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Fiscal Crisis

Save My Job, Save My City

Michael Shandrick | Posted 10.27.2009 | Denver

Read More: Fiscal Crisis, Gazette Telegraph, Measure-2c, Colorado Springs, Economic Recession, Kvor, Colorado Springs Budget, Thanksgiving, Denver News
Michael Shandrick

For all the hostile local coverage there has been no discovery of malfeasance or corruption in the Colorado Springs city government.

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Unhappy Fiscal New Year

Rep. Jason Chaffetz | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Government, Deficit, Government Debt, Fiscal Conservatives, Federal Budget Deficit, Federal Deficit, Federal Debt, Fiscal New Year, Fiscal Crisis, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics News
Rep. Jason Chaffetz

Contrary to what some have told us in the past, deficits and debts do matter, and at the levels these debts have been accumulating, they matter a lot.

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Civil Discourse Is Alive and Well ... in Colorado

Carol Hedges | Posted 09.23.2009 | Denver

Read More: Taxes, Revenue, League of Women Voters, Budget Cuts, Budgets, Fiscal Crisis, Rankings, Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute, Colorado, Town Halls, Denver News
Carol Hedges

We've come a long way from Tocqueville's engaged America. I am happy to report, however, that thoughtful, respectful and civil discourse still thrives in the great state of Colorado.

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It Takes (More Than) a Village: A Few Words for Colorado's Young People

Jamie Starr | Posted 09.22.2009 | Denver

Read More: Leadership, Small Business, Unemployment, Youth, Fiscal Crisis, Community, Innovation, Independence, Colorado, Denver News
Jamie Starr

The abundant talk about cutting Colorado's budget to "core services" rightfully rattles our collective resolve to bounce back from this recession.

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Why Colorado Needs a Special Session

Scott Downes | Posted 09.21.2009 | Denver

Read More: Fiscal Crisis, Denver-News, State Budgets, Colorado, Poverty, Tabor, Colorado-Taxes, Special Session, Bill Ritter, Shawn Mitchell, Colorado General Assembly, Denver News
Scott Downes

What was a bad situation in August has turned into a downright scary one now. But I'm told that freaking out and assuming the fetal position is not a sound fiscal strategy.

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A Beautiful State With an Ugly Fiscal Landscape

Scott Downes | Posted 09.17.2009 | Denver

Read More: Fiscal Crisis, State Budgets, Colorado, Tabor, Poverty, Colorado-Education-Reform, Colorado Democrats, Colorado-Taxes, Labor Unions, Colorado Unions, Denver News
Scott Downes

We're 47th in the country in investing in key areas like education, health care, higher education, and transportation. Why? Probably because we're 49th in taxation.

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The Impact of the Economic Crisis on New York City Business

Kathryn Wylde | Posted 11.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Kathy Wylde, Harlem, Retail Sales, Financial Services, Urban Policy, New York Real Estate, Charles Rangel, David Paterson, Lehman Brothers, Economic Crisis, Fiscal Crisis, Financial Crisis, Harlem New York, Partnership for New York City, New York City, New York News
Kathryn Wylde

For small business, the recession will be a difficult trial, but it may turn out to provide the wake up call that New York City and State needed to support entrepreneurial companies.

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States Forced to Cut Services to the Bone: The Opportunity Cost of the Bank Bailout

Arianna Huffington | Posted 08.23.2009 | Home

Read More: State Budgets, Goldman Sachs, Wall Street Bailout, Bailout, Budget Cuts, Senate Banking Committee, Economy, Economic Crisis, Fiscal Crisis, Aig, Neil Barofsky, Ben Bernanke, Chris Dodd, Health Care, Citigroup, Home News
Arianna Huffington

Reading about the huge budget cuts almost every state in the country is being forced to make quickly puts the $4.7 trillion we have pumped into the financial sector into perspective, and leaves us pondering: what else we could have done with that money?

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California Cancels 2010

Jerome Halligan | Posted 08.06.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Fiscal Crisis, California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Economy, Economic Crisis, Comedy News
Jerome Halligan

Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that his state "will skip directly to 2011." California faces a projected $26.3 billion budget deficit, and the state's controller began handing out IOUs last week.

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California Needs a New Constitution

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Enron, "Kenny Boy" Lay, California Constitutional Convention, Fiscal Crisis, Santa Clara County, California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, Karen Bass, California-Constitution, Governor Edmund "Pat" Brown, California State Government, Paul Krugman, California State Leaders, California Budget Cuts, California Fiscal Crisis, Sacramento, California Budget Crisis, State Capitol, California Senate Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, Darrell Steinberg, Silicon Valley, California, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

If Arnold and the Democrats can waste state money holding failed ballot initiatives and "special elections" they can set aside a little cash for a Constitutional Convention.

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Stupid Republican Tricks

Senate Guru | Posted 06.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Stupidity, Richard Burr, Louisiana, Roy Blunt, La-Sen, Bank Run, Fiscal Crisis, Fema, Republicans, Nc-Sen, Missouri, David Vitter, North Carolina, Mo-Sen, Politics News
Senate Guru

We worry that some Republicans are too influenced by greed or fear or hatred. However, some Republicans are just mind-numbingly stupid.

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Fiscal Crisis Yoga

Lauren Cahn | Posted 01.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Fiscal Crisis, Yoga, Suffering, Happiness, Layoffs, Downsizing, Relationships, Job Cuts, Recession Anxiety, Dating, Getting Fired, Personal Debt, Personal Finance, Recession, Inner Peace, Living News
Lauren Cahn

Understanding and accepting that bad things happen, that things won't always go our way, that people and events will disappoint us -- it's not pessimism. Rather, it's reality.

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Audit the Books!!!

Rep. Jim Cooper | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Wall Street, Economy, Economic Crisis, George W. Bush, Fiscal Crisis, Audit, Financial Report, Henry Paulson, Financial Crisis, Obama Administration, Barack Obama, Politics News
Rep. Jim Cooper

The first thing Obama should do to get the economy back on track is publicize the financial record of the Bush Administration. Every business knows that "if you can't measure it, you can't manage it."

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The American People Say "Yes We Can"

Gerald McEntee | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: U.S. Economy, President Barack Obama, State and Local Government, Fiscal Crisis, Working Families, Election Results, Public Services, 2008 Presidential Election, Afscme, John McCain, President Obama, Obama Wins, Obama Election Day, HuffPost Election Analysis, Election Day 2008, Election Day, Joe Biden, 2008 Election, Sarah Palin, Election, Barack Obama, Presidential Results, HuffPost Election Reaction, Election Reaction, Obama Presidency, Obama President, Presidential Election, Election Analysis, Politics News
Gerald McEntee

Tuesday's election was a milestone in building an America that lives up to its ideals, an event that has broken down old barriers and opened up new doors.

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Time for Plan B?

David Paul | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Fiscal Crisis, Wall Street Crisis, National Debt, Paulson Bailout Package, Economy, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Politics News
David Paul

Markets are a confidence game--perhaps trust is a better word--built on the belief that tomorrow will come around and it will be a lot like today. Tha...

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Deleveraging Society

David Paul | Posted 10.31.2008 | Business

Read More: Fiscal Crisis, Wall Street Crisis, Value of the Dollar, National Debt, Economic Growth, Federal Budget Deficit, Current Account Deficit, Business News
David Paul

As a nation, we have ceased to save, and -- political rhetoric notwithstanding -- we have never seriously considered that we should stop spending.

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