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City Council members are expected to tighten the city's purse strings Tuesday after Mayor LaToya Cantrell backed out on a $20 million funding deal with the Orleans Parish School Board.
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
After spending just $4.4 million on marketing and advertising in the first nine months of 2024, Sezzle is loosening its purse strings a bit.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2025
John Yoo: Congress Is Key to Trump's Goal My thought is that whether Trump completes the southern border wall will depend utterly on whether Congress agrees, because only Congress holds the purse strings and must pay for the construction of the wall.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
Cho added that Congress ultimately holds the purse strings for immigrant detention infrastructure — and that the Pentagon’s involvement under Trump’s emergency edict — warrants a debate.
—Morgan Lee, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
After spending just $4.4 million on marketing and advertising in the first nine months of 2024, Sezzle is loosening its purse strings a bit.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2025
John Yoo: Congress Is Key to Trump's Goal My thought is that whether Trump completes the southern border wall will depend utterly on whether Congress agrees, because only Congress holds the purse strings and must pay for the construction of the wall.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
Cho added that Congress ultimately holds the purse strings for immigrant detention infrastructure — and that the Pentagon’s involvement under Trump’s emergency edict — warrants a debate.
—Morgan Lee, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Purse strings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purse%20strings. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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