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Hunterdon Central Regional High School's annual Cabaret has seen major changes this year due to budget cuts, but did not fall short of amazing people like it has for over the last 3 decades. Due to this year's budget cuts, Hunterdon Central had to make some significant changes to this year's Cabaret. The show saw multiple cuts which included a decrease in the number of acts, two of the directors were cut, and the Cabaret chorus was not seen at all at this years show. This year's Cabaret was directed only by Mr. Magalio which was one of the things that led to the significantly less amount of acts.

Gov. Chris Christie and state lawmakers tonight announced a $29.4 billion budget compromise that softens some cuts affecting the poor, the disabled and students while keeping the governor's first budget largely unchanged.

Two iPads were placed in the South library in the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year. The iPads have been available for student access since their installation; however, their use has been limited. The iPads are part of a pilot program for new technology at South. Despite the budget cuts that are increasing every year, the iPads were purchased for the library last spring by the technology department. "We don't have a lot of budget for technology, but we have enough to do things like replace light bulbs and repair computers," Principal Joel Stembridge said. "Then we have enough money [left over] to do some little pilots and try new things."

"WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate passed a bill Wednesday to keep the federal government running after March 27, approving a six-month spending measure that adds to the unpopular cuts of sequestration. The $984 billion "continuing resolution" passed by a vote of 73 to 26. It makes additional across-the-board cuts of 1.9 percent to 2.5 percent in various categories of spending on top of the $85 billion in annual cuts mandated by the Budget Control Act of 2011 -- the infamous deal that created the failed super committee and the resulting budget sequestration that slices $1.2 trillion over a decade."

When Michelle Ryan Lauto decided to organize a statewide protest against school budget cuts, she didn't pass out fliers, make phone calls or attend meetings.She just logged on to Facebook.Lauto's Facebook page - "Protest NJ Education Cuts - State Wide School Walk Out" - drew nearly 18,000 members within a few weeks and sparked today's mass budget protest in schools across New Jersey.With 400 million members and growing, Facebook is becoming the leading forum for mobilizing protests, rallies, boycotts and other social movements

WASHINGTON - White House Budget Director Peter Orszag's expected resignation would make him the first high-profile member of President Barack Obama's team to depart the administration.

Because of budget cuts, many schools around the country are leaving driver's ed by the side of the road. They are cutting back on behind-the-wheel instruction or eliminating it altogether, leaving it to parents to either teach their teenagers themselves or send them to commercial driving schools.

Greek leaders struggled through the weekend to agree to a set of radical budget reductions that would satisfy foreign lenders' demands even as they tried to stave off mounting resistance to those cuts at home.

President Obama will unveil a plan on Monday to cut the national debt by roughly $3 trillion over the next decade.

President Obama will unveil a plan on Monday to cut the national debt by roughly $3 trillion over the next decade.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- President Obama will unveil a plan on Monday to cut the national debt by roughly $3 trillion over the next decade.