As St. Tammany Parish continues to grow, local leaders say funding for public safety isn’t keeping pace. Their solution? Redirecting a portion of an existing sales tax to support law enforcement and ...
Government funding is set to expire on March 14, meaning lawmakers will need to pass – and the President will need to sign – appropriations bills for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 or enact a continuing ...
Lawmakers on Tuesday discussed House Bill 2, which would raise schools’ base funding per student by $220 — a figure that ...
The Hawaii Foodbank is hoping for the best but preparing for the worst if it takes a hit from federal budget cuts possibly ...
A bipartisan group of lawmakers are proposing to increase the program's funding from $8 million to $14 million per two-year ...
More than a billion dollars in federal funding is headed to Maui County for fire recovery. As HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol ...
Key Republicans are questioning whether an “adequacy” supplement targeted at underfunded schools is inherently unfair.
Concerns about student funding have risen since the Trump administration's plans to cut the federal workforce.
The county commissioners sent a letter to state legislators and the governor requesting more money to address the growing ...
WASHINGTON ― Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced on Thursday that he would vote to advance Republican legislation funding the government, likely easing the way for the bill’s ...