Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Budget cuts

  • Budget cuts continue to hit global arms makers' revenues-report

    Commercial revenues rose 14.9 percent in first half * Second half of year likely to show continued pressure on defense * Companies cutting costs, looking for revenues elsewhere By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Tighter military budgets ...

    www.reuters.com

  • Have defense budget cuts gone too far?

    He argues that Obama has presided over a military decline, and defense budgets need to grow faster. He wants to add tens of billions of dollars a year to the Pentagon's core budget, particularly to build Navy ships at a faster pace and to reverse troop ...

    union-bulletin.com

  • Louisiana Poll: Jindal, budget cuts, Landrieu, education reform, LSU, Legislature

    This year's budget cuts, especially to state funded health care, are proving unpopular with Louisiana voters, according to Southern Media & Opinion Research Inc.'s latest statewide survey.

    www.bayoubuzz.com

  • Bluster over budget easy, but balance elusive for Love, Matheson

    "The idea that we're going to balance the budget and not cause anybody pain and only give away more tax cuts to people and only cut quote 'waste, fraud and abuse' is nuts. It can't happen. The math doesn't work," said Thad Hall, a political science ...

    www.sltrib.com

  • Greek Private Sector Union Eyes Oct. Strikes Over Budget Cuts

    ATHENS--Greece's largest private sector umbrella union GSEE intends to move ahead with 24-hour strikes in October in opposition to billions of euros of spending cuts included in the government's 2013 draft budget, it said Monday. The budget, which was ...

    online.wsj.com

  • Federal Budget Cuts and Protecting Speech and Language Services

    As we all know, America has been in the midst of an economic downturn for several years now. Our federal government is currently facing over a $16 trillion dollar deficit, which has caused many government programs to recently lose significant funding.

    community.advanceweb.com

  • Soglin proposes $266.4M operating budget, cutting Overture funds by $1M

    The mayor also proposes providing $850,000 to the Overture Center, a cut from $1 million from the city's 2012 contribution. In July, the mayor asked city managers to draft budgets with 5 percent budget cuts to close a potential $10 million budget gap ...

    host.madison.com

  • The 'Fiscal Cliff' Opportunity

    These automatic tax increases and spending cuts will reduce the budget deficit by about $600 billion next year if all of them are allowed to take effect.

    economix.blogs.nytimes.com

  • Republicans rip White House for putting tax dollars on line over possible ...

    At issue are the crush of Pentagon budget cuts set to go into effect starting in January should Congress fail to avert them.

    www.foxnews.com

  • Scottish budget cuts will reduce student places at college

    THE budget for teaching in Scotland is expected to be cut by an estimated £10.6 million next year, meaning student places at colleges and potentially jobs could be impacted.

    www.dailyrecord.co.uk

  • Jobs Are for We, the People; Budget Cuts Are for the Billionaires -- Who Will ...

    We have millions unemployed, with millions more underemployed or just gave up looking; our infrastructure is literally crumbling; our trade deficit is horrendous; our "safety net" has eroded below minimum acceptable standards; pensions are cut or gone ...

    www.huffingtonpost.com

  • Barbour Criticizes Obama on Deficit... Then Criticizes Him for Budget Cuts

    The belief that there is somehow enough discretionary budget "spending" to cut (in transportation, housing support, education, aid to impoverished families) in order to return is us to a more manageable deficit picture.

    www.jacksonfreepress.com

  • Judge orders Wayne County to restore budget cuts planned for prosecutor Kym ...

    Wayne County Circuit Judge Wendy Baxter today ordered Executive Robert Ficano to rescind budget cuts approved last month for prosecutor Kym Worthy's office.

    www.freep.com

  • Christie: NJ will help Newark with budget dilemma after city cuts spending

    RARITAN TOWNSHIP - Gov. Chris Christie today said his administration will help bail Newark out of its budget dilemma, but not before the state's largest city cuts its spending plan. Though he stopped short of criticizing Mayor Cory Booker's management ...

    www.nj.com

  • TEXT-Fitch cuts Chicago Board of Ed GOs to 'A', outlook still negative

    While the board has made significant budget cuts in past years and maintained moderate albeit volatile reserve levels, the coming challenges now appear considerably greater than they have been historically.

    www.reuters.com

  • 'China' not rate cuts determine budget

    The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cut its cash interest rate from 3.5 to 3.25 per cent on Tuesday. Deloitte Access Economics director Chris Richardson says it will provide stimulus to the economy and the federal budget, but not enough to offset the ...

    www.theaustralian.com.au

  • How Did No One Notice the Landfill Hemorrhaging Cash? Budget Cuts.

    Last month, a report from city auditor Craig Kinton's office enumerated what it politely termed "deficiencies" in the operation of the city's McCommas Bluff landfill.

    blogs.dallasobserver.com

  • Looming budget cuts may cost Iowa $72.5M

    The cuts would be so severe that we do not have state money to back that up." The state's education department would face some of the harshest consequences should the sequestration remain unchanged.

    www.desmoinesregister.com

  • SAN BERNARDINO: Fire cuts complete SB budget fix

    Ending a monthlong stalemate, the San Bernardino City Council approved the final piece of a budget plan Monday, Oct. 1 despite proceedings that took a turn toward the bizarre.

    www.pe.com

  • Ryan: No time to explain my budget math

    spend $5 trillion on tax cuts for the wealthy without raising tacks on middle class families. how do you spend $2 trillion on new military spending that our military hasn't asked for and cut our deficit? you can't do it. the math doesn't add up ...

    video.msnbc.msn.com

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