Jul. 3—ROCHESTER — Although The U.S. Department of Education has withheld nearly $7 billion in funding from schools across the country, it’s not yet clear what kind of impact that will have for Rochester Public Schools. On June 30, the U.S. Department of Education sent a notification to state agencies, notifying them that the release
WICOMICO COUNTY, Md. – Wicomico County officials approved $17 million in funding for six different projects in the area. After county council approval Wednesday night, the bonds are off to the bank for their green light. If approved by Moody’s and S&P Global, County Executive Julie Giordano said Emergency Services, the public library, the Civic
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Despite assurances from both President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that federal money would be used to operate the controversial Everglades immigrant detention center, the state has so far received “no federal funds,” according to court documents filed Thursday by the Department of Homeland Security. In filings in the U.S.
IDAHO FALLS — A local youth group is in the midst of its annual fundraiser of selling fireworks, with the goal of funding parts of its programs. Community Youth in Action, founded in 2018, has evolved from its initial goal of keeping local youth drug-free to include the LIV Teen Center and a Safety, Prevention,
Reading Time: 3 minutes Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a new two-year budget in the early morning hours Thursday in a race against Congress to ensure the state gets a federal Medicaid match that it would lose under President Trump’s tax and spending cuts package. In an extraordinarily rapid succession of events, Evers and Republican lawmakers unveiled a compromise
The Trump administration may have relented this week in its effort to freeze $875 million of federal funds to build electric vehicle charging stations. The U.S. attorney general’s office on Tuesday declined to appeal a court order from last week that freed a variety of states, from California to Rhode Island, to draw money halted
Mikie Sherrill has raised almost $1.5 million since winning the Democratic gubernatorial primary on June 10 and has submitted over $1.3 million toward matching funds. Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli, who announced on July 16 that he’d hit the $580,000 threshold to qualify for matching funds, has raised over $1.8 million for the general election and
Michigan stands at a critical juncture in its battle against the opioid epidemic. Last month, I testified before the House Appropriations Medicaid and Behavioral Health Subcommittee on the challenges we face, and how opioid settlement funds can help us work together for widespread change. A recent analysis by Avalere Health reveals that each case of opioid
Students in class at George Washington Elementary School in Madera on Oct. 29, 2024. California and Massachusetts banned bilingual education for almost 20 years and then reversed their bans at about the same time seven years ago. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.
The Donor Advised Fund market is big with an estimated $250 billion held in these consumer-level, tax-advantaged charitable savings accounts, but the industry still needs technological and marketing innovation to realize its potential. Big news in DAF-land was this week’s launch of GoFundMe Giving Funds, a virtual space that enables consumers to easily create their