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  1. UK Borrowing Costs Ease Slightly Amid Political Uncertainty

    UK government borrowing costs fell from a 28-year high. This happened after changes in the Labour party. It means the government might borrow money more cheaply.

    #UKeconomy, #LabourParty, #BorrowingCosts, #GovernmentFinance, #InterestRates

    newsletter.tf/uk-borrowing-cos

  2. UK Borrowing Costs Ease Slightly Amid Political Uncertainty

    UK government borrowing costs fell from a 28-year high. This happened after changes in the Labour party. It means the government might borrow money more cheaply.

    #UKeconomy, #LabourParty, #BorrowingCosts, #GovernmentFinance, #InterestRates

    newsletter.tf/uk-borrowing-cos

  3. UK Borrowing Costs Ease Slightly Amid Political Uncertainty

    UK government borrowing costs fell from a 28-year high. This happened after changes in the Labour party. It means the government might borrow money more cheaply.

    #UKeconomy, #LabourParty, #BorrowingCosts, #GovernmentFinance, #InterestRates

    newsletter.tf/uk-borrowing-cos

  4. UK Borrowing Costs Ease Slightly Amid Political Uncertainty

    UK government borrowing costs fell from a 28-year high. This happened after changes in the Labour party. It means the government might borrow money more cheaply.

    #UKeconomy, #LabourParty, #BorrowingCosts, #GovernmentFinance, #InterestRates

    newsletter.tf/uk-borrowing-cos

  5. Tamil Nadu Presents Interim Budget Ahead of Elections

    Tamil Nadu government will present its interim budget for 2026-27 on February 17 before upcoming elections. Find out what an interim budget means.

    #TamilNaduBudget, #StateElections, #GovernmentFinance, #Budget2026, #TamilNadu

    newsletter.tf/tamil-nadu-inter

  6. Tamil Nadu Presents Interim Budget Ahead of Elections

    Tamil Nadu government will present its interim budget for 2026-27 on February 17 before upcoming elections. Find out what an interim budget means.

    #TamilNaduBudget, #StateElections, #GovernmentFinance, #Budget2026, #TamilNadu

    newsletter.tf/tamil-nadu-inter

  7. The Tamil Nadu government will share its interim budget for the next year on February 17. This budget is important as it comes before the state elections. It will help the government continue its work until new leaders are chosen.

    #TamilNaduBudget, #StateElections, #GovernmentFinance, #Budget2026, #TamilNadu

    newsletter.tf/tamil-nadu-inter

  8. The Tamil Nadu government will share its interim budget for the next year on February 17. This budget is important as it comes before the state elections. It will help the government continue its work until new leaders are chosen.

    #TamilNaduBudget, #StateElections, #GovernmentFinance, #Budget2026, #TamilNadu

    newsletter.tf/tamil-nadu-inter

  9. Texas Policy Research: Texas Launches Local Bond and Tax Transparency Database. “Following the passage of House Bill 103 (HB 103) during the 89th Texas Legislative Session (2025), the Texas Comptroller has launched the Local Government Bond, Tax, and Project Transparency Database. This new statewide database consolidates information on local bond elections, tax rate elections, and bond-funded […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/06/texas-policy-research-texas-launches-local-bond-and-tax-transparency-database/
  10. University of Michigan: U-M develops free tool to empower municipalities, modernize financial reporting. “When Congress passed the Financial Data and Transparency Act in 2022, it required most municipalities in the U.S. to modernize and digitize their financial reports. This is a heavy lift for small towns and school districts, most of which still report their financial information in PDF […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/25/university-of-michigan-u-m-develops-free-tool-to-empower-municipalities-modernize-financial-reporting/

  11. NC Newsline: NC treasurer announces 12-week artificial intelligence pilot. “The state Treasurer’s Office is using ChatGPT in a 12-week artificial intelligence pilot program. State Treasurer Brad Briner said the department is using the OpenAI product to identify businesses with unclaimed property and analyze local government financial data.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/28/nc-newsline-nc-treasurer-announces-12-week-artificial-intelligence-pilot/

  12. Roll Call: White House scraps public spending database. “The White House budget office has taken down its website where approvals of federal funding provided in appropriations laws are statutorily required to be posted for public viewing, a move likely to face major blowback from members of Congress and government watchdogs.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/25/roll-call-white-house-scraps-public-spending-database/

  13. The Conversation: Fires, wars and bureaucracy: The tumultuous journey to establish the US National Archives. “Creating the National Archives required decades of advocacy by historians, politicians and government officials. The National Archives was not simply an administrative convenience – it was a necessity born from repeated disasters that underscored the fragility of government records. […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/20/the-conversation-fires-wars-and-bureaucracy-the-tumultuous-journey-to-establish-the-us-national-archives/

  14. National Security Archive: U.S. National Archives’ 2025 Budget Request Threatens Mission Failure. “NARA is seeking $481.1 million in discretionary budget authority for FY 2025—a $9.2 million decrease from the FY 2024 annualized continuing resolution level—at the same time its responsibilities are increasing, its facilities and technologies are aging, and requesters are waiting over a […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/15/national-security-archive-u-s-national-archives-2025-budget-request-threatens-mission-failure/

  15. WSIL: Comptroller Mendoza announces new website for finances and credit ratings for Illinois. “Comptroller Susana Mendoza has launched a new website which details financial and credit ratings for the state. Bonds are issued through the state which helps fund state projects, such as roads and bridge projects, school buildings, train stations and more. The new webpage now features information […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/06/wsil-comptroller-mendoza-announces-new-website-for-finances-and-credit-ratings-for-illinois/

  16. Raw Story: Pentagon poured money into social media influencers and TV stars to attract Gen Z: report. “The Pentagon enlisted entertainers MrBeast, Kelly Clarkson and Guy Fieri last year to help boost flagging enlistment, according to newly revealed documents. Rolling Stone obtained a Government Accountability report last month showing a 10-percent decline in military favorability among the […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/07/pentagon-poured-money-into-social-media-influencers-and-tv-stars-to-attract-gen-z-report-raw-story/

  17. Loudwire: Alice in Chains, Shinedown & More Face Scrutiny in Report on Pandemic Relief Payouts. “In some of the other cases highlighted in the report, there were clear misuse of pandemic funds for personal benefit. For instance, the investigation uncovered that rapper Lil’ Wayne spent $1.3 million of his $8.9 million grant to cover private jet flights, while spending another $460,000 on […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2024/12/20/loudwire-alice-in-chains-shinedown-more-face-scrutiny-in-report-on-pandemic-relief-payouts/

  18. It's mind-blowing in the context of our mythology of money but understanding this is key to many critical matters, including dealing with #ClimateChange.

    Demand logic from kneejerk rejection.. The inculcation of plot holes in the story of money runs deep.

    #GovernmentFinance

    theguardian.com/books/2024/apr

  19. Eurostat is HIRING! 📊✅

    🔷Director for Government finance statistics

    ⌛️Deadline for application: 13/06/2023, 12:00 CEST

    👉 Apply here: europa.eu/!V7cBdv

    #Vacancy #GovernmentFinance

    🐦🔗: n.respublicae.eu/EU_Eurostat/s

  20. *Important report* [non-technical & highly readable] on the #BBC news & current affairs coverage of #economics & govt finance:
    "Review of the impartiality of BBC coverage
    of taxation, public spending, government
    borrowing and debt".
    Lists faults as well as merits:
    bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/document
    #MacroEconomics
    #NewsMedia
    #GovernmentFinance