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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.

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

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

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  The sequestration has forced another Southwest Georgia entity to enforce strict budget cuts.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Albany-Dougherty Aviation Commission officials have approached the Albany Board of Commissioners about taking over the air tower set to be closed due to sequestration.

Sunday, March 24, 2013  Officials with Southwest Georgia Regional Airport confirmed on Friday that the Albany air traffic control tower has been placed on the FAA closure list due to the sequestration.

Friday, March 22, 2013  Officials with Southwest Georgia Regional Airport have confirmed via email that the Albany contract tower has been placed on the FAA closure list due to the sequestration.

Sunday, March 17, 2013  Updated with video; Officials with Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany have announced that the, "Battle Color Ceremony," scheduled for this coming Tuesday has been cancelled due to sequestration cuts.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Updated with video; As of Friday, the $85 billion in federal cuts has began in the sequestration process. Of those cuts, the roughly $1.4 billion will come from the Marine Corps during the 2013 fiscal year.

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.

Monday, February 25, 2013 

Sunday, February 24, 2013  Updated with video; Officials with the Southwest Georgia Regional Airport say that they have been contacted by the Federal Aviation Administration over what will happen if sequestration occurs on March 1st.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  Updated with video; Congress remains in a standoff on how to cut $85 billion dollars from the federal budget, should they not be able to reach a compromise by March 1st they face mandatory sequestration which will cut spending to federal programs across the board.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  Updated with video; In our Facebook Story of the Day, you wanted to know what the fiscal cliff is and how it could affect you.