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Michigan panel OKs 3 pct. raise for K-12 schools
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. Earlier this week, lawmakers agreed on the spending targets — or how much each department will receive ...
Minnesota news in brief at 7:58 p.m. CDT
Fossil area closed after 2 boys die in Minn. park MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — St. Paul authorities shut down a popular fossil-hunting area in a riverside park Thursday, one day after two children were killed and two others injured by a landslide. Mayor Chris Coleman announced the indefinite closure after searchers ...
Bills seeks $2M for Teach for America
Gov. Brian Sandoval's proposal to allocate $2 million to Teach for America has new life in the Nevada Senate. SB517 was introduced Thursday and referred to the Senate Finance Committee, where the proposal was stalled earlier by partisan divide when it was considered as part of the governor's K-12 education ...
Tornado took town's youngest as it swept through
One loved the spotlight. Another was nicknamed "The Wall" because of the force he brought to the soccer field. When a top-of-the-scale EF5 tornado ripped through Moore, Okla., it took with it 24 lives. Seven of them were children at Plaza Towers Elementary school; two were only babies. These are ...
Wash. kids play with dead bats, get rabies shots
The Grant County Health District says some Moses Lake, Wash., children are getting precautionary rabies shots after they were found playing with several dead bats. The health district says the bats were too damaged to be tested for rabies. A statement from the district said the children are related to ...
Highlights from around the Capitol
Nearly 2,000 people went to Gov. Rick Perry's website in January to sound off on how lawmakers should cut taxes by $1.8 billion. Many won't get what they wanted. The state sales tax rate isn't budging. Another sales tax holiday isn't in the works. Nor is the Texas Legislature raising ...
Ex-PSU player takes battle vs. bullying to book
A former Penn State women's basketball player has written a new book to champion the anti-bullying efforts she supported during her playing days in Happy Valley. Gizelle Studevent's book, "Bridges," debuted this month on Amazon.com. It draws partly on Studevent's own experiences of being bullied in high school while growing ...
It's now House's turn to create NC state budget
Senate Republicans handed off their vision of North Carolina's state budget to their counterparts Thursday in the House, who are likely to take issue with several proposals and listen to what GOP Gov. Pat McCrory wants in a final plan. The Senate gave its final approval to a government spending ...
Ohio school board considers creationism curriculum
A civil rights group is asking a southwest Ohio school district to abandon proposed policies that teach creationism in the classroom. The Springboro School Board is considering whether to include creationism in its curriculum and is slated to discuss the issue at a meeting Thursday night. The board previously weighed ...
McDonald's can't shake criticism about nutrition
McDonald's once again faced criticism that it's a purveyor of junk food that markets to children at its annual shareholder meeting Thursday — including some sharp remarks from a 9-year-old girl. The world's biggest hamburger chain has been looking to keep up with changing tastes as people increasingly opt for ...
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