Kansas gov defends departing commerce secretary < ');" class="arial11blue1"> RateKansas Gov. Mark Parkinson acknowledged Friday that he allowed his commerce secretary to pursue a similar job with Missouri but said it didn't hinder efforts to lure thousands of jobs from that state.Parkinson said he and Secretary Dave Kerr already had agreed upon a package of $230 million in state and local incentives...
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Iowa gov to unveil plan for cutting state budget < ');" class="arial11blue1"> RateIowa Gov. Chet Culver is unveiling his plans for a 10 percent across-the board budget cut, slashing $565 million in spending and forcing hundreds of layoffs.Preliminary plans from departments and agencies earlier this month put nearly 800 jobs on the line. With the elimination of vacant jobs, Iowa faces a total loss of...
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ABC News' Senior Political Reporter and author of The Note's morning look at the upcoming day in politics. Throughout the day, ABC News' political team contributes to The Note with the very latest news and analysis from the nation's capital.reports: The chairman of the Obama administration’s Recovery Board is telling lawmakers that he can’t certify jobs data posted at the Recovery.gov Web site -- and...
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and other health programs have fallen under the axe or been moved onto the chopping block this week.: "Gov. Jay Nixon cut an additional $204 million from Missouri's budget Wednesday and eliminated nearly 700 jobs in attempt to offset a continued decline in state tax revenues." The cuts include lowering Medicaid payments (Lieb, 10/18).programs will lose $3 million, and MU Health Care-affiliated hospitals...
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Gov.: Ky. needs to act on casinos after Ohio vote < ');" class="arial11blue1"> RateKentucky Gov. Steve Beshear said it's time for the state to act on approving expanded gambling now that Ohio voters approved casinos in four cities.Beshear said Ohio residents will reap the benefits of thousands of new jobs and millions in new tax dollars. He said Kentucky "can't afford to wait any longer" on the issue,...
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Lawmakers won't consider SC gov impeachment _ yet < ');" class="size11 blue"> RateSouth Carolina lawmakers will not consider a move to impeach Republican Gov. Mark Sanford anytime soon.House Speaker Bobby Harrell on Tuesday turned aside an impeachment resolution brought by another Republican. He says lawmakers can only deal with a limited number of items in their abbreviated session this week. They...
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tough times, one writer thinks he has what it takes to do a do-nothing job.Dear Gov. Schwarzenegger, I hear you're searching for a new lieutenant governor. If I may be so bold, I can think of one Californian who is the right fit for the job.Now that Lt. Gov. John Garamendi is vacating the office to take a seat in Congress, I know you're considering smart politicians of both parties. But selecting a...
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Kan. gov. says critics too generous on job deal < ');" class="arial11blue1"> RateKansas Gov. Mark Parkinson is suggesting that critics who think his administration isn't trying hard enough to lure thousands of jobs away from Missouri are pushing him to be fiscally irresponsible.The Democratic governor is drawing fire from some key Republicans for saying publicly that Kansas won't offer more than $230...
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McIntyre is a former radio host at KABC in Los Angeles. Readers can contact him at Doug@RadioGasBag.com.THEY'RE nearly in a panic in New York, and not just because Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is returning to the scene of the crime. The Big Apple is running a deficit of a billion dollars, and the Empire State's budget hole is $3 billion.New York's Democratic Gov. David Patterson is fighting with his own...
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Vast Errors in Reporting Jobs Data Leave Lawmakers Angry at Recovery.gov NumbersLeading members of Congress from both parties are promising increased scrutiny of the Obama administration's data on job creation, amid widespread errors in official stimulus data reported by the federal government.A raft of reports of questionable or downright faulty jobs numbers -- including many uncovered by ABC News...
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