Category: Budget Cuts

Republicans Vote to Cut University of Wisconsin System’s Budget by $32 Million in Diversity Programs Spat

June 24, 2023
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MADISON, Wis.— Republican lawmakers voted to cut the University of Wisconsin (UW) System’s budget by $32 million on Thursday despite a projected record-high $7 billion state budget surplus, leaving the university nearly half a billion dollars short of what it requested. The cut comes in reaction to Republican anger over diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)…

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Top Military Enlisted Say Housing and Pay Issues Hurt Recruitment, Retention

March 3, 2023
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The military’s top enlisted members say poor housing, health care, childcare, and pay problems are deleterious to recruiting and retention. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) claimed that a plan promoted by Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to freeze discretionary spending at FY 2022 levels would only make things worse. “We can’t take a…

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New York City School Officials Say $215 Million Budget Cut Is Necessary, Will Appeal Judge’s Ruling

July 29, 2022
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The New York City Department of Education (DOE) is seeking to overturn a temporary restraining order that’s preventing the department from implementing $215 million in budget cuts for the 2022–2023 school year. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Lyle E. Frank ruled in favor of a group of parents and teachers who sued the city over the…

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