Mitch Daniels Misplaces $288 Million From State Budget

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Wednesday December 07, 2011 · 7:11 AM PST

2011/12/07 · 07:11

Indiana politics is full of face-palming moments. But this might take the cake.

Our state has had to make some pretty tough cuts in order to stay in budget ... we have a law that our budget has to be balanced. Since 2009 we've cut aid to schools by over $300 million.

Budget cuts in Indiana

Perhaps those cuts weren't as necessary as we thought ...

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Sunday February 13, 2011 · 5:40 AM PST

2011/02/13 · 05:40

Step right up and get your austerity, my friends.

A proposal in our newly Republican House suggests cutting wasteful and unnecessary spending by $60 billion. Sounds fine, right?

According to House Republicans, "wasteful and unnecessary spending" includes the USDA, Pell Grants, Head Start and the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS).

Other diarists can no doubt extol the virtues of many of these programs better, but I'm going to focus on the latter program after the jump.

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Wednesday November 03, 2010 · 7:03 AM PDT

2010/11/03 · 07:03

I should begin with a few disclaimers:

I've got a bit of the 'bleeding-heart' thing going on.

I'm a young-un, at least (I assume) by DailyKos standards. In my mid-twenties, I've seen just enough of the world to know I don't know everything.

That said, these election results have done nothing to limit my motivation, and here's why ...

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