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    May 6, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  1. Pérez vows fiscal discipline from Democrats

    SACRAMENTO — Speaker John Pérez wants voters to know something: Cash may be cascading into state coffers as it hasn't for years. Democrats may totally control the Assembly with a new supermajority. But they're not going to be drunken sailors.
    SACRAMENTO — Speaker John Pérez wants voters to know something: Cash may be cascading into state coffers as it hasn't for years. Democrats may totally control the Assembly with a new supermajority. But they're not going to be drunken sailors....

    Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Students, Teaching and Learning, Economy, Business and Finance, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

    2. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Pre-K funding is delivered another blow

    States are spending less on pre-kindergarten programs than they did a decade ago, according to a report released Monday.
    States are spending less on pre-kindergarten programs than they did a decade ago, according to a report released Monday. The National Institute for Early Education Research released the State of Preschool 2012 report, calling the last school year...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Schools, Air Transportation Delays, Early Learning, Education

    3. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Obama's early-childhood education plan lauded by L.A. educators

    Using a method similar to California's to fund early-childhood education, President Obama is proposing a tax hike for his "Preschool for All" plan in the budget presented to Congress.
    Using a method similar to California's to fund early-childhood education, President Obama is proposing a tax hike for his "Preschool for All" plan in the budget presented to Congress. The proposed 94-cent hike on cigarettes is projected to generate more...

    Tags: Georgetown, Early Learning, Barack Obama, State of the Union Address

    4. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Congress approves government funding, ending shutdown threat

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> -- A stopgap measure to keep the government funded at a new, lower level cleared a final hurdle in Congress on Thursday and is headed for President Obama&rsquo;s signature, ending the threat of a government shutdown.
    WASHINGTON -- A stopgap measure to keep the government funded at a new, lower level cleared a final hurdle in Congress on Thursday and is headed for President Obama’s signature, ending the threat of a government shutdown. The House quickly...

    Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Congress, Media Industry, Politics, Barack Obama

    5. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Senate OKs legislation to keep government open; House votes next

    WASHINGTON &mdash; All but ensuring there will be no federal shutdown, the Senate on Wednesday approved a measure to keep the government running &mdash; but not before tweaking the automatic budget cuts that threaten some of the lawmakers&rsquo; favorite programs.
    WASHINGTON — All but ensuring there will be no federal shutdown, the Senate on Wednesday approved a measure to keep the government running — but not before tweaking the automatic budget cuts that threaten some of the lawmakers’...

    Tags: John Boehner, Justice and Rights, Immigration, James Inhofe, Tom Coburn

    6. Feb 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Fan mail, of a sort, for the 'sequester'

    There&rsquo;s little agreement about anything regarding the &ldquo;sequester&rdquo; except that the $85 billion in cuts to federal spending this year will be implemented starting Friday.
    There’s little agreement about anything regarding the “sequester” except that the $85 billion in cuts to federal spending this year will be implemented starting Friday. As The Times’ editorialized Thursday: “The irony is...

    Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Unemployment, Ben Bernanke, Career and Workplace, Parties and Movements

    7. Feb 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Most economists see 'sequestration' budget cuts as unavoidable

    WASHINGTON -- With just a few days to go before new government spending cuts are set to take effect, what are the chances that another eleventh-hour action will avert the latest impending hit to the economy?
    WASHINGTON -- With just a few days to go before new government spending cuts are set to take effect, what are the chances that another eleventh-hour action will avert the latest impending hit to the economy? Very little, according to a survey of...

    Tags: Employment, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Labor Markets, Unemployment Benefits

    8. Feb 24, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  8. McManus: D.C. doubles down on the sequester

    The sequester, those $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts scheduled to hit the federal government on March 1, was designed to be stupid.
    The sequester, those $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts scheduled to hit the federal government on March 1, was designed to be stupid. In 2011, when President Obama proposed the scheme and both parties in Congress embraced it, their...

    Tags: AIDS, John Boehner, Parties and Movements, Barack Obama, Unemployment Benefits

    9. Feb 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. California could lose 64,000 defense jobs, White House warns

    California could lose 64,000 defense jobs if looming federal budget cuts start to take effect this week, the White House warned.
    California could lose 64,000 defense jobs if looming federal budget cuts start to take effect this week, the White House warned. The administration released a state-by-state breakdown of how $85 billion in spending reductions will play out if...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, HIV, Labor Legislation, Vaccines, U.S. Congress

    10. Feb 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Obama to push for expansion of preschool programs

    DECATUR, Ga. &ndash; President Obama is due to visit a pre-kindergarten class in the Atlanta area Thursday to push for his proposal to make preschool available to all children, an idea he argues would do more to improve competitiveness of the American workforce than other, more expensive options.
    DECATUR, Ga. – President Obama is due to visit a pre-kindergarten class in the Atlanta area Thursday to push for his proposal to make preschool available to all children, an idea he argues would do more to improve competitiveness of the American...

    Tags: Schools, U.S. House of Representatives, Education, Parties and Movements, Barack Obama

    11. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Obama's State of the Union: Topic by topic

    <strong>Climate change:</strong>
    Climate change: By Neela Banerjee WASHINGTON -- In his State of the Union address, President Obama articulated a subtle but noticeable shift away from his longstanding discussion of climate change in almost entirely economic terms to making a moral...

    Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Immigration, Environmental Politics, Mitt Romney, Justice System

    12. Feb 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Obama wants short-term alternative to sequestration cuts

    WASHINGTON -- Seeking to avoid steep spending cuts scheduled to begin March 1, President Obama will call on Congress on Tuesday to devise an alternative package of reductions and new tax revenue that could postpone the deeper cuts for a few months.
    WASHINGTON -- Seeking to avoid steep spending cuts scheduled to begin March 1, President Obama will call on Congress on Tuesday to devise an alternative package of reductions and new tax revenue that could postpone the deeper cuts for a few months....

    Tags: Annapolis, John Boehner, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry

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