Republicans Proposed Legislative Salary Cuts in Debate on Deficit Mitigation Package
State Representative William A. Hamzy will take a voluntary five percent cut in his legislative salary to demonstrate his support for reducing state spending to mitigate the state’s rapidly growing budget deficit, which is currently estimated at $343 million.
Representative Hamzy pledged to take the voluntary [...]
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January 15, 2009
Unemployed residents who have used their 20 weeks of federally extended jobless benefits are eligible for 13 more weeks of compensation. The extension applies to job-seekers who have used their initial 26 weeks of state unemployment insurance and the 20 weeks of federal benefits are now eligible for a “Second-Tier” of 13 weeks, the governor’s [...]
Discussion to Focus on Resolving Crisis without Aggravating, Prolonging Recession
State Representative William A. Hamzy will host a forum on the state budget crisis that will focus on ways to resolve one of the most serious problems the state has faced in decades without aggravating and prolonging a recession that has forced businesses around the state [...]
