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The Accidental Governor rearranges the deck chairs on the Titanic

21 hours ago ago from Blog For Arizona

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Following her humiliating defeat in Special Session No. 5 on Saturday (Despite the budget cuts approved by the Legislature, the state is still an estimated $1.4 billion in the hole for the current fiscal year. Budget deficits for fiscal 2011 are estimated at $3.3 billion), the Accidental Governor called an emergency meeting of her cabinet on Monday. The open cabinet meeting — the only one of her 11-month ...

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Corzine Trims Budget As Christie Plans More Cuts

1 hour, 26 minutes ago ago from Lakewood 24/6-Lakewood News Without the Anger

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Important News - Dec. 22

22 hours ago ago from InvestmentWatch

Rewarding Failure At The Fed The Senate finance committee overwhelmingly voted to approve Bernanke for another term. This is remarkable. But, in Washington no one is ever held accountable for their performance. It is the 15 million unemployed that go without work, not Bernanke. Instead, many of the senators praise Bernanke to the sky and thank him for his service. The running line in the Senate is: It could have been worse. That is the way ...

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Taxes, taxes

22 hours ago ago from Hattie's Web

As part of the Lingle after me the deluge agenda for Hawaii, she now has hit upon a way to wreck not only the state government but the county governments as well. She wants to take the county share of hotel tax money and use it to pay off the state debt. Lingle’s other major revenue-generating idea would add six new tax programs — all requiring Legislature approval — to the 2011 fiscal year budget that would scrape together $178.3 ...

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16 hours ago ago from Overton\'s Arrow

Op-Ed Columnist Tiger Woods, Person of the Year NYTimes.com Very nice. Perhaps we lost our cynicism with 9/11, but maybe we should go back to a hearty skepticism. Perhaps Public Enemy has the answer: Don't Believe the Hype. (tags: 2009 decade skepticism history fooled politics celebrity ) Summary: What Federal Health Reform Means for State and Local Governments Stunning. All this, and nobody can tell whether or not costs ...

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NJ gov trims budget as gov-elect plans more cuts

1 hour, 27 minutes ago ago from U.S. News

NJ gov trims budget as gov-elect plans more cuts TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine has whacked more than $800 million from the current state budget less than a month before leaving office, he said Tuesday as his successor announced preparations for steep reductions for the fiscal year ahead. The $839 million in Corzine's additional cuts include $100 million from eliminating the state's contribution to the employee pension ...

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Dave Johnson: Save Social Security

20 hours ago ago from Huffington Post

It is possible that there is going to be a "deficit commission" to look for ways to reduce our country's budget deficits. I have some questions for them to ask to help get things started in the right direction: 1) President Reagan increased Social Security taxes, but used that money to cut the very top tax rates that only the wealthiest pay. Now that the money borrowed from Social Security is coming due, which income group is better ...

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Skin Deep: Senate Shifts Tax to Tanning Beds

18 hours ago ago from The New York Times

DERMATOLOGISTS and plastic surgeons may find themselves off the hook. Last weekend, the Senate replaced a 5 percent tax on elective cosmetic procedures with one on indoor tanning services in its proposed health care bill. Getty Images IN NEW LIGHT The Senate's health care bill calls for a 10 percent tax on tanning booth services. Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images FOCAL POINT Senator Harry Reid, the majority leader, ...

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Mich. gov. has just 1 more year to shape legacy

18 hours ago ago from U.S. News

Mich. gov. has just 1 more year to shape legacy LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm has dealt this year with a short-lived government shutdown, the bankruptcy of two of the state's iconic businesses and a recall attempt. As jobs and revenue have disappeared, the Democrat has focused on moving Michigan toward a future where workers are building electric car batteries, wind turbines and solar panels along with the cars and ...

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