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A skeptical Payson school board listened to a heartfelt plea to restore district support for international travel by students by allowing donors to claim Credit for Kids tax credits.
Teachers Ginger Liddell and Marsha Fitzhugh implored the school board to help kids raise money for school-sponsored overseas trips by making donations eligible for the stateâs Credit for Kids (CFK) tax credit.
âSo many of our students have never been to another country, itâs an opportunity they wonât have any other way,â said Liddell. âIt is life changing.â
The board listened to a half-hour pitch for foreign travel, but wonât vote on the proposal until its next meeting.
National Progressive PAC Plans To Back Manhattan DA Candidate Alvin Bragg With $1 Million Cash Infusion
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A progressive group that has put its weight behind left-leaning prosecutors nationwide is backing Alvin Bragg, a former federal prosecutor, in the heated Democratic primary for Manhattan District Attorney.
Color of Change PAC, a group that since 2016 has successfully backed reform-minded prosecutors across the country from Philadelphia to Michigan to Atlanta, announced they’d be pitching in $1 million dollars through their political action committee to put towards mailers, canvassing, and phone-banking on Bragg’s behalf.
While Bragg has tacked more to the center of candidates like public defender Eliza Orlins and civil rights attorney Tahanie Aboushi, the group cited Bragg’s personal history in Harlem, his stance on criminal justice reform, and his management experience overseeing an office of 1,500
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Well. Almost spotless â so long as you donât ask questions about fixed asset tags.
Turns out, one board member asked questions â which led to the saga of the missing garbage disposal â but more on that later.
Point here is that the districtâs got a $14 million annual budget, Lord knows how much stuff â and has nonetheless maintained a sterling reputation with the state auditor general.
âFor three years in a row, weâve had zero audit findings, which is really wonderful,â said district finance director Kathie Manning.
Still â several board members had a few niggling questions â like the notation that 20% of the fixed asset tags were incorrect.