Tuition aid for military spouses at risk
WASHINGTON – With her husband deployed in Iraq with a Stryker brigade from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, 20-year-old Lauren Silva isn’t your typical college student. But when it comes to finding money for tuition, books and other expenses, she’s not so different.
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New law to funnel millions to S.C. colleges
South Carolina’s technical colleges will be eligible to receive at least $10 million over the next four years through legislation President Barack Obama signed into law Tuesday.
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Congress gives college aid a boost
More needy college students will have access to bigger Pell Grants, and future borrowers of government loans will have an easier time repaying them, under a vast overhaul of higher education aid that Congress passed Thursday…
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Morning business news – March 29
ALL EYES ON NAMA, BANK RESULTS AND RECAPITALISATIONS – This week will be a busy one on the financial front. The week will see new capital rules for banks, recapitalisations, NAMA discounts, and loans transferring to NAMA from Bank of Ireland, EBS and Irish Nationwide.
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Government roundup: City sales tax receipts drop — again
The city of Bakersfield’s fourth quarter, holiday-season sales tax receipts were down 10 percent over the same period in 2008, more bad news for city coffers, according to City Manager Alan Tandy’s latest weekly memo to the city council. The decline marked the 12th time in the [...]
Structured Solutions preparing for hiring boot camps
Central Community College is working with California technology company Structured Solutions to find and train 200 people to work in Grand Island.
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Starting tonight, no more warnings at red light camera
There won’t be many more warning letters in the mail for anyone who runs the red lights at West Market and State of Franklin Road — at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, violators will get the real thing in the mail.
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Bernanke Says Economy Needs ‘Accommodative’ Policies (Update2)
March 25 (Bloomberg) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the U.S. economy still needs low interest rates and that the central bank will be ready to tighten credit “at the appropriate time.”
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University of Colorado regents to vote on 9 percent tuition increase for in-state students
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The University of Colorado is considering a 9 percent tuition increase for in-state students next year.
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Health care bill impacting student loans
It turns out the health care reform law is also changing the way college students borrow money. Banks and private lenders are about to be cut out. Instead, students will only borrow directly from the federal government.
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