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Senate bill proposal to freeze tuition rates could hurt Illinois’ state universities
A tuition freeze proposal for every public Illinois university will be voted on by the end of this week by the Illinois General Assembly. Sen. Martin Sandoval of Cicero has proposed a bill that would freeze tuition rates for incoming freshmen for at least the next two years.
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Gas prices rise as spring break nears
Road-tripping for spring break may not be so cost-effective for University of Iowa students this year. Gas prices have risen to more than $3.50 per gallon at some Iowa gas stations as political turmoil continues in countries such as Libya and Tunisia.
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Missouri House overturns voters’ decision on minimum wage
The Missouri House of Representatives voted 92-60 Monday to cap Missouri's minimum wage at the federal minimum wage level. The bill, House Bill 61, essentially reverses a voter-sponsored initiative to have the minimum wage move with inflation.
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Bleak prospects for young people seeking employment
The unemployment rate for young people continues to be nearly twice that of the national average. A survey released Friday by the Labor Department shows that the national unemployment rate fell to 8.9 percent in February — down from 9 percent in the previous month.
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Column: Automated traffic tickets need to go
Like many functions of the state, authoritative traffic precautions were implemented for the purpose of collecting a revenue stream under the guise of safety. The most outrageous measure has been an effort to squelch driving violations through the use of automated ticketing machines (ATMs).
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Colleges implement need-aware admissions policies
The Wall Street Journal reported last month that many colleges facing financial trouble are coping by creating more need-aware admissions policies.
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Gap between US rich and poor quadruples since 1979
Income inequality is a growing trend in most advanced industrial nations, and the United States has the third largest gap between its rich and poor on average among the 30 nations studied in a recent report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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Column: As we near Social Security insolvency, we need backup plan
Throughout President Barack Obama's push for health care reform, the common portrayal was that health care reform was the equivalent of entitlement reform. All Congress would need to do is pass the Affordable Care Act to see long term solvency for all of America's entitlement needs.
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Obama in Cleveland to talk small business
President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Cleveland State University today along with members of his cabinet to hold a Winning the Future Forum to hear from small business owners and leaders on how to develop the economy.
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