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U.S. defense department furloughs to begin July 8 - Hagel
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told Defense Department employees on Tuesday that most of the civilian workforce will face unpaid leave of 11 days between July 8 and the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30, as the military... -
Head Start Centers Feeling 'Sequester' Pain
Education Week, Bethesda, Md.When the automatic federal budget cuts known as sequestration went into effect in March, Margaret Molloy and her staff at a Head Start agency in the Tucson, Ariz., area started looking for places to make cuts. Child-Parent Centers Inc., which oversees...Tags: Government Debt, Air Transportation Delays, Education, Schools, Air Transportation Industry
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Less pink at Woodville School
The Porterville Recorder, Calif.Following a special board meeting Friday afternoon at Woodville Elementary School, the Woodville Union School District Board of Directors voted to follow the recommendations offered by Administrative Law Judge Samuel D. Reyes during an April 18 public...Tags: Judges, Job Layoffs, Crime, Law and Justice, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Luna Negra Dance Theater shutting down
In a major loss for Chicago's dance scene, Luna Negra Dance Theater is shutting down. The news comes as no surprise after months of financial difficulties. The troupe put its dancers on hiatus in March and later canceled outings at the Auditorium...
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A priceless Mother's Day gift
The first time my mother made leg of lamb, she never connected the two events. The second time, she thought it was a coincidence. The third time, she knew it was a curse. Every time she prepared leg of lamb, my father was laid off a few days later. The...
Tags: Job Layoffs, Unemployment, Mother's Day, Career and Workplace
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State's Medicaid Processing On Trial; Suit Charges Lack Of Staff Has Created Backlog
The Hartford CourantThe state Department of Social Services is either understaffed, overworked and unable to process Medicaid applications on time, or just starting to recover from a few rough years of layoffs, depending on who was speaking Tuesday in the first day of a...Tags: Trials, Alzheimer's Disease, Government Health Care, Judges, Health Insurance
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Former Bangor schools chief to serve as Easton's interim superintendent
John Reinhart began his teaching career at Governor Wolf Elementary more than 40 years ago, and though that school is gone, he may be coming back. According to the agenda for tonight's Easton Area School District Board of Education meeting, Reinhart will...
Tags: Elections, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Job Layoffs, Bangor, Unemployment
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Report: Pentagon could save billions by making military retirees pay more
The Dayton Daily NewsThe Pentagon could slash the defense budget by more than $900 billion over a decade without sacrificing significant combat capabilities, according to a Washington think tank. The Stimson Center, which labels itself as a nonpartisan nonprofit,...Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Defense, Defense, Military Equipment, Employees
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Sutter County layoffs, department consolidation considered
Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.Layoffs may be coming to Sutter County this month as officials attempt to reorganize a number of government departments in an effort to reduce a $6 million budget gap. Chief Administration Officer Jim Arkens is proposing the changes, which will be...Tags: Walnuts, Government, Job Layoffs, Budgets and Budgeting, Safety of Citizens
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Pastor accuses Muscogee County School District of intimidating teachers into silence about proposed school closings
Columbus Ledger-EnquirerA Columbus pastor has accused the Muscogee County School District of intimidating teachers into silence about the proposed closing of two schools amid budget cuts. The Rev. Richard Jessie of Revelation Missionary Baptist Church made the allegation...Tags: Government Debt, Edgewood, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Students
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Groups urge help for state's unemployed
The News & ObserverAdvocacy groups for the poor and the state AFL-CIO are pushing state legislators to take action to help unemployed workers and ease the impact of a new law that will significantly reduce jobless benefits. The groups held a press briefing Monday to...Tags: Unemployment Benefits, Labor Markets, Raleigh, Laws, Labor Legislation
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Pfizer lays off 25 in Bristol
Bristol Herald Courier, Va.Pfizer recently released about a fifth of its remaining local workforce, following a second recall of the drug Levoxyl. About 25 full-time workers at the company's Fifth Street facility were released in early May, company spokeswoman Joan Campion said...Tags: NYSE Euronext, Inc., Food and Drug Administration, Stock Market, Social Sciences, Arts and Culture
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