Budget – Page 30 – People's World

Obama plan cuts funds for Labor Department next year

February 15, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

President Barack Obama's proposed spending plan for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1 cuts the Department of Labor's budget by $40 billion.

Calif. governor: “No time for politics as usual”

February 3, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Gov. Jerry Brown invoked the struggles for democracy in Egypt and Tunisia as he called for "turning to the people" for "a clear mandate"

GOP economic plans signal class war on working families

February 1, 2011 By Joel Wendland-Liu

Detailed analysis of House Republican economic proposals reveals an extreme agenda that few Americans would have knowingly voted for.

Students: reaching Obama’s goal means investing in education

February 1, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

Student leader say achieving Obama's goal will require courage from both parties to invest in education instead of making politically expedient spending cuts.

Sacramentans weigh in on governor’s budget plan

January 31, 2011 By Gail Ryall

Brown has proposed a combination of more than $12 billion in cuts plus extending last years' temporary increase in income and sales taxes for several more years.