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Michigan panel OKs 3 pct. raise for K-12 schools

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:50:13 -0400

LANSING, Michigan - Michigan's public schools would get about 3 percent more and it's community colleges and universities about 2 percent more in overall funding next fiscal year under measures approved by Republican-led budget panels Thursday.

Iowa Board of Regents confirms tuition freeze

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:30:56 -0400

DES MOINES, Iowa - The Board of Regents is following up on its promise of freezing tuition at Iowa's public universities now that an education budget is in the books.

Senate Democrats offer slew of Ohio budget changes

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:44:04 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Democrats in the Ohio Senate suggested Wednesday that budget writers take millions of dollars from a proposed income tax cut for higher wage earners and direct it to schools instead, as work intensified on the state's spending plan.

College tuition hike bill scrapped for session

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:19:36 -0400

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - Attempts to raise tuition at Louisiana's public colleges appear dead for the session, despite concerns about repeated rounds of budget cuts to schools.

Most NY school district budgets OK'd by voters

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:34:24 -0400

BUFFALO, New York - New Yorkers have voted to pass 98 percent of proposed school budgets that contained tax increases within state-imposed limits.

Caddo Parish School Board delays budget vote

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:20:05 -0400

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana - The Caddo Parish School Board has delayed voting on its $479 million budget.

Gov. Snyder, GOP lawmakers agree to budget targets

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:05:28 -0400

LANSING, Michigan - Republican Gov. Rick Snyder and leaders of the GOP majority in the Legislature reached a budget agreement Tuesday for next fiscal year that doesn't include an expansion of government health insurance for low income-adults and puts Michigan's unexpected surplus toward funding roads and K-12 education.

Dem tax plan pulled; Senate debate degenerates

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:20:23 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - A debate over education funding turned bitter on the Nevada Senate floor Tuesday when Democrats accused Republicans of not wanting to compromise on taxes and the GOP minority leader chastised the majority for failed leadership.

Kan. legislators move forward on budget, taxes

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:29:28 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - Kansas lawmakers agreed Tuesday to a compromise plan on the state's proposed $14.5 billion budget, potentially setting up a key test vote if negotiators reach a deal on taxes.

NC budget deletes education earmarks for lottery

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:45:58 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - The North Carolina budget sought by Senate Republicans would eliminate the law that lays out how the state lottery's net proceeds should be distributed for education.

Senators reject new school funding formula

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:08:56 -0400

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - Senators on Tuesday killed a $3.5 billion public school funding proposal submitted to lawmakers by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, because of concerns about proposed changes to payments for special education and gifted students.

Cuts needed to align Monroe school budget

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:10:29 -0400

MONROE, Louisiana - Reductions in the number of employees, possible school closures and cuts to services including food and transportation are all possibilities as Monroe City Schools superintendent-elect Brent Vidrine takes the helm of the district on June 1.

NY residents voting on school budgets

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:58:06 -0400

BUFFALO, New York - New York school districts are proposing an average tax levy increase of 2.8 percent in budgets being voted on, with all but a relative few staying within taxing limits set by the state to virtually assure passage.

Kan. Legislature stalemated on tax, budget issues

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:28:22 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - Kansas legislators were stalemated Monday on spending and tax issues as Republican leaders publicly bickered over GOP Gov. Sam Brownback's plan to stabilize the budget by canceling a scheduled decrease in the state sales tax.

Natchez school district looking for budget cuts

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:58:04 -0400

NATCHEZ, Mississippi - Natchez-Adams School District officials are looking to identify nearly $900,000 in expenses to cut from the district's budget.

Legislature sends Dayton $15.7B education budget

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:26:30 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - The Legislature has sent Gov. Mark Dayton a school funding bill that boosts education spending in a number of areas.

Tangipahoa schools struggle with budget

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:35:44 -0400

AMITE, Louisiana - The Tangipahoa Parish School Board will use rededicated sales tax revenue, cuts to transportation services, elimination of a perfect-attendance salary bonus and a one-time reduction in the board-mandated minimum fund balance to come within $1 million of a balanced budget for 2013-14.

Eugene schools face $16 million budget gap

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:47:44 -0400

EUGENE, Oregon - The Eugene School District wants wage concessions from teachers because of a projected $16 million budget gap.

Minnesota House defeats construction projects bill

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:53:17 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - A state Capitol facelift, college campus building projects and regional civic center upgrades got thrown in limbo Friday when the Minnesota House failed to muster enough votes for an $800 million construction bill.

Senate majority names 33 bills for budget talks

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:49:39 -0400

OLYMPIA, Washington - As lawmakers wrap up their first week of a special legislative session, Senate majority leaders have asked that more than 30 bills be considered as part of the budget discussions.

Senate Democrats want more school money, not cuts

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:02:43 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - Illinois Senate Democrats want to boost general education funding by $156 million next year, not cut it, key budget negotiators said Friday, but acknowledged the increase would only keep per-student funding level.

Calif. Gov. Brown defends education spending in LA

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:43:06 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Gov. Jerry Brown traveled to a lower-income Hispanic neighborhood Friday to defend his proposal to shift some education spending to the state's neediest children.

Perry shrugs off claim he's derailing budget talks

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:59:52 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday shrugged off suggestions by top Democrats that his office is holding up delicate negotiations on the Texas budget by pressuring Republicans to steer money away from public education.

Mayor proposes tax hikes to fund Philly schools

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:51:32 -0400

PHILADELPHIA - The mayor of Philadelphia has proposed increasing taxes on cigarettes and liquor as part of an effort to avoid budget cuts to the city's struggling school district.

Ore. House speaker opens door to more pension cuts

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:46:14 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek on Wednesday backed off her refusal to allow steeper cuts to public-employee retirement benefits, potentially paving the way out of a stalemate that has stalled budget progress for weeks.