Sun., March 21, 2010 9:57pm (EDT)

Articles Tagged "budget cuts"

  • Tue., March 16, 2010 12:10pm
    State's Top Judge Warns of 'Difficult' Budget Climate For Courts
    Georgia's top judge warned state lawmakers that budget cuts are making it "increasingly difficult" for the courts to do their constitutionally mandated duties.
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  • Sat., March 13, 2010 10:00am
    Cox: Raise Lottery Ticket Prices For Schools
    Cox said during an appearance Friday on CNN that hiking the price by just 50 cents per ticket could raise $350 million to help fill a massive hole left by state budget cuts in the last two years.
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  • Fri., March 12, 2010 3:44pm
    DCH Commissioner Resigns
    The resignation of Georgia’s top health official comes as Governor Sonny Perdue is putting a more direct focus on healthcare budget cuts.
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  • Thu., March 11, 2010 11:35pm
    State Revenue Down For 2011
    Governor Sonny Perdue has reduced the expected state revenue for next year by $442 million dollars. Most of the cuts will come to hospitals and doctors who treat Medicaid patients. The Governor has abandoned his idea of a 1.6 percent fee on hospitals after they lobbied hard against the idea. Instead they will get less money for treating the poor.
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  • Wed., March 10, 2010 5:18pm
    Job Cuts For Judges Proposed
    At least one state senator is prepared to cut jobs to save money in the shrinking state budget. Mitch Seabaugh (R - Sharpsburg) wants to eliminate 19 Superior Court Judges in Georgia. The state currently has 205 Superior Court Judgeships.
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  • Wed., March 10, 2010 4:22pm
    MCG Students Protest Proposed Cuts
    Students at the Medical College of Georgia took to the streets to protest state cuts that could include several of their degree programs.
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  • Mon., March 8, 2010 1:31am
    Lawmakers Have Eyes On Revenue Numbers
    The General Assembly resumes today after two weeks of sometimes controversial budget hearings. State lawmakers will have their eyes on revenue numbers for February due out this week. They will use them to decide how to get out of a $1.1 billion dollar shortfall.
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  • Fri., March 5, 2010 3:51pm
    MCG Helps Students Deal With Potential Cuts
    As governor Sonny Perdue criticizes lawmakers for pushing massive cuts to the university system, officials at the Medical College of Georgia are dealing with the fallout those proposed cuts have brought on.
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  • Thu., March 4, 2010 4:32pm
    Tech Schools Deal With Budget Cuts
    Georgia’s technical schools are also having to deal with cuts to state funding.
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  • Wed., March 3, 2010 5:43pm
    Students Protest Cuts At Capitol
    College students from around Georgia, dressed in black, protested outside the State Captiol against any possible cuts to higher education today. Inside lawmakers were reviewing proposed cuts by the University System of Georgia as state lawmakers are looking to fill a more than 1 billion dollar budget shortfall without raising any taxes.
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