March 20, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
WASHINGTON The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to lock in $85 billion in widely decried spending cuts aimed at restraining soaring federal deficits and to avoid a government shutdown just a week away. Continue Reading
March 5, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
Minnesotans may not know what the word means, but starting last Friday, they began to feel the impact of automatic and deep federal budget cuts known as “sequestration.”
No one knows for sure how Minnesotans will be affected, but there is widespread agreement it will be felt. Continue Reading
February 28, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe
ST. PAUL Minnesotans may not know what the word means, but starting today they begin to feel the impact of automatic and deep federal budget cuts known as “sequestration.” Continue Reading
February 28, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Noem issued blistering criticism of President Obama, calling him a poor leader for the nation.
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February 28, 2013 in The Daily Republic
PIERRE (AP) South Dakota could lose at least $10 million in federal funding from automatic spending cuts set to take effect Friday, but Gov. Dennis Daugaard said he is most worried about what will happen in programs that educate struggling students and help low-income people heat their homes and put food on the table.
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February 28, 2013 in The Daily Republic
President signed Sequestration Transparency Act in August.
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February 25, 2013 in The Daily Republic
South Dakota would suffer the largest share of loss of federal grants as a percentage of state revenue from the sequestration. The federal grants that would be cut by the sequester total more than 10 percent of South Dakota’s state revenue.
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February 25, 2013 in The Daily Republic
SIOUX FALLS (AP) The White House compiled the numbers from federal agencies and its own budget office. The numbers reflect the impact of the cuts this year. Unless Congress acts by Friday, $85 billion in cuts are set to take effect from March-September.
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February 6, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe
WASHINGTON (AP) The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday it will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to disburse packages six days a week, an apparent end-run around an unaccommodating Congress.
The service expects the Saturday mail cutback to begin the week of Aug. 5 and to save about $2 billion annually, said Postmaster General and CEO Patrick R. Donahoe. Continue Reading
September 6, 2012 in Worthington Daily Globe
WORTHINGTON Earlier this week, Nobles County commissioners agreed to send letters to U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, as well as Rep. Tim Walz, regarding the possibility of significant federal budget cuts specific to health and human services. Continue Reading
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