Budget Cuts
Human Rights Day in the real world
December 12, 2009Outside, gray skies and a chill wind cast a pall over drab storefronts and modest homes in the economically struggling West Oakland neighborhood.
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N.M. teachers challenge corporate tax loopholes
October 22, 2009Teachers, students and allies tell New Mexico lawmakers 'no cuts' to education.
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Closed! Pools, libraries placed on budget chopping block
May 26, 2009PHILADELPHIA -- Protesters rallied outside of the City Council here where the city’s $3.8 billion budget passed unanimously on May 21.
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States and cities look to freeze wages; threaten layoffs
March 8, 2009State and city workers across the country are facing threats of layoffs if they don’t agree to have wages frozen.
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