State Funding

Ratepayer Rights, State Budget Bills And A Public Listening Session, At The Legislature This Week

On The Legislature This Week, ratepayers advocate for their rights, while lawmakers chip away at the state's budget for the next fiscal year.

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House Education Debates Limiting Funding For Low-Earning Degrees

Under a provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, colleges will lose access to federal student loans if graduates do not earn more than people with only a high school diploma. A House bill aims to bring state funding of post-secondary education in line with those new federal standards.

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House Approves Permanent EMS Funding

The bill allocates $12 million for supplementing the salaries of, and providing crisis response for, county emergency medical service personnel.

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Lawmakers Take Action To Reform Schools Funding, Recognize Need For System Overhaul

Sen. Eric Tarr, R-Putnam, expressed his support for the bills, but also urged his colleagues to look towards a complete overhaul of how the state funds schools.

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