sequestration

The Utica City School District held a budget workshop tonight to explain its reasoning behind potentially laying off another 88 employees.

Local community organizations and agencies have a message for Congress --  repeal sequestration. John Furman, President of Central New York Citizens in Action, says the poor and vulnerable will be hurt the most by the mandatory spending cuts...

Sequestration is costing the Utica School District another ten teaching positions and one additional staffing position, according to school board president Chris Salatino.

Congressman Richard Hanna spoke on the House Floor today to call on lawmakers to replace the sequester with smarter spending cuts.

Get ready for less sonic boom in your pre-game entertainment: federal budget cuts mandated by the U.S. government's sequester include stadium flyovers made by U.S. military aircraft prior to major sporting events. Flyovers by Air Force Thunderbirds and the Navy Blue Angels have become commonplace at sporting events such as NASCAR races, the MLB All-Star Game, the Super Bowl and some college bowl g

Jo Comerford, executive director of the National Priorities Project, a non-partisan group that focuses on the federal budget . "We crack open the budget for everyone," adding the group tried to make the process and information as accessible to everyone as possible.

WIBXIf sequestration takes place, Faxton-Saint Luke's Healthcare could lose more than $13 million in Medicare reimbursement. Other hospitals in the region could also lose millions.

Rome, NY (WIBX) - Congressman Richard Hanna was in Rome to talk with employees of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service about the upcoming threat of sequestration.