Wise fails to win support for gray machine regulate bill
Gov. Bob Wise has yet to win votes for his plan to regulate 9000 gray video poker machines statewide with limits of five per location and bans near minors. The administration plans to push the bill once it gains sufficient legislative backing as the 60 day session proceeds.
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Bob Kiss
Draleigh
Wise
Lottery Commission
Keith Burdette
Impasse clouds teacher raises in Tazewell County
Budget stalemate in Richmond creates uncertainty for the Tazewell County School Board as the General Assembly adjourns without a revised budget. Legislators plan a late March special session, but current state funding remains unsettled and the school board awaits details. Jim Brewster of the Tazewell Education Association will present a teacher pay increase proposal, with no budget information available to board members yet.
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Bond funds would erect fine arts center at Princeton High School
Princeton Passer High School in Mercer County seeks a 21.9 million bond to build a 5.82 million fine arts center and renovate the Little Theater, addressing crowded facilities as nearly half of the 1,100 students participate in fine arts programs. Principal Don White cites growth in choruses and bands and the need for a proper auditorium with proper acoustics and dressing rooms.
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Bush Tax Plan Draws Mixed Reviews in Congress
President Bush outlined a ten year tax cut totaling 1.6 trillion dollars in a joint session address in Washington. Critics like Senator Byrd called the plan penny wise and pound foolish while praising some education and military spending shifts. The debate centers on projected surpluses and deficit implications amid regional reactions.
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Senate
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