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May 10 2024
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Missouri lawmakers working to pass budget boosting funding for education and infrastructure
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers were working to pass a roughly $51 billion state budget Friday that boosts funding for education and infrastructure projects around the state. The House faced a 6 p.m. Friday deadline, set by the state constitution, to give final approval to the budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1. The Senate signed off the spending plan Thursday after
Washington TimesApr 29 2024
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Town of Wellington Earns National Budget Honor
Wellington, CO — For the first time in its history, the Town of Wellington has earned the Government Finance Officers Association’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award. The award, which the town earned for the Fiscal Year 2024 budget, recognizes excellence in budget planning and communication and is awarded to state and local governments across the country. “The award represents a
North Forty NewsApr 24 2024
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Libraries Hold Their Breath and Await the Budget
But Marx, the president of the New York Public Library, has yet to schedule a ribbon-cutting ceremony at any of the five. The reason: Mayor Eric Adams’s preliminary budget called for cutting $25.5 million for the New York Public Library and its 92-branch system — including salary money for the librarians and other staff members who would operate the five branches. “It would be tragic not to
New York Times (News)May 10 2024
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Federal appeals court upholds Bannon conviction
A federal appeals court on Friday denied a bid by one-time Trump adviser Steve Bannon to topple his contempt of Congress conviction, upholding his sentence for failing to comply with a subpoena from the now-disbanded Jan. 6 committee.
“It is undisputed that the first time Bannon raised these arguments was in district court, long after his deadline for responding to the subpoena had
The HillMay 12 2024
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Flawed DEI research cited by 51 federal agencies
Questionable research claiming benefits to “diversity, equity, and inclusion,” in corporations has been cited by at least 51 federal government entities, according to a College Fix analysis. A Department of Labor Employee Security Benefits Administration rule expanding the use of “environmental, social, and governance criteria,” for retirement fund managers is just one example of how a series
The College FixMay 10 2024
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Facing Big Deficit in California, Newsom Proposes Billions in Cuts in Revised Budget
The Epoch TimesMay 10 2024
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Missouri lawmakers approve $51.7B budget amid delays, criticism of ‘secretive’ process
Missouri lawmakers approved a $51.7 billion budget just hours before the Friday deadline, narrowly avoiding what could have been a legislative disaster. The proposed spending plan includes 3.2% raises for state employees, millions for highway projects, including $53 million near Kansas City, and $17.5 million to prepare for the 2026 World Cup in Kansas City. It also includes controversial
The Kansas City StarMay 06 2024
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For Prairie Band, federal recognition at last
When Potawatomi Chief Shab-eh-nay left his home in present-day DeKalb County to visit family in Kansas, he returned just weeks later to seized lands. The U.S. government had illegally auctioned off the 1,280-acre reservation. “They said he abandoned his land and sold it,” said Joseph Rupnick, the chairman of Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. The generational trauma of the past 175 years weighed
Chicago TribuneApr 26 2024
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Burlington budget deficit grows to $13 million
Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak on Thursday said the city’s $9 million budget deficit has now swelled to nearly $13 million due to a miscalculation of employee benefit costs and other increasing expenses. The new deficit forecast comes after a more accurate analysis of employee benefit costs was completed for the next fiscal year. Salary growth and employee health benefit expenses,
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