$100 million gift from Lilly Endowment aims to shore up HBCU endowments
[ad_1] The United Negro College Fund announced a donation of $100 million from the Lilly Endowment, the single largest unrestricted
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Education funding
A look back at Louisiana Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ eight years in office
[ad_1] BATON ROUGE, La. — It was 2012 and Louisiana was spiraling toward a historic budget crisis, with public colleges
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New Mexico legislators back slower, sustained growth in government programs with budget plan
[ad_1] SANTA FE, N.M. — Leading New Mexico lawmakers on Friday recommended a 5.9% increase in general fund spending for
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New Mexico governor proposes 10% spending increase amid windfall from oil production
[ad_1] SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s governor is proposing a nearly 10% general fund spending increase for the coming
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In 2024, Shapiro faces calls for billions for schools, a presidential election and wary lawmakers
[ad_1] HARRISBURG, Pa. — In 2024, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro could face a more complicated sophomore year in charge of
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Nebraska governor stands firm on rejection of federal money to feed food-insecure children
[ad_1] OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska’s Republican governor on Friday reiterated his rejection of $18 million in federal funding to help
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NCAA President Charlie Baker drawing on lessons learned as GOP governor in Democratic Massachusetts
[ad_1] BOSTON — Growing up in a Boston suburb in the 1960s, Charlie Baker learned his first political lesson —
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Alaska governor’s budget plan includes roughly $3,400 checks for residents and deficit of nearly $1B
[ad_1] JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy unveiled a budget plan Thursday that would pay residents an oil-wealth
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No. 2 oil-producing US state braces for possible end to income bonanza in New Mexico
[ad_1] SANTA FE, N.M. — A windfall in government income from petroleum production is slowing down but far from over
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Schools in Portland, Oregon, reach tentative deal with teachers union after nearly month-long strike
[ad_1] PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon’s largest school district said late Sunday it had reached a tentative agreement with its teachers
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