With massive budget deficits at the federal and provincial levels, justice budgets are likely to be on the chopping block. (slaw.ca)
Ms. Carpenter, a Republican, has also argued that consolidating the positions would rob the county of necessary checks and balances when it comes to fiscal matters — although, last we looked, those checks and balances haven't worked so well in recent years in Suffolk County, which faces massive budget deficits. (suffolktimes.timesreview.com)
These large Rust - Belt metropolitan areas are collapsing under the weight massive budget deficits and catastrophically underfunded public employee pension funds. (investmentresearchdynamics.com)