Should the White House and Congress fail to come to terms on budget cuts, sequestration would trim significant dollars from disaster recovery.
The numbers above show the federal employees in New Jersey by county in 2012, according to the latest figures from Eye on Washington, a DC-based lobbying firm that tracks federal employment. The interactive graphic compiles data from the Office of Personnel Management, Federal Employment Statistics and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. What it doesn't offer, however, is a look at how pending sequestration could impact the state's federal employees and the ongoing Hurricane Sandy recovery effort. Some officials say it's too soon to tell what impact sequestration cuts, which will total approximately $85 billion, could have, though the outlook isn't promising. New Jersey and Gov. Chris Christie are leaning on the federal government to cover the…
University responds to proposed state education cuts
Monmouth University says it will suffer adverse effects from proposed education cuts in the state sequester. Monmouth University Director of Public Affairs Petra Ludwig Shaw said the cuts would affect the university in several areas. "Pell is protected for the 2013 fiscal year, but there currently is no protection in the out years," Shaw said. The Federal Pell Grant Program provides need-based grants to low-income undergraduate and certain postbaccalaureate students to promote access to postsecondary education, according to the U.S. Department of Education. "Student loan origination fees will increase from 1% to 1.076%," Shaw said. "For a first year student taking their maximum loans ($5500), previously the origination fee would have been…
"At risk" and special needs would be affected most
Long Branch School District Superintendent Michael Salvatore released the following statement today on the heels of the White House's report detailing the impact the sequester will have on the state. "I hope everyone has their eyes open this week as congress reviews the sequester in an attempt to reduce broad spending across the country. Nationwide, education will be negatively impacted by this plan with a forecast of 40,000 less teachers for the next school year. Our most vulnerable students will be impacted the most as these federal dollars are often used to provide support services to 'at risk' and special needs students. We need creativity and compromise in congress to realistically review the impact of the sequester upon our future…
Wally Wall
6:37 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
Dont you want Syria to be our friends ? LOL ! How about we ground Air Force One so the snakeoil salesman can stay can stay in Washington and START doing his job ! Does anyone know how many days he has Actually been in Washington in the last 4 plus years ? I know it is not alot. Can he kick the can down the road for another 4 years ? more ›