As a prominent analyst of the local economy, Stephen S. Fuller of George Mason University’s Center for Regional Analysis attracted plenty of attention when he estimated that the mandatory budget cuts coming in January could cost more than 2 million jobs nationwide, including nearly 450,000 in the District, Maryland and Virginia.
California's voters will soon consider two ballot initiatives that aim to reduce the state's unsustainable spending on prisons. The cost of jail is punishing - and not just for the prisoners. Incarcerating an inmate runs an average of $47,000 a year.
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