More clouds appear in Kansas’ silver-lined jobless numbers
By Gene Meyer | Kansas Reporter
FAIRWAY — Kansas’ unemployment rate dropped a notch in April, but trend watchers aren’t cheering. The seemingly good news may actually indicate trouble for the state’s economy.
A jump in seasonal hiring for construction, retail and leisure industries — golf courses and water parks, for example — helped trim Kansas’ unemployment rate to [...]
Texas agency rejects ‘fines-only’ approach for architects of CCISD project
By Curt W. Olson l Texas Budget Source
AUSTIN — Texas Board of Architectural Examiners member Bert Mijares Jr. of El Paso didn’t like what he heard.
TBAE managing litigator Michael Shirk laid out the case Thursday afternoon against four architects doing work with the Corpus Christi Independent School District.
The case arose from a meeting last August when [...]
With Texas school debt rising, voters need all info before casting ballots
By Curt W. Olson l Texas Budget Source
AUSTIN — Several school districts in Texas have reason to cheer the results of the election last week.
Consider the data that emerged from school bond issues on the ballot across the Lone Star state.
The following information was compiled by Joe F. Smith, who manages the website TexasISD.com.
• Total [...]
Texas lawmakers start hearings on public schools funding
Curt W. Olson l Texas Budget Source
AUSTIN — It’s not the first time a Joint Interim Committee to Study the Public School Finance System has had the mission to examine the system that gives money to 1,028 public school districts.
The newest panel of 11 state senators and 11 representatives met for the first time Thursday.
“Whether [...]
Libertarians’ lawsuit may sting Virginia GOP
By David Frisk | Virginia Statehouse News
RICHMOND — A lawsuit to allow easier signature-gathering for the Libertarian Party could cause Virginia Republicans a big headache in November by putting a competitor on the ballot, especially because similar lawsuits have succeeded around the country during the past decade.
Several federal court rulings have invalidated restrictive state laws on signature-gathering, according to Richard Winger, [...]
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