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Report praises tax relief, continued reduction of tax-supported debt
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – Tax relief and continued reduction of tax-supported debt are leading praises of the Legislature from an independent nonpartisan taxpayer research institute in Florida. The Taxpayers’ Guide to Florida’s FY2025-26 State Budget,…
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State owed $3.4M; school district’s total unpaid debts $38M
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school system welcomes help from the state of North Carolina as it works to improves its trouble financial situation, a school system spokeswoman told The Center Square. The…
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Milwaukee school boss talks of $100M ‘structural imbalance’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – Milwaukee’s new superintendent says the city’s school district will likely need $100 million more. Superintendent Brenda Cassellius said on UpFront over the weekend that Milwaukee schools could be looking at a $100…
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Ex-authority director to spend 30 months in prison
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – The former director of a northwest Ohio transit authority will spend more than two years in jail after stealing nearly $30,000 in public resources more than five years ago. Shelia Haney,…
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‘Conflict of interest’ alleged in complaint against Solicitor General Noah Purcell
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – A complaint against Solicitor General Noah Purcell with the Washington State Executive Ethics Board has been rejected for investigation despite allegations that the decision by Executive Director Kate Reynolds was made…
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Boston facing mass deportations under ‘Operation Patriot 2.0’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – Noncitizens in Massachusetts with prior arrests face escalating deportations under the Trump administration’s Operation Patriot 2.0. Modeled after its first round of mass roundups earlier this summer – particularly in sanctuary…
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CA, Delaware attorneys general concerned about OpenAI
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta is investigating OpenAI after parents blamed the company for their teenage son’s suicide in a lawsuit. Bonta’s office said the attorney general is looking into the San…
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Polis calls for return of Victims of Crime Act grant funding
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is calling for the Trump administration to end restrictions it has put on Victims of Crime Act grants. The funding in jeopardy, which has already been appropriated by…
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Michigan cities absent from list of fastest-growing areas
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – Not a single Michigan city made a recent list of fastest-growing metropolitan areas. From 2019 to 2024, cities in Florida, South Carolina and Utah saw the largest population increase by percentage. This…
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Push to ban stock trading by Congress follows IL rep’s reported violations
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – After an Illinois congressman reportedly broke the law with late disclosures of stock trades, another member of the state’s delegation is urging colleagues to prohibit stock trading by members of Congress.…




