The state budget items some criticize as “pork” actually help keep some social services groups running, but with the governor calling to trim any “extras” from the budget, these groups are now preparing to slash programs from food delivery to counseling.
In a move to reverse skyrocketing home foreclosure rates, the Bush Administration has called for tightening the reins on federally-guaranteed loans for property flippers.
A federal nutrition program may soon have to start turning away low-income women and children for the first time in six years due to budgeting shortfalls.
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