U.S. Government Has Smallest Deficit in 5 Years
Government spending is still incredibly high, with outlays totaling $2.427 trillion from October through May, in comparison with $2.408 trillion a year previously, and yet…
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The Budget Deficit Manages to Shrink
That peculiar beast the economy is by no means an open book even to economists. When deficit spending swelled to $1.4 trillion in 2009,…
States headed for tough budget battles
This article is dealing about the difficulties faced by the leaders of some of the state government in framing the budget for the next fiscal…
GOP: Cut big government to reduce deficit
The Federal Government has decided to do more work with less manpower as was done by private sector companies which is an idea drawn from…
Flint Michigan Braces For Layoffs
In a town already riddled with layoffs from the local auto industry, Flint, Michigan is now facing a $5 million budget gap for the year…
California’s Sonoma County Faces Second Round Of Mass Layoffs
California’s Sonoma County is facing potential layoffs that could affect hundreds of county employees. County officials are citing an increase in retirement benefits as a…
Michigan’s Bay County Facing Layoffs
Bay County, Michigan may be looking to layoffs to relieve a $1.3 million budget gap. County officials are saying that the county’s largest departments will…
Long Beach City Hall Facing Layoffs Of 130 Or More
California’s Long Beach City Hall is facing losing more than 130 full-time jobs, following the “last hired, first fired” rule. Mario Beas, Civil Services Executive…
Senate Passes Jobs Bill
In a filibuster-breaking 61-39 vote, the Senate on Thursday passed a bill which included $10 billion to prevent or delay up to 300,000 layoffs nationwide.…
200 Wayne County Employees Could Face Layoffs
County Executive Robert Ficano proposed a new budget on Monday that, if approved, stands to put approximately 200 employees out of work in Wayne County,…