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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Securities regulators told lawmakers on Monday [Sept. 12] that budget constraints will make it hard for them to implement organizational changes that were recommended by an outside consulting group in March.
The 25-page report to Congress by the Securities and Exchange Commission comes in response to a $4.8 million study by the Boston Consulting Group, which laid out 16 ways for the agency to streamline its operations and maximize its resources.
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Byline: John J. Monahan
BOSTON - With housing costs outstripping low and moderate incomes, rising costs for food and heat and the onset of a major m...
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COMMUNITY art gallery Real Tart needs more of the council pie.
That's according to 33 interested parties, who made submissions on the New Plymouth District Council's planning document for the coming year, Action 05/06.
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The Milwaukee legislative delegation deserves credit for turning back the worst of the last-minute deals to harm the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program, but it didn't go far enough to insulate Milwaukee taxpayers from a double-digit tax increase.
The budget now moving through the Legislature will provide some financial relief for Milwaukee taxpayers, but more is needed. The voucher system funding flaw should be fully repaired.
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CINCINNATI -- First graph, first sentence should read Cinergy Corp. (NYSE:CIN) Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer James E. Rogers told Co...
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Emergency bridge and drainage repairs and employee pay raises are at the top of the Colorado Springs City Council's list of things to add to the 2006 budget.
Where the council is going to find the $4.3 million needed to fund those programs is anyone's guess, though.
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Changes needed to profit from research
More university funding, greater coordination of resources urged in report
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West Virginia's behavioral health system is in crisis and program changes and a cash infusion are needed to restore it to the national stature it enjoyed 20 years ago, said the executive director of a statewide providers group.
To push its cause, the West Virginia Behavioral Health Care Provider Association released a 10-point plan Wednesday its members hope will convince Gov. Joe Manchin, lawmakers and others to pay greater attention to mental health issues in the state.
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MIDVALE -- With a little cash and a lot of luck, Wendy Thompson hopes the Boys and Girls Clubs of South Valley can remain open this school year.
Thompson, director of the Midvale and West Jordan clubs, got a reprieve from closure Tuesday night from the Midvale City Council, which gave the organization $144,000 -- money left over from last year's budget.
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Terrorists won't wait for Americans to prepare, and time is wasting to train key front-line fighters from police to policy analysts, speakers said Thursday at the National Homeland Defense Symposium.
We're flying this airplane as we're building it," said Bill Ayen, director of the Network, Information and Space Security Center and research professor at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.