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El Paso is being squeezed.
In 2019, the Texas state legislature passed SB2 which limits property tax increases to 3.5 percent per year. Meanwhile, most of the city s budget is based on largely unfunded state mandates. And where the state in 2008 funded 45 percent of local education costs, that s been reduced to just 39 percent today.
So even before the COVID-19 crisis hit, The wiggle room we have to spend on projects we think are important becomes smaller and smaller, observes El Paso County Commissioner, David Stout.
El Paso, a city similar in size to Boston and Washington, D.C., is politically a blue triangle at the far end of a sea of red in West Texas â and Stout thinks politics plays a big role in the increasing limits on local spending: The state legislature wants to stop local progressive policies from being put in place.
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Missouri lawmaker reflects on President Truman’s legacy and historical connection to Excelsior Springs (AUDIO)
Most Missouri state offices will be closed on Friday, in observance of Truman Day. Harry Truman, America’s 33rd President, was born 137 years ago in southwest Missouri’s Lamar. He was born in 1884.
Former President Harry Truman was inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians on February 18, 1991 in Jefferson City. The sculptor was
William Williams (file photo courtesy of House Communications)
Truman was vice president in 1945, when President Franklin Roosevelt died. President Truman served as the nation’s 33rd president, from 1945 to 1953. State Rep. Doug Richey (R-Excelsior Springs) describes President Truman as inspiring and fascinating.
A woman takes over the Parkway and thanks to Josephus Daniels
Published May 6, 2021
The National Park Service’s recent announcement that a woman would be the new superintendent of the Blue Ridge Parkway is a reminder of the important role Josephus Daniels played in the Parkway’s location.
Only a few older folks remember that North Carolina would have lost much of the Parkway to Tennessee if Josephus Daniels had not gone to bat in 1934.
We should recognize that although Daniels held and exploited the racist views of his times, his foresight and advocacy are still improving the lives of North Carolinians of all races.
Be careful what you wish for. That’s the main thing we want to say to our North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, who is emerging as the likely candidate