Jun. 26—Federal investigators said a construction contractor could have prevented an employee’s fatal fall at a Chenango County job site in December 2023. According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Labor, inspectors with the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found A.W. Stiles Contractors Inc. of McMinnville, Tennessee, failed to provide the […]
(Bloomberg) — Beijing has suggested Germany’s luxury car manufacturers could benefit if Berlin convinces the European Union to drop tariffs on Chinese electric-vehicle exports. Most Read from Bloomberg China floated lowering its existing tariffs on large-engine cars in return for scrapping planned EV levies on imports from the Asian nation, according to people familiar with […]
Lawrence Township trustees Monday meeting KEY ACTION: Agreed to put two levies on the Nov. 5 ballot. DISCUSSION: The Stark County Auditor’s Office, upon the trustees’ request, valued all real estate and public utility property in Lawrence Township at $255.5 million and determined that a new, five-year 1.75-mill road levy would raise $447,000 a year. A continuing […]
A 2018 law that hit some school districts with unexpected funding cuts has put Gov. Phil Murphy and Trenton Democrats in a bind for the past several years. The result is a new law, signed by Murphy this week, that permits those 147 districts to lift, for a one-year period, New Jersey’s 2% property tax […]
Tuesday was a rough night for school districts in the greater Columbus area. In central Ohio, six districts – Olentangy Local Schools, Heath City Schools, Fairbanks Local Schools, Madison-Plains Local Schools, North Fork Local Schools and Teays Valley Local Schools – all had issues on the ballot to renovate and expand existing buildings or construct […]
Mar. 16—ASHTABULA TOWNSHIP — On Tuesday, the Buckeye Local Schools will ask voters to pass an 8.9-mill bond levy and a .5-mill permanent improvement levy — over 37 years — to replace the district’s four buildings. Buckeye received a recommendation from the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission (OFCC) to replace its aged buildings after an evaluation […]
Four school districts are asking voters to approve levies on the primary ballot, including Lake Local Schools, which is facing a $3 million deficit and more budget cuts if the tax is not approved. Voters in Tuslaw Local Schools and Northwest Local Schools will see renewal levies on the March 19 ballot, while Marlington voters […]
Feb. 24—OLYMPIA — Preliminary results from the Feb. 13 Special Election show a significant majority of levies passing on local ballots across Washington state, but only a third of bond proposals passed, according to a Feb. 14 announcement from the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. In the election, 159 school districts had a […]
Ballots should be arriving in the mail for the Feb. 13 special election, and every school district in Thurston County is asking voters to approve school property tax levies. North Thurston, Olympia and Tumwater school districts, plus the six smaller districts in the county, all have measures on the ballot to renew their expiring Educational […]
Florida State must disassociate with an NIL collective representative after NIL-related recruiting violations. (Rich Storry/Getty Images) Thirty months into the era of name, image and likeness, the NCAA is finally dropping the hammer. The association is levying significant penalties on Florida State football, one of its NIL collectives and a booster, as well as an […]
Florida State must disassociate with an NIL collective representative after NIL-related recruiting violations. (Rich Storry/Getty Images) Thirty months into the era of name, image and likeness, the NCAA is finally dropping the hammer. The association is expected to levy significant penalties on Florida State football, one of its NIL collectives and a booster, as well […]