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Phillips Charitable Announces Second Year of Grants

NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Phillips Charitable , a non-profit foundation , has announced additional grants in its second year of operation.   PCO is focused on three specific constituencies ...

Congressman warns U.S. faces possible cuts in counterterrorism funding

U.S. Rep. Peter King said federal grants that pay for local and state counterterrorism efforts are in danger of being cut in the coming weeks, even as the threat of terrorism persists

House Committee Wants Out of No Child Left Behind

A House Committee has voted to recommend that New Hampshire pull out of No Child Left Behind. Republican lawmakers on the House education committee cited local control and small government as reasons to withdraw the state from No Child Left Behind. The vote was along party lines. The dissenting democrats say they too are frustrated with the federal education laws, but are concerned about the ...

St. Paul, Minneapolis: Spending deadline looms for federal housing grants

St. Paul and Minneapolis each have two weeks to prove they've spent half of their 2-year-old federal grants on acquiring, rehabbing or demolishing hundreds of vacant eyesore properties.

National and Local Officials Cut Ribbon for New Bus Facility

US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will be on-hand for the ceremony. US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, along with Senator Carl Levin and Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell are teaming up Saturday afternoon to cut the ribbon at a new bus operations center.