by admin | May 21, 2012 | Education, News, Politics / Govt
As one might expect, Republicans and Democrats in the House see the 2012 legislative session two very different ways. Republican Majority Floor Leader Tim Jones (R-Eureka) says the House kept the promises it made and had a successful session. “We are very proud...
by admin | May 16, 2012 | Education, News, Politics / Govt
The state legislature has approved a bill that would allow expansion of charter schools and strengthen their accountability. Charter schools are supported by taxpayers but not regulated by districts. They typically use different curriculums from their public school...
by admin | May 11, 2012 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Some say the way the House and Senate budget conferees compromised to fund the blind medical subsidy fund won’t pass constitutional muster. The compromise was to include over $24 million dollars for the fund and to add language to the budget that restricts...
by admin | Apr 30, 2012 | News
A conference committee of the House and Senate could begin meeting as early as today to hash out the two chambers’ differences in the budget. The Chairman of the House Budget Committee says the Senate’s budget proposal is not balanced. Ryan Silvey says an...
by admin | Apr 6, 2012 | News, Politics / Govt
The divide between the House and Senate versions of the budget is clear. The two chambers will go to conference, likely tomorrow, to try to hammer out differences. One disparity involves $70 million dollar tax amnesty legislation passed by the House, that hasn’t...
