With convention over, VA GOP has big job ahead

By   /  May 18, 2013  /  Governor, News, State Government, Top State News, Virginia  /  No Comments

E.W. JACKSON: Rousing rhetoric

By Carten Cordell and Kathryn Watson | Watchdog.org, Virginia Bureau
 
RICHMOND—One look at the Richmond Coliseum on Saturday provided the portrait of a divided Virginia GOP.
After nine hours and four ballot-narrowing voting cycles, the camps of 10 different candidates vying for state office trekked out of the coliseum with a clear picture of the ballot, but an uncertain [...]

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Kansas court orders lawmakers to find $400 million more for schools

By   /  January 11, 2013  /  Education, Featured, Finances, Judiciary, Kansas, Kansas Supreme Court, News, State Government, Top State News  /  No Comments

LETTER OF THE LAW: Three Shawnee County District Court judges have ruled the state's current school funding formula unconstitutional, and have ordered legislators to inject an additional $400 million into Kansas schools. The ruling is expected to be appealed to the Kansas State Supreme Court.

A panel of three Shawnee County District Court judges ruled the state’s current school funding formula unconstitutional Friday, prompting praise and criticism from education officials and legislators. The panel, led by Judge Franklin Theis, ruled that state lawmakers cannot reduce the school funding rate below $4,492 per pupil. The current funding rate is $3,838 per pupil.

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Seven VA stimulus recipients don’t report spending; feds have no recourse

By   /  June 4, 2012  /  Other News, Top State News, Uncategorized, Virginia, Virginia Statehouse News  /  No Comments

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IL Senate leader wants biz to make tax returns public

By   /  May 9, 2012  /  News, State Government, State House, State Senate, Statehouse News Online, Top State News  /  No Comments

By Anthony Brino | Illinois Statehouse News

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ Senate leader wants to require publicly traded corporations operating in the state to disclose certain financial information, an idea Republicans and business groups criticized.

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Establishment picks faces off in FL’s 22nd District

By   /  May 9, 2012  /  Florida, News, State Elections, Statehouse News Online, Top State News  /  No Comments

By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog

MIAMI — More than four months remain until the primaries for the Republican and Democratic parties in Florida, but the parties have decided on their candidates for the 22nd Congressional District.

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