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Budget Cuts Could Hit Needy College Students
Budget Cuts Could Hit Needy College Students
Budget Cuts Could Hit Needy College Students
WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of universities and college professionals is asserting the automatic budget cuts could end up costing some students hundreds of dollars a year. The 77-member Student Aid Alliance says the cost could total as much as $876 a year in new fees, fewer work-study hours and reduced grants for students receiving federal aid...
Some In Jackson Upset About Proposed Tourism Cut
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Some business owners and tourism officials in Jackson are worried about a proposal to cut more than $1 million from the state's tourism budget. Business owner Stephen Price the Associated Press that the governor's proposed cut could affect the number of people visiting Jackson Hole and, ultimately, how many people are employed in tourism-related businesses...
Education Secretary Urges Balanced Budget Cuts
Education Secretary Urges Balanced Budget Cuts
Education Secretary Urges Balanced Budget Cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is urging Congress to avoid across-the-board cuts that he says would harm the Education Department's ability to provide for the neediest students in the next school year. Duncan tells a Senate appropriations panel that steep cuts "would jeopardize our nation's ability to develop and support an educated, skilled workforce that can compete in
Wyo. Agency For Families May Cut Services, Staff
Wyo. Agency For Families May Cut Services, Staff
Wyo. Agency For Families May Cut Services, Staff
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Department of Family Services may cut 30 positions and $8 million in the coming two-year budget period. The Associated Press  reports that the cuts would leave the DFS with 749 employee slots The agency proposed the cuts to meet Gov...
UW Trustees Could Be Looking At 8 Percent Cuts
UW Trustees Could Be Looking At 8 Percent Cuts
UW Trustees Could Be Looking At 8 Percent Cuts
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees is scheduled to hear a presentation on possible budget cuts for next year. Falling energy revenues prompted Gov. Matt Mead to order state agencies to prepare for 8-percent budget cuts in the fiscal year that starts July 2013...
Obama To Press Congress To Revisit $1.2T In Cuts
Obama To Press Congress To Revisit $1.2T In Cuts
Obama To Press Congress To Revisit $1.2T In Cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — In its budget submission next month, the Obama administration will urge lawmakers to revisit the failed attempt by a congressional supercommittee to cut the deficit by at least $1.2 trillion, the White House says. The proposal runs counter to the common wisdom in Washington that any major deficit reduction effort is unlikely in a presidential election year...
Prison Budget Cuts Could Hurt Wyo. Prison Programs
Prison Budget Cuts Could Hurt Wyo. Prison Programs
Prison Budget Cuts Could Hurt Wyo. Prison Programs
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Budget cuts of five percent or more would hurt alternative programs in Wyoming's prison system, according to the corrections department. Department director Robert Lampert briefed lawmakers on Monday about what cuts would be required under different funding scenarios...

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