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Shuster raps handling of spending cuts in weekly GOP address
U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., delivered the Republican weekly address Saturday. Shuster represents the Ninth Congressional District, which includes Franklin and Fulton counties. “This week, many Americans had their flights delayed or canceled...
Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Politics, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Bill Shuster
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ATF workers in Berkeley County, W.Va. could regain jobs
matthewu@herald-mail.comBudget changes approved last week will allow nearly 100 contract workers who recently lost their jobs at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives National Tracing Center in Berkeley County, W.Va., to be rehired, U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller&...Tags: FBI, Unemployment, Government Debt, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace
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Furlough days reduced for Letterkenny workers
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comWorkers at Letterkenny Army Depot will see a 22-day work furlough that was expected to begin this week as part of the federal budget sequester reduced by eight days, according to a depot spokeswoman. The United States Department of Defense has reduced...Tags: Unemployment, Employees, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Career and Workplace, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Pa. housing agencies cutting staff, rent aid
Pennsylvania’s local housing authorities are absorbing deep federal funding cuts, prompting them to shed employees, cut back rent vouchers or put off repairs to housing they own. A deeper worry is that the automatic federal funding cuts known as...Tags: Unemployment, Politics, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Housing and Urban Planning, Career and Workplace
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Senate passes bill to ease FAA furloughs
With flight delays mounting, the Senate approved hurry-up legislation Thursday night to end air traffic controller furloughs blamed for inconveniencing large numbers of travelers. A House vote on the measure was expected as early as Friday, with...
Tags: White House, Career and Workplace, U.S. Airways, Mark Udall, Patty Murray
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Congressional lawmakers address feedback, sacrifices
The massive federal budget cuts commonly referred to as the sequester will be felt nationwide and will lead to furloughs at places like Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pa., while the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., is facing layoffs,...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, National Government, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Barbara A. Mikulski
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Tri-State-area lawmakers answer questions about sequester and its impact
The massive federal budget cuts commonly referred to as the sequester will be felt nationwide and will lead to furloughs at places such as Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pa., while the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., is facing layoffs,...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Public Employees, National Government, Elections, Barbara A. Mikulski
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Obama unveils $3.8 trillion spending plan for 2014
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.8 trillion spending blueprint on Wednesday that strives to achieve a "grand bargain" to tame runaway deficits, raising taxes on the wealthy and trimming popular benefit programs including Social Security and...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, MSNBC (tv network), White House, Schools, Medicare
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Letters to the Editor - March 30
Celebrate commitment of farmers, ranchers every day To the editor: On March 19, the U.S. Department of Agriculture joined millions of Americans in celebrating National Agriculture Day. National Agriculture Day provides an important opportunity...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Slavery, Passover Seder, Agriculture, Religion and Belief
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Rep. John K. Delaney: Signal from the airport - we need a new flight plan
The indiscriminate budget cuts known as “sequestration” will soon be felt in Maryland and in Washington County. Last week it was announced that air traffic control towers at the Hagerstown and Frederick airports will likely be closed. The...Tags: Politics, Barbara A. Mikulski, Public Finance, Federal Aviation Administration, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Hagerstown Regional Airport control tower on sequestration budget cuts list
dona@herald-mail.com and cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comThe control tower at Hagerstown Regional Airport is included on a list of 149 regional airport control towers that will close because of federal budget cuts known as sequestration, the FAA announced Friday afternoon. “We got the word. We didn&...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Ocean City, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Government Debt, Leesburg
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GOP budget plan promising deep cuts is approved by House
Associated PressThe Republican-controlled House passed a tea party-flavored budget plan Thursday that promises sharp cuts in safety-net programs for the poor and a clampdown on domestic agencies, in sharp contrast to less austere plans favored by President Barack Obama...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Elections, Barack Obama, Paul Ryan, FBI
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