National Debt Tops $14 Trillion
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 4th, 2011 5:42 am by HL
National Debt Tops $14 Trillion
The U.S. Treasury reported that as of the last day of 2010 the national debt stood at $14,025,215,218,708.52.
CBS News: “It took just 7 months for the National Debt to increase from $13 trillion on June 1, 2010 to $14 trillion on Dec. 31. It also means the debt is fast approaching the statutory ceiling $14.294 trillion set by Congress and signed into law by President Obama last February.”
Slow Redistricting Could Delay Ohio Primary
Ohio’s 2012 presidential primary might have to be moved to later in the year if state lawmakers are slow to draw new congressional districts this year, the Columbus Dispatch reports.
“Under state law passed last year, candidacy petitions must be filed 90 days before an election, meaning the filing deadline for the 2012 primary is Dec. 7, 2011… new congressional districts must be drawn by then – and preferably much earlier – so that candidates know the boundaries of the new districts, and county election boards have time to prepare.”
