Sunday, April 3, 2011

Western civilization requirement was hottest flap of first half ...

The House has resumed debate of the state budget, after a 40-hour pause. At a presser before Sunday evening's session, Democratic leader Jessica Farrar of Houston lamented "wasted time." She mentioned amendments by Republicans that targeted family planning money (successfully) and (unsuccessfully) would have required at least 10 percent of spending on undergraduate education on state campuses be devoted to teaching Western civilization.

Garrett:  http://dallasne.ws/idlN7E

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