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Governor Quinn Vetoes General Assembly’s Illinois University Tuition Waiver Bill

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn today vetoed Senate Bill 365, which placed limited restrictions on Illinois’ legislative tuition waiver program, and called on the General Assembly to abolish its practice of granting free university scholarships to selected constituents.

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Governor Quinn added that the tuition waiver program is an unwarranted burden on cash-strapped universities, which must absorb the cost of the legislative tuition waivers during these harsh economic times.

Governor Quinn also stated that it’s…

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