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S.C. Legislature passes budget compromise

...limited to school districts that sued the state over education funding. Democrats have pushed for expansion ever since."It is...he pointed to a $77 million increase in a primary education funding source that pays salaries, an additional $24 million for...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-06-19/sc-legislature-passes-budget-
Daytona frontstretch to get facelift for fans

...which owns Daytona and 12 other NASCAR tracks, announced funding approval Tuesday.ISC estimates the redesign with cost between...million and $400 million. Daytona had hoped to get some public funding, but the Florida House of Representatives declined to even...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nascar/2013-06-18/daytona-frontstretch-get-f
Environmental group critical of Sen. Lindsey Graham's MOX support

...of the Earth in a news release.The House Energy and Water Subcommittee is discussing the U.S. Department of Energy's funding for the MOX project, which would make nuclear reactor fuel from surplus weapons plutonium.The Obama administration has requested...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-06-19/environmental-group-critical-
Legislators pave way for budget approval

...additional $77 million. But Democrats point out that the state would have to spend hundreds of millions more to meet the funding levels called for by a 36-year-old state law that set the formulas for annual calculations.Legislators came back to Columbia...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-06-18/legislators-pave-way-budget-a
Wetlands plan might save lake at Pendleton King

...pond on Augusta's south side, the Southeastern Natural Sciences Academy at Phinizy Swamp announced Monday.Officials said funding will go toward building a waterfall and expanding wetlands around Lake Elizabeth to soak up ? and filter out ? excessive...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-06-17/wetlands-plan-might-save-lake
Charter schools group makes pitch

...and some tools need to be sharpened."Charter schools are public schools that receive state, federal and sometimes local funding, but are not controlled by local systems and have flexibility in structure, hiring practices and governance.Debate sparked...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2013-06-17/charter-schools-group-mak
Redeveloping mills top priority for mayor's final 18 months

...continue studies and collect environmental data on the mills properties before attracting redevelopment partners and further funding.Copenhaver also wants to focus on undeveloped land fronting the Savannah River and creating a cultural campus to link the...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-06-17/redeveloping-mills-top-priori
Across Georgia

...Tift County Board of Education has passed a budget requiring classroom days and funding for libraries to be reduced in response to about $5.3 million in funding cuts from the state.The budget adopted Tuesday cuts four days from the instructional...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2013-06-16/across-georgia
Georgia, Augusta lag behind nation in college degrees

...change, which Georgia has begun with Complete College Georgia.Merisotis said the K-12 system must be improved and that funding for higher education must be tied to needed outcomes. He said rising college costs and the financial aid system must be reformed...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2013-06-15/georgia-augusta-lag-behin
Student project improves pool safety

...led by the Children's Hospital of Georgia, is seeking funding to take Francisco's project to another level."He did a...participate. The cost of the life jackets triggered her need for funding. She'd like to implement community-wide water-safety...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/richmond-neighbors/2013-06-13/student-project-