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May 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,
VT DiggerMay 09 2024
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Free meals for low-income Alaska students removed from final budget
JUNEAU — The Alaska Legislature’s budget conference committee on Thursday stripped out funding to make reduced-price meals free for low income Alaska students for the next school year. The $480,000 appropriation was added to the House’s budget in April. It came from an equivalent cut to the Department of Corrections. “I’m incredibly disappointed that nearly 4,000 kids won’t have access to free
Anchorage Daily NewsMay 03 2024
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Worcester proposes $893M budget that would centralize some positions
When Worcester City Manager Eric Batista and his team were writing Worcester’s fiscal 2024 budget, he told reporters he had a major goal — efficiency. While he acknowledged the city finished the fiscal year with a budget surplus of $2.5 million allocated throughout departments, Batista said the budget for fiscal 2025 needed to be prepared for any future budget constraints caused by debt
MassLive.comMay 03 2024
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House Panel Calls to Defund Federal Agencies That Stonewall Congressional Probes
Biden administration accused of defying congressional authority by being reluctant to comply with legitimate oversight requests. Republicans on the House Oversight Committee are calling for budget cuts to federal agencies that refuse to cooperate with lawmakers’ investigations, warning that failure to discipline agencies that deny oversight-related requests risks setting a dangerous precedent
The Epoch TimesMay 02 2024
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Senate goes back to the beginning with budget negotiations as deadline looms
OKLAHOMA CITY — A Monday budget summit organized by Gov. Kevin Stitt might help lawmakers get back on track after a week of negotiation setbacks and a forced reset by the Senate of its negotiation position. The week started with a prediction by House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, that a multibillion-dollar state budget could be reached in a matter of days. It took a bad turn on Wednesday
Tulsa WorldMay 11 2024
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Seattle Public Schools Approves Mass Closure of Elementary Schools to Address Budget Deficit
The Seattle Public School (SBS) board has approved a proposal for a mass closure of up to 20 elementary schools to address a $105 million deficit. According to SPS, the current system is operating at 65 percent capacity. The consolidation would bring operations up to 85 percent capacity. “That’s why, in the 2025-26 school year, we are looking to consolidate more than 70 elementary school sites
The Epoch TimesMay 11 2024
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Proposed Athens-Clarke budget includes $1 million for affordable housing 'strike fund'
Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz is proposing a $193.7 million general fund budget for the new fiscal year beginning July 1. The mayor’s spending proposal represents a $7 million increase over the current fiscal year, but it leaves the property tax millage rate unchanged at 12.45 mills. The spending plan, based in part on a draft prepared by county government management, includes a 4%
Athens Banner-Herald