Local superintendents lay out legislative priorities as they face lingering budget shortfalls
The Prior Lake-Savage District is $4 million short next year and its superintendent says the educational model needs to be ...
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Normal moves ahead on sustainability despite tight budget
The Town of Normal wants to make progress implementing its new sustainability plan even in a tight fiscal climate.
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Here’s what we know about L.A. fire department’s DEI efforts, which Republicans have attacked
Donald Trump Jr., conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, and actor James Woods have made accusations similar to Musk’s. DEI initiatives broadly include efforts to increase diversity in ethnicity, gender, ...
Gavin Newsom has grown California’s government to a record size. Now he, too, is selling ‘efficiency’
Gov. Gavin Newsom has only expanded the size and scope of California government during his tenure, while Trump plans radical ...
National debt races toward record level as Trump takes office
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the U.S. government’s fiscal health is bleak, with debt and deficits ...
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Gov. Laura Kelly presented new state budget to Republican-led House, Senate
Adam Proffitt, budget director for Gov. Laura Kelly, outlined for members of the Kansas Legislature the Democratic governor’s ...
Proposal to increase Maine’s cigarette tax draws praise and concern
Health advocates have lauded Gov. Janet Mills' proposal for a tax increase on cigarettes, though some businesses are ...
Jamestown delegation introduces bill to repeal RIO incentive compensation program
The District 12 delegation from Jamestown introduced a bill on Monday, Jan. 13, in the North Dakota Legislature that would repeal a section in the North Dakota Century Code related to an incentive ...
House Budget Republicans eye more than 200 spending cuts, tax changes for major bill
Republicans on the House Budget Committee are considering more than 200 potential budget cuts, tax breaks, tariffs and ...
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5 ways Braun’s proposed budget impacts education — including teacher pay, universal vouchers
Braun hopes to get more money for academics in the classroom, not for operations and administrators, in the 2025-27 budget.
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Budget finalization nears for Windham Southeast School District
"It's an extremely reasonable, fair budget," Shaun Murphy, Windham Southeast School District Board member and Finance ...