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    Apr 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Cardin pledges to press for sequestration alternative in town hall meetings

    Sen. Ben Cardin lamented snowballing damage from federal budget cuts in town hall meetings with <a href=&quot;http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/federal-workplace/">federal workers</a> and small-business leaders Friday, pledging to work toward an alternative budget solution by October.
    Sen. Ben Cardin lamented snowballing damage from federal budget cuts in town hall meetings with federal workers and small-business leaders Friday, pledging to work toward an alternative budget solution by October. But he acknowledged that achieving a...

    Tags: Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, Benjamin L. Cardin, Howard Community College, Career and Workplace

    2. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Now on the table: Entitlements

    <em>At a Republican presidential debate in 2011, all eight candidates on the stage said they would reject a budget deal that raised taxes even if it had $10 of spending cuts for every dollar of tax increases. At Tuesday's protest, I put the reverse question to participants: Could they accept a dollar of cuts in Medicare and Social Security benefits for every $10 of increased taxes on corporations and the wealthy? All (the leaders) I asked said they would decline.</em>
    At a Republican presidential debate in 2011, all eight candidates on the stage said they would reject a budget deal that raised taxes even if it had $10 of spending cuts for every dollar of tax increases. At Tuesday's protest, I put the reverse question...

    Tags: Bill Clinton, Parties and Movements, White House, Politics, Paul Ryan

    3. Mar 24, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Some federal grants are just monkey business

    Would you turn down a job paying $227,000 if all you had to do was look at animal photos in the National Geographic magazine? Of course not. And if you did, you'd be a certified moron. There can't be much stress in staring at animal photos, even of...

    Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Tom Coburn, Science and Technology, National Government, Elections

    4. Feb 24, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. MarksJarvis: Sequestration likely to halt growth, upset market

    It's coming, and not by popular demand.
    It's coming, and not by popular demand. The $1.2 trillion in U.S. government budget cuts, which both Republican and Democrat leaders say they detest, are arriving Friday, and analysts predict the so-called sequestration cuts will suck some of the wind...

    Tags: Job Layoffs, Walmart, Science and Technology, Unemployment Benefits, Bill Clinton

    5. Mar 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. How to make the most of a trip to the nation's capital

    A spring break in the nation's capital is a rite of passage for some families, but if the airfare from the West Coast to the East has stretched your vacation budget, take heart. Many places are free, thanks to government funding (although the sequester may cause some changes in hours or personnel). Here are some suggestions on how to make the most with the least:
    A spring break in the nation's capital is a rite of passage for some families, but if the airfare from the West Coast to the East has stretched your vacation budget, take heart. Many places are free, thanks to government funding (although the sequester...

    Tags: Monuments and Heritage Sites, John F. Kennedy, Human Interest, Library of Congress, Smithsonian Institution

    6. Mar 27, 2013 | Allentown Morning Call

  6. Local leaders call for end of sequester

    Valley 610
    Considering the financial challenges public schools already face, the funding districts will lose because of the federal government's sequester is adding "a tremendous insult to a very bad injury," Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan said Thursday. Callahan was...
    7. Apr 4, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Replace the sequester before it's too late

    Over the past six years, Maryland has taken a balanced approach when it comes to fiscal policy &mdash; making responsible cuts to spending while prioritizing investments in jobs, opportunity, and a stronger middle class. Because of this balanced approach, we're on the verge of eliminating Maryland's long-standing structural deficit, we have achieved the No. 1 public schools in the country for five years in a row, and since 2007, we've done more than any other state in the nation to hold down the cost of college tuition.
    Over the past six years, Maryland has taken a balanced approach when it comes to fiscal policy — making responsible cuts to spending while prioritizing investments in jobs, opportunity, and a stronger middle class. Because of this balanced approach,...

    Tags: Head Start, Whooping Cough, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Steny Hoyer

    8. Apr 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. 'Sequester' budget cuts have not delayed airline flights

    Despite predictions that sweeping federal budget cuts would lead to long wait times at the nation’s airports, airline on-time performances did not change significantly during the busy spring break period. When a budget battle between Congress...

    Tags: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, National Security, Janet Napolitano, Los Angeles International Airport, Air Transportation Delays

    9. Apr 8, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  9. The president's feeble gesture

    &quot;President Obama plans to give up 5 percent of his salary this year to draw attention to the financial sacrifice of more than 1 million federal employees who will be furloughed."
    "President Obama plans to give up 5 percent of his salary this year to draw attention to the financial sacrifice of more than 1 million federal employees who will be furloughed." -- The Washington Post, April 4 "Here's the plan. We get the warhead and...

    Tags: John Boehner, Polls, Tammy Duckworth, Elections, Easter

    10. Apr 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. U.S. airline on-time performance stays steady over spring break

    Despite predictions by federal officials that deep budget cuts would lead to long wait times at the nation's airports, airline on-time performance did not change significantly during the busy spring break period.
    Despite predictions by federal officials that deep budget cuts would lead to long wait times at the nation's airports, airline on-time performance did not change significantly during the busy spring break period. But the cuts brought about by the so-...

    Tags: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Delta Air Lines, Transportation, Samoa, Los Angeles International Airport

    11. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Federal firefighters push for shift-swap flexibility

    When city or county firefighters have a family event or unexpected obligation pop up on a workday, their solution is familiar to most shift workers: They find a colleague willing to trade hours. But for the roughly 10,000 firefighters employed by the...

    Tags: Tom Coburn, Fires, Hospitals and Clinics, Fort Meade (military base), Standards

    12. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. FAA delays closure of air traffic control towers, including five in Maryland

    The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday afternoon that it will delay the closure of all 149 federal contract air traffic control towers — including five in Maryland — until June 15. The announcement came just two days before the...

    Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Ocean City, Air Transportation Industry, Ray LaHood

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