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House wants to fund fighting wildland fires without borrowing Forest Service funding
The House of Representatives passed “The Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017” on Nov. 1. The legislation (H.R. 2936) has moved to the Senate for review. While it addresses many national forest management issues, such as environmental reviews and litigation, funding for fighting wildfires is the issue, which affects Hill communities. After its passage, Rep….
State Budget continues improving: Higher revenue to support school funding
The state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office issued its forecast on fiscal years 2014-15 and 2015-16 in mid-November. With more than half the current fiscal year remaining, the LAO expects a rosy culmination for the state budget. “We estimate that 2014-15 General Fund revenues will be about $2 billion higher than estimated in this year’s budget act,”…
Cursive writing instruction being resurrected
Oct. 13, 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 446. Now cursive writing or joined italics will be included as part of the educational program for grades one through six. Although it was never formally dropped, writing instruction, particularly for cursive, waned as the use of laptop computers and tablets grew within the school environment….
Idyllwild Water sues own director as former employee
Idyllwild Water District has filed a $50,000 lawsuit against Director Steven Kunkle of the IWD board, alleging negligence when he was an employee of the district. The suit alleges that when Kunkle was the Sewer Department chief operator (also known as wastewater supervisor) he, for several years, allowed hydraulic fluid to leak from a piece…
