Ironwood passes budget, awaits word on possible state cuts

By RICHARD JENKINS

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IRONWOOD — With no information on how much state funding the district will receive next year, the Ironwood Area Schools’ board of education passed a budget Monday that mostly maintained the financial status quo while district officials await more information.

“The budget the board just approved tonight, it assumes flat revenue — meaning no increase, no decrease — we know full well there will be some kind of change … and when that happens we’ll have to amend our budget accordingly,” Superintendent Travis Powell said after Monday’s meeting. “Within...