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Friday, May 17, 2013  A breakthrough on a new Texas budget could be for real this time.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  The Oklahoma Senate is expected to consider and give final legislative approval to a $7.1 billion general appropriations bill that will fund state government for the upcoming fiscal year that begins July 1.

Monday, May 13, 2013  Texas missed more than $3 billion in Federal Food Aid in 2011 according to recent reports.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  The United Way announced which local organizations will be receiving funding Tuesday afternoon.

Monday, April 01, 2013  The Oklahoma Board of Education has awarded more than $250,000 in grants to fund college-readiness programs.

Friday, March 15, 2013  Obama pushes for federal research into clean energy technology that can wean vehicles off oil

Friday, January 25, 2013  The battle for higher-education dollars begins as the Senate Finance Committee hears testimony on the funding needs of four state university systems.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  New Mexico is withholding some Medicaid payments to hospitals while the state tries to resolve a funding dispute with the federal government.

Friday, January 18, 2013  The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department states it will take millions more to help keep state parks up and running.

Friday, January 11, 2013  Planned Parenthood is asking a judge to stop Texas from banning the group from providing state-funded health services to poor women.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  The Texas Health and Human Services commissioner says his agency can meet the demand of providing family planning services to poor women without Planned Parenthood clinics.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  Funding for victim’s assistance programs across Texas has been down. It has been increasingly difficult for non-profit organizations to find backing. Without state funding and support from other sources, victims like Carrie-Anne O’Driscoll wouldn’t have been able to receive the help that she so desperately needed.

Tuesday, January 01, 2013  The State of Texas will cut off its funding to Planned Parenthood because of the argument the agency provides abortions. So what does that mean for the Texas Panhandle?

Friday, December 28, 2012  Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is accusing a longtime political adviser of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his campaign account.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  New Mexico Secretary of Education-designate Hanna Skandera is urging lawmakers to support a funding increase of about $140 million for public schools in fiscal year 2014.