A new era of fiscal responsibility | Ruth Richardson
News | www.guardian.co.uk | 7 hours 55 minutes ago
Ruth Richardson: Governing priorities: If the UK fails to get public expenditure back to a sustainable level, and restore a low tax regime, it risks decades of stagnation
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/09/ruth-richardson-fiscal-responsibility
Cuts threaten social services (The Olympian)
News | www.theolympian.com | Nov 4, 2009
Nonprofit organizations, including Safeplace, Community Action Council, CHOICE Regional Health Network and Together, could take a financial hit next year if Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater and Thurston County officials reduce or eliminate funding for the Huma... Read editorials, local columnists and
Union urges budget cutback review (BBC News)
News | news.bbc.co.uk | Nov 2, 2009
A union calls on a council to consult staff to come up with ways of meeting a £1.5m budget cut target in social services.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/south_of_scotland/8337568.stm
Choosing federal over private loans can help keep student debt in check
News | www.boston.com | Oct 24, 2009
One of my missions in life is to help keep people out of debt. So I take it as good news that private student loans are declining fast. According to a new report from the College Board, the amount of nonfederal education loans in 2008-09 dropped by almost 50 percent from the previous year.
Public borrowing soars to new record
News | www.independent.co.uk | Oct 20, 2009
Public borrowing ballooned by a further £14.8 billion in September, official figures showed today.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/public-borrowing-soars-to-new-record-1805786.html
Quick Takes: Concerns About Community College Students and Loans - Inside Higher Ed
News | www.insidehighered.com | Oct 9, 2009
Usually groups like the Project on Student Debt are worried about college students taking on too large a loan burden. But in a report released Thursday, the group argues that many community college students are actually hurt because their institutions do not give them access to federal loans. As a
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/10/09/qt/concerns_about_community_college_students_and_loans
Public Service Improvement in Wales
News | www.sourceuk.net | Oct 6, 2009
“In these challenging economic times it is vital that we seek to obtain maximum value for the “Welsh Pound” by finding more efficient and innovative ways to improve public services.
http://www.sourceuk.net/article/13/13769/public_service_improvement_in_wales.html
Columbia council's budget amendments focus on social services (Columbia Missourian)
News | www.columbiamissourian.com | Sep 21, 2009
Columbia City Council members are pushing for a smaller reduction in social services spending for fiscal 2010 after agency representatives argued the recession is the wrong time to cut financial support.
News round-up: 'Heroin clinics would help few addicts'
News | www.communitycare.co.uk | Sep 17, 2009
Other headlines in todays papers include: Internet gambling 'can be 10 times more addictive than other forms'; Attorney General 'hired illegal immigrant';
Statement of Robert Greenstein, Executive Director, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, on Chairman Baucus' Health Reform Plan
Press Release | news.prnewswire.com | Sep 16, 2009
To its great credit, the Baucus plan fully offsets the costs of extending coverage to the uninsured. It would redirect spending and tax subsidies from less productive uses elsewhere in the health sector, and several of the offsets should help slow the rate of growth of health care costs over time.
http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/09-16-2009/0005095572&EDATE=
