WIC is facing a $1 billion budget shortfall, alarming advocates and program participants who say healthy food is only one piece of the vital assistance that the federal nutrition program provides to millions of low-income women and young children. WIC — as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children is commonly called […]
When border security provisions were stripped from the national security supplemental bill in the Senate last week because of Republican opposition, a doomsday clock began ticking for cities struggling to cope with an influx of migrants and federal agencies bracing for a new surge at the border. Two Department of Homeland Security officials told NBC […]
The Hartford Fire Department is dropping to two firefighters per shift as the department grapples with a budget shortfall. The Harford Township Trustees approved reducing the number of staff members on each shift from three during a special meeting Wednesday. Firefighters also agreed to accept compensatory time instead of overtime pay as the department seeks […]
By Scott DiSavino Jan 14 (Reuters) – U.S. natural gas output fell to a preliminary 11-month low on Sunday as frigid weather froze wells across the country, while gas demand for heating and power generation was on track to hit record highs. In Texas the state’s power grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas […]
This article was originally published in Kansas Reflector. TOPEKA — Rep. Kristey Williams and Sen. Renee Erickson agreed there was little value in convening a task force to study the state’s shortfall in funding public school special education programs because the financial issues were too complex and the only remedy suggested by education advocacy groups […]
Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin’s proposed personal income tax cuts would disproportionately benefit wealthy Virginians while creating a multi-billion-dollar revenue shortfall over the next two years, according to analysis by The Commonwealth Institute. Youngkin included a 12% reduction in income tax across the board in his budget proposal, released in December. That cut would reduce personal […]
Small towns and communities across early 1900s Lenawee County had few options to fight fire. It was a time when fire department subscriptions lacked support and most “organized” firefighter plans comprised of bucket brigades. After all, some would argue, big fires don’t happen to small communities. Despite that mindset, many Lenawee County communities suffered loss […]