California to Cut CalWORKS Welfare Program?

California is considering axing their state welfare program, in the face of a $24.3 billion budget deficit. Welfare directors are "in shock", reports The Sacramento Bee, in particular because the program, CalWORKS, is considered one of the most successful social programs in...

LAUSD board votes for laying off thousands of employees

   A budget deficit of nearly $600 million for the coming school year has prompted the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to lay off thousands of teachers and school personnel.    School teachers,...

Iraq War Is America's Budget Fiasco--High Immigration Is Canada's

IRAQ WAR IS AMERICA'S BUDGET FIASCO, HIGH IMMIGRATION IS CANADA'S Canada's Immigration Minister, Jason Kenney, recently returned from a trip through parts of Asia. His stop in the Punjab was long overdue. That area is the source of a very large amount of immigration fraud...

Mayor Strikes a Deep Blow to Philly's Firefighters

  Mayor Michael Nutter by: Lou Angeli PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Back in early November, Philly Mayor Michael Nutter announced plans to cut 7 companies from the Philadelphia Fire Department roster. The closings were part of a larger budget cut package that will eventually...

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