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The Biden administration demanded governors in 16 states address a more than $12 billion funding disparity between land-grant Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their non-HBCU counterparts, according to the US Department of Agriculture.

The Biden administration demanded governors in 16 states address a more than $12 billion funding disparity between land-grant Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their non-HBCU counterparts, according to the US Department of Agriculture.

Gov. Bill Lee and his wife, Maria, made a stop at Boones Creek Christian Church on Friday to play pickleball and to speak with participants of a local nonprofit program

Massachusetts' free lunch program, which is funded by a 4% millionaire's tax, makes it the latest state to offer free lunch to public school students.

Recent reporting of false information hasn’t been limited to the topic of school curriculum, nor has it been the exclusive domain of national journalists and pundits.

Russia has doubled its defence budget for 2023, with its military spending now accounting for a third of all government outlay amid the war in Ukraine.

The report found Wisconsin's latest two-year state budget signed into law by Gov. Tony Evers earlier this month raised spending while slashing taxes and preserving rainy day funds.

At $71.5 billion, the two-year state budget that took effect July 1 marks the largest increase in government spending in modern Minnesota history. The roughly 37 percent jump in spending is driven largely by the historic $17.5 billion budget surplus lawmakers had on the books when the year began. And some of it is one-time spending, with the general fund expected to drop to around $65.2 ...

States and local governments should prepare for fewer federal funds, higher borrowing costs and market volatility as a result of turmoil in Washington.

If approved by the local governing bodies, Milwaukee could raise nearly $180 million more annually from the new sales tax and the county $80 million from a hike, according to estimates.