Learn to prevent foreclosure
Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise has joined with East Chattanooga Weed and Seed and New Covenant Fellowship Church to host free foreclosure prevention workshops.
The workshops will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday Oct. 14 at Carver Recreational Center, 600 N. Orchard Knob Ave., and on Oct. 26 at New Covenant Fellowship Church, 1326 N. Moore Road.
To register, contact Blane Andrews at 664-4663.
2010 deficit about $1.3 trillion
WASHINGTON - The federal deficit for the just-finished 2010 budget year was a little under $1.3 trillion, the Congressional Budget Office estimated Thursday.
The CBO puts the deficit about $125 billion below the $1.42 trillion record posted for 2009.
That means the government borrowed 37 cents out of every dollar it spent as tax revenues continued to lag while spending on food stamps and unemployment benefits went up as the economy slowly pulls out of the recession.
The CBO figures are based on preliminary data but should be very close to the Treasury Department's official tally.
The report provides a fresh reminder of the government's fiscal problems, a major issue in midterm elections.