Stimulus eases community college troubles

By Kimberly Leonard, Special to Stateline.org

States are digging into their federal stimulus money to help finance community colleges, where rising tuition, soaring enrollment and budget cuts threaten to shut students out of the system.
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Weekly wrap: Report questions states' use of stimulus road funds

By John Gramlich, Stateline.org Staff Writer

States are spending too much stimulus money on new road construction and not enough on public transit projects, a national advocacy group claims in a report issued Monday (June 29). Meanwhile, Michigan and California consider teaming up to solve their prison problems and North Carolina and Rhode Island face off with Amazon.com over taxes.
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The Sarah Palin chronicles mask deeper GOP troubles

By Dan Balz and Perry Bacon Jr., The Washington Post

On the same day Republicans surrendered a symbolically significant seat in the Senate, the Sarah Palin wars erupted again inside the party. Leaks followed by trash-talking followed by recriminations. Read More

State loans money to student load corp.

By Rena Delbridge, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

A bill allowing the state to loan money to the Alaska Student Loan Corporation will ensure post-secondary education aid. Read More

Alaska telecom companies angle for Internet stimulus funds

By Ashton Goodell, KTUU.com (Anchorage)

The U.S. Department of Commerce released guidelines Wednesday for a $7.2 billion program meant to expand broadband Internet service to rural communities. Read More

Native rights activist will run for governorktuu

By Staff Writers, KTUU.com (Anchorage)

A longtime activist for Alaska Native rights intends to run for governor. Read More

Coming to 25 states -- higher taxes

By Mark Trumbull, The Christian Science Monitor

More than half of US states are responding to budget challenges with an answer that's often unpopular with their residents: tax hikes. Read More

Mississippi tops obesity rankings; Colorado is leanest state

By The Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal

WASHINGTON -- Mississippi remains at the top of the list in this year's national annual obesity rankings, with Alabama coming in second. Outside of fairly lean Colorado, there's little good news. Read More

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