By Leischen Stelter
The impacts of sequestration continue to be felt throughout the federal government. Just recently, the U.S. Air Force began grounding about one-third of its active-duty combat aircraft because of automatic federal spending cuts. Furloughs in agencies throughout …
There are just mere hours left before steep and harsh federal spending cuts, known as sequestration, kicks in. Sequestration is a term first used by Congress in 1985 and describes when the government spends more than it …
The countdown towards sequestration continues. Most Americans, in all walks of life, are tired of hearing about this impending March 1 deadline, but alas, the impacts of these cuts could have significant impacts on those in public safety positions.…
By Leischen Stelter
It feels like every day I read about another public safety consolidation effort. A story that made its way into my inbox today is about Bay City, Mich. city commission getting ready to discuss a plan to consolidate and cross-train police and firefighters.
Every municipality and public agency around the nation has had to deal with slashed budgets and a “do more with less” mentality in the past five years. Some have been hurt more than others. There was a great article today in The Washington Post about Vallejo, California and their impressive recovery from severe financial downfall.
Public safety agencies and its employees in California are breathing a little easier after Governor Jerry Brown announced that he had revised the state budget last week to protect funding for public safety (and education), according to this article.
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