Budget

At 4:40 am Saturday morning, a lame duck Republican Congress passed its final piece of legislation -- a series of mainly middle class tax law extensions that will increase the deficit by $38 billion over the next five years, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The higher ed centerpiece of the under radar bill is…

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It's time for another installment of our ongoing series of profiles of new Capitol Hill Chairmen. Today, we move to United States Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA). Since the Senate has changed hands more frequently than the House,…

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Next up in our series of profiles of key players in the upcoming Congressional session is the man who as much as any other will determine Pell Grant funding, Representative David Obey (D-WI). Obey will be the new Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee…

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It's official: the Democrats have taken control of the Senate and are in command of Congress for the first time in 12 years. Get ready for more reshuffling on Capitol Hill-new Senate leadership means new committee control and new committee chairmanships.

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In the wake of the Democratic wave that swept through the country on Election Night, it's always a good idea to look past the numbers and see what impact the electoral shake-up is going to have on issues that matter to you. The first thing that's clear is…

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