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That is who we’ll make our decisions on,” said Buckley. The Legislative Budget Board (LBB) estimates that even with a $1 billion cap for the first biennium, a voucher program could balloon to $7 ...
Gov. Dan Patrick on Friday recommended that the Senate, which he tightly controls, adopt the House’s voucher plan, forgoing a negotiation between the two chambers and clearing the way for the ...
At the end of a long night on the Texas House floor, East Texas lawmakers help pass the school voucher bill 85-63. The vote came after 10 hours of deliberation on the House floor; a vote finally took ...
Don't miss a story. Get San José Spotlight headlines delivered to your inbox. Santa Clara County officials are bracing for more cuts to their housing voucher programs, which subsidizes rent for ...
The Texas House of Representatives signed off Thursday on a $1 billion school voucher program, in a move that some Jewish groups are hailing as a win for school choice while others are expressing ...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he wants the Texas Senate to approve the House version of the school voucher bill, a step that would speed the legislation to the governor for his signature. Credit ...
Texas Republicans' sweeping private school voucher plan could be sent to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk as early as next week. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Friday that he’d urge the Texas Senate to ...
Greg Abbott on Thursday when the Legislature’s lower chamber for the first time approved school vouchers, a controversial proposal that had driven a wedge in the state GOP and eluded the ...
FARGO — Former state senator Erin Oban, representing North Dakotans for Public Schools, will be the featured speaker at Amplify North Dakota, a virtual event to be held Saturday, April 19.
AUSTIN, Texas — It was a historic step forward for school vouchers in Texas early Thursday morning. The Texas House gave initial approval to Senate Bill 2 – a measure that would create a ...