Budget Cuts
Colorado fires blaze on as workers rush to fight them
June 18, 2013The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service an out of money to pay for firefighting equipment this year, after Congress only provided half of the total sum of money it has cost to fight wildfires so...
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Only one place to cut: Pentagon
May 8, 2013There is a smart, good, and doable solution. We must move the money to invest in programs that will create jobs and turn the economy around.
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Workers say city services are vital to public safety
April 4, 2013City workers gathered in front of City Hall April 2 with a message for City Council members starting to discuss a new two-year budget.
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Sequester cuts mean idle planes, poultry plants and VA offices, says AFGE
March 22, 2013Some 250 AFGE members and supporters rallied outside Republican U.S. Senator Roy Blunt's office in St. Louis, March 20, to protest the $85 billion in across-the-board cuts to vital social services and the military, known as...
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Chained CPI equals benefit cuts for retirees, veterans
March 22, 2013The billionaire-funded campaign against Social Security has gone into high gear, and it's called chained CPI.
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