Fort Worth is following cities such as Dallas, Denton and Austin by giving a full property-tax break to qualifying child care centers. The Fort Worth City Council on Tuesday approved the tax exemption that will be applied starting this year toward 100% of a facility’s appraised value. The council’s vote was unanimous, with council member […]
The Missouri Board of Education unanimously approved a strategic plan Tuesday that pinpointed the four priority areas it will focus on, above all else, in the coming years. The areas are early learning, literacy, teacher recruitment and retention, and success-ready students and workforce development. Specific goals to meet by 2026 are included. The plan is […]
May 14—EBENSBURG, Pa. — Starting next school year, all Central Cambria School District students in third, fourth and fifth grades will attend Cambria Elementary School in the Ebensburg area. The Central Cambria School District board approved the long-suspected reconfiguration of the district’s two elementary schools by a 7-1 vote at Monday’s meeting. Patricia Allbaugh cast […]
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal energy regulators on Monday approved a long-awaited rule to make it easier to transmit renewable energy such as wind and solar power to the electric grid — a key part of President Joe Biden’s goal to eliminate carbon emissions economy-wide by 2050. The rule, under development for two years, is aimed […]
Two separate and unrelated insolvency arrangements allowing two debtors to write-off over €12 million owed to financial funds have been approved by the High Court. The court approved a Debt Settlement Arrangement (DSA) to company director, 63-year-old Mark Quinn, which will see €8.9 million of debt owed to financial fund Everyday Finance DAC written off. […]
Eddy County Detention Center Warden Billy Massingill said the jail has done its best to adapt to certain 21st century standards as staff deal with aging infrastructure at a facility that was built for 20th century usage. He welcomed the May 7 approval by the Eddy County Board of County Commissioners for the construction of […]
The UN General Assembly has voted by a wide margin to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and called on the Security Council to favourably reconsider its request to become the 194th member of the United Nations. The 193-member world body approved the Arab and Palestinian-sponsored resolution by a vote of 143-9 with 25 […]
LAKESIDE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) – The Lakeside Union School District board unanimously approved a new “Parents Bill of Rights” at Thursday’s meeting amid dueling points of view on the policy. It was standing room only inside the meeting as dozens signed up to speak for public comment on both sides of the argument. “It allows […]
May 9—JAMESTOWN — The Stutsman County Commission on Tuesday, May 7, unanimously approved a 1% levy limit increase for agencies outside the county for their 2025 budgets. The county will notify all outside agencies, which include Jamestown Regional Airport, James River Valley Library System, James River Senior Citizens Center and the Stutsman County Soil Conservation […]
(Bloomberg) — China approved two gene-edited wheat and corn varieties as safe to use, boosting its drive to raise output and improve food security. Most Read from Bloomberg The government granted a biosafety certificate valid for five years, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said in a statement late Wednesday. This is just one […]
As Californians gear up to turn on their air conditioning this summer, the state’s utility regulator approved a hotly contested change to residential electricity rates. In a unanimous vote Thursday, the agency authorized a flat fee of up to $24.15 and cuts to electricity costs by 5-7 cents per kilowatt-hour. The change stands to impact […]