Calif. budget deadline looms as lawmakers make no progress on fixing $24.3B state deficitSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A midnight deadline loomed Tuesday as California lawmakers and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger dueled over ways to cut into a $24.3 billion budget deficit or face having to issue IOUs to cover the state’s bills. Government reports show animal welfare violations at 3 research labsWASHINGTON — Government inspection reports cited three research laboratories for a host of animal welfare violations, ranging from problems with surgeries that forced researchers to euthanize a dog and a primate to leaving a live hamster in a walk-in freezer. Pockets empty, Calif considers deep cuts in spending for the state’s most vulnerable residentsSACRAMENTO, Calif. — With empty pockets and maxed-out credit, California is debating whether it can continue honoring all parts of its social contract with the state’s most vulnerable residents. Ireland’s unemployment rate hits 13-year high of 11.8 percent; welfare claims at record highDUBLIN — Ireland’s unemployment rate hit a 13-year high of 11.8 percent in May as a deepening recession pushed the welfare lines to record lengths, the Central Statistics Office reported Friday. Divided over budget, California legislature finds common ground on farm animal welfare issuesFRESNO, Calif. — California voters’ landslide support last November of an initiative on the treatment of farm animals appears to have helped a state legislature bitterly divided over the budget find common ground. Euro-zone official says Europe’s surging jobless rate will create a social crisisBRUSSELS — The euro-zone’s top economy official said Monday that Europe was “heading toward a social crisis” as unemployment rates rocket to a postwar record. Poor in Malaysia to receive welfare even if they own TV, cableKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — An official says Malaysia will scrap a rule that denies government welfare to poor people if they own a television set or cable connection at home. |
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