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Stevedoring at Cat Lai port, Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City brought in more than 140.3 trillion VND (6.06 billion USD) in budget collections during the January - April period, a 15.76 percent increase year-on-year and fulfilling 30.45 percent of the annual target. According to Nguyen Thi Hong Ha, director of the municipal Department of Finance, the figure comprised close to 101.49 trillion VND in domestic collection and 38.8 trillion VND in taxes from import-export activities, up 14.47 percent and 19.39 percent, respectively. The department attributed the...

Introduction Arizona has a proud tradition of affordable public higher education. In fact, written in the state constitution is a promise that, at public colleges, “the instruction furnished shall be as nearly free as possible.”1 The Grand Canyon state boasts a large system of public 2- and 4-year schools—institutions that engender state pride and drive local and regional economies. Today, over 460,000 students attend Arizona’s public colleges and universities. Over half—nearly 280,000—are enrolled in Arizona’s community college system.2 For each of these students, postseconda...

Introduction Michigan has a proud tradition of affordable public higher education, from world-renowned public universities to a system of 28 community colleges that enroll over 350,000 students, all of which engender state pride and drive local and regional economies. It is also a state that has been central to the movement for free or affordable college: the Kalamazoo Promise, announced in 2005, inspired a wave of programs across the country offering a guarantee of free tuition. Today, over 500,000 students attend Michigan’s public colleges and universities.1 For each of these students, p...