The folks over at the Ohio Municipal League posted the time line for HB 153 (the budget) in the Ohio House:
The House Finance and Appropriations Committee has also set a hearing schedule as follows:
The five subcommittees will have the next two weeks for their budget hearings. The full committee will then take public testimony on the Kasich administration bill April 12-April 14.
Subcommittees are to have their amendments to Rep. Amstutz by Friday, April 15, with staff taking the next two weeks –to prepare a substitute bill.
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The All-Americans: For once, I agree, at least mostly, with the Associated Press All-American team. The agreement: Jimmer Fredette of BYU, Kemba Walker of UConn, Nolan Smith of Duke, Jared Sullinger of Ohio State. The disagreement: I would have had Derrick Williams of Arizona on first team ahead of Purdue’s JuJuan Johnson. I would come real close to choosing Kawhi Leonard of San Diego State over Nolan Smith but in the end, Johnson and Leonard are second-teamers along with Ben Hansbrough of Notre Dame, Marcus Morris of Kansas and Draymond Green of Michigan State.
All-Sully: The All-Sully team is for players I have a deep affection for, usually unselfish players but I also have a weakness for gunners like Jimmer Fredette. This year’s All-Sully is
Jimmer Fredette, BYU: What a great gunner, a scoring machine could find open teammates too. I hate the late backlash against him by BCS types.
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Orrville senior defensive back Stewart Turner has reportedly been offered by Toledo, according to ScoutingOhio.com.
Turner, who is 6 feet and 170 pounds, also has an offer from Ball State.
More leaked details on facilities plan The Notebook blog
Additional documents provide details that were not in the confidential documents released Saturday about school closures and consolidations.
At this time, is Left Bank the right move? Daily News
At yesterday’s SRC meeting Ackerman denied rumors that she is quitting, but did say she is going on vacation. Sources say she’s off to France.
Schools, city lose in budget The Inquirer
The proposed budget restores $269 million of the $1.1 billion Gov. Corbett sought to cut from K-12 education.
Philadelphia school test scores are up The Inquirer
Preliminary PSSA results show a 3 percent increase in math and a 2 percent increas in reading.
Philly School District’s spending under control The Inquirer (opinion)
Op-ed from District CFO Michael Masch describes how this year’s budget crisis is different from crises in the past.
Have charter schools fulfilled their promise? <
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As summer is finally here, the Maroone Gridiron Report continues to heat up with football newsmakers.
Joining Larry Blustein this Thursday night (9-10) on WQAM (560 AM) are Miami Jackson sophomore quarterback Quinton Flowers, Cooper City head coach Art Taylor and Bethune Cookman head coach Brian Jenkins.
RECORD SETTER Forget the fact that he led his Jackson Generals to the team title in last weekend’s Miami Dolphins Academy 7-on-7 tournament with a huge win over Steve Walsh’s Cardinal Newman team, Flowers has been getting it done on the football field for several years now.
A youth football phenom at Liberty City Optimist, the 5-10, 180-pound Flowers has already established himself as one of the elite prospects for the Class of 2014 – nationally.
Coach Nigel Dunn calls this impressive athlete one of the top rising prospects in the nation, and he is right on target!
TAYLOR TURNAROUND Need to have your program turned around?
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