Jul. 3—The Ohio Senate has approved a six-member Academic Council to lead Wright State University’s state-mandated Center for Civics, Culture and Workforce, who will soon begin working toward their goal of protecting conservative ideals on campus. The Senate vote was along party lines with Democrats dissenting, critical of the initiative. The new Academic Council’s first […]
Welfare is a system to provide Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) help to people who are eligible to receive those services. Services like Medicaid, food stamps and other things. But it is kind of curious how, when someone lives in a county like Cleveland County, they would have to drive anywhere upwards of 90 […]
With Florida A&M University’s licensure exam pass rates remaining lower than benchmarks and goals, Florida Board of Governors Vice Chair Alan Levine says he is ready to get rid of the programs if there is no turnaround. This comes as FAMU falls short of hitting the marks in all of its professional licensure programs — […]
Spain’s leftist government said Friday it will remove the value-added tax on olive oil, a staple of Spanish cuisine which has soared in price due to a severe drought that has caused a sharp drop in the country’s olive harvest. Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s government will from July “permanently” include olive oil in the […]
Jun. 18—BEMIDJI — Coinciding with the arrival of June, the Bemidji Area Schools Board of Education reviewed the district’s preliminary operating budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year on Monday. School boards are required to approve their budgets prior to July 1, or before the start of the upcoming fiscal year, with the idea that budgeting […]
Imagine if the plastic in your yoga pants or memory foam pillow could simply disappear when you’re finished with it, without harming the environment. Thanks to innovative scientists at the University of San Diego, this green dream is on its way to becoming a reality. Researchers have created a remarkable new biodegradable plastic by combining […]
Jacob Ammentorp Lund / Getty Images/iStockphoto When it comes to spending, it’s important to forego certain luxuries in the name of planning for the future. But there are certain expenses that wealthy millennials will never eliminate from their budgets. Whether for health reasons or personal aesthetic, there are some things they refuse to budge on. […]
The Biden administration Tuesday announced a new proposed rule to erase medical debt from credit reports, potentially helping an estimated 100 million Americans who struggle to pay their medical bills. The new rule, which was proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), aims to bring relief to patients who have had trouble getting approved […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed he would not fix the state’s budget deficit by taking away health insurance from low-income adults living in the country without legal permission, calling the state’s policy “something I believe in.” But Newsom would eliminate an important health benefit for some low-income immigrants with disabilities, angering […]
A budget for next fiscal year would eliminate Illinois’ one percent grocery tax by the year 2026. However, several communities in Illinois rely on the money generated by the tax and are concerned about how to make up for the lost revenue. As Our Quad Cities News Illinois Capitol Bureau correspondent Theodora Koulouvaris reports, the […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — After months of negotiations, lawmakers are moving forward with a plan to eliminate the sub minimum wage for disabled worker. “Years of education, years of advocacy, years of research, years of planning, I think has culminated into this moment.” The bill is heading to the House Floor. It would get rid […]
(Getty Images) In an effort to help first-time homebuyers in Pennsylvania, the House Housing and Community Development committee advanced a bill that would eliminate the state real estate transfer tax for people who have never owned homes before. As it stands, the state collects a 1% tax from both homebuyers and sellers in most real […]