February 1, 2010
Legislative News
By Ed Anderson @ Times-Picayune
BATON ROUGE — House members Friday began the months-long process of filing the proposals that could become new laws, including one by a New Orleans legislator that would allow individuals on probation or parole to pay their fees with credit or debit cards.
House Clerk Alfred “Butch” Speer said the first [...]
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January 13, 2010
Alabama
Stateline.org Staff Reports
States are facing a Jan. 19 deadline to apply for their share of $4.35 billion in federal education grants. Some — such as Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York and Tennessee — are cutting it awfully close.
The grants, known as Race to the Top funds, are part of the federal stimulus plan and [...]
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