By Diana Olick, CNBC Real Estate Reporter
NEW YORK (CNBC) -- It's not like the housing market needs any more headwinds, so here's the government potentially giving us another: The mortgage interest deduction is back in big play in the budget deal.
It never exactly came off the table, but the bigger the budget deal, the more likely the mortgage deduction will take a bigger hit.
Right now,
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Mortgage Interest Deduction Big in Budget Play
Posted by legendmega 197 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
'Nothing can be off-limits' in budget
Posted by qweasd170 212 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Even tax breaks for the wealthy are targeted in President Barack Obama's "balanced" approach.
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Failure to fix budget leaves woes for later
Posted by manunkind 233 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Texas lawmakers have potentially guaranteed themselves a repeat of problems in the 2013 session. At least one senator blames ideology for the lack of fiscal reform.
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No new taxes in Texas budget; schools face $4B hit
Posted by oilers9411 254 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
The Texas House and Senate passed the $172 billion state budget, which slashes funding for education and human services. The measure now heads to Gov. Perry for his signature.
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Texas House takes up final budget today
Posted by poopdecker 255 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
The Texas House is expected to take up and debate the final draft of the budget as they wrap up the legislative session.
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Budget talks produce two-year plan for Texas with $15B in cuts
Posted by madman899 257 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
The panel agreed Thursday on a $172.5 billion plan that makes about $15 billion in cuts compared to current spending.
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Texas lawmakers finally agree on budget deal
Posted by rougedude11 263 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
An estimated $15 billion would be cut from government spending, affecting public schools, Medicaid reimbursement rates and higher education.
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State budget talks come up short on education
Posted by zebbiehidie 267 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Legislative budget negotiators agreed Monday on spending in many key areas except education, prompting Senate Finance Committee Chairman Steve Ogden to suggest a special session on public schools and universities could be necessary this summer.
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GOP senators use legislative rule to pass budget
Posted by Lightning 278 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Republican senators took advantage of a legislative rule to pass a budget plan Wednesday, steamrolling Democrats who said it would cut back crucial services while leaving billions unspent in the state's rainy day fund.
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Texas senators no closer to a consensus on budget
Posted by MagicDoom 284 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
The primary point of contention in the Finance Committee's budget proposal is a provision to allow an additional $3 billion dip into the state's rainy day fund if revenue cannot be found elsewhere.
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Farm Subsidies Face the Budget Axe
Posted by Runemancer 285 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
By Rob Reuteman, special to CNBC.com
NEW YORK (CNBC) -- Farm subsidies, including billions in direct payments that go to many farmers annually regardless of need, are on everyone's federal budget chopping block this year.
Prices for most food commodities are at record highs, up 24 percent from February 2010 for all farm products tracked by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agri
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Texas jails fear influx of mentally ill after budget cuts
Posted by stumpiemon 288 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Service cutbacks have sheriffs and mental health advocates across the state nervous at the thought of more people ending up behind bars instead of getting treatment at community facilities.
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Texas Senate budget plan is short by $3 billion
Posted by Musashi316 290 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Senate budget-writers also backed a variety of fee increases and, in a 9-6 vote, approved allowing health-related higher education institutions to liquidate their share of an endowment set up with part of the state's tobacco lawsuit settlement.
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Senate panel OKs budget tapping $3B from Rainy Day Fund
Posted by Willkill12 292 days ago (http://www.chron.com)Texas Senate panel has budget plan, but not a way to pay for it
Posted by legendmega 298 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Senate leaders are looking at non-tax revenue and, possibly, dipping further into the rainy day fund than Gov. Rick Perry has said he is willing to do.
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Biden blames GOP newcomers for 'difficult' budget talks
Posted by Ultimata33 305 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Republican newcomers to Congress with an inflexible social agenda have created a "difficult" climate for negotiations in Washington, Vice President Joe Biden said Friday.
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Texas senators working to soften deep budget cuts
Posted by Runemancer 306 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Steve Ogden, R-Bryan, said Wednesday that the working Senate proposal includes $16 billion more in state and federal funds than the House measure, but he did not detail where the additional state money would come from.
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Texas House budget hammers Harris Co. on Medicaid
Posted by stumpiemon 308 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Harris County health care providers would lose more than $2 billion in Medicaid funding under the Texas House budget that passed Sunday night, according to an Austin think tank.
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Texas Senate gets crack at House's bare-bones budget
Posted by Lucario0708 309 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Education and other key services slashed, but proposed spending is likely to grow in the Senate version.
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House may vote on lean budget tonight
Posted by Webgoddess 310 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Texas lawmakers still have to discuss prisons, highways, courts and other state agencies facing stiff cuts. A tentative vote is expected late this evening.
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Texas House resumes budget debate on Sunday
Posted by Gangsternub 310 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Lawmakers who argued over funding priorities past midnight Friday took a break Saturday to accommodate those traveling to Houston for the funeral of Democratic Rep. Alma Allen's husband.
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Texas House works on lean budget into the night
Posted by Starseeker 312 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
House rules wouldn't allow lawmakers to add money to the budget, so they were faced with shifting funds among competing needs, which outnumbered Democrats likened to a "Sophie's Choice."
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Ontario budget to promise $257M for kids’ mental health
Posted by fredfred2 315 days ago (http://www.healthzone.ca)
New funding for children's mental health and addiction programs and post-secondary education are the highlights of Tuesday's Ontario budget.
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Dressing Up A Bathroom With New Curtains On A Budget
Posted by Lightning 316 days ago (http://bathroomwindowcurtains.net)
In the past few years, millions of people living in the United States have been faced with the need to cut back on spending. As the economy took a downward turn, budgets were tightened. Although we are slowly starting to see some economic recovery, experts say it will still be several years>> Read moreRelated posts:Cost Saving Ideas For New Bathroom CurtainsTop Companies For Bathroom CurtainsCh
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GOP newcomers flex muscle in budget cuts
Posted by cronoman2 353 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
The 87 first-term House members are behind Saturday’s 235-189 vote to cut $61 billion from government spending. Obama promises to veto if it passes the Senate.
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