An innovative financial aid program at Purdue University has been awarded a $10,000 prize in the 27th annual Better Government Competition held by the Pioneer Institute, a public research organization located in Boston.
Purdue's Back A Boiler program, chosen out of more than 80 contest submissions from around the United States, is a supplemental financial aid option for "rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors" using income share agreements, which tap into the future income of those graduates who enroll in the program.
A provocative new ad from opponents of the so-called Bathroom Bill shows a teen-age girl entering a women's locker room just after a shady-looking man in a hooded sweatshirt goes in and hides in a bathroom stall.
The girl goes to a locker and starts to unbutton her shirt when she becomes aware that someone is staring at her from the stall.
