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Western immune to government shutdown for now, says president

Reverberations from the shutdown of the federal government have been felt across the nation after Congress failed to pass a budget last Tuesday, Oct. 1. The National Parks Service, NASA and many other federal institutions have shut down or nearly shut down, but Western Washington University, a…

2013-10-04
Plans for a Shutdown

As the clock runs down on a Monday night deadline for Congress to reach agreement on a funding measure or else force most of government to close, the Obama administration is providing details on how federal agencies would operate during a shutdown.

2013-10-01
Impact of federal shutdown on Wash.

The federal government has begun a partial shutdown after congressional Republicans demanded changes in the nation's health care law as the price for essential federal funding and President Barack Obama and Democrats refused.

Here's a look at how services in Washington state are…

2013-10-01
Shutdown Looms

The impending shutdown of the federal government is expected to affect higher education only modestly, at least in the short term, but the debate has already kicked off several months of unpredictable fiscal fights that threaten to further cut funding for some financial aid programs and…

2013-09-27
Looking for wellness, Gov. Inslee, unions back at negotiating table on health care

Negotiators for Gov. Jay Inslee and more than two-dozen labor unions are back at the bargaining table this month in a bid to settle outstanding health-care issues. After healthcare talks broke down in 2012 under the previous governor, the two sides agreed to contracts on pay while leaving health…

2013-09-26
Student Achievement Council to meet at Western Sept. 24 2013-09-19
On Bus Tour, Obama Seeks to Shame Colleges Into Easing Costs

President Obama deplored the rising costs of college on Thursday as he tried to shame universities into holding down prices. He held out the prospect of more federal student aid if they did.

2013-08-23
Obama signs bill lowering student loan rates

President Barack Obama signed into law Friday a measure restoring lower interest rates for student loans, pledging the hard-fought compromise would be just the first step in a broader, concerted fight to rein in the costs of a college education.

2013-08-12
Editorial: College trust fund for students needs scrutiny

WHILE Congress wrestles student-loan rates that soared to 6.8 percent down to 3.8 percent, a Washington state lawmaker has another idea for reducing college costs.

State Rep. Larry Seaquist, D-Gig Harbor, proposes a college trust fund for students and financed by…

2013-08-01
Congress approves student loan plan

The millions of college students and parents who will borrow money from the federal government for the coming school year can plan on much lower interest rates than originally offered, as the U.S. House overwhelmingly voted 392 to 31 on Wednesday to approve a Senate plan that would allow…

2013-08-01
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