Tag: constraints

IBM falls as enterprise-spending constraints choke consulting demand

(Reuters) – Shares of International Business Machines fell more than 8% in premarket trading on Thursday, as its consulting business faces pressure from enterprises tightening their budgets to cope with an uncertain economy and high interest rates. Weakness in smaller discretionary projects affected the consulting segment, but analysts at J.P.Morgan said the backlog could help […]

Public access counselor constraints enable back-room shenanigans

The first words of the Constitution explain who runs the government: we the people. Those words mean governments exist to serve the people, not the other way around. Increasingly, lawmakers are looking to limit the input and access of “we the people” into what happens, trying to keep as much as possible hidden behind closed doors […]

Idaho County faces possible time constraints for new jail

Jan. 18—GRANGEVILLE — The clock is ticking on federal COVID-19-related funds Idaho County hopes to use to build a new jail complex north of town. Idaho County Clerk Kathy Ackerman said Wednesday that the $3.173 million Idaho County received in American Rescue Plan Act and Economic Recovery-related funding must be “committed” by the end of […]