Obama signs order to begin spending cuts

Posted:

Most Read StoriesMost Read StoriesMore>>
Special report: Where the locals eat
Special report: Where the locals eat
Newsline 9 is searching for the best places where the locals eat. More >>
North-central Wisconsin offers a lot of great restaurants. By popular demand, Newsline 9 visited four more of them, and we followed out viewers' suggestions as we search for the best places where the locals eat. More >>
1 child dead, 1 missing in Minn. park landslide
1 child dead, 1 missing in Minn. park landslide
Officials say one child is dead and another is unaccounted for after a gravel slide in a St. Paul park.More >>
Officials say one child is dead and another is unaccounted for after a gravel slide in a St. Paul park.More >>
UPDATE: Stevens Point student dies in school
UPDATE: Stevens Point student dies in school

STEVENS POINT (WAOW) - An administrator at St. Peter's Middle School in Stevens Point says a seventh-grade boy collapsed and died in school on Tuesday morning. Administrator Todd Kuckkahn said Wednesday that no circumstances surrounding the death of Joey Miller were being released other than he died in school. St. Peter's is a Roman Catholic school. "We are shocked and saddened," Kuckkahn said. "We trust that God in his infinite wisdom will walk with us in our grief."More >>
STEVENS POINT (WAOW) - An administrator at St. Peter's Middle School in Stevens Point says a seventh-grade boy collapsed and died in school on Tuesday morning. Administrator Todd Kuckkahn said Wednesday that no circumstances surrounding the death of Joey Miller were being released other than he died in school. St. Peter's is a Roman Catholic school. "We are shocked and saddened," Kuckkahn said. "We trust that God in his infinite wisdom will walk with us in our grief."More >>
Panel passes Wisconsin food stamp work requirement
Panel passes Wisconsin food stamp work requirement
The Legislature's budget committee has approved Gov. Scott Walker's proposal requiring that able-bodied adults on Wisconsin's food stamps program spend at least 20 hours a week working or getting trained for a job.More >>
The Legislature's budget committee has approved Gov. Scott Walker's proposal requiring that able-bodied adults on Wisconsin's food stamps program spend at least 20 hours a week working or getting trained for a job.More >>
6 EF5 tornadoes in Wisconsin's history
6 EF5 tornadoes in Wisconsin's history
The strength of the tornado that killed at least 24 people and destroyed countless homes in Oklahoma this week is rarely seen in Wisconsin.More >>
The strength of the tornado that killed at least 24 people and destroyed countless homes in Oklahoma this week is rarely seen in Wisconsin.More >>
Minocqua getting ready for the start of summer tourism
Minocqua getting ready for the start of summer tourism
Many holiday travelers will be heading up north this weekend for the unofficial kick off to summer.More >>
Many holiday travelers will be heading up north this weekend for the unofficial kick off to summer.More >>
PHOTOS: Honor flight
PHOTOS: Honor flight
Nancy Yousef traveled to Washington, D.C. with area veterans.More >>
Nancy Yousef traveled to Washington, D.C. with area veterans.More >>
Names of those killed in Oklahoma tornado
Names of those killed in Oklahoma tornado

The Oklahoma medical examiner's office says it has positively identified all 24 people killed in the tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, including 10 children.More >>
The Oklahoma medical examiner's office says it has positively identified all 24 people killed in the tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, including 10 children.More >>
Ministry Health to cut 2 percent of its workforce
Ministry Health to cut 2 percent of its workforce

MILWAUKEE (WAOW) - Ministry Health Care says it is eliminating about 2 percent of its workforce due to declining business and a reduction in Medicare payments because of federal budget cuts forced by the so-called sequestration.

More >>
MILWAUKEE (WAOW) - Ministry Health Care says it is eliminating about 2 percent of its workforce due to declining business and a reduction in Medicare payments because of federal budget cuts forced by the so-called sequestration.

More >>
Man killed in Superior industrial accident
Man killed in Superior industrial accident

Police say a 30-year-old man has been killed at a wood shingle manufacturer in Superior.s u...More >>
Police say a 30-year-old man has been killed at a wood shingle manufacturer in Superior.s u...More >>

Most Watched VideosMost Watched VideosMore>>
1 child dead, 1 missing in Minn. park landslide
1 child dead, 1 missing in Minn. park landslide
One child is dead and another is missing after a gravel slide at a St. Paul park.More >>
Special report: Where the locals eat
Special report: Where the locals eat
Newsline 9 is searching for the best places where the locals eat.More >>
Bar fight leaves one women in critical condition
Bar fight leaves one women in critical condition
Young cancer survivor helps baby Treyden
Young cancer survivor helps baby Treyden
An eight-year-old Wisconsin Rapids girl is on a mission to help, and it's all for a little boy she's never met.More >>
Nursing home residents bust a move before prom
Nursing home residents bust a move before prom
It's time for the sixth annual Senior Prom Week at Mount View Care Center.More >>
Wausau family relieved relatives near Moore, OK are safe
Wausau family relieved relatives near Moore, OK are safe
A Wausau family is closely watching the situation in Oklahoma. That's because they have a strong connection to that state.More >>
Minocqua getting ready for the start of summer tourism
Minocqua getting ready for the start of summer tourism
WEB EXTRA: News conference on Bucki case
WEB EXTRA: News conference on Bucki case
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Department held a news conference Tuesday morning to give an update on the Bucki case.More >>
10PM: Prosecutor: Husband stabbed, strangled missing wife
10PM: Prosecutor: Husband stabbed, strangled missing wife
BEHIND THE SCENES: Newsline 9 Hops on Packers Tailgate Bus
BEHIND THE SCENES: Newsline 9 Hops on Packers Tailgate Bus

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has signed an order authorizing the government to begin cutting $85 billion from federal accounts, officially enacting across-the-board reductions that he opposed but failed to avert.

Obama acted Friday, the deadline for the president and Congress to avoid the steep, one-year cuts.

Obama has insisted on replacing the cuts, known as a "sequester" in government budget language, with tax increases and cuts spread out over time. Republicans have rejected any plan that included tax revenue.

The government says the reductions will soon result in furlough notices to government employees and will trim government spending on defense contracts and in domestic government programs. Active military personnel and anti-poverty and low-income assistance programs are largely protected from the cuts

Obama signs order to begin spending cuts - WAOW - Newsline 9, Wausau News, Weather, Sports

Obama signs order to begin spending cuts

Most Read StoriesMost Read StoriesMore>>

Most Watched VideosMost Watched VideosMore>>