Fairfax County officials yesterday proposed a one-day furlough of all county employees and ordered across-the-board program cuts and a virtual halt to hiring, capital spending, travel and vehicle replacement as the nation's worsening economy continues to

VERSAILLES . Enrollment has dropped in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System for the first time since it began in 1998. The drop is slight, only 650 students, or 0.7 percent, in the 16 KCTCS colleges, according to preliminary figures.

The imploding economy has widened the projected hole in San Jose's budget next year to more than $59 million, city officials said Thursday, making layoffs virtually certain and burying Mayor Chuck Reed's hopes for eliminating chronic deficits in his fir

Q: Dear Rick: What happens when a bank goes out of business? With the recent economic problems we're having in this state, I'm wondering whether it makes sense to keep money in the bank.

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