The Castle Rock Tribune is the largest newspaper in the quaint town of Castle Rock, mainly focusing on local and national goings on.
The Castle Rock Tribune was also proudly voted Castle Rock's "Most Trusted Newspaper" three times in a row.Congress set to pass bipartisan education reformFebruary 21st, 4486"This is the greatest achievement in nearly all of our years as a federal republic.
The future generations of our nation, from kindergarten to college, will finally be guaranteed their right to a fair education."
Senate Majority Leader Dave Rockwell voices his approval of one of the first key pieces of legislation proposed by the Gresham Administration.Castle Rock, Westbrook: Being already two years into the first UDP led government since the Farnsworth Administration, Republicans were licking their lips from the sidelines, hoping to catch sight of any possible slip-ups in the Gresham Administration. Those mistakes have yet to occur however, and nearly all caucuses of the Republican Party have voted in favor of comprehensive education reforms proposed by the PLLA, the most hard left faction of the UDP. Despite having a rocky start after the Farnsworth Administration, which some political analysts mark as the most unpopular Administration in Baltusia's recent history, the UDP has come full circle, presenting a unified moderate leftist voice in Baltusia, eager to enact the long dormant reforms of Oliver Farnsworth.
Achieving nearly half of the support of the Republican Party and near unanimous support of the UDP is the
Right to Education Act of 4485, which completely subsidizes the cost of tuition. Despite causing the Department of Commerce to scramble a budget in order to be able to fund such subsidies, but all seems well for being able to provide aforementioned funds, as economic analysts report Baltusia boasts a robust $24b BLD surplus.
Other reforms set to be passed in Congress include the
Unitarian Education Reform Act of 4485, and the
Private Education Institution Regulatory Act of 4485, with the former giving government ownership to a network of higher education institutions across the country, as well as enacting regulations to existing private education campuses to ensure they meet national standards. The latter also enacts essentially the same regulations.
As far as a reaction from the public, teenagers far and wide are expressing immense support for the bills, with many saying that their crushing student loan debt may finally be at it's end. Many of the younger generation of Baltusia, despite subsidies being enacted for those classified as low-income or poor, still struggled to maintain their tuition payments, with student loan debt even contributing to a small portion of the national deficit, according to economic analysts.
When asked about the status of private education institutions, one UDP Congressman remarked: "Aside from a few extra rules that they have to adhere to once the bill passes, I feel they'll be hit very little from the impact. I'd say the worst thing that
could possibly happen is drops in enrollment, but that shouldn't be too much of a concern, with these tuition reforms."