State budget includes new investments in tribal colleges, repatriation

State budget includes new investments in tribal colleges, repatriation

The state’s budget includes a historic increase in funding for tribal colleges and appropriates more than $367,000 to a team at the University of Montana dedicated to repatriating cultural items to tribes.

Sen. Feeney secures local earmarks in state budget – North Star Reporter

The Massachusetts Legislature has approved $1.39 billion in new investments in public transportation and public education across the Commonwealth. The supplemental budget—funded by surplus revenue from the Fair Share surtax on incomes over $1 million, allocates $716 million for transportation and $593.5 million for education at every level. To allocate the surplus, this supplemental budget […]