Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » sequester http://newstalk870.am Tue, 21 May 2013 03:20:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Win Cash in May With 'The Sequester Smasher' from Newstalk 870 – Listen and Win! http://newstalk870.am/win-cash-in-may-with-the-sequester-smasher-from-newstalk-870-listen-and-win/ http://newstalk870.am/win-cash-in-may-with-the-sequester-smasher-from-newstalk-870-listen-and-win/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:48:33 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=133607 If the sequester has spoiled your spring, we've got the solution!

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/win-cash-in-may-with-the-sequester-smasher-from-newstalk-870-listen-and-win/feed/ 0 (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Sequester Forces FAA to Furlough Air Traffic Controllers, Expect Increasing Flight Delays http://newstalk870.am/sequester-forces-faa-to-furlough-air-traffic-controllers-expect-increasing-flight-delays/ http://newstalk870.am/sequester-forces-faa-to-furlough-air-traffic-controllers-expect-increasing-flight-delays/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:46:33 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=132070 Alaska Air has become the latest airline to issue warning delays to passengers.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/sequester-forces-faa-to-furlough-air-traffic-controllers-expect-increasing-flight-delays/feed/ 0 (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Amidst Cuts, Feds Fund Study on Size of Male Duck Genitalia (And Other Bizarre Research) http://newstalk870.am/sequester-federal-money-used-to-study-size-of-male-duck-genitalia-and-other-bizarre-research/ http://newstalk870.am/sequester-federal-money-used-to-study-size-of-male-duck-genitalia-and-other-bizarre-research/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:24:07 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=127736

Active duty military almost lost tuition assistance, but lawmakers still deem it necessary to fund some pretty weird projects.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/sequester-federal-money-used-to-study-size-of-male-duck-genitalia-and-other-bizarre-research/feed/ 0 (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Getty Images) Rep. Hastings Blasts School Cuts Impacting Yakima, Walla Walla After Sequestration http://newstalk870.am/rep-hastings-blasts-white-house-sequester-school-cuts-will-affect-yakima-walla-walla-counties/ http://newstalk870.am/rep-hastings-blasts-white-house-sequester-school-cuts-will-affect-yakima-walla-walla-counties/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:48:38 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=127389 The White House has retroactively suspended a school, emergency services and infrastructure funding program.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/rep-hastings-blasts-white-house-sequester-school-cuts-will-affect-yakima-walla-walla-counties/feed/ 0 (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images) Tuition Assistance Program for Military After Sequester – Thousands of WA, OR Troops Affected http://newstalk870.am/tuition-assistance-program-for-military-cut-due-to-sequester-thousands-of-washington-oregon-based-troops-affected/ http://newstalk870.am/tuition-assistance-program-for-military-cut-due-to-sequester-thousands-of-washington-oregon-based-troops-affected/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:30:21 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=127048 The Secretary of the Army announced this week that due to mandatory budget cuts, no more military members from any branch will be receiving funding from the Tuition Assistance Program until further notice.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/tuition-assistance-program-for-military-cut-due-to-sequester-thousands-of-washington-oregon-based-troops-affected/feed/ 0 (Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images) Life After Sequester – Where is Obama's Predicted Apocolypse? [VIDEO] http://newstalk870.am/life-after-sequester-where-is-obamas-predicted-apocolypse-video/ http://newstalk870.am/life-after-sequester-where-is-obamas-predicted-apocolypse-video/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:00:12 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=125128 According to the Wall Street Journal,  the world has not ended despite sequester.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/life-after-sequester-where-is-obamas-predicted-apocolypse-video/feed/ 0 (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Obama Finally Meets with Congressional Leaders About Sequestration http://newstalk870.am/obama-finally-asks-to-meet-with-congressional-leaders-about-sequester-at-the-11th-hour/ http://newstalk870.am/obama-finally-asks-to-meet-with-congressional-leaders-about-sequester-at-the-11th-hour/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:54:33 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=124923 With $85 billion in mandatory budget cuts looming, President Barack Obama has asked to meet with GOP Congressional leaders.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/obama-finally-asks-to-meet-with-congressional-leaders-about-sequester-at-the-11th-hour/feed/ 0 (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) If Sequester Cuts Happen Friday, the President's Paycheck Won't Be One of Them http://newstalk870.am/if-sequester-cuts-happen-friday-presidents-paycheck-wont-be-one-of-them/ http://newstalk870.am/if-sequester-cuts-happen-friday-presidents-paycheck-wont-be-one-of-them/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:00:25 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=124356 If sequester cuts happen Friday, the guy in the White House won't be out of cash.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/if-sequester-cuts-happen-friday-presidents-paycheck-wont-be-one-of-them/feed/ 0 (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) 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) Federal Sequestration Could Have Impact on Some Mid-Columbia Schools http://newstalk870.am/federal-sequestration-could-have-impact-on-some-area-schools/ http://newstalk870.am/federal-sequestration-could-have-impact-on-some-area-schools/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:00:05 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=123982 With the threat of sequestration -- lawfully-mandated federal budget cuts -- some Mid-Columbia school districts are following the debate closely.

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