January 19, 2007

In Brief

SEEKING VOLUNTEERS: Deval L. Patrick, Massachusetts' new governor, has proposed establishing a program at three public colleges that would eventually enlist a total of 1,000 students to spend a year performing community service coordinated with their course work. Mr. Patrick, a Democrat, recommended $3-million for the program's first year.

NEED-BASED AID: Idaho's governor, C.L. (Butch) Otter, proposed several plans to provide more funds for higher education in his first State of the

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