WASHINGTON,
D.C.– Members of Congress returned to the nation’s
capitol to begin the second session of the 110th Congress. The
major legislative initiative for the month was creation of an
economic stimulus package to be enacted into law.
Appropriations
and Budget –A recap of the FY2008 omnibus appropriations
bill, news on the FY08 Supplemental package, and a peak at the
FY09 budget to be introduced on February 4.
Higher
Education – The House Committee on Education and Labor
and their staff made final adjustments, through amendments,
to bring the HEA Reauthorization legislation, H.R. 4137 to a
floor vote in February.
NASA
– Updates on the shuttle program, Hubble Telescope, and
the Moon-to-Mars initiative.
National
Institutes of Health – Open access on Pub-Med becomes
mandatory, recent developments on conflict of interest policy,
and the agency releases its FY08 fiscal policy for grant awards.
National
Science Foundation – The National Science Board releases
a report that addresses US competitiveness and workforce policy.
Taxes/Endowments
– The Senate Finance Committee requests over 130 colleges
and universities to submit information about their endowment,
tuition, and student aid policies and procedures.
Odds
and Ends – Miscellaneous items of interest.
Comings
and Goings – Resignations, appointments, deaths.
STATE
OF OHIO
General
Assembly – Democrats shake up their Senate leadership
team.
Operating
Budget – Governor Strickland announces a potential
operating budget shortfall and related government cost-savings
measures.
Board
of Regents – Rep. Shawn Webster (R-53) introduces
HB 38a, a re-appropriation and technical correction bill that
provides minor changes to Board of Regents funding in the FY2008-09
operating budget.
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