SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 17 -- The Campaign for College Opportunity issued the following news: In his 2024-25 budget proposal, Governor Gavin Newsom put forth a $26.9 billion General Fund investment in higher education, a funding level that continues to support California's students in achieving their higher education goals. Despite a nearly $38 billion budget shortfall, the January proposal largely shields higher education from severe cuts, demonstrating Governor Newsom's steadfast commitm  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Jan. 18 -- The First Liberty Institute issued the following news release: First Liberty Institute and the Ard Law Group filed a motion for summary judgement on behalf of two flight attendants who sued Alaska Airlines and the Association of Flight Attendants union ("AFA") in May 2022 after the airline terminated them because they asked questions in a company forum about the company's support for the "Equality Act" and the union failed to adequately defend them. Alaska Airli  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Jan. 17 -- Rand issued the following commentary on Jan. 16, 2024: * * * The U.S. Must Close the Long-Distance Power Transmission Gap with China By Ismael Arciniegas Rueda, Fiona Quimbre, Henri van Soest, Avery Krovetz In October 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a triennial report (PDF) that revealed, among other things, that the U.S. transmission system, as currently built, is already at or near capacity across several states, including Texas and A  more