G-20 Dilutes Budget-Cutting Aim as U.S. Vows Careful Cuts
The world's finance chiefs diluted budget-deficit cutting commitments out of concern that a rush of U.S.-led austerity would choke already fragile global growth, a draft of their final statement shows.www.bloomberg.com
Analysis: Budget cut complaints don't spur action
BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's lawmakers spent a lot of time recently complaining about Gov. Bobby Jindal's decision-making on deep budget cuts to the LSU hospitals, lamenting that they've been sidelined even though legislators are supposed to devise the ...www.shreveporttimes.com
New Czech 2013 budget draft pressures rebels with cuts
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government intends to pressure rebellious lawmakers who have resisted tax hikes by proposing instead to make 2013 spending cuts worth more than 1 percent of the country's annual output. The cabinet will discuss the ...www.reuters.com
Navy may have to cut $64M from Puget Sound budget
The U.S. military is facing a 9 percent budget cut unless Congress averts a deficit-reduction plan by the end of the year. It's formally known as sequestration and informally called the budget cliff.seattletimes.com
Military Cuts Loom Large in Virginia Race
Deep cuts to military spending that would be triggered if a federal budget deal isn't reached between the president and Congress by year-end have become a key issue in Virginia's neck-and-neck race for a Senate seat.online.wsj.com
Budget cuts have caused Texas' oversight of compounded drugs to fall off in ...
AUSTIN, Texas - Budget cuts have reduced the number of pharmacies in Texas whose compounded drugs are tested in a state program that's aimed at ensuring patient safety, a newspaper reported Sunday.www.therepublic.com
Strong federal ties leave Md. vulnerable to sudden cuts
Looming federal budget cuts make a whole lot of Marylanders nervous because a whole lot of Maryland depends on Uncle Sam for a paycheck - directly or indirectly.articles.baltimoresun.com
How the White House could soften the blow of the sequester
While Congress determines agencies' budgets, it's up to the White House's budget office to actually hand out the money.www.washingtonpost.com
Hickenlooper's budget plan focuses on investments, not cuts
DENVER -- Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper's budget proposal released Thursday includes more funding for education, more Medicaid spending, and pay increases for state employees for the first time in five years.www.journal-advocate.com
The Proper Post-Election Agenda: Cut Spending, Then Taxes
Mitt Romney talks a better budget game, but he has proposed few specific budget cuts—and wants to increase military outlays.www.forbes.com
UK Conservatives Split On European Budget Cuts
But some lawmakers in his Conservative Party called for budget cuts. Adding to the prime minister's problems was the fact that the main opposition party, Labour, sided with the Conservative rebels in supporting cuts.online.wsj.com
Germany to increase social spending ahead of general election as most of ...
While growth in Germany is expected to fall to around 1 percent this and next year, the government has reported record tax revenues, enabling the country to reduce new borrowing without pushing through any major budget cuts. Coalition leaders agreed to ...www.newser.com
Million Puppet March Rallies for PBS, Big Bird
As Kermit the Frog will tell you, it's not easy being green—let alone working for public broadcasting these days. Over a thousand people turned out for the so-called Million Puppet March at the National Mall on Sunday to defend PBS and express support ...www.eonline.com
The compelling case for Prop. 30
If Brown's proposition fails, it would leave the state with an $8.5-billion hole in its budget - almost twice as large a gap as the alternative cuts floated by GOP leaders. Under any scenario, schools and other crucial programs would have to take a ...www.latimes.com
Boulder County budget cuts target sheriff's patrol vehicle cameras
BOULDER, Colo. - Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle won't be getting the $300,000 he sought to equip up to 30 marked patrol vehicles with a camera system.www.therepublic.com
Cameron to demand EU budget cuts in bid to recover billions from Brussels ...
It comes just days after Tory backbenchers collaborated with Labour to defeat the Government over the EU budget. Some 53 of the party's MPs joined forces with the Opposition to pass an amendment demanding a cut in the EU's seven-year funding package.www.dailymail.co.uk
Senate candidates disagree on federal budget cuts
Sequestration is basically a self-imposed way of boxing in Congress and forcing it to do something about the nation's budget deficits. If Congress can't decide on how to trim federal deficits by $1.2 trillion over the next nine years, automatic ...citizensvoice.com
Winter weather workshops succumb to budget cuts
The National Weather Service is one agency within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA). The 2012 NWS budget included a decrease in several million dollars over past budgets and the proposed 2013 NWS budget would cut funding ...www.14news.com
Port Angeles fire union leader fears staff cuts
PORT ANGELES - The president of the union representing Port Angeles' firefighters is concerned that a cut now included in the 2013 proposed city budget could lead to one less firefighter/paramedic position. How the Port Angeles Fire Department would ...www.peninsuladailynews.com
UMPD may cut mounted patrol unit
The University of Minnesota Police Department is set to cut its mounted patrol unit from next year's budget, according to University police Chief Greg Hestness.www.mndaily.com
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