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Perdue: Economy will block free tuition in '09

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

By The Associated Press

RALEIGH (AP) - Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue is dialing down some expectations in her first year as North Carolina governor, including plans to offer free community college tuition.

Perdue said Wednesday she knows the state's bad fiscal picture means her campaign platform of free tuition at community college won't occur this year. She hopes there will be money to expand outgoing Gov. Mike Easley's college affordability program for students in low-income families.

Perdue also said she may never get all she wants from the General Assembly when it comes to a government efficiency panel she plans to name. The governor-elect has said she wants to require lawmakers to vote yes or no on the panel's recommendations.

Perdue takes over Easley's job with Saturday's inauguration.

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Doug Johnson

January 7, 2009 - 3:56 pm EST

Seems to me the people having a hard time make it, are the family working their can off.
They have to pay for everything.

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Panacea

January 7, 2009 - 7:51 pm EST

I hope at some point this idea can move forward. A good education is the key to living a decent life in this day and age. And since the state school system is so bad, students who qualify academically deserve to see a real payoff for their efforts.