AlbanyMayor Dorcey Applyrs says state decisions shrank the tax base, leaving over half of property tax-exempt and residents facing one of N.Y.’s highest tax burdens ... .
The Iowa Senate passed a measure Tuesday providing a 1.75% increase in per-pupil funding for K-12 schools, a move Democrats and education advocates said will force schools to cut more staff and programs ... .
Comal CountyFriends of the Night Sky (CCFNS) received a 2026 Night Sky Preservation Fund grant from the Hill CountryAlliance to support efforts to measure light pollution affecting the Hill Country, according to a press release ....
The states, all led by Democrats, claim the cuts were intended as retribution and will harm efforts to control H.I.V. and other sexually transmitted infections ... .