Amy Starzecki, administrator of the Superior school district in northern Wisconsin, detailed the financial difficulties her district has faced in recent years to a roomful of public education advocates gathered in the auditorium of Superior High School at the end of July. Starzecki’s district had to transfer $6 million from its general fund to cover […]
North Dakota Republican lawmakers are set to discuss a possible special session to ban the substance kratom and address a fundraising shortfall of the state Military Gallery, which has paused construction. Senate Republicans on Wednesday received a videoconference invitation for a Sunday meeting from Senate Majority David Hogue, R-Minot, in which he said he had […]
Kentucky’s lone Democratic congressman, U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey, joined two of his House colleagues to get a closer look at a Northern Kentucky jail holding federal immigration detainees Monday. Speaking to reporters in Louisville Tuesday morning, McGarvey said the visit to the facility “as part of our ongoing and continuing oversight of what ICE is […]
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education is seeking to restore outcomes-based performance funding for the state’s public colleges and universities in the next biennial budget. The formula rewards additional funding to colleges and universities for positive outcomes like on-time degree completion and graduate retention. The commission approved a new performance formula Thursday prioritizing on-time or […]
BUTTE, Mont. -- In just under a month's time, the streets of Uptown Butte will be packed with music, vendors, and attendees for the world-famous Montana Folk Festival. It's one of the Mining City's greatest summer treasures, but it also takes a massive effort behind the scenes to pull off.
