States Reconsider Federal Cost Sharing Amid Budget Pressures
State governments grow skeptical of federal cost sharing as regulations tighten and budgets rise. Some governors blame programs for expanding state costs and new taxes, with many states withdrawing or tightening controls on participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Kovach
The
New York Times
Kovach
Congress
Stan Hathaway
Wyoming
Nebraska
Missouri
Warren E. Hearnes
States resist federal cost sharing amid budget strains
The piece details New England states Maine New Hampshire and Vermont limiting federal grant participation due to revenue gaps and local control traditions. Massachusetts Pennsylvania and Kansas also reduced programs citing budget restraints with states facing historic growth in cost sharing. A 1966 OMB catalogue shows 1089 programs and a budget gap between federal grants and state funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Milton J. Schapp
Kansas
Office of Management and the Budget
Mail takes top priority for Washington poverty czar
Washington's new anti poverty czar Philip Sanchez orders staff to answer congressional mail first, underscoring that responding to legislators supersedes poverty program concerns. Officials note the cost sharing programs total about 34.3 billion federal dollars and 13 to 15 billion state dollars amid pressure to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Washington
Philip Sanchez
Senate
Sanchez
Congressional
Poverty Corps
India Pakistan crisis urged UN peacekeeping role
Viewpoint argues the United Nations should deploy peacekeeping forces to East Pakistan to deter further fighting as India and Pakistan receive arms and funds from the Soviet Union and Red China. It warns a wider war could spread and cites past UN actions in Korea and Cyprus as precedent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vietnam
India-Pakistan
Asia
United Nations
Soviet Union
India
Red China
Pakistan
U.N
East Pakistan
United States
East
Korea
South Korea
America
United
Middle East
Egypt
Israel
Cyprus
Africa
Faith, prayer, and trust sustain the Christian life
A writer explains that God’s answers may be brief if faith wanes and urges continuous prayer and trust. He emphasizes that the Christian life is ongoing, justified by faith, and lived by faith through regular study of the Word of God to build a stable, faith grounded prayer life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plad
Capitol Hill
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lynn Newbry
Oregon
Deane C. Davis
Davis
HinGo
Viewpoint
David Lawrence
Decatur Daily
W. JR. Shelton
Decatur
Alabama
Tennessee Valley Printing CO. Inc
P.O
Ala
Associated Press
Pengeay
Pentagon
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Health, Education and Welfare
Elliott Richardson
Richardson
Jeff. Donfeld
Tricia. Nixon
White House
Bob Steele
R-Conn
Donfeld
New York
Judianne Densen- Gerber
Densen-Gerber
Estes Park
Colo
Densen
Dr. Densen-Gerber
Rep. Steele
Crow
Billy Graham
C. Ju
U.S
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!