Honoring our states veterans Nov 14, 2009
Some people say that, due to the severe fiscal restraints that the state is now operating under, we all must share in the pain to achieve a balanced budget. However, I would argue that our veterans and their families have already sacrificed much to serve our state and our country. (Melrose Free Press, MA)
Conklin asks Pa. legislators to give funds Nov 13, 2009
Granting the appropriations without table games being legalized is not only fiscally irresponsible but also unconstitutional, they argue, as the state will not have a balanced budget without table game revenue. Conklin thinks if the funds are there, then legislators should consider awarding the appropriations. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Governor defends water-bond bill, acknowledges some money aims to build voter support Nov 13, 2009
1 billion in new borrowing as a critical investment in the state's water future while at the same time insisting California must cut its way toward a balanced budget in the short term. In an interview Thursday with The Bee's editorial board, the Republican governor also took aim at the state's prison employees and advocated for a constitutional change allowing California to rely more on private workers. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Governor, in Jupiter, says stimulus money is helping save jobs Nov 13, 2009
We have a balanced budget. We haven't raised taxes. (The Palm Beach Post)
Report: Ariz. among worst facing budget woes Nov 12, 2009
Arizona lawmakers and Brewer struggled through the summer to find a mutually acceptable balanced budget, to no avail. Brewer vetoed key parts of the budget in September, putting it out of balance, and lawmakers balked at her request to send a temporary tax hike to the ballot. (AZCentral -- News)
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Now, the commissioners are rushed to come up with a draft of a balanced budget on Monday to meet the statutory deadline. Commissioner Helen Price Johnson complained Wednesday that she hasnt had a chance to look at the numbers. (Enumclaw Courier Herald, WA)
Pew study: Florida's economic problems comparable to California's Nov 12, 2009
"Barring that balanced budget requirement, you might have had a worse crisis on your hands," said Susan Urahn, managing director for the Washington D.C.-based center. Still, it caught one House Republican leader by surprise to hear Florida compared to California, which has an estimated budget deficit of about 17 percent. (The Palm Beach Post)
Congress whiffs on tax credit Nov 12, 2009
In an effort to stimulate the economy, the people who wouldn t know a balanced budget even if you smacked them in the head with it have extended the excessive first-time homeowner s credit of $8,000, but also expanded it to include a credit for current, longtime homeowners. It just pains me to spell out the details of this latest stimulus windfall. (Boston Globe)
'No department is sacred': City faces prospect of painful cuts Nov 12, 2009
The city has to have a balanced budget before its fiscal year starts May 1. Posted in , , on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 12:05 pm Updated: 2:03 pm. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
City budget proposal includes 4 percent tax increase Nov 11, 2009
Halloran added that while there may be hard work ahead, Hudson is on safe financial footing due to a balanced budget, a healthy general fund balance, and new savings and revenue sources in 2010. These include the addition of a city run metered municipal parking lot by the train station and eliminating 100 energy using, lease carrying superfluous street lights. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Third-Party Option Nov 9, 2009
I think if we operated under the enumerated powers of the Constitution, we would have a balanced budget. But I think we need reform. (Fox News)
Arizona Town Hall yields calls for reform Nov 8, 2009
They're alarmed at the protracted and growing budget deficits and the overtime battles between lawmakers and Gov. Jan Brewer over how to resolve them - a situation that has left Arizona staring at a $2 billion deficit four months after the state was supposed to have a balanced budget in place. The calls for change are aimed squarely at the state Capitol, but whether they will hit their mark remains to be seen. (AZCentral -- News)
First let's make big changes in Legislature Nov 8, 2009
Maybe a part-time legislature couldn't get a balanced budget passed and the state controller would have to pay bills with IOUs. So we'd have the same thing we have now -- only at half the cost. (Fresno Bee)
Honolulu Symphony to file for bankruptcy Nov 7, 2009
Although the symphony s board of directors created a balanced budget and made improvements to its operations and finances, revenue from ticket sales and contributions were not enough, and the symphony s payroll and operating accounts were expended by late October, the news release said. Payroll for the musicians salaries and benefits totals $4. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Ideas shared in town hall meetings Nov 7, 2009
He said the state is weathering the recession better than most states because Idaho only took federal stimulus money with no strings attached and because of the state's constitutional requirement to have a balanced budget. Raybould said efforts to recharge the aquifer are starting to have an effect, but the aquifer measured by flows at Thousand Springs are still significantly down compared to the years before sprinkler irrigation. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Dogs vs. SUVs vs. the earth, debunked Nov 7, 2009
" But his election did not cure all of the problems in the American system. Seventeen years ago you, a young senator from Tennessee, and Bill Clinton, a young governor from Arkansas, moved into the White House on the promise of change. Clinton played the saxophone and there was a feeling of spring in the air. Why has it been so much tougher for Barack Obama? It was hard for us, too. Just remember the resistance to our healthcare reform bill. Obama's progress on healthcare has already surpassed... (Salon)
237 millionaires in Congress... Nov 7, 2009
Then constitutional amendments mandating term limits and a balanced budget should be passed by a constitutional convention of the states. It's the only way we will ever get our Republic back and make the politicians work for us, instead of us working for the politicians. (The Drudge Report)
The geek in charge at the Department of Energy Nov 6, 2009
Therefore, more and more Americans begin to realize that the right response to the climate challenge will also help with the economy and a more balanced budget. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was less optimistic after the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh. (Salon)
Developers jump last hoops before Lexington Town Meeting begins Nov 6, 2009
Brown said town Meeting may take that article up last to make sure we end Town Meeting with a balanced budget. GET UPDATED. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Will the next Paul Tsongas please stand up Nov 6, 2009
If you are getting a balanced budget, if you get a future that is secure for my children and my grandchildren, I think that s a worthwhile thing. For his acknowledgement, albeit tentative, of intergenerational responsibility, Capuano ekes out a Tsongas score of four. (Boston Globe)
Crowes cuts shrink WPSO Nov 5, 2009
It breaks my heart to do this, especially with the holidays near, but my sworn commitment to operate this department with a balanced budget is a responsibility that I take very seriously. Crowe also outlined plans to discontinue several programs, including: DARE (an anti-drug program aimed at youth), TRIAD (a program that provides services to the elderly) and the annual TRIAD dinner a traditional holiday feast for senior citizens that was paid for by WPSO.. (Bogalusa Daily News, LA)
Tuition may increase Nov 5, 2009
Tuma said that even if the necessary funds do exist, passing the table game legislation must come first in order to give Pennsylvania a balanced budget. "The governor believes it would be irresponsible to release that money without having the mechanism in place to fulfill the agreement to balance the budget for two years," Tuma said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Transcript of a Conference Call on the November 2009 Cross-Country Fiscal Monitor Nov 4, 2009
For example, Germany has introduced a constitutional amendment to essentially have a balanced budget, it's not exactly balanced but it's close to balanced, not to take effect immediately, but in a few years. However, it's clear that this a step toward clarification of the fiscal strategy has not yet taken place. (IMF News)
Attorney: Texas lottery won't pay cheated winner Nov 3, 2009
But Mega Millions is all about dreams and, right now, a balanced budget without furloughs, layoffs and early inmate releases is the biggest dream of all. AUSTIN, Texas -- An attorney for a man who lost out on a $1 million jackpot says the Texas Lottery Commission still considers the store clerk who allegedly stole the ticket to be the winner. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Writer offers no proof Nov 3, 2009
As for a balanced budget, this Democratic administration has tripled the national debt in the first nine months of the president s term. The Democrats control the executive branch, the House and the Senate; how can the Republicans start any wars. (Longview Daily News, WA)
DA's Office may be facing steep cuts as budget shortfall looms Nov 2, 2009
04:25 PM CST on Sunday, November 1, 2009. Maya Rodriguez / Eyewitness News. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Medicare Advantage may lose luster Nov 1, 2009
Medicare Advantage hit a turning point in 1997 when Congress passed the Balanced Budget Act, which increased the private-plan options. Over the next several years, Congress increased payments and expanded the range of advantage plans -- which now include fee-for-service plans and hybrid plans called Preferred Provider Organizations. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
State keeps triple-A bond rating, but danger lurks Oct 31, 2009
But, the firm warned that several factors could drive the rating downward: an increased use of one-time dollars to address recurring needs; a reliance on optimistic economic assumptions or revenue forecasts to balance the budget; a failure to adopt a fiscal plan to keep a balanced budget when federal stimulus funds expire; and an inability to manage financial stress. Indeed, in its analysis Moody s said it was maintaining the state s high rating based on conservative financial management... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Nagin proposes furloughs, budget cuts, fee hikes to balance budget Oct 31, 2009
Council members must approve a balanced budget by December 1. After spelling things out for council members Friday morning, Nagin joked about his own future. (WWLTV.com, LA)
COMMENTARY / Gearing up for a difficult year Oct 31, 2009
The town is required by law to submit a balanced budget, so tough decisions need to be made and citizens have the right and obligation to be involved in those decisions in a timely way. During the course of this summer and early fall, the BPG began looking at several budget scenarios and they are not pleasant. (Cohasset Mariner, MA)
Stoneham's state aid reduced by $800K Oct 30, 2009
The town administrator noted that the balanced budget recommendation includes a $280,000 use of free cash and $175,000 from the Board of Assessor s Overlay account. According to the Massachusetts Municipal Association Web site, www. (Stoneham Sun, MA)
- Our Opinion: Time is right for Measure G 0 Oct 30, 2009
In El Centro, the city has a balanced budget, a reserve and there have been no layoffs, pay cuts or furloughs. We believe El Centro has shown it is more prudent with our money than Sacramento. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Kristol Reflections Oct 29, 2009
But beginning in the 1960s, the defining issues in American elections would not be balanced budgets or the role of U.S. power in the world but questions of cultural identity ... Following Gerald Ford s defeat in 1976, Kristol came to believe that the Republican party would have to become more than the party of a balanced budget if it was to be invigorated. (The American Conservative)
Big Labor Seeks Bailouts At the Expense of Americans Oct 29, 2009
Location: TX Reply # 1 Date: Oct 28, 2009 - 7:31 PM EST TIGHTEN THE SCREWS IF THE UNIONS LEADERS WASTED THEIR SWOLLEN COFFERS IT IS NOT THE FAULT OF THE AMERICAN CITIZEN. IF WE HAD A PRESIDENT WITH ANY BACKBONE HE WOULD HAVE ALREADY DISSOLVED ALL FEDERAL CIVIL SERVANT UNIONS. HE WOULD CUT ALL FEDERAL WORKERS PAY OR ATLEAST FREEZE THE PAY UNTIL THEIR IS A BALANCED BUDGET. BLAME CONGRESS, BUSH, OBAMA AND THOSE WHO VOTED THE JERKS IN OFFICE AS WELL AS THOSE WHO SIT THE ELECTION OUT. IT IS TIME TO... (Townhall.com)
Fruitland City Council: Honts aims to trim the fat from city's budget Oct 29, 2009
Initiate short- and long-term goals for the city, focusing on a balanced budget and instituting resolutions for community concerns. How would you describe the role of a council member. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Right strategies will help our state grow again Oct 29, 2009
Since the Legislature approved a balanced budget last spring, state revenues have plunged dramatically. Recent revenue estimates came in $415 million below March projections legis. (Kalona News, IA)
- Vote ‘yes’ on Measure G 0 Oct 28, 2009
Our city government: Balanced budget with reserve, no layoffs or furloughs, future retirement costs funded, infrastructure improving, controlled by the people represented and seen every day. This is the situation we find ourselves in. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
County council approves budget Oct 28, 2009
President Andy Fountain agreed, stating that the accounts are in pretty good shape and we have a balanced budget. . (Brownstown Jackson County Banner, IN)
- Our Opinion: Cheryl Viegas-Walker for El Centro City Council (2) Oct 28, 2009
Roads are being repaired, public safety concerns have been addressed and most importantly the city has a balanced budget and a reserve. All of that was done with no layoffs, no furloughs and no pay cuts. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Vote for fiscal discipline on Stafford's board Oct 28, 2009
The current board majority has provided leadership in difficult economic times to obtain a balanced budget that covers the most essential needs. It did this while keeping the real estate tax bill essentially flat. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
John Madill / H-P staff Benton Harbor\'s now-closed Fair Plain Northeast School is a casualty of the district\'s financial problems. Already facing a $7 million deficit, Benton Harbor is among the districts facing more cuts in state aid. Oct 27, 2009
Jacko wrote on Oct 25, 2009 7:13 PM:" We definitely needs to figure out how this funding thing works so we can best prepare Michigan's students for the future jobs that won't exist. 2 suggestions come to mind: make sure that custodians make less than teachers, and start laying off students to cut spending down to the level of a balanced budget. In the meantime, maybe Obamercare will kick in to lower medical costs. Should be ok then. ". William-Too wrote on Oct 25, 2009 7:44 PM:" I have the same... (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
Three candidates for El Centro City Council compete for two positions Oct 27, 2009
Though it is pretty unheard of this day and age, the city of El Centro has a balanced budget with a 10 percent reserve, she said. This has been done without layoffs and without furloughs, because the council is fiscally responsible and spends money wisely. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Ireland wants to see job, bypass and depot projects to the end. Oct 27, 2009
He also lists job creation and continuing his commitment to drafting and adhering to a balanced budget. "Additionally, we need to help the Main Street group as much as possible with their program and have the city clearly identified as either a niche city or a city that people want to visit in conjunction with the bypass opening," Ireland added. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
John Kasich's Plan for Ohio: Conservative and Daring Oct 27, 2009
Tim Penny in 1993] and the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 [which eliminated federal budget deficits for the first time since man walked on the moon. . (Human Events Online)
German tax cut gamble meets wall of scepticism Oct 27, 2009
Wolfgang Schaeuble used his first interview since being named Germany's new finance minister to describe Germany's debts as "exorbitant" and to rule out a balanced budget before 2013. And even if the tax cuts succeed in boosting growth, economists say that it will be insufficient to make inroads into bringing the country's debt back to manageable levels. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Merkel's 'Jurassic Park' Oct 26, 2009
Although Merkel's Christian Union bloc has long touted fiscal discipline, designated finance minister Wolfgang Schuble, a longtime Kohl lieutenant, acknowledged there was no hope for a balanced budget in the next four years. "It is ambitious enough to maintain the debt limit in the Basic Law," he told the Welt am Sonntag newspaper, referring to a federal debt ceiling of 0. (iAfrica.com)
Centene settles with Amerigroup over scuttled deal Oct 25, 2009
The biggest fault we have with the agreement announced Monday evening is that this balanced budget will fall apart almost as quickly as the last one did. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the four legislative leaders should be ashamed of this deal that was hashed out in secret. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Some want to opt out of uniform requirement Oct 24, 2009
Since the Legislature is bound by the Florida Constitution to adopt a balanced budget, the state will either have to reduce future expenditures, enhance future revenues, or do some combination of the two, Smith informed the district. "While it is not clear how the Legislature may address this situation, a prudent response at the school district level includes maintaining a healthy unreserved fund balance and avoiding decisions that create future operating costs in excess of the current level of... (Bradford County Telegraph, FL)
Campbell fears state budget gap may widen Oct 24, 2009
Republican Tom Campbell, a candidate for governor who was the last state finance director to preside over a balanced budget, warned this week that California may be awash in more red ink, with revenue expected to fall short of projections by as much as $3 billion by the end of December ... Campbell warns state budget gap may widen Articles Republican Tom Campbell, a candidate for governor who was the last state finance director to preside over a balanced budget, warned this week that California... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Finance candidates debate at LWV forum Oct 23, 2009
We listened, we learned and in the end, we came away with what I believe is a good, fair, balanced budget. Asked if candidates would support having the Board of Finance change line items in the Board of Education budget, Kiley said he would not and pointed out that state law does not allow such changes. (Fairfield Minuteman, CT)
Letter: A look at the shifting politics of health care reform Oct 23, 2009
Yet they're the people who created massive tax breaks for the largest corporations and the wealthiest individuals and destroyed a balanced budget. Something tells me that the cries of socialism and the corporate cash won't persuade the majority of people this time around, either. (Montana Standard, MT)
Don’t hand over city to outsiders Oct 23, 2009
Articles receiving the most comments in the past 72 hours. Have you gotten the swine flu. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Rexburg, St. Anthony and Parker candidate answers Oct 23, 2009
VOSS: I'm very conservative and see the need to have a balanced budget, but I'd also like to see St. Anthony be a progressive and proud town. I think things like the city flower gardens are important for the morale of the citizens. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Budget plan has no tax increase Oct 22, 2009
I have finalized what I believe is a balanced budget, Smith said. The $2,796,189 budget keeps the tax rate at 7. (Milton Standard Journal, PA)
Be specific about red tape Oct 22, 2009
But Mega Millions is all about dreams and, right now, a balanced budget without furloughs, layoffs and early inmate releases is the biggest dream of all. Assembly Member Mike Villines Oct. 15 column, headlined Red tape puts squeeze on small business disappointed. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Medford Mayor Michael McGlynn warns of looming state budget cuts Oct 22, 2009
A 9C cut refers to a section of the Massachusetts General Laws that pertains to revenue deficiencies, and what steps the executive branch can take to ensure a balanced budget if the state s projected revenues fall short of spending levels. If approved by the Legislature, the governor can take from local aid to balance the budget. (Medford Transcript, MA)
Sanders plans deep, mid-year fund cuts Oct 22, 2009
Sanders said that's why he hopes to begin the new year with a balanced budget and provided a Wednesday to make that happen. Here's how it breaks down. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Montgomery County to lay off up to 30 Oct 22, 2009
We must have a balanced budget and in order to do so, it includes the reduction of 27 to 30 positions, Feldman said. The proposal also includes going to full billing of sheriff s office services to townships, reducing a subsidy to animal control and closing three county parks in the winter. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
OWAA budget reflects lost leases Oct 22, 2009
OSCODA The Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport Authority approved a balanced budget for the 2010 fiscal year at a meeting Thursday. And, although the OWAA will have a fund balance of more than 1 million after next year s expenses, the income available for airport operations took a hit. (Oscoda Press, MI)
Vancouver Olympics Expects to Balance Its Budget, Chief Furlong Says Oct 21, 2009
Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- The Vancouver will probably have a balanced budget next year as demand for tickets remains over the top even amid the recession, said , chief executive officer of the organizing committee ... Where we come from, we have to have a balanced budget, so thats what were planning to do. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Beebe: $100 million to be cut from state budget Oct 21, 2009
Beebe is expected to release his balanced budget proposal for the next fiscal year _ which begins July 1, 2010 _ in December, and lawmakers will begin budget hearings for next year's session in January. Beebe could use the $40 million in state surplus money to plug the expected cuts. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
The right (and political) reasons for mini-stimulus Oct 20, 2009
(Republicans controlled the House and Senate for six years and never worried about a balanced budget ... Cynthia says Republicans controlled the House and Senate for six years and never worried about a balanced budget. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
SMU economist: Jobs outlook not so rosy Oct 20, 2009
"Clinton went with the moderate approach and pushed for a balanced budget. He was able to achieve it over a four-year period.". However, Fomby adds that the government in the 1990s started with a deficit that was negative in the billions, not the current $1. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
'Nuclear Option' on Obamcare Goes Forward Oct 20, 2009
The President s budget plan puts us on a trajectory that our next balanced budget may literally be generations away. Contrary to the sense that Americans get from free-spending Democrats in Congress, these deficits carry enormous consequences, Price continued. (Human Events Online)
Wilson seeks passage of 'good bill' on health care Oct 18, 2009
A balanced budget is the most important thing they can have for future stability. Thoman s wife, Diane, said the Republican Study Committee s plan sounds fantastic. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
