Read in English.Los estudiantes que viven en un hogar con ingresos de $90,000 o menos al año ahora cumplen con los requisitos de un nuevo crédito tributario en Colorado que les ayudará a pagar por los dos primeros años de sus estudios universitarios.Lí…
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Auditor says amended contract for ESA program administration doubled cost
Iowa Auditor of State Rob Sand released a report Tuesday that says the state will pay more to the company managing the Education Savings Account (ESA) program than originally planned. Odyssey, a New York-based company, was chosen in February 2023 to oversee the disbursement of funds for the ESA program a month after the measure […]
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New Pa. law strengthens protections for those targeted by lawsuits for speaking out in public
Lawsuits designed to intimidate and silence people who exercise their First Amendment rights could have costly consequences in Pennsylvania under legislation signed into law July 18. Civil rights, good government and press freedom groups applauded Gov. Josh Shapiro’s signing of House Bill 1466, which provides a way for people and groups targeted for speaking out […]
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State police warned Secret Service about Trump shooter, Pennsylvania chief says
WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania’s top police officer faced questions Tuesday from lawmakers who wanted details on how the U.S. Secret Service and state and local law enforcement communicated when a gunman attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump, killed one rallygoer and injured two others in Butler, Pennsylvania. Lawmakers were aghast to learn state police relayed […]
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State police warned Secret Service about Trump shooter, Pennsylvania chief says
The hours-long hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security occurred as lawmakers continued to probe how an agency tasked with protecting the nation’s current and former leaders could allow a 20-year-old wielding a rifle to reach a rooftop in such close proximity to Trump.
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Pa. Supreme Court grants limited appeal of ruling striking down Pittsburgh’s ‘jock tax’
Correction: This article was updated July 23, 2024 to correctly reflect the Supreme Court’s decision, which granted Pittsburgh a limited appeal. The state Supreme Court has granted a limited appeal in Pittsburgh’s challenge to a Pennsylvania court ruling that the city’s tax on visiting athletes and performers is unconstitutional. In a one-page order Monday, the […]
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Morgan Road Motorists Might Be Moving on Down the Road Faster If New MPH OK’d
Jefferson County and Helena officials are talking about raising the speed limit on Morgan Road between Helena and Bessemer to 55. The JeffCo Commission votes Thursday. Read more.
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U.S. House GOP spending cuts a preview of Project 2025, lead Dem appropriator says
The cuts to labor, health care and education proposed in a U.S. House Republican bill this week are previews of what would happen to federal agencies under a second Trump term, a key House Democrat said Tuesday. Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, the ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, told reporters Tuesday that the […]
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Caregiver accused of sexual impropriety is denied jobless benefits
A residential caregiver fired for allegedly making sexual comments and touching a resident’s genitals is not entitled to jobless benefits, an Iowa judge has ruled. According to state records, Mandi Mahedy worked for six weeks as a full-time treatment specialist at Community & Family Resources in Des Moines, from March of this year through May […]
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Biden Administration Targets Domestic Emissions of Climate Super-Pollutant With Eye Toward U.S.-China Climate Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The first details of a potential, and possibly massive, climate agreement between the U.S. and China were announced at a climate summit at the White House on Tuesday. The initiative could significantly reduce emissions of nitrous oxide, a potent and largely overlooked greenhouse gas that also harms the ozone layer. Targeting this N2O pollution […]