RISD budget plan highlights 2026 forecast and risks
RISD outlines a 2026 plan with revenues rising to 124 million, expenditures near 147.5 million, and reserves funding factored. Key costs include a 4% minimum salary increase, 16.6% workers compensation rise, and higher insurance premiums. Enrollment dips may reduce state guarantees, while non discretionary costs drive most spending. Sidney Gutierrez charter campus enrollment is 196 with a nearly 2.4 million state equalization grant and about 2.3 million in salaries and benefits.
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Lawmakers weigh reauthorizing RECA amid radiation victims push
Victims harmed by above ground nuclear tests and uranium industry exposure seek renewal of the RECA fund. The bill, extended by six years and expanding eligibility to include 1945 Tularosa Basin tests and post-1971 uranium workers, cleared the Senate 69-30 but stalled in the House. Advocates urge Speaker Johnson to allow a vote, arguing moral responsibility to those affected and noting bipartisan support in the Senate.
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Photographer turns hobby into second full-time gig
Melrose High School counselor Clemmons photographs weddings and events after receiving a camera from her mother five years ago. She planned sunset wedding photos but tornado warnings forced a Plan B as the ceremony moved indoors and replacement sites were scouted. Daymely Carrillo, registrar at Marshall sixth grade academy in Clovis, helped with plans amid changing weather forecasts.
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Chill couple rides out twister at wedding in Texas
Clemmons and Carrillo described staying calm as an F1 tornado approached during a barn wedding. Most guests continued celebrations despite warnings, with photos capturing the moment and a vow to go viral.
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