Lawmakers working on the next biennial budget will have more revenue to work with than ever before thanks to strong sales tax collections and a record-breaking budget surplus. State Comptroller Glenn Hegar laid out his biennial revenue estimate on Monday, and it was another upward revision for the remaining cash balance from the current 2022-23 budget: $32.7 billion. Sales tax collections were up an astonishing 26 percent, doubling the previous record. In all, Hegar said that legislators will have a little more than $188 billion in discretionary general revenue as they work on budgets for state services.
Gardeners who are tired of being surrounded by drab browns can spruce up containers and landscape beds with some winter color. Here are three favorites plants that can tolerate frosts.
Cookie trends using as few ingredients as possible are all over social media. You may have seen the ones that are flourless, or consist of only four, or even as little as three, ingredients.
Cities and school boards in Dickens and Kent Counties are now accepting applications for candidates to run for city councils and school boards, as of January 18. The deadline for candidates to file is Friday, February 17.
GAIL—Country music legend Moe Bandy will return to the Coyote Store with his friends James Carothers along with Moore & Moore and special guest acoustic opener Hadlie Jo on Saturday, March 25.
On Saturday, Jan. 21, local vendors and food purveyors are slated to offer their wares at the monthly Third Saturday Trade Days at the Spur Community Center, 502 Burlington Ave., from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free, so come out and stock up on home-crafted goodies!
You may have noticed more plant-based food mentioned in this column recently. While I don’t consider myself vegan, I love reaping the benefits of plant-based eating. Experts say the rewards are not optimum unless we are eating 100% this way—although it stands to reason we can still excel by eating what our bodies love, as often as we can.