Staff: bridge contract mobilizing for Oklahoma East–West corridor; city to consider a $2.2M participation Project staff said the OTA awarded the bridge contract over the Canadian River and will mobilize in early March; OTA will build parts of the city’s Phase 2 drainage/design as part of its contract, potentially saving the city about $3.5–$4.0 million while the city’s participation could be about $2.2 million plus in-kind work.

Norman could save up to $4 million on the Canadian River bridge project thanks to a new agreement with the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority!

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Campaign for Vermont proposes 15 ESAs built around CTEs, projects roughly $300M in annual savings Campaign for Vermont urged the Senate Education Committee to replace 52 supervisory unions with 15 education service agencies (ESAs) aligned to career‑tech regions, arguing ESAs could centralize business and special‑education services and yield roughly $291M–$350M in annual savings (model dependent). The group emphasized pairing governance change with a foundation funding formula and warned of salary "level up" risks from district mergers.

A bold proposal from Campaign for Vermont suggests consolidating 52 supervisory unions into 15 education service agencies, potentially saving the state up to $350 million annually!

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