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Mississippi lawmakers leave without Marine Resources budget
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators left the Capitol on Tuesday without setting a budget for the state Department of Marine Resources. The agency will continue to operate by using federal money, as it has since the state budget year started July 1. Talks between the House and Senate stalled over...
Mississippi school funding feud resolved with veto, new bill
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators returned to the Capitol on Monday and resolved a dispute over education funding for the budget year that began July 1. They also expanded a grant program for businesses that have been hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, increasing the minimum award from $1,500 to...
Mississippi lawmakers returning to work on state budget
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators are returning to the Capitol to wrap up unfinished parts of the state budget as leaders are clashing with Republican Gov. Tate Reeves. The legislative website shows that the House and Senate will convene at 1 p.m. Monday. A week after the state budget year...
Arizona teacher who resigned over COVID-19 fears faces fine
PHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix-area music teacher who resigned after being told he'd have to be on campus to teach virtual classes amid the pandemic is facing a $2,000 fine. The Dysart Unified School District is set to charge Tavious Peterkin, a music teacher at an El Mirage school, to release him from his...
Police: Arizona professor fatally bludgeoned during robbery
PHOENIX (AP) — Two young adults charged with murder in the bludgeoning death of an Arizona State University professor four months ago told investigators that they lured him into the desert under the expectation he would pay money for sex, according to court records. Investigators say Javian Ezell and...
Health Department reports uptick in new COVID-19 cases
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island Department of Health reported 102 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, the largest single-day total since June 10. The agency also reported one new coronavirus-related death, bringing the state state death toll from the disease to 985 patients. There...
Virus' impact to Virginia budget not as bad as feared
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic's impact on Virginia's state budget hasn't been as bad as previously feared. Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday that Virginia ended fiscal 2020 with a $236.5 million budget shortfall, far less than anticipated. Overall, state revenues were up 2% from the...
Mississippi gov vetoes part of education bill over pay plan
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has vetoed most of the state education budget for the new fiscal year because it would have changed a bonus pay plan for some teachers. Republican Reeves announced that and other vetoes late Wednesday. The education budget, House Bill 1700, would have...
UNC Wilmington professor gets $504K settlement with school
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The University of North Carolina at Wilmington has reached a half-million-dollar settlement with a professor who announced his retirement amid backlash over his comments on social media, which included calling the state’s governor “Massa Cooper.” In an email...
Murphy signs bill overhauling NJ teacher health benefits
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday signed sweeping bipartisan legislation overhauling public teachers' health benefits that lawmakers say could save $1 billion a year over seven years. Murphy, a Democrat, signed the bill, which passed the Democrat-led Legislature this year with...
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