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...currently in the early stages of the budgeting process that will lay the groundwork for the fiscal year ending June 2011. Despite the drastic measures taken last year to reduce a looming deficit, department administrators said they are looking to cope with further cuts in their allocated budgets...
After a year of political posturing and rancorous debate over healthcare, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law Tuesday, codifying reforms that will indelibly transform the insurance industry. This represents the most drastic form of federal action on domestic affairs since the institution of Medicare decades ago. While the partisan combat will likely continue, this moment belongs to the Democrats. In this victory that has eluded several administrations in the past, the passage of healthcare reform marks a monumental accomplishment for President Obama, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and the Democratic Party...
Recommendations from the recently released Report from the Committee to Review the Ad Board propose that the Ad Board be given a wider array of disciplinary responses to cases of academic dishonesty—including actions less drastic than required withdrawal, such as a penalty to a student’s grade...
...have explored every financial scenario before taking this action, but more than 80% of our budget goes to salaries and benefits, which forces today's drastic measures," said McCoy. With annual court budget deficits expected to be as high as $140 million over the next four years, court officials say up to 1,800 staff positions may be eliminated. Last year, the California judicial council instituted a one-day per month closure of all state courts as both a cost-savings. "The unintended yet inevitable symbolism of 'Closed' signs on our courthouses - institutions that embody our nation's revered democratic...
...Faced with such alarming statistics, the European Union, in an attempt to battle the bloc's growing bulge, is mulling drastic changes in the way food products are labeled. The most controversial of the proposals so far is a flashy label backed by health and consumer groups that's based on the colors of a traffic light. Already fixtures in many British supermarkets, the labels use red, yellow and green circles to indicate how healthy products are in four categories: fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt. If a box of cookies is high in sugar, for instance...