September 3, 2004

New York Lawmakers Pass Budget That Would Help Needy Students and Private Colleges; Nevada System Settles Lawsuits Stemming From Demotion of President

Lawmakers in New York State finally approved a spending plan in August that avoided cuts to financial aid for needy students and included a program that, for the first time, would have given private colleges in the state millions of public dollars for construction. But the Legislature altered Gov. George E. Pataki's original proposal, which would have awarded funds for construction at independent colleges on a competitive basis, so the Republican governor vetoed the