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Lawmakers May Allow Immigrants To Pay In-State Tuition At Local Colleges
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Illegal immigrants getting tuition breaks to go to college. It’s a controversial issue some Maryland lawmakers are putting the spotlight on. Political reporter Pat Warren...
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Senate Leader: Tuition Vote Will Be Tough Battle
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller said Monday he is expecting a tough battle this year on legislation to allow illegal immigrants to receive in-state tuition to public...
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Md. Children Of Illegal Immigrants Seek In-State Tuition
BALTIMORE (WJZ)–For the third time, there is a push to offer the children of illegal immigrants who’ve grown up in Maryland the ability to pay in-state tuition at some colleges and universities. As...
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Md. Senate Weighs College Break For Immigrant Kids
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Children of illegal immigrants would get to pay in-state tuition rates for Maryland colleges, but would first have to graduate community college, under a bill making its way...
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Md. Senators Debate Immigrant Tuition Bill
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A measure allowing illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition in Maryland has been amended to require them to first attend a community college in the jurisdiction where they went...
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Immigrant In-State Tuition Bill To Be Debated
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A bill that would allow illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates at Maryland colleges under certain conditions will be debated in the Senate. The Senate is likely to vote...
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Group To Rally For Md. In-State Tuition Bill
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A group in favor of a bill that would allow in-state tuition for illegal immigrants under certain circumstances in Maryland will be expressing support for the legislation in...
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Immigrant Tuition Bill Moves Forward In House
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) –Many gathered at the state capital Thursday to debate whether immigrants who are in the country illegally should be granted in-state college tuition rates. Suzanne Collins reports...
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Md. Approves In-State Tuition For Immigrants, Alcohol Tax Hike
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ/AP) — Maryland lawmakers scrambled to resolve a variety of unfinished business before Monday’s midnight adjournment of the General Assembly. But the Maryland General Assembly did...
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Delegate Seeks Illegal Immigrant Tuition Lawsuit
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ)—Fighting the Dream Act. It’s only been days since lawmakers voted to allow the children of illegal immigrants to pay in-state college tuition. Now one lawmaker is launching a...
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Md. Delegate Seeks Immigrant Tuition Referendum
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — A state delegate is trying to force a referendum on whether Maryland should allow illegal immigrants to pay in-state college tuition. Washington County Republican Neil Parrott...
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Immigration Tuition Law Could Be Headed To Referendum
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland’s new law extending in-state college tuition to undocumented immigrants could be headed to referendum. Leaders of the drive to put the issue on next year’s ballot say they...
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Md. Immigrant Tuition Foes Face Petition Deadline
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — The first signatures were submitted Tuesday in the push to allow Maryland voters to decide the issue of in-state tuition for some illegal immigrants. Jessica Kartalija has the...
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Court Won’t Look At Tuition For Illegal Immigrants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to a California policy that gives tuition breaks to illegal immigrants to attend public colleges and universities. The justices on Monday...
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Md. Immigrant Tuition Foes Clear Petition Hurdle
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — There was news Tuesday on two fronts of the immigration tuition issue. Opponents of the bill that allows undocumented students to pay in-state tuition have gathered enough...
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Md. ACLU Questions Immigrant Tuition Foes’ Process
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — A Maryland chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is questioning the legality of an online petition seeking a statewide referendum on in-state college tuition for illegal...
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Regents Authorize Tuition Increases
BOWIE, Md. (AP) — The University System of Maryland Board of Regents has voted for a 3 percent tuition increase at the state’s public colleges and universities for resident undergraduates, except for...
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Council Panel To Discuss Students From Md., Va.
WASHINGTON (AP) — D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown says he is trying to get to the bottom of why students from Maryland and Virginia are attending the city’s public schools illegally. Brown has...
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Challenge To Dream Act Petition Could Take It Off The 2012 Ballot
BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Marylanders expect to vote on the question of tuition breaks for undocumented students in next year’s general election ballot. But a challenge to the petitions that put the law on...
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Board Approves Tuition Hikes For Maryland Colleges
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — The Board of Regents for Maryland’s university system has approved a 3 percent tuition increase for most in-state students. The board approved the tuition hike on Wednesday....
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Maryland Court Affirms Tuition Ballot Question
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Marylanders can vote on whether to allow undocumented students to attend college at in-state tuition rates. Political reporter Pat Warren reports just one day after hearing...
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Frederick Community College Approves $47.7M Budget
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Frederick Community College has approved a $47.7 million budget that includes tuition increases and employee pay raises. The Frederick News-Post reports that the board of trustees...
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Dream Act Campaign Targets Black Voters
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ)—Dream Act supporters step up their campaign to gain voter approval of an immigrant tuition law. Political reporter Pat Warren reports the campaign is targeting black voters....
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O’Malley To Meet With Student Leaders
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Martin O’Malley will be meeting with student leaders to discuss the importance of investing in higher education. The governor will play host to students in Annapolis Thursday...
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Gov. O’Malley’s Proposed Budget Would Keep In-State Tuition Locked In
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — The skyrocketing cost of college has been on hold statewide for the last few years. And Governor O’Malley’s proposed budget will keep it that way. As Gigi Barnett explains,...
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Catholic University Gets $4M Gift For Nursing Scholarships
WASHINGTON (AP) — Catholic University says a charitable foundation is pledging $4 million to its nursing school to fund scholarships for students pursuing nursing jobs in the Washington area. The gift...
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Tuition Will Increase For Students Attending College In Maryland
BALTIMORE (AP) — Students at Maryland’s state universities will be paying a little more next school year. The University System of Maryland’s Board of Regents approved tuition and fee hikes at a...
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University Of Baltimore Launches New Initiative To Reduce Student Debt
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — College debt continues to climb. It’s a huge financial burden for students and their families. But now, a Maryland university launches a new, first of its kind program that could save...
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UMUC Offers Federal Workers Discount
ADELPHI, Md. (AP) — University of Maryland University College is aiming to boost enrollment with a tuition discount for out-of-state federal employees and their families. Officials at the Adelphi-based...
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Md. Board Of Regents Approves Tuition Hike For Spring Semester
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Tough times for the state budget means college students in Maryland’s university system are about to pay more. Derek Valcourt explains Maryland’s Board of Regents has approved a...
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Tuition Hike Coming For Students At Md. State Universities
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WJZ) — If you have a student at a Maryland state school, you’re going to be paying more–significantly more. Starting in the fall, there will be a hike in tuition and possibly a...
View ArticleCommunity College Baltimore County Increases Income Eligibility For Free...
BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County is making tuition-free community college accessible to students. The county has increased its income eligibility for the College Promise Scholarship to...
View ArticleUSM Board Of Regents Could Consider Tuition Freeze For Upcoming School Year
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WJZ) — A committee of the University System of Maryland’s Board of Regents is recommending freezing tuition across all of its universities for the upcoming school year. The regents’...
View ArticleBaltimore City Community College Offering Free Fall Tuition As Classes Shift...
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Numerous students enrolled at Baltimore City Community College in the fall will qualify for free tuition, the school said Monday. In a news release, officials said eligible students...
View ArticleLoyola University Maryland Starts New Program To Help Baltimore Families...
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Loyola University Maryland is starting a new program to help families in Baltimore afford tuition. The new “Charm City Pell Promise Program” will recognize public, charter and...
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