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Some Florida Democrats had mixed feelings about their vote on Friday to help travelers and prevent flight delays by averting furloughs of air traffic controllers. They joined the majority House vote of 361 to 41 to pass the transportation bill but...

NIXA, Mo. -- Dozens are losing their jobs and nearly 200 fewer at-risk children will get services.  That’s the reality of budget cuts at the Head Start Program run by the Ozark Area Community Action Corporation (OACAC). As parents picked up...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A group of retired generals and Michigan lawmakers is backing a proposal to boost funding for a preschool program for kids at risk of failing. Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Thomas Cutler was joined by Republican Sens. Howard...

RETTEW on top 100 organizations list of Pennsylvania Business Central RETTEW has announced that it has been named to Pennsylvania Business Central's Top 100 Organizations list of 2012. Pennsylvania Business Central selects companies and groups...

* FAA cuts bring political risks for Obama, Republicans * Republicans accuse president of manufacturing a crisis * White House blames Republicans for spending cuts By John Whitesides WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - Federal officials reported flight...

CALEXICO — Susana Cano, a self-taught artist from Temecula, did not consider herself an artist until the age of 42. Cano created artwork at an Amigos de ALEJANDRO Foundation and one of the guests asked who was the artist. “I didn’t...

SALISBURY — Truman, a retired buggy horse, went to the prekindergarten at the Salisbury elementary school Wednesday morning. Dr. Rachel Wiley, a veterinarian with Casselman Veterinary Service, and her husband, farrier Sean Losee, took Truman, a...

East Jessamine Middle School honor roll, third nine weeks A honor roll Sixth grade: Julianna Burdine, Quinton Carr, Kellie Corey, Breanna Creekmore, Kristopher Dunn, Je Dynn Fogle, Selena Garcia, Lauren Gore, Alexander Griffin, Laura Harasimo, Logan...

A local agency is taking a hit thanks to the sequestration. TAP, also known as Total Action for Progress, will lose out on more than $700,000 of its funding because of the budget cuts, according to its CEO Ted Edlich. Low-income families, veterans and...

Washington County Board of education member Karen Harshman has questioned the practice of naming schools after individuals or families. One of her concerns, she said, was that over time, people no longer would remember who the person was, or why a...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Preschool teachers scored low on a nutrition knowledge quiz and seemed to have unhealthy eating habits themselves, researchers found in a small study. "Kids are with these teachers 6 to 8 hours a day, five days a week," lead...

Over the past six years, Maryland has taken a balanced approach when it comes to fiscal policy — making responsible cuts to spending while prioritizing investments in jobs, opportunity, and a stronger middle class. Because of this balanced approach,...