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This Seems Kind Of Wrong of the Day: Iowa State Senator Shawn…

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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This Seems Kind Of Wrong of the Day: Iowa State Senator Shawn Hamerlinck (R-Dixon) tells student leaders attending a Senate Education Committee meeting on budget cuts to pipe down while adults are talking about their future. Not surprisingly, some people didn’t find his remarks particularly respectful and/or encouraging. [ wonkette / abp .] Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Daily What Discovery Date : 09/06/2011 21:39 Number of articles : 2

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Budget Cuts Threaten Healthier School Lunches in the Nation’s Capital

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Budget Cuts Threaten Healthier School Lunches in the Nation’s Capital

Photo credit: avilasal / Creative Commons When Washington, DC, passed the “Healthy Schools” initiative earlier this year, it took a leap ahead of the rest of the country in terms of serving quality, healthy, food in it’s school districts. With three in four students at risk of hunger and one in three overweight or obese, there is perhaps no place that needed such a program more. But now, due to a $188 million gap in the city’s budget, this program has been stripped of its funding…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Michigan’s Last Wild Wolverine a Victim of Budget Cuts?

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Taken June 2009. Courtesy Jeff Ford . Michigan lost its last wild wolverine in March. State wildlife officials later said the animal, a female about nine years old, would be mounted and put on display at a state park. But that was months ago. What happened to plans for the display? It turns out the animal may never be seen again, because there’s not enough money in the state budget to pay for it. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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