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The Bipartisan Map For Congress and Biden to Trim the Defense Budget By $338 Billion
Jonathan Bydlak of R Street Institute has a Guide for a Strong America [2] that includes dozens of deficit reduction options that would improve the DoD bureaucracy while trimming the Pentagon budget. NTU has also pointed to numerous areas of waste [3] in the defense budget such as the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and Navy frigate programs, and the new Space Force bureaucracy, though we do not include some of these options in the above list due to a lack of ironclad cost-savings estimates from CBO or some other government source.
Timberline Learning Center co-teacher Leah Tharp plays with Fischer Dineen at the preschool in Breckenridge on Friday, Jan. 8. Following the March 2020 COVID-19 shutdown, child care centers were not permitted to reopen until May 11, 2020. Many waited until June to open.
Photo by Jason Connolly / Jason Connolly Photography Editor’s note: The photo in this story has been updated with the correct name of Fischer Dineen.
The Summit Chamber of Commerce hosted a meeting on Thursday, Feb. 11, to discuss the child care issues Summit County faces, as well as potential solutions.
Chamber Executive Director Blair McGary pointed out the lack of consistent, affordable child care in the community, which has only worsened as a result of the pandemic. Nicole Riehl, president and CEO of the Colorado nonprofit Executives Partnering to Invest in Children, talked about ways employers can help their employees manage child care.
MDU Resources Earnings Increase 16% in 2020; Company Initiates 2021 Guidance
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BISMARCK, N.D., Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ MDU Resources Group, Inc. (NYSE: MDU) today announced earnings increased 16% in 2020 to $390.2 million, or $1.95 per share, compared to 2019 earnings of $335.5 million, or $1.69 per share. In the fourth quarter, the company s earnings were $112.3 million, or 56 cents per share, compared to $95.1 million, or 47 cents per share, in 2019. This is the second-best earnings result in our 97-year history, and we are incredibly proud of our employees dedication to Building a Strong America despite the challenges 2020 presented, said David L. Goodin, president and CEO of MDU Resources. Our construction companies shattered earnings records, and our regulated energy businesses also had strong results. Our success during this tumultuous year further underscores the essential nature of our businesses. Our employees
Verb(TM) Presents Speaker Series Features Rear Admiral John W. Bitoff, USN (Ret.)
“A Stronger America: The Importance of Civility” San Francisco, CA, February 03, 2021 (PR.com) Rear Admiral John W. Bitoff, USN (Ret.) will be the Verb™ Presents Speaker Series’ featured guest on February 24, 2021, 6:30 pm (Pacific Time). His talk is entitled, “A Stronger America: The Importance of Civility.” Peter Coe Verbica, JD, CFP®, Managing Director of Silicon Private Wealth, will be the moderator.
Soldier statesman Rear Admiral John Bitoff, USN (Ret.) served aboard a myriad of naval vessels and commanded three destroyers and a Group of 14 ships. His major shore assignments included Executive Assistant to the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff and Director of Plans and Policy, US European Command where he shouldered the implementation of the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with the Soviet Union. While serving as Commander, Combat Logistics Group ONE and Commander, Naval Ba