News around the US, 4/20

Yuma Sun: District 1 Reconsiders Salary Cut
Yuma District 1 members voted to remove a retired/return to work pay cut. Originally the plan was to limit returning teachers pay on a scale from 0-12 years of experience, even if the teacher had exceeded 12 years. Before this plan teachers automatically received 80% of their last contract. The district was looking at making some cuts to teaching staff, but they received an extra $300,000 in aid after the state reviewed their attendance records.

The Morning News-Rodgers: Engineer Proposes Repair Plan
A water utility engineer suggested that the city spend $1 million a year over 10 years repairing outdated sewer lines installed 50 years ago. The repairs would be less expensive if done within house instead of hiring a contractor. The consulting company would also take a year to do inspections before beginning work that the Waterworks and Sewer Commission could handle.

Lodi News-Sentinel: A Devastating Blow
On Monday, US announced that two of the top leaders of Al-Qaida in Iraq have been killed. The task was accomplished by an air and ground strike near Saddam Hussein’s hometown. This is considered to be the biggest blow to the terrorist organization since the Iraq invasion began.

Los Angeles Times: Obama Presses for Showdown on Financial Reform.
After the announcement of the Goldman Sachs Democrats are putting greater pressure on passing large financial reforms through the Senate this week. Democrats have accused Republicans of protecting banks in such a way as to cause another financial meltdown.