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UCLA Prepares for the Budget Axe
Tuition at UC campuses is now almost $12,000 a year and that could double if voters don't give Governor Brown the tax increases he's asked for.
By Warren Olney • • 53m ListenTuition at UC campuses is now almost $12,000 a year and that could double if voters don't give Governor Brown the tax increases he's asked for. Are Republican legislators turning their backs on the institutions that got them where they are? Are increasing numbers of foreign students accepted instead of Californians because they have to pay more? We talk with the Chancellor at UCLA, and hear from the President pro Tem of the State Senate, who wants to give cities, counties and school districts the power to raise taxes on their own. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, Afghanistan and Pakistan after Osama.
Banner image: Students cross Bruin Walk, the central artery running through campus.
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4 storiesLos Angeles Files Suit against 'Slumlord' Deutsche Bank
City Attorney Carmen Trutanich says one of the biggest slumlords in Los Angeles is Deutsche Bank . After a year long investigation, he's accused the German financial house of illegal evictions, shut-offs of water and power and letting 2000 foreclosed properties run down.
Read the story7 minUCLA Prepares for the Budget Axe
State budget cuts mean higher tuition at the University of California, which has tripled to $11,600 in the past ten years. If voters don't give Governor Brown a tax increase, UC tuition could rise to $20,000 or $25,000.
Read the story13 minLetting Cities Raise Their Own Taxes
California's $25 billion budget gap will be partly closed by $12 billion in spending cuts passed by the Assembly and Senate. Republicans have refused to allow a statewide vote on a $12 billion tax increase to make up the rest.
Read the story7 minAfPak, after Osama
Osama bin Laden is history, but the war in Afghanistan goes on. Meantime, the Obama Administration sounds conflicted when it comes to Pakistan. The White House calls it "a key partner in the fight against al Qaeda and terrorism."
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