The Connecticut Mirror

CT libraries face possible 20% cut to cross-town borrowing program

Library advocates are asking state legislators to fully fund the Connecticut reciprocal borrowing program “borrowIT CT” after Gov. Ned Lamont proposed a 20% cut to the program’s budget. BorrowIT CT, ...
PNAS

Amazon forest faces severe decline under the dual pressures of anthropogenic climate change and land-use change

The Amazon, the world’s largest rainforest and a potential tipping element in the Earth System, faces increasing pressures from deforestation and global warming. Understanding the individual and ...
Maryland Matters

Budget concerns resurface as state faces projected $1.4 billion gap for coming year

Lawmakers will be briefed Wednesday on a $1.4 billion budget gap they could face as they head into the 2026 legislative session, roughly five times larger than the amount predicted in April. The ...
Richmond

Va. faces $3.2 billion hit for Medicaid, $1 billion for K-12

Virginia lawmakers will face a record $3.2 billion increase in state funding for Medicaid over three years and an additional $964 million to support K-12 public education, as the state elects a new ...