Head Start funding in jeopardy


 
Video Congress is in recess right now, but lawmakers have a March 1st deadline to act if they don't want budget cuts. And that cut may affect local programs like Head Start in western Massachusetts.
 
 
 

DC Download: A GOP identity crisis
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's GOP response to the State of the Union didn't hurt the Republican Party very...
 

Obama pushes for jobs Video
President Obama calls for new manufacturing jobs to help revive middle class.
 

Obama pushes for higher minimum wage
President Barack Obama pushed for a higher minimum wage at a re-opened manufacturing plant Wednesday...
 

GOP faults Obama speech for liberalism, hostility Video
President Barack Obama set up high-stakes clashes with Republicans over guns, immigration, taxes and...
 

Full text of 2013 State of the Union Video
Watch and following along with the full text of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.
 

Full text of 2013 GOP response to SOTU Video
Watch the full video and read along with the full text of the Republican response to President Barack...
 

FACT CHECK: Overreaching in State of Union speech
President Barack Obama did some cherry-picking Tuesday night in defense of his record on jobs and laid...
 

State Of The Union: Obama's Agenda Video
President Obama is expected to address a wide range of issues in tonight's speech.
 

Promise, delivery: Obama's track record
Has Obama really brought change to America? And does he have what it takes to truly move the country...
 
 
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White House News


Some unions now angry about health care…
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor…
 

Kerry's focus on peace talks, not settlements
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Israel's government on Friday to prevent further settlement…
 

10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
 

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Statehouse Bureau


Lt. Governor Timothy Murray to leave office
Lt. Governor Timothy Murray is not the first Massachusetts politician to leave office before the end of his term.  
 

Retailers, workers battle over min wage,…
More than one hundred union members and minimum wage workers are fighting for fair wages and sick leave benefits.
 

Lt. Gov. Murray resigns, political future…
Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray announced his resignation Wednesday to take on a job in the private sector.
 

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Federal Budget News


House backs variable rate student loans
WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers on Thursday approved legislation that links student loan rates to the ups and downs…
 

House preserves its own budget as others…
WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers are moving to protect Capitol Hill's budget even as they slash programs like education,…
 

Projected lower deficit could slow any…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The good news is the budget deficit for the current year is projected to come in well below what was…
 

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