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Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Updated with video; The Colquitt County Board of Commissioners held a public hearing before their regular session Tuesday evening to allow the public to voice their opinions on the proposed budget

Thursday, May 23, 2013  The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that metro Albany’s unemployment rate declined to 8.6 percent in April, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 8.9 percent in March. The rate was 9.2 percent in April a year ago.

Monday, May 20, 2013  On Thursday evening, Smithville officials decided to cut their Police Department down to a one-man-team due to budget cuts.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany has issued a statement in response to the Secretary of Defense's press conference on furloughs.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Pentagon poised to trim number of civilian furlough days, expand pool of exempt workers

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  In FOX 31’s Facebook story of the day people wanted to know how the president's budget would affect public health and education in southwest Georgia.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital officials have announced during their monthly board meeting that the hospital will be effected by sequestration.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Budget cuts ground 3rd of Air Force warplanes; those headed to Afghanistan to be mission ready

Friday, April 05, 2013  Official: Obama's budget proposes cuts to Social Security in attempt to compromise with GOP

Thursday, April 04, 2013  U.S Senator Johnny Isakson stopped in Albany on his tour through southwest Georgia to address Albany leaders.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  Updated with video; The SOWEGA Council on Aging has recently learned that due to results from the Census they will be facing a $350,000 budget cut. But the cuts don't stop there; due to the Sequester they could be facing another 5% budget cut in July.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Updated with video; The Dougherty County School System's Finance and Personnel Committee met for their monthly meeting Wednesday morning.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  GOP seeks to smooth roughest cuts, avert government shutdown later this month

Saturday, March 02, 2013  Updated with video; The clock has run out, the sequester is here. The mandated $85 billion dollars in cuts to the federal budget will start to take effect Friday.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Obama still betting on a big fiscal deal as automatic cuts kick in, but odds weigh against him