Budget – Page 31 – People's World

Officials use budget woes to attack public unions

January 31, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

State officials around the country are using state and local budget woes as a smokescreen for campaigns against public unions.

Maryland faces $1.2 billion in new cuts

January 10, 2011 By Vivian Weinstein

While taxes on the rich are set to expire, increased taxes on gas and alcohol, which would disproportionately affect working people, are under consideration.

Cuomo likely to propose austerity budget

January 10, 2011 By Gabe Falsetta And Bill Davis

Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo's inaugural speech offers some perspective as to what his budget proposal will look like: "austerity, corruption and competition" are on the agenda.

Two progressive deficit plans put workers, jobs first

November 30, 2010 By John Case

It is possible to have job creation, reinvestment in America, improvement in retirement security and health care for all, while at the same time balancing the budget.

Fight brews over state child care funds

November 1, 2010 By Marilyn Bechtel

Parents, child care providers and Democratic state legislators are waging a dramatic battle to reverse one of Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's most controversial line item vetoes.