This story by Shauneen Miranda appeared in Colorado Newsline on September 17, 2025. The lawmakers and demonstrators rebuked a congressional spending panel’s bill that calls for $12 billion in spending cuts at the Education Department for the coming fiscal year and fulfills many of President Donald Trump’s education spending priorities as he and his administration READ MORE
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