Ellensburg
In the span of a month, firefighting costs for 20 wildfires burning across Washington have totaled $207 million, according to data from the state’s Department of Natural Resources.
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Louisiana
University leaders are considering setting up economic development districts, like one LSU recently created around its Baton Rouge campus, that would give their school access to sales tax revenue already being collected.
Texas
BRENHAM — The Washington County Commissioners Court unanimously voted on Tuesday to propose an increased property tax rate for the 2026 tax year, setting off a formal process to raise additional revenue for county operations.
New Jersey
The state-run health plan for school workers may see a 34% premium hike next year. The panel tasked with approving new rates punted on a vote Wednesday.
North Carolina
(The Center Square) – Greensboro’s PGA Tour event, with a storied legacy of winners from Sam Snead, Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson to Seve Ballesteros and Davis Love III, has made the cut on the good side of the new two-tiered competitive structure PGA Tour schedule.
Missoula
Montana’s School Funding Interim Commission voted 13-7 last week to approve a final report, including 10 draft bills that will go before the Montana Legislature this upcoming session.
Wisconsin
(The Center Square) – A Waukesha County judge updated his order and no longer has ruled a state budget provision allowing Milwaukee County to keep all of its motor vehicle fines and forfeiture funds.
Missouri
Missouri education officials are preparing to ask lawmakers for roughly $300 million more for public schools next year, setting up a potentially difficult budget fight as the state faces a projected revenue shortfall. The numbers are yet to be finalized, but the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s preliminary report shows that recent changes to […]
Idaho
Idaho state budget officials have an improved revenue outlook for the new fiscal year in a forecast released Monday. The Division of Financial Management revised its revenue forecast for Fiscal Year 2027, which began July1. The new forecast is just over $291.1 million, or 5.2% higher than what legislative budget writers predicted, according to the […]
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NC budget includes $5M digital credential project that appears to favor politically connected vendor
In the recently passed budget, North Carolina lawmakers included $5 million for a statewide digital credential system for the state’s 58-school community college system. The budget provision includes technical requirements that appear to favor a politically-connected vendor that participated in a state pilot program last year. Who wrote the budget language remains unclear, but the […]
