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Librarians, states say cuts will decimate local libraries. Feds say they will eliminate bloat and 'better showcase American ...
Hill watchers, oversight wonks and good-governance types descended on a Rayburn House Office Building hearing room Wednesday with a wish list of spending items for the legislative branch. It was the ...
Many librarians learned in early April that the Trump Administration had revoked previously approved budgeting decisions, even though some previously approved grant funding had already been used.
The Trump administration's sweeping cuts to the federal bureaucracy have included slashing a little-known government agency that channels grant money to America's libraries — a potentially crippling ...
Town Administrator Dennis Sheehan said nothing has been decided -- but the idea of closing down Stoneham Public Library to help close a budget gap was floated at a recent Finance and Advisory Board ...
Ohio lawmakers reversed proposed cuts to public library funding ... The House is scheduled to vote on the two-year state budget on Wednesday. The Senate will then consider the bill.
The Ohio House proposed budget eliminates the Public Library Fund and replaces it with a line-item earmark $45 million less than the current funding. Libraries across Ohio are urging patrons to ...