Oak Harbor schools levy renewal has support of staff and families Schwab, the campaign manager for Citizens for Better Schools, is among parents, district staff members and officials encouraging community members to mark the “yes” box on the proposed levy in the ... 01/20/2025 - 8:30 pm | View Link
Kalispell Public Schools will seek levy as it moves forward with plans to cut staff Kalispell Public Schools plans to put a high school levy on the May ballot while addressing a roughly $2.8 to $2.9 million budget deficit by reducing teaching positions. At a Tuesday school board ... 01/19/2025 - 1:02 am | View Link
Seattle Public Schools to hold levy meeting Seattle Public Schools leaders are meeting Thursday night to talk about what the future of the district could look like as they face a $94 million budget shortfall. 01/16/2025 - 12:25 pm | View Link
Milford schools cutting some bus services after levy failure The district says its school board voted to reduce transportation to state-minimum levels due to a school tax levy that failed on the November 2024 ballot. 01/16/2025 - 10:51 am | View Link
Rossford Schools to place reduced levy on May ballot ROSSFORD — At the Jan. 13 meeting, the Rossford board of education took the first step toward placing an operating levy on the May 6 ballot. Unlike most levies which seek renewal or additional funds, ... 01/16/2025 - 8:00 am | View Link
Capital Levies Seattle Public Schools alternates between two levies: Building Excellence (BEX) and Buildings, Technology, and Academics (BTA). Both are six-year levies, meaning that tax money is received for six years, even if projects continue. 01/20/2025 - 1:24 am | View Website
Oversight Committee The committee oversees the planning, prioritization, and implementation of current and future BEX and BTA programs and makes recommendations as to the identity, scope, and priority of projects to be included in future BEX and BTA capital levies. 01/19/2025 - 7:45 am | View Website
Levies Information Session November 7 SPS is offering one more online information session where you can learn about the proposals to renew two educational levies – the Educational Programs & Operations (EP&O) Levy and the Building Excellence (BEX) Capital Levy. 01/18/2025 - 3:35 am | View Website
School Levies on February 2025 Ballot Seattle Public Schools (SPS) is asking voters to renew two levies in the Feb. 11, 2025, election. These levies continue funding to support the programs, services, and infrastructure that students and staff rely on daily. 01/18/2025 - 12:08 am | View Website
School Levies Seattle Public Schools (SPS) relies on local, voter-approved levies to help pay for day-to-day operations, and to fund building construction, repairs, renovations, and the technology equipment, services, and support not funded by the state. 01/17/2025 - 5:24 am | View Website
WEST PALM BEACH (CBS12) — The Palm Beach International Boat Show is sailing into downtown West Palm Beach this March with an extra day of festivities.
The boat show begins March 19 and will run until March 23. Officials say Wednesday was added this year as a dedicated “preview” day, to provide a first look at the exhibits.
Boat Show officials said the bonus day was a response to high demand from exhibitors, attendees, and the community, eager explore and engage with “one of the most prestigious boat shows in the world.”
“This expansion will elevate the Palm Beach International Boat Show to new heights, allowing us to showcase the latest innovations in boating and water sports, while further enhancing the experience for our visitors,” said Andrew Doole, president of U.
By ALEXA ST. JOHN and SETH BORENSTEIN, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump once expressed concern with how low showerhead flow affected his “perfect” hair. Now back in the White House, he’s again taking aim at some high-efficiency household items — and that may mean higher water and electric bills in your home.
One of Trump’s several dozen first-day executive orders promises to “unleash American energy,” including a pledge to ease efficiency standards for household appliances and fixtures.
The standards are intended to make dishwashers, showerheads, refrigerators, laundry machines, toilets and the like use less energy and water.
Robert Brownlee, credited decades ago as the original Bob behind Bob’s Barricades, the orange street barricades often seen across Florida, has died, his family said Tuesday.
Brownlee, of Plantation, was 86, said two of his children.
“He got a big thrill to say he was the ‘Bob’ of Bob’s Barricades,” said his son Robert Brownlee Jr.
Spirit Airlines lenders have committed another $300 million in financing for the Dania Beach-based airline — money intended to fuel the discount carrier’s operations after it departs from bankruptcy court.
The airline “has secured a commitment from certain of its prepetition debtholders” to lend more money for working capital and “other corporate needs of the company” after it exits Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, management said in a filing late last week with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The commitments came as Spirit put the finishing touches on a cost-cutting program that has resulted in workforce cutbacks that affect several hundred pilots and 200 support workers.
By HALELUYA HADERO, Associated Press
President Donald Trump has directed his Justice Department to pause enforcement of the TikTok ban until early April, but a host of questions remain – including whether Trump has the authority to issue such an order and if TikTok’s China-based parent would be amenable to selling the popular social media platform.
In an executive order signed on Monday, Trump instructed the U.
MIAMI GARDENS — It’s no secret the Miami Dolphins have struggled in short-yardage situations offensively under coach Mike McDaniel the past three seasons.
It could lead the team to seek a big, physical running back this offseason, but it also has felt at times like the physical rushers on the Dolphins’ roster in 2024 weren’t getting opportunities in those scenarios.
Veteran tailback Jeff Wilson Jr.