10 October 2008, 9:44 pm
VA: Budget shortfall forces Va. to cut hundreds of jobs RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine announced Thursday that he is laying off nearly 600 state workers, closing some prisons and cutting funding for higher education by about 6 ...... read more
10 October 2008, 8:54 pm
The global credit crunch is hitting home. Al Lubrano, president and chief operating officer of Technical Materials Inc. (TMI) in Lincoln, told most of his more than 200 employees to stay home last week because he had no work for them. “We are ...... read more
10 October 2008, 12:11 pm
– All United States – Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota ...... read more
9 October 2008, 5:56 pm
Two weeks ago Arnold Schwarzenegger, California's governor, signed a state budget that was a record 85 days late. Much cajoling and bullying was required to get it to his desk. At one point the governor threatened to pay state bureaucrats the minimum ...... read more
7 October 2008, 9:16 am
Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan, and Rhode Island currently are suffering the most from worsening U.S. economic problems, but Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and other states will soon be in the same boat, a leading state policy research ...... read more
6 October 2008, 5:59 pm
Dennis Barbee cares about low taxes. He also wants a strong economy and solid national security. Above all else, the registered nurse from Spring Hill, Tenn., is basing his vote this November on moral issues. "Making sure human beings have a right to ...... read more
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