Word: billã
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Even in today’s world of multi-billion dollar university endowments and generous research grants, $1 billion can still make a tremendous splash in the life-sciences pool. A new bill in the Massachusetts legislature will provide $1 billion in public funds to life-sciences research. This bill??released by Mass. Gov. Deval L. Patrick ’78 in May of 2007—would allocate $500 million for the construction of research facilities, $250 million for fellowships and grants, and $250 million in tax incentives over the next 10 years. Aimed at promoting Massachusetts...
According to Day—who said she worked on the previous Higher Education Act as a staff member with Senator Christopher J. Dodd, a Connecticut Democrat—many of the draft bill??s provisions are aimed primarily at state and public institutions. However, Day said that the financial aid elements are of particular relevance to Harvard students, since many rely on Pell grants for tuition...
...foolish given the depth of her support in New Hampshire,” Rahul Prabhakar ’09 said at the Institute of Politics (IOP) primary-night event yesterday. “The Clintons have a long history in New Hampshire, going back to when the state launched Bill??s campaign in ’92.” Meanwhile, McCain bested Romney by a five point margin, capitalizing on his appeal as a maverick in the “Live Free or Die” state. “He’s not as into...
...what is not often included in such lessons is a crucial caveat to the separation of powers: the presidential signing statement. Thanks to the burgeoning use of signing statements—by which the president instructs the executive branch to effectively ignore some parts of a bill??our carefully crafted system is being systematically undermined. Indeed, President George W. Bush has frequently used the practice of signing statements to bypass laws throughout his term, a practice that went virtually unnoticed for five years...
...statement of his lack of concern for working families and his irrational hatred for the public sector. A program such as SCHIP, designed to save families money on health care, cannot be criticized for achieving those goals. Bush also took issue with the possibility–one the bill??s authors deny–that the expansion could benefit families earning up to $83,000 annually, saying, “That doesn’t sound poor to me.” Bush’s statement reveals more about his callous disregard of the realities of working...