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    Which Way, L.A.?

    UCLA 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.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    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. Gene Block, the Chancellor at UCLA, says 29 out of 42 Republican legislators have received educational benefits they're denying to future generations.

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    UCLA Prepares for the Budget Axe
    1. 0:00Los Angeles Files Suit against 'Slumlord' Deutsche Bank
    2. 7:02UCLA Prepares for the Budget AxeYou’re reading this
    3. 19:53Letting Cities Raise Their Own Taxes
    4. 26:57AfPak, after Osama
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Gene Block

      UCLA

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      Anthony Carnevale

      Georgetown University

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    UCLA Prepares for the Budget Axe
    1. 0:00Los Angeles Files Suit against 'Slumlord' Deutsche Bank
    2. 7:02UCLA Prepares for the Budget AxeYou’re reading this
    3. 19:53Letting Cities Raise Their Own Taxes
    4. 26:57AfPak, after Osama
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