Texas House Hones Plan to Add 3 Billion for Schools
The Texas House unveiled a sweeping school finance bill by Rep. Jim Aycock to add about 3 billion dollars for classroom funding, reduce Robin Hood transfers, and boost aid to poorer districts while phasing in higher per pupil funding amid a large state budget and political hurdles. The plan faces a Senate focus on tax relief and voucher debates, with supporters hoping for bipartisan passage, though gaps remain about overall funding and timing. Additionally, lawmakers and business leaders pledged to defeat two proposed constitutional amendments seen as anti gay discriminations that could deter corporate and tourism interests.
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House
Texas
Robin Ho
Jimmie Don Aycock
Aycock
Senate
Greg Abbott
Indiana
Arkansas
Matt Krause
Donna Campbell
Lone Star
Senators propose bipartisan update to No Child Left Behind
U S senators unveiled a plan to update the No Child Left Behind law giving states more control over how annual reading and math tests are used to judge schools while maintaining testing requirements in grades 3 through 8 and high school. The White House supported the move amid partisan House disputes. An April 14 hearing was set to discuss the proposal.
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Senate Education Committee
Lamar Alexander
R-Tenn
Senate Committee On Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Patty Murray
D-Wash
Senate
House
John Kline
R-Minn
White House
Alexander
Murray
Utility removed stolen meter before eight people poisoned
In Princess Anne Maryland a divorced father Rodney Todd 36 and his seven children were found dead from carbon monoxide in their rental home after Delmarva Power discovered a stolen electric meter and cut power for safety. Todd had installed a gas generator indoors to provide heat and light for his family amid chilly nights. Police ruled out foul play and noted the generator’s indoor use likely caused the tragedy.
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Delmarva Power
Rodney Todd
Scott Keller
Maryland
Todd
Tyisha Luneice Chambers
Associated Press
Power outages ripple through Washington from Maryland station
Wide outages hit the capital after a mechanical failure at a transfer station in Maryland. The White House Capitol and State Department experienced brief losses, with tens of thousands affected. Officials ruled out terrorism as a cause as backup systems reenergized. The Capitol and WH briefly lost power, then restored via generators.
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White House
Capitol
Josh Earnest
Barack Obama
Oval Office
State Department
Marie Hart
U.S. Capitol
North Charleston Officer Charged in Scott Shooting
North Charleston Patrolman Michael Thomas Slager was charged with murder after video showed him firing eight shots at Walter Scott as he ran away during a traffic stop over a brake light. The shooting prompted a federal FBI probe and family lawsuit plans.
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South Carolina
North Charleston
Keith Summey
Michael Thomas Slager
Michael Brown
Ferguson
Missouri
Eric Garner
Staten Island
New York
Walter Lamer Scott
Summey
Scott
Slager
L. Chris Stewart
Stewart
Lord
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Justice Department
Dena Iverson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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