenchers could ask the PBO to cost a Parliamentary Accountability Office to evaluate and advise on policy free of government ...