Friday's possible government spending cuts triggered by sequestration could affect the East Penn School District
East Penn School District could lose money for remedial and special education if automatic "sequestration" spending cuts trickle down from Washington, D.C. to the local level on Friday. But, the impact of such spending cuts on East Penn will be minor compared to the problems they will cause in the Lehigh Valley’s major cities, according to Charles Ballard, President of the East Penn Board of School Directors. Ballard shared his thoughts on the topic with Patch via email on Monday, stressing that his comments are his personal opinion and do not represent a position of the East Penn School Board. "Looming over all school districts in Pennsylvania are the potential impacts on educational programs, particularly for disadvantaged students, …
Administration director hands out primers for where taxpayers’ dollars go to combat misinformation as campaign season gets under way.
Call it a preemptive strike. Lehigh County Director of Administration Tom Muller Wednesday handed out laminated fact sheets to county commissioners, the press and others as a budget primer for the campaign season. Eight Republicans are running for nominations for four at-large commissioners seats. Four Democratic candidates are unopposed in the Primary. “I’m a Republican, I’m not a candidate,” said Muller, who added sarcastically, “I guess I’m one of those lazy county employees who gets alluded to a lot in campaign brochures.” The budget breakdown and county “factoids” on the back should help when candidates get hit with questions from voters about where their money goes, he said. “It shows you exactly where the county tax dollars go so …
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