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Los Angeles Times
3 weeks ago
California

Lawmakers grill Newsom officials on homelessness spending after audit causes bipartisan frustration

California has struggled with homelessness spending transparency and efficacy, with questions raised about the effectiveness of over $20 billion spent in the past five years. [ more ]
BuzzFeed
1 day ago
France politics

Here's Why French People Are "Joking" About Pooping In The Seine River To Protest The Olympics

French citizens are protesting government spending on Olympics by planning symbolic protests like #JeChieDansLaSeineLe23Juin. [ more ]
www.npr.org
3 weeks ago
Business

Tax revenue jumps 22% in April. But US deficit still looms large

US Treasury ran a surplus in April due to a 22% increase in tax payments, but is still projected to have a deficit over $1.5 trillion for the year. [ more ]
CityAM
1 week ago
Remote teams

Home Office splashes 53m on remote working for 'sleepy civil servants'

Civil servants resist office return despite substantial government spending on remote working devices. [ more ]
ABC7 San Francisco
3 weeks ago
California

California Supreme Court to weigh pulling measure making it harder to raise taxes from ballot

The California Supreme Court is considering a measure that would make it harder to raise taxes, leading to a legal battle between the governor and business groups. [ more ]
www.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago
California

Walters: Politicians keep shifting blame as California's homelessness crisis worsens

Homelessness crisis spending in California has been ineffective and even more challenging due to high living costs and underlying economic factors. [ more ]
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The Atlantic
6 months ago
US news

Anger and Frustration Grows in the House

Anger and frustration is growing among some members of the House Speaker's caucus over government spending.
Johnson's moves will be closely watched as he has a long legislative agenda with Republicans holding a slim majority. [ more ]
WSJ
6 months ago
Business intelligence

The $2 Trillion Interest Bill That's Hitting Governments

Global debt is reaching unsustainable levels as interest rates rise.
Governments are expected to spend trillions of dollars paying interest on their debt in the coming years. [ more ]
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