Archive for January, 2010

<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />TDs take a ?17000 hit as their pay drops 13pcAnd more cuts to come with reform ...
Irish Independent
Aside from being hit with the public sector pay cut from Budget 2010, which was implemented from the start of this year,...
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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Some Lawmakers Support Taking A Pay Cut
KELOLAND TV
State Senator Scott Heidepriem says this isn't the first time a legislative pay cut has been brought up. "They are so good, I proposed them last year, ...

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Raises have been scarce and budget cuts common at colleges dealing with the fallout from the worst state budget in memory.But between January 2007 and January 2009, the largest paychecks at Washington State University got quite

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POLITICIANS are set to knock back their annual wage rise - in a bid to keep voters on side as public spending is slashed. MSPs are preparing for a freeze on their £56,671 salaries, which are up for

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Over the holiday break, the dialogue concerning LSU's ongoing budget cuts resulted in a $12.6 million reduction in the university's operating budget. The announcement was somewhat of a surprise, as the cuts came with a sooner-than-anticipated start date.

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salaries paid in 2009 is scheduled to appear March 28, according to the site. However, Griffiths? reported 2008 salary includes his overtime pay, which was tacked on to his base pay of nearly $60,000 annually when the chief became the entire

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as CTA Perhaps commuters and our state lawmakers who control the purse strings simply don't believe the cuts will go through after repeatedly hearing before that 'the sky is falling.' Rallies held to protest the service cuts have been organized mostly by

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that date, higher education leaders thought the state's colleges and universities would be forced to endure more cuts, perhaps 6, 8 or 10 percent. Those cuts would be on top of 12.5 percent cuts last year and smaller cuts the year before

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Fianna Fáil backbenchers tomorrow to measures that will see 600 higher-paid public servants escape the full impact of wage cuts being imposed on their lower-paid colleagues. The parliamentary party had already planned to confront Mr Lenihan on concerns

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Cut the state budget? Let's start with the Legislature
AnnArbor.com
... a constitutional amendment that would force local government workers to take a 5 percent pay cut and freeze pay at that level for the next 3 years. ...
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be on the chopping block. The village hired them for extra police protection and pays them an annual salary. But some officials say it would save the town money if they were paid on a monthly basis.'We want to do everything we can to protect our staff but

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A A Next Page 1 | 2 | 3 Previous Page As state agencies respond to deep budget cuts, local and state officials are raising concerns about Mississippi's ability to protect the public, prosecute and try cases, and keep criminals behind bars. The state's

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agreement, the Fire Union will bring an official vote to firefighters to accept (or deny) 5.2 percent wage cut across the board and other benefit concessions.If the agreement is rejected, Mayor Bartlett's plan is that firefighter layoffs will be

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />FG aims to annul pay cut change
Irish Times
Mr Bruton's comments came after it emerged 600 top public servants, and not 160 as originally announced, will escape the full impact of the 2010 pay cuts. ...

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Tulsa Firefighters Local 176 will announce at 7 p.m. the results of the union's vote on Mayor Dewey Bartlett's latest budget cut proposal for the agency

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State California Investment Helping Local Communities Orangutan Predicts Winner of The Super Bowl Fresno County Sheriffs Agree to Salary Cuts Ticket Cost for Cell Phone Use May Triple Fresno "Band-Aid" Raises Money for Haiti Atwater Builds Houses and

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EASLEY ?As the school board approved Monday night ways to absorb the latest round in state funding cuts, officials acknowledged that further cuts would require a reduction in staffing. Finance Director Missy Campbell said she plans to address ways to

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and layoffs. Union members say 60,000 families working for the state have already made sacrifices with furloughs, wage freezes and higher healthcare costs. Legislators say they're working hard to deal with the budget crisis in a fair way. Senator Wirth

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Mayor Mike McGinn sent a Saturday afternoon memo to city staff postponing 200 job cuts he was planning to make in the next few weeks. On his first day in office, McGinn called for the layoff or demotion of 200 senior managers, executives and strategic

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Members of the Scottish Parliament are set to follow the example of councillors in Scotland and accept a pay freeze when their salaries are reviewed next month. With pressure growing at Holyrood for a freeze on the salaries of senior public sector

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bill, along with several labor and religious organizations. Supporters saw the bill as a way to prevent further cuts to education and other state programs as the state faces a $600 million budget shortfall, the report stated. Opposing the bill were

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the road. This year was supposed to be marred by a looming $4 million deficit and drastic budget cuts, but in the first weeks of the year, city officials have not moved ahead with any cuts to stop the expected freefall. However, city Auditor Ted

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Raises have been scarce and budget cuts common at colleges dealing with the fallout from the worst state budget in memory. But between January 2007 and January 2009, the largest paychecks at Washington State University got quite

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Bee The amount of money a California teacher makes these days depends greatly on the school district that cuts the paycheck, according to a state report released this month. And the gap between the high and low salaries is wide. Teachers in the Mountain

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />China's Banker Pay Could Use Some Incentives
Wall Street Journal
That was after he took a government-mandated 10% pay cut. The same held true for his peers at China's other top lenders. All the banks posted big profits ...
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night, President Obama highlighted the impact of last year's massive stimulus package that included 25 different tax cuts and credits for individuals, families and businesses. "Now, let me repeat: We cut taxes," he said. When he got barely a murmur from

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with its pledge of adopting a low-carbon path, India has informed the UN that it will undertake voluntary cuts of its emission intensity by 20-25 per cent by 2020 but asserted that it will not be applicable to the agriculture sector

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Firefighters will learn fate tonight
Tulsa World
Nearly 150 Tulsa firefighters will find out tonight whether they will lose their jobs or take a pay cut and other ...
Fire Union Vote Ends Sunday NightKTUL
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indoctrinated to hate non-Muslims and champion a holy war, a documentary says. Related Stories Cameron accused over budget cuts Call to unveil Bloody Sunday report Run raises funds for Haiti victims Footie fans feast eyes on 3D match Bragg refuses to

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cast their ballot. If they agree to the proposal, firefighters department wide would take a 5.2 % pay cut and lose some benefits. That's on top of additional cuts asked of the department last year. The union will tally votes and announce their decision

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save as much as $500,000 and increase recycling if it adopts a trash proposal in which residents pay for each garbage bag they use. 'Here is an extraordinary opportunity to repair some of Pawtuckets battered finances and to do it without asking

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year's end, has a tottering banking system, and has already lost control of its streets before spending cuts have even begun. Such a policy is economically self-defeating since it risks tipping the country into depression, and causing tax revenues to

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capped as he prepared to withhold his taxes in protest. As he is self-employed, Bragg was supposed to pay his tax by Monday, but will not hand over the cash unless Chancellor Alistair Darling stops the payment of bonuses above 25,000. The performer told

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The decision by Bentonville School Board to approve $1.3 million in cuts to the 2010 budget Jan. 19 will effect several aspects of the district, but none may be as felt as cuts to Reading Recovery. Subscribers must LOG-IN to read this

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a living-wage law in 2001, the legislation was hailed as a progressive move toward guaranteeing all full-time workers pay that would put them at or over the federal poverty line. But these days, discussion of the city's law evokes words like ''sad'' and

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most recent version of Flash. Keep your pants on, fearful CTA riders. It's possible those looming service cuts may not happen. On Saturday, CTA President Richard Rodriguez told the Sun-Times he would "gladly" accept an offer from the bus drivers' union

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delivered what many economists have called the most painful budget in a generation, making $6 billion in spending cuts. Its 2010 budget calls for between 5 and 15% public-sector wage reductions with the largest cuts at the top. Compare this to the US

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property -- won't be investigated as quickly or at all. That's the expected fallout of continued cuts to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department

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a one-time $300 "bonus." Bonus for what? The board didn't explain. Teachers also will receive annual salary increases averaging 4.1 to 4.5 percent, beginning with the last school year. Zero inflation? So what. A deep recession? No matter. A new tax

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