Ohio State Fair 2025 DeWine opening day ribbon cutting Governor Mike DeWine was present during the ribbon-cutting on opening day of the 2025 Ohio State Fair. Ohioans have mixed reactions, with some supporting the use of unclaimed funds and others criticizing it. Concerns about the stadium’s location and ticket affordability were also raised. Ohio is
Ella McCarthy, Alex Driggars, Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman | Hearst – Austin Transition In early spring, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson delivered a snarky quip while describing the dire and unprecedented budget shortfall facing the city. “If the keyboard warriors want to troll through the city of Austin budget to find actual inefficiencies and waste, I’m
The ongoing clash between Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel and Prosecutor Peter Lucido over several budget issues took another turn this week when the Michigan Court of Appeals issued an order directing Hackel to disburse funds to Lucido for outside legal counsel. Lucido praised the ruling and said it’s the third time in recent years
Polk County Public Schools announced that federal education-related funds that had been withheld are being released. The school district received word July 25 that the Trump Administration is releasing the funds, it said in a news release. The federal funds support Title I, II, III and IV programs that directly fund staff positions and services,
A Harper Woods man has been charged in connection with allegedly fraudulently obtaining more than $60,000 in COVID-19 relief funds, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office said. Roy Lee Holt, 57, was arraigned last week through 32A District Court on two counts of false pretenses of $20,000 to $50,000, each a 15-year felony; false pretenses
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – More than 550 districts across Michigan applied for funds for research-based early literacy materials. According to the Michigan Department of Education, each will receive a share of an $87 million dollar appropriation. The release says that out of Michigan’s 877 eligible local education agencies and intermediate school districts, 561 of them
The suspects accused of kidnapping and torturing an Italian man inside a luxurious SoHo apartment in a bid to access his cryptocurrency password were granted bail by a Manhattan judge Wednesday. After hearing arguments from their lawyers and the Manhattan district attorney, state Supreme Court Judge Gregory Carro said he would release William Duplessie, 33,
MADISON, Wis. – The world of cryptocurrency is still largely unregulated — but some state lawmakers are looking to change that. Malls, gas stations, you name it, crypto ATMs are popping up everywhere. A report from earlier this year from the FBI shows from 2023 to 2024, it had a 99% increase in complaints filed over
A new proposed federal budget from the U.S. House of Representatives would likely spare iconic research labs in Boulder but still leave a deep gash in funding. On Monday, the House appropriations committee unveiled a budget draft that would slash more than $387 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA. That’s about
Senate passes bill to cut funding to public broadcasting The bill to cut more than $9 billion from public broadcasting, foreign aid and more will move on for a final House vote, then to the president. The rescission bill passed by Congress ends funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, including NPR and affiliates. KCLU