{"id":1501,"date":"2013-05-09T08:47:50","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T14:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/?p=1501"},"modified":"2013-05-09T08:47:50","modified_gmt":"2013-05-09T14:47:50","slug":"tracking-sequestration-across-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/tracking-sequestration-across-the-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracking Sequestration Across the Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PBS<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/rundown\/2013\/05\/the-sequester-its-the-term.html\">click here for original article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The sequester. It&#8217;s the term used to describe a series of across the board federal spending cuts, and a topic that has dominated political talk in Washington since the elections. At the beginning of March the cuts began to kick in when\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/bb\/politics\/jan-june13\/sequester_03-01.html\">President Barack Obama and members of Congress were unable to work out a deal.<\/a>\u00a0As a result, by the end of the fiscal year, $85 billion in automatic reductions to both defense and domestic spending will take effect.<\/p>\n<p>Not all federal programs are getting equal treatment when it comes to the reductions. When lawmakers first approved the cuts in August 2011 they exempted a number of programs including Social Security and veterans&#8217; benefits. More recently, Congress gave the Federal Aviation Administration<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/bb\/transportation\/jan-june13\/sequester_04-26.html\">greater flexibility<\/a>\u00a0to administer cuts after public outcry over flight delays from furloughs to air traffic controllers. Now, two months after the reductions began, other agencies are starting to feel the impact.<\/p>\n<p>A meals on wheels program based in New Jersey won&#8217;t be hiring any new workers or adding more routes, in anticipation of the automatic budget cuts. Member station New Jersey Public Television\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/video.pbs.org\/video\/2365007677\" target=\"_blank\">featured the report<\/a>Monday, on their show\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.njtvonline.org\/njtoday\/\">NJ Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In Oklahoma, officials are expecting a variety of cuts to social programs, the National Weather Service and public health. The Head Start program in Central Oklahoma is facing a cut of $600,000, which will have an impact on the number of children admitted to the program and cost at least seven teachers their jobs. Member station OETA has a full report on the sequester&#8217;s impact in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LnNjZxej0ZY\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"482\" height=\"271\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>PBS member station OETA produced a report on the sequester&#8217;s impact in Oklahoma, from head start programs to the National Weather Service.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/multimedia\/sequestration-local\/\">See the Sequestration Effects in Your Region<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PBS click here for original article The sequester. It&#8217;s the term used to describe a series of across the board federal spending cuts, and a topic that has dominated political talk in Washington since the elections. 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