0. 4 for s p 500. 1410 is the level just reclaimed. Government shutdown now in day 14. Debt ceiling deadline one day closer. A meeting between the president , the Vice President , congressional leaders at the white house that was set for 3 p. M. Eastern has been postponed. John harwood is there at the white house. Any rumblings about when this meeting might happen now . Bill, dont know but the longer its postponed, the better, because its giving time for Senate Negotiators to wrap up a deal that they can then outline to members of the leadership bipartisan, pelosi, reid, as well as the president of the united states. Most people are bystanders at this point. President obama, the house of representatives, all attention is focused on two men harry reid and mitch mcconnell. Earlier this afternoon they both came out on the senate floor and said things were looking good. Constructive good faith negotiations continue between the republican leader and me. Im very optimistic that we will reach
Republican lawmakers and a university president pushed a bill last year that would diminish faculty job protections at two institutions. It failed by a hair, but the State Board of Higher Education has taken up the mantle. Last year, the North Dakota House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that threatened tenure protections. It would have allowed the presidents of Dickinson State University and Bismarck State College to fire tenured faculty members without any review from a faculty committee.
Stark County hesitant on DSU's funding request for Agriculture Building and Arena Project amid concerns over public usage agreement and potential university facility use dominance.