November 14, 2003

Voters Approve Bonds in Maine, Elect New Governors in Kentucky and Mississippi

By WILL POTTER

In most states, little was at stake for higher education in last week's general election. But voters in several states, including Maine and Ohio, decided on ballot measures related to colleges, and Kentucky and Mississippi elected new governors.

In Maine, colleges celebrated the passage of a ballot measure authorizing $19-million in higher-education bonds. Most of the bonds, $12-million, will benefit the Maine Community College System. The system, which has $35-million in deferred

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