Higher ED: land grab costs taxpayers $ 139 million, fells university foundation, school president
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Bob Hoover, president of Boise State University in Idaho, planned to grab a piece of real estate in Boise that was a showcase of complex classrooms and office space. However, when the deal fell apart, Idaho taxpayers had to pay a bill of 139 million dollars over the next 40 years that ruined the finances of the university's private foundation.
Publication Name: The IRE Journal
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0164-7016
Year: 2004
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Welfare wrecks: badly managed car leasing program takes state's taxpayers, needy for a ride
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West Virginia officials launched an ambitious program to lease used cars to welfare recipients so that the needy citizens could drive to work and get off welfare. Wheel officials defended the program and blamed welfare recipients for the problems as they thrashed the cars, which played well to some lawmakers and readers.
Publication Name: The IRE Journal
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0164-7016
Year: 2004
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