Legislation

State higher education leaders Thursday were preparing to cut another $85 million from their budgets after receiving word from the Jindal administration.

SPRINGFIELD — State Rep. Chapin Rose, R-Mahomet, announced late Wednesday that unanimous House approval was given for legislation suggested by Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

Legislation that could free up federal funds to help construct new medical school facilities or renovate existing ones was introduced Wednesday in both the U.S. Senate and House.

In reaction to the recent multimillion-dollar, budget-reduction measures taken by the Long Beach Unified School District, which include increased class sizes and layoff notices for roughly 1,020 teachers and credentialed managers, two parent-run petitions

WASHINGTON -- Former U.S. Secretary of Education and University of Tennessee president Sen. Lamar Alexander is helping lead a renewed Republican campaign to oppose legislation to remake the college student loan system.