- With as much as a 50% cut in state aid looming, colleges and universities are pressing the state for more authority to raise tuition and allocate financial aid. The Senate Education committee voted unanimously Thursday to support that plan, as long as schools can show that they’re stil serving lower and middle-income students. But student
- Marijuana was in the air at the state capitol Tuesday — literally and figuratively. Inside, the House gave preliminary approval to a toughened-up version of a bill regulating medical marijuana dispensaries. Across the street, in Civic Center Park, fans of all things cannabis celebrated both the legal and illegal aspects of the drug.