Gov. Davis A Paterson has called an emergency legislative session for Aug 19 with the objective of cutting the State budget by 1.2 billion dollars. He will slice $630 million unilaterally but doesn't plan any state employee reductions. (The current budget is $122 billion dollars.)
Oil & Gas Prices Costing Jobs
Congress is expected to go into their August recess without acting on the energy bill which would allow offshore drill as well as enact other measures. In a speech before the Senate today Sen. Kit Bond (R) MO said that over 6,000 American Airlines employees are facing layoff as a result of the cost of jet fuel. Delta will now charge $50 for your second piece of luggage.
Pelosi and Reid - are you listening?
DA Spota Announces Huge Riverhead/East End Drug Bust
Two separate drug busts on the North Fork netted 12 and 18 culprits plus drugs, money and Uzi machine guns. Good job!
Local Produce in Markets.
The same local produce we have been buying from the local farm stand
s for so many years will now appear in your supermarkets. The recent scare about certain products plus the rising costs for vegetables being transported make this a worthwhile venture.WTO Trades American Jobs
When the WTO (World Trade Organization) and all the various government trade representatives meet to trade products you don't expect that our trade rep would discuss trading American jobs along with the products. Well that is the report and why is it so secret?
Quick Change Artists
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUwsWDNeR-o
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