CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — On Monday, West Virginia Department of Human Services Cabinet Secretary Cynthia Persily went before the Joint Finance Committee to discuss Medicaid funding, but ended up fielding questions on the other pressing issue facing her office – childcare. During August interims, she assured legislators that the “funding cliff” is not an immediate
Capital stacking has become Terre Haute Mayor Brandon Sakbun’s go-to method of raising funds for city projects. The practice involves doggedly searching for financing from every possible source — local to federal tax dollars, numerous state and federal grants, philanthropic and nonprofit organizations, American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding and, pivotally, private investment. This is
More than a dozen theater organizations — including the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, Torrington’s Warner Theater, Waterbury’s Palace Theater and the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford — are calling on state leaders to restore millions of dollars in funding that lawmakers slashed during the 2024 legislative session, which wrapped last month. Collectively,
Stotts For more than a decade, Michigan has stood out as one of the top states in the nation for providing quality preschool opportunities for at-risk children. However, as leadership in Lansing continues their back-and-forth budget negotiations, Michigan’s lawmakers are on the brink of making a decision that could profoundly affect countless families across our
By Jessica Simonsen and Trevor Storrs Updated: 15 hours ago Published: 15 hours ago Children work on crafts and writing at the Sitka Child Development Center on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage. (Loren Holmes / ADN) In April 2023, Anchorage voters passed Proposition 14, permanently setting aside the municipality’s marijuana
LINCOLN — In the waning days of the Nebraska Legislature’s 2024 session, lawmakers are grappling with dwindling time and not enough funds for pet projects they’d like to see funded. Jim Macy, director of the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, testifies before the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee. March 13, 2023. (Paul Hammel/Nebraska Examiner) Lawmakers have about $20