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MONTPELIER, Vt. —Vermont’s governor has signed into law the nation’s first ban on a hotly debated natural gas drilling technique called hydraulic fracturing.
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Mars pupils speak
ADAMS TWP — Mars School Board members listened patiently at their Tuesday night meeting as some of the 70 residents, teachers and students in the audience voiced their opposition to the cuts in art in the 2012-13 preliminary budget, which was approved last week.
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Teachers asked to make concessions at SV
JACKSON TWP — Eric Gordon, Seneca Valley School Board vice president, on Monday night again called on the district’s teachers union to make concessions to help close a $4.8 million budget deficit.
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Moniteau approves preliminary budget
CHERRY TWP — The Moniteau School Board voted 6-3 to approve a preliminary 2012-13 budget, which includes a 2-mill property tax increase.
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Resolution seeks funding change
BUTLER TWP — With charter school costs growing annually, the Butler School Board passed a resolution at its meeting Monday urging the General Assembly to change the funding formula.
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SV may face $8 million hole by 2016
JACKSON TWP — Seneca Valley Superintendent Tracy Vitale on Monday painted a bleak forecast for the school’s financial future by estimating the district could face an $8 million budget deficit by 2016.
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Growth leads to unique issues
CRANBERRY TWP — There was a time when the township was a rural Butler County hamlet. Today, it is a vibrant crossroads community.
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SV teen to represent fellow Pa. students
A Seneca Valley sophomore will represent more than 1.8 million Pennsylvania students this year and next in her capacity as a junior representative to the state’s Board of Education in Harrisburg.
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Travel expenses compared
The debate about Butler County Commissioner Jim Eckstein’s travel expenses centers on the value of the conferences he is attending.
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JPMorgan hit revives calls for oversight
WASHINGTON — JPMorgan Chase faces intense criticism for claiming that a surprise $2 billion loss by one of its trading groups was the result of a sloppy but well-intentioned strategy to manage financial risk.
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