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With 110 precincts reporting, Jon Bruning continues to lead the Republican field in the U.S. Senate race with 40 percent of the vote, followed by state Sen. Deb Fischer with 35 percent and State Treasurer Don Stenberg with 22 percent
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Which GOP Senate hopeful has the best ground game? That’s one of the key questions going into today’s final push to get out the vote; what campaigns call GOTV. With the race between Jon Bruning , Deb Fischer and Don Stenberg up for grabs—and voter turnout across Nebraska expected to be low, 21 percent in Douglas County alone, GOTV is critical
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State officials have officially changed the way schools are held accountable this week by doing away with the legal strings that tied Tennessee to the federal No Child Left Behind program. Gov. Bill Haslam signed into law provisions that allow the state to grade schools on a different rubric following the U.S.
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It’s a rugged race to the finish in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate, with Republican candidates throwing elbows as they approach the tape
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Tennessee lawmakers this year narrowed the scope of a law that criminalizes bullying over the Internet, responding to national criticism that the law potentially violates free speech rights.
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According to House Appropriations and Budget Chairman Earl Sears (R-Bartlesville), there are only two bond proposals that he predicts have enough support to be passed this year: one for the State Capitol complex and the other for a new office for the Department of Veterans Affairs. (see video below) Sears expects three other bond proposals to come from the Senate, one for the Native American Cultural Center in Oklahoma City, one for the Popular Music Museum in Tulsa and the other for the Medical Examiner’s Office in Edmond, but he doesn’t think there’s majority support on the House side for those
Continue reading …The Chairman of the House Appropriations and Budget Committee says if there is an income tax cut this year, it will not be along the lines of the “bold” proposals set forth at the start of session that called for phasing out the income tax over ten years (see video below). Rep
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LINCOLN — A parade of people, ministers, gay people and one transgendered woman told the Lincoln City Council today why they should or should not pass an anti-discrimination ordinance based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The council is considering an ordinance that would protect gay and transgendered people from discrimination in housing, public accommodation and employment.
Continue reading …‘Gateway Sexual Activity’ Bill a Tease — Won’t Change Much, TN Edu. Official Says
May 7, 2012 1 Comment
The thrust of sex education classes taught in Tennessee schools will stay the same under a controversial bill awaiting the governor’s signature, according to the Department of Education. The so-called “gateway sexual activity” bill seeks to punish teachers and third-party groups that promote “sexual contact encouraging an individual to engage in a non-abstinent behavior” and rewrite state code to emphasizes abstinence education — both issues that caught the national spotlight this year. “It really will not do much to change the current curriculum, the ways schools operate currently,” said Kelli Gauthier, a Department of Education spokeswoman.
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