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    Schools, economy face hit from looming defense cuts

    October 21, 2012

    Kate Vinton

    The Victorville Daily Press

    BARSTOW • Silver Valley Unified School District could lose a projected $1 million in aid from the federal government should automatic spending cuts occur in January — just one example of how sequestration could impact the High Desert area.

    Some 61 percent of the [...]

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    Defense cuts could cost Minnesota 4,000+ jobs

    October 11, 2012

    Rachel E. Stassen-Berger

    Star Tribune

    Minnesota has few military bases and no traditional guns-and-planes defense plants, but that doesn’t mean the state won’t take a big hit if Congress fails to halt automatic spending cuts later this year in dealing with the so-called fiscal cliff.

    Under some estimates, the state [...]

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    Military Communities Brace for Sequestration Cuts

    October 11, 2012

    Ryan Holeywell

    Governing

    Cities near military bases and with ties to defense contractors are bracing for the impact of $500 billion in defense spending over the next 10 years.

    To refresh those who’ve lost track of the situation: last year, House Republicans threatened to allow the country to default on [...]

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    Automatic Spending Cuts Could Affect Bell Helicopter

    October 11, 2012

    Kelly James

    My High Plains

    AMARILLO — One of Amarillo’s largest employers would be affected if automatic budget cuts go into effect in January.

    Bell Helicopter’s Chief Executive, John Garrison,  said if congress doesn’t act the defense budget cuts would be devastating for contractors.

    Garrison was speaking at the Aviation [...]

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    Contractors Ignore GOP Warnings on Layoffs

    October 11, 2012

    Humberto Sanchez and Kate Ackley

    Roll Call

    Despite growing warnings from GOP Senators, government contractors appear unconvinced that they must issue sequester-related layoff notices before the elections next month to comply with federal law.

    Though a trio of Senators has traveled the country warning of impending job losses caused by [...]

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    Defense budget cut ‘equals devastation,’ Bell chief says

    October 10, 2012

    Bloomberg Businessweek

    Oct. 10–Bell Helicopter Chief Executive John Garrison on Tuesday joined the chorus of defense industry executives sounding the alarm about the likely consequences if Congress doesn’t act by early January to block huge defense spending cuts from automatically taking place.

    Budget sequestration “in my opinion equals devastation,” Garrison [...]

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    GOP criticizes Heitkamp donation acceptance in Senate race

    October 10, 2012

    Jill Schramm

    Minot Daily News

    Congressman Rick Berg, R-N.D., and Minot Republican leaders called attention to Democrat Heidi Heitkamp’s donor base in questioning her support for Minot Air Force Base Tuesday.

    Berg and Heitkamp are in a contentious battle for the state’s U.S. Senate seat.

    At a news conference in [...]

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    Defense budget cut ‘equals devastation,’ Bell chief says

    October 9, 2012

    Bob Cox

    Star-Telegram

    Bell Helicopter Chief Executive on Tuesday joined the chorus of defense industry executives sounding the alarm about the likely consequences if Congress doesn’t act by early January to block huge defense spending cuts from automatically taking place.

    Budget sequestration “in my opinion equals devastation,” Garrison said in a [...]

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    Pro-military group says defense budget cuts could cost 5,000 Iowa jobs

    October 9, 2012

    Adam B. Sullivan

    Press Citizen

    A new report from the Center for Security Policy says planned federal budget cuts could lead to thousands of layoffs across Iowa.

    As part of a deal to raise the federal government’s borrowing limit last year, policymakers agreed to trim projected budget growth by more [...]

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    Center analyzes local impact of defense cuts

    October 8, 2012

    Biz 570

    The Center for Security Policy on Sept. 11 posted new Congressional District Reports to help estimate the potential local economic impacts of the 10-year $500 billion in cuts to the nation’s defense budget under sequestration.

    The reports are available online atforthecommondefense.org/districts.

    The Congressional District Reports are a [...]

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