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Applications for scholarships now available
Students from the 44th District who
will be attending state universities in Illinois may submit
applications for the General Assembly Scholarship program to my
office through March 19.
Eight one-year tuition waivers --
for fall 2005 and spring 2006 (excluding summer 2006) -- are
available to students who will be attending state universities, with
one specifically designated for a nursing student attending Illinois
State University.
The remaining eight summer 2006
portions of the scholarship are available for teachers who are
continuing their education at a state-funded school.
Students are encouraged to write to
my office to request an application. The address is 2203 Eastland
Drive, Suite 3, Bloomington, IL 61704.
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Brady
protests supplemental spending
Last week lawmakers approved $40.8
million in additional spending, intended to fill a shortfall in the
fiscal 2005 budget approved in July 2004. I questioned the move
because we are clearly not living within its means. We are spending
money we do not have.
We can authorize all the extra
spending we want, but the question remains: Where are the revenues
that are going to pay the bills?
Instead of authorizing extra
spending, we should be making cuts. That is what I do with my
business, and that's what people do in their homes.
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Sen. Bill Brady] |
