Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » budget cuts http://newstalk870.am Wed, 22 May 2013 00:14:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Sequestration Cuts Will Not Affect Pasco Airport Tower – Walla Walla, Yakima & Moses Lake Maybe http://newstalk870.am/pasco-airport-not-on-faa-list-of-towers-to-be-closed-due-to-sequestration-walla-walla-moses-lake-are/ http://newstalk870.am/pasco-airport-not-on-faa-list-of-towers-to-be-closed-due-to-sequestration-walla-walla-moses-lake-are/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:43:20 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=125469 The Federal Aviation Administration has announced 173 small-to-medium airports will have towers shut down starting or by April 7.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/pasco-airport-not-on-faa-list-of-towers-to-be-closed-due-to-sequestration-walla-walla-moses-lake-are/feed/ 0 Facebook.com How Would the Sequester (Federal Budget Cuts) Affect Washington State? http://newstalk870.am/how-would-federal-budget-cuts-sequester-affect-washington-state/ http://newstalk870.am/how-would-federal-budget-cuts-sequester-affect-washington-state/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:27:51 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=124225 The White House has released a state-by-state report showing how legally-mandated budget cuts -- a.k.a the "sequester" -- would affect citizens.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/how-would-federal-budget-cuts-sequester-affect-washington-state/feed/ 0 (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Should Owed Wages Be Part of Fights Over Budget Cuts? http://newstalk870.am/should-owed-wages-be-part-of-fights-over-budget-cuts/ http://newstalk870.am/should-owed-wages-be-part-of-fights-over-budget-cuts/#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2012 23:56:40 +0000 Andrew Kirk http://newstalk870.am/?p=98913 According to the Associated Press, a company called Inclusion Inc. is suing the Idaho state government for underpayment for services given to the developmentally disabled. For those of you not following this story, the state of Idaho is trying to balance its budget and some Republicans have rejected a budget that pays for these services. That means the company can't be paid for services already rendered.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/should-owed-wages-be-part-of-fights-over-budget-cuts/feed/ 0 Flickr Budget Cuts Force Early Closure of Mid-Columbia Recreation Areas http://newstalk870.am/budget-cuts-force-early-closure-of-mid-columbia-recreational-areas/ http://newstalk870.am/budget-cuts-force-early-closure-of-mid-columbia-recreational-areas/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:30:21 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=92325 Don't get any ideas about late-summer or early fall recreating at Charbonneau or Fishhook State Parks.  They are now closed.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/budget-cuts-force-early-closure-of-mid-columbia-recreational-areas/feed/ 0 (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Congressional Super Committee Falling Towards Failure http://newstalk870.am/congressional-super-committee-falling-towards-failure/ http://newstalk870.am/congressional-super-committee-falling-towards-failure/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:26:41 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=22984 Due to a last minute Democratic rejection of a GOP plan, the so called Super Committee tasked with shaving over a trillion dollars off the Fed Defecit appears headed to failure.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/congressional-super-committee-falling-towards-failure/feed/ 0 (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images) WH-GOP Budget Cutting Efforts "Immoral" http://newstalk870.am/wh-gop-budget-cutting-efforts-immoral/ http://newstalk870.am/wh-gop-budget-cutting-efforts-immoral/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:21:37 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=3142 Based upon the comments of White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, maybe we shouldn't worry about trying to be financially responsible ourselves.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/wh-gop-budget-cutting-efforts-immoral/feed/ 0 (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Obama's Community Organizing Roots Return in Wisconsin Uprising http://newstalk870.am/obamas-community-organizing-roots-return-in-wisconsin-uprising/ http://newstalk870.am/obamas-community-organizing-roots-return-in-wisconsin-uprising/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:59:24 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=1388 President Barrack Obama has thrown his support behind the union protesters and others who have shut down schools and other services; rallying against Gov. Scott Walker's budget cuts that he says are needed to prevent a state government shutdown.

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