The Senate voted Friday night to make education pay its share of the state's budget problems, reviving legislation to take $4 billion out of public schools' funding.
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Senate approval gives $4 billion in school cuts another try
Posted by rhodan842 249 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
State revenues get a $1.2 billion boost
Posted by LordofAces 266 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
AUSTIN — Lawmakers struggling to agree on education funding welcomed a $1.2 billion revenue increase from the state comptroller Tuesday, but leaders noted it's not enough to bridge the wide gap in House and Senate budget proposals.
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Texas Senate passes bill to bring in $4 billion, soften cuts
Posted by theshade67 281 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
The Texas Senate approved a bill on Friday to bring in about $4 billion through the next two years through tax collection speedups, state payment delays and other revenue measures.
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Texas Senate budget plan is short by $3 billion
Posted by Musashi316 290 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Senate budget-writers also backed a variety of fee increases and, in a 9-6 vote, approved allowing health-related higher education institutions to liquidate their share of an endowment set up with part of the state's tobacco lawsuit settlement.
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Obama wants $50 billion for roads, rails, airports
Posted by rabbithop1 519 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Obama is also continuing to prod the Senate to pass the small business bill that calls for about $12 billion in tax breaks and a $30 billion fund to help unfreeze lending.
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Pension Deficits Hit Historic High: $506 Billion
Posted by FireSyphon 524 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
S&P 1500 Pension shortfalls rose to an all-time high in August.
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Texas leaders announce $1.2 billion in state cuts
Posted by RedFusion 629 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
State leaders said Tuesday they have identified $1.2 billion in cuts as a way to address Texas' budget shortfall.
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Texas is facing $18 billion budget shortfall
Posted by Foster945 636 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
A lawmaker's unusual appearance before the committee came as state budget-writers confronted a dark fiscal picture.
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Price tag for maternal health: $12-billion
Posted by mewtwo158 667 days ago (http://www.healthzone.ca)
$12-billion annually is what aid experts are daring to dream about, now that maternal health is gaining prominence as issue for G8, G20.
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Bill for president's helicopters: $22 billion
Posted by aaron4sho 853 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
That's up from an earlier price tag of $13 billion for helicopters built by Lockheed Martin. That plan was scrapped by the defense secretary.
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Congress refuels ‘cash for clunkers' with $2 billion extension
Posted by MapleLeafs 915 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
The Senate approved the money on a 60-37 vote after administration officials said an initial $1 billion had run out in only 10 days.
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California Bank Failures Cost $15 Billion
Posted by Aragorn1123 919 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
California didn't record the most number of bank failures, but they cost more than any other state's.
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Buffett Hits $2 Billion Jackpot With Goldman
Posted by Brimankenke 928 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
Buffett's decision to help Goldman out by buying $5 billion in preferred shares has paid off handsomely.
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Obama outlines $313 billion in Medicare, Medicaid cuts
Posted by energybee 968 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Under pressure to pay for his ambitious reshaping of the nation’s health-care system, President Barack Obama on Saturday outlined $313 billion in Medicare and Medicaid spending cuts over the next decade.
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