Word: bille
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...bill includes a proposed 19-cent increase to the state gas tax that would help stave off the MBTA’s projected $161 million deficit in the next fiscal year...
...We’ve said repeatedly that without some help to deal with our budget deficit, we’ll have to close the deficit gap down by raising fares or closing services,” Pesaturo said. “If the legislature does approve the bill, then there would be no need to raise fares...
...When people encounter something in an unexpected manner, their minds fire more quickly so they are more receptive to new ideas,” she said. Mosher was joined by an interdisciplinary panel of scientists, artists, and urban planners who discussed environmental activism in their fields of expertise. Panelist Bill Fox, who is the director of the Center for Art & Environment at the Nevada Museum of Art, said that Mosher’s work is an example of how artists can instigate change on issues of global importance. “We live in a visual culture, and artists...
...casual sit-down restaurant known for their thin-crust pizzas—said, “We haven’t felt too much of a loss. We’re still surviving over there.”The restaurant hasn’t seen bill figures going down, either. But in places where diners are now spending less, collateral damage is felt throughout the ranks.Chez Henri, a Porter Square restaurant that offers French and Cuban food, has seen diners ordering less. Dining room manager, Christy Leveroni said her conversations with servers have revealed that times are tough...
...Which is probably why President Barack Obama has gone out of his way to court these moderates, whose votes he desperately needs to pass the biggest bill yet: his $3.6 trillion 2010 budget resolution. Ever since the President laid out the broad outlines of his ambitious budget, moderate Democrats like Indiana Senator Evan Bayh and Tennessee Representative Jim Cooper have been struggling with how to embrace such a large budget on top of all the money that has already been spent; those who are up for re-election next year may be particularly inclined to vote against the budget because...