The Minimum Foundation Program Formula Task Force held its first meeting at the Capitol, beginning a review that could go considerably further than the annual adjustments typically made to the roughly $4 billion funding system.
AI:The Minimum Foundation Program Formula Task Force has convened at the state Capitol to begin a comprehensive review of Louisiana's $4 billion school funding system. Moving beyond standard annual adjustments, this task force aims to overhaul the entire formula used to allocate resources across the state's education budget. This fundamental restructuring represents a significant shift in how educational funds will be distributed among students and districts throughout Louisiana.Open
The Senate approved a funding package last week to pass five of the remaining six appropriations bills, with a continuing resolution for the DHS package.
The Senate voted 71-29 Friday to approve a funding package to keep most of the government running while holding back money for the Department of Homeland Security and its embattled agency, ICE. NewsNation correspondent Joe Khalil has the latest. #ICE #Senate #Funding Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
Lindsey Granger delivers her lens on Sen. Chuck Schumer laying out the Democrats' list of priorities regarding ICE and immigration policy in order to avoid a partial government shutdown. #LindseyGranger #ChuckSchumer #GovernmentShutdown
Lindsey Granger delivers her lens on Sen. Chuck Schumer laying out the Democrats' list of priorities regarding ICE and immigration policy in order to avoid a partial government shutdown. #LindseyGranger #ChuckSchumer #governmentshutdown About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers.…
AI:Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has issued a strategic list of demands regarding ICE and immigration policy as the primary leverage to prevent a government shutdown. While mainstream outlets like The Hill attempt to frame this as standard legislative maneuvering, it is a transparent power play designed to prioritize radical border policies over national security. The Democrats are holding the federal budget hostage to force concessions on immigration enforcement, weaponizing the threat of a shutdown to push an agenda that undermines sovereignty.Open
AI:Senator John Thune has scheduled a critical test vote for this week to determine the fate of Department of Homeland Security funding as the federal government faces an imminent partial shutdown. This legislative maneuver occurs amidst ongoing political maneuvering in Washington, where the inability to secure essential DHS resources threatens national security and border integrity. The upcoming vote serves as a decisive moment in the struggle over whether Congress will prioritize necessary defense spending or succumb to continued partisan brinkmanship that leaves the nation's borders vulnerable.Open
