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The right-of-way fee line item was still listed in the budget.
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Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The specific line item for net interest in the federal budget totaled $970 billion for fiscal year 2025, but the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) calculated that, including spending for net interest payments on the public debt, this broke the $1 trillion barrier for the first time.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
The project, funded by the Army Research Lab at $6 million for the past few years and previously included as a line item in the congressional budget, will be completely dissolved by next year.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2026
Erica Texeira, director of social and youth services for the town of Wethersfield, said more of the transient population from Hartford comes into the town in need of services and that the town does not have a line item budget dedicated to helping with the unhoused.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
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Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The specific line item for net interest in the federal budget totaled $970 billion for fiscal year 2025, but the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) calculated that, including spending for net interest payments on the public debt, this broke the $1 trillion barrier for the first time.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
The project, funded by the Army Research Lab at $6 million for the past few years and previously included as a line item in the congressional budget, will be completely dissolved by next year.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2026
Erica Texeira, director of social and youth services for the town of Wethersfield, said more of the transient population from Hartford comes into the town in need of services and that the town does not have a line item budget dedicated to helping with the unhoused.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
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“Line item.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20item. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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