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Monique Davis
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by Matthew Blake
1:28pm
Thu May 3, 2012

State Lawmakers Vote To End Legislative Scholarships

The Illinois Senate voted today to ban the maligned legislative scholarship program, for which state lawmakers award scholarships to students in their district that attend an Illinois public university.

The bill passed 43-5, with five Senators voting ‘present’. The bill should just as easily clear the House and swiftly be signed into law by Gov. Pat Quinn.

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