Gracie Hart Brooks Editor It’s done – the regulators voted against the sale of the Criglersville school last week. The decision not to sell the school follows the rejection of an application to rezon the property. In June, developer Felix Schapiro submitted a rezoning application for the 5.83-acre property to change it from A1 Agricultural … Read more
CNN — Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell has a history of finding ways out of a devastating debt default. It may be different this time – at least for now. In the face of the riskiest debt-ceiling standoff in a dozen years, Senate Republican leaders plan to take a backseat role and let the newly … Read more
CNN — Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell has a history of finding ways out of a devastating debt default. It may be different this time – at least for now. In the face of the riskiest debt-ceiling standoff in a dozen years, Senate Republican leaders plan to take a backseat role and let the newly … Read more
A past Chair of the House Agriculture Committee was elected Chair of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee at the 118th Congress. Rep. Frank Lucas (Photo courtesy.) “I am deeply honored that my colleagues have elected me to chair the Committee on Science, Space and Technology,” said US Rep. Frank Lucas, R-OK. “Our committee’s … Read more
But the Democratic governor said he originally requested that the General Assembly raise salaries for his administration’s agency directors to attract and retain top talent. Pritzker said he would not presume to tell the General Assembly what its members should pay. “The legislature is an equal branch of government,” Pritzker said Saturday at a pre-inauguration … Read more
Mascot | Mascot | Getty Images Americans saving in 529 plans for college may soon have a way to salvage idle funds while keeping their tax benefits intact. A $1.7 trillion government funding bill passed by the Senate on Thursday includes a provision that would allow savers to transfer money from 529 plans to Roth … Read more
Mascot | Mascot | Getty Images Americans saving for college in 529 plans will soon have a way to salvage idle funds while keeping their tax benefits intact. A $1.7 trillion federal funding package includes a provision that allows savers to transfer money from 529 plans to individual Roth retirement accounts without income tax or … Read more
Editor’s note: This is an update from a Story which was originally published on December 8, 2022. new York CNN business — There could soon be new retirement rules that could make it easier for Americans to accumulate retirement savings — and less costly to withdraw them — if lawmakers pass a bigger spending package … Read more
CNN — Lawmakers face a midnight Friday deadline when state funding runs out — and the House and Senate will likely have to pass a short-term extension to stave off a shutdown later in the week, which would give negotiators more time to try Get a more comprehensive year-round financing contract. The other major piece … Read more
CNN — The government funding standoff gripping Washington ahead of Friday’s shutdown deadline is one of the first indicators of the imminent shift in power dynamics that will plunge the capital back into a reigning Cold War between Republicans in Congress and a Democratic White House. An omnibus spending bill that would avert the federal … Read more