Ashanti Region needs a regional hospital Sep 9, 2009
Mrs. Otuo-Acheampong made the call in Kumasi at a day's workshop on Strengthening Advocacy efforts on Reproductive Health supplies in the National Health Insurance Scheme budget line ... Mr. Yoda called on government to create a national budget line for Reproductive Health Supplies such as birth control pills, condoms to help in family planning for population control. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
August parking bucks a boon for fairgrounds Sep 5, 2009
At its regular meeting Wednesday, the complex's board of directors licked its chops at the prospect of better-than-ever August parking revenues, were assured cost overruns on budget line items did not affect the bottom line, and OK'd two action items to ensure other funding would continue. "We had a whale of an August," said complex Co-director Lisa Dupre. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Eastern Europe Dawdles in Digital Culture Sep 5, 2009
This year's budget line for "fostering European culture and diversity" is 226 million euros, or 45 cents per head. But why is France the biggest booster of Europeana. (BusinessWeek)
Citizen challenges county on raises, tax rate Sep 4, 2009
Horkheimer, in addition to his nine other questions, submitted a list of 52 budget line items over 100,000 and asked for an explanation of each. He pointed specifically to sales tax and sheriff s department revenues, as well as expense for fuel and lubricants. (Cameron Herald, TX)
After rapid climb, India's airlines face steep descent Sep 2, 2009
Jet has launched a budget line called Jet Konnect, while Kingfisher has transferred many of its flights to its budget subsidiary, Kingfisher Red. The luxury treatment is gone except for those lucky passengers with the cash to pay for it. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
U.N. Tech Overhaul: Over Budget, Behind Schedule Sep 2, 2009
There is a new 15percent budget line for "contingencies" in the $337 million total for Umoja revealed in the latest draft report, which the authors promise that U.N. bureaucrats will flag to the General Assembly as it is spent. But the "contingency" part of the price tag is considerably lower than the high range of 25 percent of the overall cost that the report says was recommended as a possibility by non-U.N. sources. (Fox News)
Georgetown police: No funds for school officer Aug 29, 2009
The current program allows for two crossing guard posts with a salary of $8,500 split between the two, but the budget line item has been eliminated. A third position is being done by a volunteer who donates his time to the town. (Georgetown Record, MA)
Putting energy into utility savings Aug 28, 2009
BISBEE It s a fact that schools will need help as the state-funded excess utilities budget line is dropped from district revenue columns. Turning to renewable energy to save money is one way to cut power and gas costs. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
City officials getting back on track towards Highway 8 reconstruction project; Small Cities Program funding to be sought Aug 28, 2009
Olinger asked if the council would think about okaying use of $3,000 out of the city's budget line item for engineering services, to pay for as-needed services of a professional planner. Council will take action later, as it wasn't an agenda item. (Lindstrom Chisago County Press, MN)
Plano City Council considers options to prevent property tax increase Aug 21, 2009
The council went through the budget line by line to identify areas where money can be spent more efficiently. We looked and are continuing to look at every option for cuts to prevent having to raise taxes, said Lee Dunlap, deputy mayor pro tem. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Taxpayers won't foot the bill for county parties Aug 13, 2009
Standard Journal Online - News. The upper valley's newspaper since 1888. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Finance Board Takes Steps to Curb Overspending Budgets Aug 12, 2009
OXFORD - Frustrated by some departments' practice of overspending their budget line items, the Board of Finance last week agreed to take strong steps to try to stem such actions in the future. The measures will include sitting down with offenders and explaining to them that they could be personally liable for those over-expenditures. (Voices, CT)
Henley faces $90,000 in cutsPositions eliminated: Assistant golf coach, cheerleading coach among cuts Aug 5, 2009
But, Ochoa said, it s not easy, and it is unlikely cuts will be even down to the budget line. Henley and Mazama high schools offer more sports because they have more kids, Ochoa said. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
AndyStaplesInside College Football The gap keeps widening between college sports' haves, have-nots. Aug 5, 2009
Stanford also has cut into its other major budget line: salaries. To help offset a projected $5 million shortfall over three years, Stanford eliminated 21 positions (13 percent of its staff) in February. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Palmer city manager's expenses questioned Aug 5, 2009
The council, in setting its annual budget, approves the budget line total. Both 2008 and 2009 budgets include $5,000 for discretionary spending. (Anchorage Daily News)
Plano council to hear budget presentation Wednesday Jul 30, 2009
In March the council met with department heads for an all-day budget work session and went through the budget line by line to discuss the validity of expenditures for the 09- 10 fiscal year. At the time, the city budget department projected the city would face a 13. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Budget Cuts Hit Courts Jul 26, 2009
"There is no budget line item for them, so we always paid them out of our operating funds. We had, at last count, 18 judges that have volunteered to work without pay. I don't want to use the word desperate, but the situation is so acute that many (retired judges) are willing to provide that service. A county fortunate enough to have a retired judge in residence might be able to operate.". North Carolina's court system operates on a very narrow margin compared to other states, according to Smith. (The Pilot Newspaper)
Editorial: Let the city charter panel do its job Jul 19, 2009
Could veto ordinances and budget line items approved by council. City Council. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
At Hebert's leaving, return to old ways: Jul 16, 2009
But more disturbing is the fact that even a top county board official was unable to explain just what all items are included in that budget line. It apparently has been all but impossible to track just what gets paid from that account. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Clements farmer vying for congressional seat (1187) Jul 15, 2009
Clements farmer vying for congressional seat. Connecting You to Your Community Lodi, California. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
No more teachers, no more books? Jul 11, 2009
Included in the list of state funded budget line items that could face substantial cuts include such things as preschool and early childhood programs and alternative schools. Gutshall said programs were created, people were hired, supplies were purchased, and parents made plans to send their children, all based on the state;s promise to pay. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Think tank solicits foes of state income tax hike Jul 4, 2009
House Democrats and Republicans are meeting privately today -- in separate caucuses -- to go over the budget line by line, but talks to resolve the impasse won't resume until Monday. Bureau Chief Tom Barnes can be reached at or 717-787-4254. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Payrolls of all MDAs to be run by CAGD Jul 4, 2009
He said payroll administration and procurement of Value books were crucial areas that need to be tackled efficiently, adding that expenditure on those items was national in character and had no budget lines. "They end up virtually absorbing the entire budget of the department. We therefore request for separate budget line for them". (Ghana Web, Ghana)
School Board Adopts New Spending Plan Jul 1, 2009
Another cost-saving measure was an earlier deadline on purchases for the 2008-09 school year, resulting in some budget line items not being spent down and carried over to the new budget. "But that's not something we can sustain over time," VanLeer said. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
USDA: Poultry lab to receive stimulus money Jun 30, 2009
Former President Bush penciled in a $16 million budget line to design an upgraded new building two years ago, but Congress did not approve the expenditure. The Southeast Poultry Lab houses the country's major research program on bird flu, a serious economic threat to Georgia's poultry industry. (Athens Banner-Herald)
The exit exam debate Jun 28, 2009
But the debate over the exam, a budget line item that represents less than one-third of 0. 001 of a percent of the budget shortfall, distracts from the more important "test" by which the state budget should be judged: the effect it will have on our children and on California's future. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Funding cut for Kauai Teen Court Jun 24, 2009
The budget line item of $60,000 supporting Kaua i Teen Court was totally cut from the 5th Circuit Court budget, Navarro said, despite the program serving 300 to 400 referrals each year. David Lam, Kaua i s Juvenile Client Services Administrator, notified Hale Opio by telephone of the decision. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Libraries fighting proposed cuts Jun 23, 2009
Libraries fighting proposed budget cuts - Business First of Columbus. for free extra services. (Columbus Business First, OH)
Big to-do list for new Atlanta mayor Jun 19, 2009
A third step to significantly reduce the city s budget is for the next mayor to appoint a professional oversight committee of volunteer CPA s and professional engineers to review the city budget line by line to recommend significant reductions, including a better solution to the $1. 2 billion shortfall of the pension funds and more cost effective engineering of the $4. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
School Board favors 'late start' over 'early release' Jun 18, 2009
The proposal came out of board advisory committee meetings as a way to create more professional development opportunities for staff, following a $57,000 cut in that budget line. Staff will still be expected in school at the normal start time, but will start the day with professional development rather than in the classrooms. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Nashoba School Committee discusses budget troubles Jun 16, 2009
We have confidence that the School Committee will look at all budget line items, not just a reduction in teacher workforce, to deal with the expected deficit, he continued. We look forward to the opportunity to work with the School Committee to identify those line items where savings can be made in these difficult times. (Bolton Common, MA)
The good, the bad and the ugly in the City of Nogales Jun 16, 2009
This is the first year for this budget line item. Basically, it finances ways for incumbents to promote themselves during an election year. (Nogales International, AZ)
Council denies funds for trees Jun 6, 2009
The commissioners had approved creating a budget line item in the economic development investment (EDIT) fund for the $1,000, subject to review annually. The request was made to the commissioners by Peyerk and Jon Creek, who are members of the committee, along eight other people. (Hartford City News-Times, IN)
Wenham Selectmens Notes Jun 3, 2009
Wenham Finance Director Sarah Johnson attended the meeting to present initial numbers for annual year-end appropriations and transfers between budget line items. The selectmen discussed the budget items and will vote on the appropriations and transfers at the televised June 2 meeting. (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
P&G to replace petrochemicals with microbes May 22, 2009
Misery loves company: At least on one budget line, California is not alone in experiencing immense pain. Tax revenues in the first quarter were down in 45 of the 47 states surveyed in a new report from the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. (San Francisco Chronicle)
School board OKs budget draft May 22, 2009
The reduction includes almost 3 million worth of cuts made at a special March meeting, making it the second year that administrators and board members went through the budget line by line and debated the merit of salaries, programs and expenses. Of the cuts, 2. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
ROVE: Our president isn't quite as advertised... May 21, 2009
Mr. Obama campaigned on "responsible fiscal policies," arguing in a speech on the Senate floor in 2006 that the "rising debt is a hidden domestic enemy." In his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, he pledged to "go through the federal budget line by line, eliminating programs that no longer work." Even now, he says he'll "cut the deficit . . . by half by the end of his first term in office" and is "rooting out waste and abuse" in the budget. However, Mr. Obama's fiscally... (The Drudge Report)
Complete transcript of President Barack Obama's speech in Rio Rancho May 19, 2009
News and Features for Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Published on Monday, May 18, 2009 10:14 AM MDT. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
A Bit Of Brute Force Used In Hubble Repair May 18, 2009
Finesse Fails To Free Bolt So Astronauts "Yank" Handrail During Successful Eight-Hour Spacewalk. HOUSTON, May 17, 2009. (CBS News)
Probe targets PSU defense center May 17, 2009
1 million defense budget line for crystal research and said he had "initiated" with the project's sponsor, Jim Buss, an official from the Office of Naval Research who oversaw the project, "to nominally split the FY04 funds to two competitors (Piezo-Partners and TRS Ceramics).". Mr. Harris noted a TRS "plan to set up manufacturing in the 12th [Congressional District].". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
In Region 15 LMES Principal Gusenburg Plans Resignation May 16, 2009
She urged the board to re-instate a budget line for next year's eighth grade graduating class. The big news of the night was announcement of the end-of-an-era resignation of Richard "Rich" Gusenburg, principal of Long Meadow School. (Voices, CT)
Teachers union votes to reduce its own course funding May 15, 2009
APT President Janet Lovering said 86 percent of the union agreed to reduce the $206,000 budget line to $149,000 for professional development courses they take during the year. This is our way of saying we support you, we value the people we work with and help us help the kids, said Lovering. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Mixed-use article fails to get reconsideration in round two May 15, 2009
Several budget line items were passed before the meeting adjourned, with the biggest debate centered around the snow and ice budgets. These budgets, $70,000 for snow overtime and $350,000 for snow and sand expenses, were around half the amounts approved in fiscal 2008. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
Incumbent seeks another term in office May 13, 2009
This will necessitate assessing our existing budget line by line and determining where finances can be reduced with the least effect on the quality of our students education. We can go through some case scenarios now, but until the final numbers come in, final decisions should not be made. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Dover-Sherborn school money uncertain as state budget in flux May 13, 2009
The Dover-Sherborn Regional School Committee will further discuss the wastewater treatment plant and other budget line items at its next meeting on June 9 at 7 p.m.. Loading commenting interface. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Walz: Delivering real progress May 13, 2009
The House reviewed the budget line by line, cutting programs, slashing expenditures by $1. 2 billion, and all but eliminating legislators local earmarks. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Growth forecasts not 'silly': Swan May 13, 2009
This turnaround in economic fortunes is part of the Government's strategy to return the budget line to surplus by 2015/16 after a record $57. 6 billion deficit in 2009/10. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
On Your Mind May 11, 2009
Yes, the Superintendent and Board have a budget line for travel. This budget line for travel is in the Maintenance and Operation budget which means the money could have been transferred and used for student supplies, travel, etc. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
The Obama Lexicon May 10, 2009
Columns, funnies in your inbox. Townhall Daily Alert Your daily must-read of conservative columns, cartoons and news. (Townhall.com)
Obama reviews post-shuttle plans May 9, 2009
" Critics have asked questions about the technical scope of Constellation and Nasa's ability to manage its cost. Some have called for the Ares launchers to be scrapped in favour of adapting existing rockets. The announcement of the review came as Nasa's proposed budget for the financial year 2010 was given as $18.69bn. This represents a $903.6m, or 5%, increase on the 2009 budget request. All up, President Obama is looking to add an additional to $2bn to Nasa's budget line for 2009 and 2010. By... (BBC News -- Science)
Editorial: County should end its sick-leave trick May 9, 2009
"This is the kind of thing we don't see as a budget line item a hidden cost," she called it. With the county in a fiscal crisis, the public has to wonder: How many other costs don't supervisors know about. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
OBAMA'S RED-INK OCEAN May 9, 2009
OBAMA'S RED-INK OCEAN - New York Post. Saturday, May 09, 2009 Last Update: 06:30 AM EDT. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Obama touts $17 billion 'lot of money' budget cuts May 8, 2009
Durham, Chapel Hill and the Research Triangle Region. ANDREW TAYLOR : ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITERS May 7, 2009. (Herald Sun)
President wants to cut $17 billion from budget May 8, 2009
Anchorage Daily News. Daylight : 5:32 AM - 10:23 PM. (Anchorage Daily News)
Obama's cuts won't 'be easy' May 8, 2009
Web Search powered by YAHOO. Many of the proposed cuts have already been rejected by Obama's allies in Congress, including some programs that his predecessor, President George W. Bush, repeatedly sought to end. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Budget Cuts Will Do Little To Tame Deficit May 8, 2009
Obama's promises of fiscal restraint fall short. Article:Obama's promises of fiscal restraint fall short:/c/a/2009/05/07/MN0917GLLF.DTL Article:Obama's promises of fiscal restraint fall short:/c/a/2009/05/07/MN0917GLLF.DTL. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
AP sources: Obama seeks hikes in domestic spending May 7, 2009
President Barack Obama speaks in the Grand Foyer of the White House, Wednesday, May 6, 2009, after meetings with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, right, (Ron Edmonds / AP). AP sources: Obama seeking boosts in domestic spending for 2010 with only modest spending cuts. (Albany Times Union)
White House identifies $17b in budget cuts May 7, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
Sources: Obama seeks $17 billion in budget cuts May 7, 2009
Republicans not impressed, say president should be saving much more. A president's first days in office can be defined by landmark victories or memorable failures. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Obama to seek $17B in savings May 7, 2009
News Story - Idaho State Journal. Obama to seek 17B in savings. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Obama seeks boosts in '10 spending May 7, 2009
Obama seeks boosts in spending for 2010- International Business-News-The Economic Times. International Business. (India Times)
Obama to request cutting $17 bil from budget May 7, 2009
by Andrew Taylor - May. 7, 2009 12:00 AM Associated Press. (AZCentral -- News)
Follow the Art Trail! May 7, 2009
After the expiration of the state s strategic initiative grant, which funded the Art Trail with a budget line item each year, the group had to become more creative about its funding. The museums on the Art Trail have combined marketing efforts and brainstormed to make museum going easy and accessible for a wide population. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Obama to seek domestic spending hikes May 7, 2009
Sources: Obama seeks domestic spending hikes. Republicans not impressed, say president should be saving much more. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
RSU 21 sends $36.2 million budget to voters May 6, 2009
KENNEBUNK After little discussion, the 126 voters who turned out for the Town Meeting-style vote on Regional School Unit 21s budget line items approved all 18 articles Tuesday night. Arundel resident Jon Renell was one of the few people to speak out during the meeting. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
