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SD town gets rid of 44 tons of stinking bison meat
BRIDGEWATER, S.D. - Behind the freezer doors at a meat plant mysteriously abandoned by its owner, the 44 tons of bison meat managed to hold its own for months, masked by the brutal chill of two South Dakota winters.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-05
State budget crunches will slow U.S. economy: study
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Severe budget crunches afflicting U.S. states will put the brakes on the national economy by as much as seven-tenths of a percent of Gross Domestic Product in the next 12 months, according to a Goldman Sachs report.
Activities:2008 U.S. Recession Source:(Reuters)
2009-07-13
Stimulus school money could be hard to cut later
WASHINGTON - If the government spends billions on education to help jump-start the staggering economy, what happens when things improve and schools have grown used to the largesse?
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama George W. Bush Activities:111th Congress Obama Stimulus Package
2009-01-26
Why Does Your Devalued Home Have Such a High Tax Rate?
Are your property taxes rising while the value of your house falls? Join the multitudes of Americans in the same predicament. In Atlanta, home values have tumbled over the past year by as much as 12% but an Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership study of high foreclosure areas found that the owners of those properties would have had to pay an extra $70 million in taxes because of overvalued but official appraisals. In states from New York to Arizona, angry citizen groups are lobbying their state legislatures - already facing budget shortfalls themselves - to address the discrepancies.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 U.S. Real Estate Crisis Source:(Time)
2009-01-13
NYC raises red-carpet fees, fines in budget crunch
NEW YORK - Facing alarming budget deficits, the city has come up with some unusual ways to save money and cut costs: Steeper fees for red-carpet events. Higher parking meter rates. Cheaper reflective traffic signs instead of lighted versions.
Nations:U.S. People:Michael Bloomberg Source:(AP)
2008-11-07
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