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The current school funding formula is adjusted every year to account for inflation and is recalculated every four years to cover changing costs. Reeves said other state agencies don't benefit from automatic increases in budget recommendations. "There's not a predictable inflation rate in the lieutenant governor's office, now should there be," Reeves told The Associated Press on Friday. The consumer price index rose by an average of 1.4 percent in each of the last five years, according to the U.S.... Читать дальше...

U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, the lone Republican in New Mexico's congressional delegation, said Monday the executive order was poorly executed given the confusion in the Department of Homeland Security and with U.S. citizens at home and abroad. [...] the congressman said the nation's refugee policy needed a comprehensive assessment "after years of the Obama administration failing to follow immigration laws." Swift action is what voters were looking for when they elected Trump and so far he's not disappointing... Читать дальше...

HOUSTON — Former President George H.W. Bush was released Monday from Houston Methodist Hospital where he received treatment for pneumonia for more than two weeks. During his treatment, which included a stay in intensive care, doctors inserted a breathing tube and connected him to a ventilator. “He is thankful for the many prayers and kind messages he received during his stay, as well as the world-class care that both his doctors and nurses provided,” Bush spokesman Jim McGrath said. Bush, who served as president from 1989 to 1993... Читать дальше...

The school's principal, Jessica Kilmade, said the increase comes after the school changed its recruitment strategy to cater to the mostly low-income, African-American and non-Catholic population in the area. The archdiocese has also prioritized increasing scholarship opportunities and school fundraising, promoting enrollment in a neighborhood with majority low-income families. According to the NCEA, non-Catholic student enrollment has increased to 17.4 percent this school year compared to just... Читать дальше...

Legislators have filed bills that propose to either change the flag that has been used since 1894 or punish schools, universities, local governments or state agencies that refuse to fly it. The day after President Donald Trump was inaugurated, several people stood on an Interstate 55 bridge in Mississippi holding Trump banners, Mississippi flags and American flags, according to photos on the Facebook page of Delta Flaggers, a group that supports the state banner. The public display of Confederate... Читать дальше...

Matt Millen on 49ers GM John Lynch: ‘It’s a steep curve’ Like the 49ers’ just-hired general manager John Lynch, Matt Millen was a star defensive player who transitioned to television analyst before he entered an NFL front office with no previous personnel experience. Since the 49ers hired Lynch on Sunday night, many have pointed to Millen’s tenure as the Lions president and general manager as evidence the inexperienced Lynch is doomed to fail. Millen, who joined the Lions in 2001, was fired... Читать дальше...

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state's attorney general declared Monday that he was suing President Donald Trump over his temporary ban on immigration from seven countries with majority-Muslim populations, making it the first state to announce a legal action against the Trump administration over one of its policies. Trump's executive order also suspended the United States' entire refugee program and set off nationwide protests over the weekend, including one that drew 3,000 people to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Читать дальше...

CHICAGO — Activists who say too many poor people are unfairly languishing in U.S. jails because they can’t afford to post cash bail are increasingly deploying a new tactic: bailing out strangers. Community groups are collecting donations from individuals, churches, cities and other organizations in more than a dozen cities, including New York, Chicago, Seattle and Nashville, to bail out indigent prisoners. The bail funds are a step toward a larger goal for some legal reform activists: abolishing the cash bail system. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the face of widespread criticism, President Donald Trump has staunchly defended his order temporarily banning refugees and nearly all citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries. According to a federal law enforcement official briefed on the implementation of the order, nearly 400 green-card holders actually were delayed after arriving at U.S. airports after the travel ban was signed. The chaos and protests at airports around the country began before that happened and were related to the travel ban... Читать дальше...

Missouri death row inmate appeals to US Supreme Court ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri man convicted of killing a woman and her two children almost 20 years ago asked the U.S. Supreme Court to spare his life on Monday, a day before his scheduled execution. Mark Christeson, 37, is set for lethal injection Tuesday evening at the state prison in Bonne Terre. Last year, Missouri had just one execution, largely because most of the 25 men on the state's death row have appeals remaining or are unlikely to... Читать дальше...

How did the hiring of John Lynch, fresh from left field, actually come about?

The show premieres Thursday, Feb. 2, and is a legitimate ratings contender against ABC’s “How to Get Away With Murder.” The series takes place 15 years after the events of the 2001 Fuqua-directed feature film starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke. Kyle Craig (Justin Cornwell), squeaky clean, principled and a bona fide hero, is enlisted by Deputy Chief Joy Lockhart (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) to team with Detective Frank Rourke (Bill Paxton), a rule-breaking, streetwise cop. [...] some of Craig’s... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — More than 300 state lawmakers hailing from all 50 states have added their voices to the chorus objecting to President Trump’s nomination of Betsy DeVos as education secretary. The lawmakers, who are overwhelmingly Democrats, voiced their opposition to DeVos in a joint letter to U.S. senators on Monday, the day before a Senate committee is scheduled to vote on her nomination. The lawmakers argue that DeVos, who has no experience in education, is unqualified for the job and that the... Читать дальше...

ACLU taps fundraising windfall In the weeks after the Nov. 8 election, when Donald Trump secured a surprise victory to become president of the United States, the American Civil Liberties Union received so much money in online donations — more than $15 million — that an official with the 100-year-old organization called the flood “unprecedented in our history.” Eleven days ago he did just that, then spent his first week as president signing executive orders and making good on some of his campaign promises... Читать дальше...

The drone owner, Gerald Destremps of Pacifica, was arrested Friday night on suspicion of impeding first responders at the scene of an emergency, a misdemeanor, according to police. Shortly after the CHP crew arrived, first responders noticed the drone hovering near the helicopter, forcing the helicopter crew to suspend the rescue and fly to a higher altitude to avoid to crashing into the drone, officials said. Because of the difficulties, firefighters ultimately opted to hoist the man up the cliffside using a basket... Читать дальше...

The vote is not binding on the Iraqi government, but it could strain relations between Baghdad and Washington amid the military operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group. The vote was described as “a recommendation,” by deputy speaker of parliament, Sheikh Humam Hamoudi, and called for the U.S. Congress to “pressure the American administration to reconsider that decision regarding Iraq.” “It is a surprise that Iraq is covered with this order because it is not among the countries that... Читать дальше...

For Sheridan, “Wind River” represented the third in a kind of trilogy about people often overlooked in American society, following his screenplays for “Sicario” and “Hell or High Water.” In “Wind River,” which Sheridan also directed, Elizabeth Olsen stars as an FBI agent who teams with Renner’s game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation. “I wanted to make a film that highlighted the really ignored element of society that’s dealing with issues that are so oppressive... Читать дальше...

LONDON — President Trump’s order barring U.S. entry to people from seven majority-Muslim nations is “divisive, discriminatory and wrong,” British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Monday. [...] he rebuffed calls for the government to cancel Trump’s planned state visit to the United Kingdom because of the temporary ban. Britain’s three biggest opposition parties have all called on the government to revoke Trump’s state visit, planned for later this year, and an online petition opposing the trip... Читать дальше...