Arizona Daily Star
Feb. 2, 2010
SEATTLE - As students around the country anxiously wait for college acceptance letters, their parents are sweating the looming tuition bills at public universities.
Florida college students could face yearly 15 percent tuition increases for years, and University of Illinois students will pay at least 9 percent more. The University of Washington will charge 14 percent more at its flagship campus. And in California, tuition increases of more than 30 percent have sparked protests reminisce...
Arizona Daily Sun
Feb. 2, 2010
PHOENIX -- With some Democratic support assured this time, Republican legislative leaders are going to make one last effort to put the question of higher sales taxes to Arizona voters.
Legislation set for a vote today would put the question of a temporary one-cent hike before voters at a special election May 18. If approved, the statewide levy would go to 6.6 cents on every dollar of taxable items purchased and last for 36 months.
Other key elements of the plan, which have biparti...
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