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May 13 2024
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Va. lawmakers avert budget crisis, approve bipartisan spending plan
RICHMOND — Weeks of Virginia state budget drama ended Monday with pledges of bipartisan goodwill as the General Assembly passed a compromise two-year spending plan that boosts funding for education and other priorities without increasing taxes. Votes in both the Senate and House of Delegates were nearly unanimous.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), who had raised the specter of an unprecedented
Washington PostMay 10 2024
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Williamsburg approves budget, agrees to seek answers on student performance
Daily PressMay 06 2024
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Portland City Council set to vote on school budget
City residents got their first chance Monday to weigh in on next year’s $161.4 million Portland school budget, with four of five who spoke urging the City Council to approve it. Monday night marked the first reading of the proposal and the first opportunity for public comment. Councilors did not discuss the budget Monday, but will do so prior to the council vote in two weeks. Lara Rosen, who
Portland Press HeraldMay 13 2024
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15 L.A. restaurants and chains where a $15 budget goes far
15 L.A. restaurants and chains where a $15 budget goes far The cost of living in Los Angeles seems to increase by the day. Prices for necessities like housing, gas and groceries have all risen, while wages remain largely stagnant. For many, dining out has become a luxury, and even casual options may take you by surprise when you get the final bill. L.A. restaurants are facing many of the same
Los Angeles TimesMay 09 2024
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Chad’s Military Ruler Déby Cements Power With Election Win
Chad’s military ruler Mahamat Déby has won the country’s presidential elections, an outcome that is going to determine the extent to which the US military can engage in the region.
Déby secured 61% of the May 6 votes, Ahmed Bartchiret, president of the National Election Management Agency, said in the capital, N’djamena, late Thursday. His main challenger, Prime Minister Succès Masra,
BloombergMay 12 2024
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Seattle Could Shutter 20 Elementary Schools Due To Budget Constraints
Seattle Could Shutter 20 Elementary Schools Due To Budget Constraints When happens when your city pisses away all of your tax revenue on trying to feed, shelter and coddle activists and homeless people? You wind up having to make budget cuts. And, in Seattle, those cuts could be coming in the form of closing up to 20 elementary schools. The district’s budget deficit has reached more than $100
ZeroHedgeMay 12 2024
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Sullivan: Pause in military aid doesn’t mean Biden will ‘abandon Israel’
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday maintained President Biden’s threat to withhold offensive weapons from Israel does not mean the U.S. intends to “abandon” Israel. Sullivan, speaking with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, warned of “significant” civilian casualties in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. It comes days after President Biden threatened to withhold
The HillMay 09 2024
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Virginia budget negotiators, Youngkin strike deal on spending plan
RICHMOND — General Assembly negotiators and Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) have reached a deal on the state budget, agreeing to use several hundred million dollars in excess state revenue to pay for spending priorities favored by the General Assembly without resorting to the tax expansion opposed by the governor. “We have a budget!” House Appropriations Chairman Luke Torian (D-Prince William) said
Washington Post