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Coming Monday: City's budget crisis now compared to '30s
Tulsa :: OK :: USA | over 3 years ago
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Well, on one day in April 1932, Tulsa laid off more than one-fourth of its police officers and closed the department’s two substations. A few days earlier, the city had pink-slipped a substantial portion of its engineering department. In July, Mayor
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Gardner says state needs to drop some membership dues amid budget crisis
Yuma :: AZ :: USA | over 3 years ago
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Gardner asked the nonpartisan Legislative Council for a list of membership fees for the executive branch, which includes Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter and Republican Attorney General John Suthers. The exact amount is unknown because the "dues and
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California's budget crisis about to collide with election year
Santa Maria :: CA :: USA | over 3 years ago
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More than a dozen senators and Assembly members are expected to vie for statewide office next year. Observers say as many as a half-dozen more — out of some 60-plus legislators expected to mount re-election bids — could face credible challenges...
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Judge Orders State To Insure 4,800 Legal Immigrants
Dhāka :: Bangladesh | over 3 years ago
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Officials at the state Department of Social Services Monday afternoon were still weighing their public response, according to spokesman David Dearborn. “The state intends to appeal the court’s ruling,” Dearborn said. “The legal mechanics are a little
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UC Budget Numbers Don’t Add Up, Scholars Claim
Santa Barbara :: CA :: USA | over 3 years ago
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The same event occurred from noon till 1 p.m. on every UC campus, and was aimed mainly to address concerns of researchers, technicians, and postdoctoral scholars who argue that the UC is hiding behind the budget crisis. Huge increases in grant
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Candidates Back DeStefano's Tax Call
New Haven :: CT :: USA | over 3 years ago
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She made her comments as part of a larger discussion about what to do about the state budget crisis. (Click the play arrow to watch her address the question.) That crisis prompted Gov. M. Jodi Rell to propose a number of painful budget cuts,
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Biz leaders ask to re-assign Ethics Commission in light of budget crisis
San Diego :: CA :: USA | over 3 years ago
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The Ethics Commission was formed in 2001 in the wake of a series of scandals that tainted the public image of San Diego�s local government. Part of the commission�s mission statement is to �preserve public confidence in (the) city government.� The
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Budget crisis kills plan for controversial Redwood High School curriculum
Larkspur :: CA :: USA | over 3 years ago
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But you don't pay me to make decisions based on my feelings as a parent." Both Kimbrel and a majority of the board said they would have liked to see Redwood adopt the International Baccalaureate curriculum, a two-year program that requires
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California budget crisis spurs reform efforts
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | over 3 years ago
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Economic recovery may help ease the budget crunch, but many say true reform is needed. Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor from the November 15, 2009 edition Hands full: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. California's slow and lackluster
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Gov. Quinn to set 1,000 inmates free early
Springfield :: MO :: USA | over 3 years ago
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In another byproduct of Illinois� fiscal woes, Gov. Quinn Friday signed off on the early release of 1,000 non-violent prison inmates who will be sent home this fall. Quinn�s move is expected to save the state $5 million annually. �We�re doing this
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