Friday, March 1, 2013
Bristol County has more than 400 federal employees, most of whom work in defense.
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Friday, March 1
The numbers here show the federal employees in Massachusetts by county in 2012, according to the latest figures from Eye on Washington, a D.C.-based lobbying firm that tracks federal employment. It compiles the data from the Office of Personnel Management, Federal Employment Statistics and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. While much has been made written on how the current sequestration battle in Washington could affect the national economy, these numbers are meant to give readers a sense of the sequestration at the local level. No one knows for certain what the sequestration cuts, some $85 billion, will mean exactly. Even if the March 1 federal cuts are enacted, the full effects would not be felt immediately. The government is required to …
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Sequestration cuts could effect Title I, Title IIa and Federal Special Education grants.
The Norton Public Schools could take a hit in March due to the sequestration currently being debated in Washington D.C. and the country at large. Interim superintendent of schools Christopher Martes said on Monday that, if the sequester goes through, Norton would lose $120,000 in federal grant money. “Sequestration cuts may effect three grants,” Martes said. He said that the grants were the federal Title I grant, also known as the Education for the Disadvantaged grant, Title IIa grant, also known as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and the Federal Special Education grant. The state of Massachusetts would itself see $91 million in cuts if congress fails to avoid the sequester, according to a report released by the President …
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Do you wonder what the 'sequester' will mean for Massachusetts? A White House report gives examples of where federal aid would be cut.
Massachusetts would see more than $91 million in federal funds cut from a myriad of programs if Congress fails to act this week to avoid the sequester, the Obama Administration said Sunday. In a move designed to pressure Republicans into accepting new taxes on the wealthy as part of a deal to prevent the sequester from taking effect on Friday, the White House released reports that outlined how those cuts would impact individual states, The Huffington Post reported. Here are some examples of what's on the chopping block for us here in Massachusetts, according to the report: After the reports were released, congressional Republicans criticized the Obama administration for the PR move, The Huffington Post reported. “Rather than issuing last-…
