Elyria mayor faces tough budget choices without layoffs
Holly Brinda, mayor since 2012, must trim a $1.7 million city shortfall amid federal grant protections, state cuts, and Invacare layoffs. She plans 10 percent cuts to operations and overtime, no capital purchases, and seeks a performance audit to guide budget decisions before March 31.
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Holly Brinda
Elyria
Brinda
Bill Grace
Grace
Invacare Corp
Lisa Roberson
Roberson
Immigration policy put to test by new enforcement study
A Migration Policy Institute report shows the U S spends more on immigration enforcement than all other federal law enforcement combined, with 18 billion spent last year and detentions doubling since 2001. It notes more border agents and fewer illegal entrants, urging Congress to enact a lasting fix.
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U.S
Obama
Migration Policy Institute
Arizona
White House
United States
Department of Homeland Security
Congress
Midview School Levy Fight Sparks Community Appeal
Local letters urge Midview voters to pass the Feb. 5 levy to protect arts music and tech programs and prevent cuts to busing sidewalks and library labs. Authors defend school values and criticize Avon parents as the community faces potential budget gaps. Mark and Mary Manning urge aid for veterans and vulnerable groups in a separate note to President Obama and Congress.
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Midview
Middie
Avon
John Miller
Balanced budget amendment could reshape 2014 Senate dynamics
George Will argues liberals squandered a tax revenue windfall in the 2012 Act and calls for a constitutional balanced budget amendment. He notes six vulnerable Democratic incumbents in states Obama won narrowly and outlines Senate arithmetic for 2014, urging Republicans to pursue a BBA to split Democrats and curb entitlements. He cites partisan divisions and fiscal risks post fiscal cliff.
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John Dryden
Washington
George W. Bush
House
Apple
Amtrak
Senate
Barack Obama
Montana
Max Baucus
Alaska
Mark Begich
Louisiana
Mary Landrieu
South Dakota
Tim Johnson
Arkansas
Mark Pryor
West Virginia
Jay Rockefeller
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