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In what University of California President Robert Dynes called an “agonizing decision,” the UC Board of Regents voted 13-6 Wednesday to increase undergraduate fees by 7 percent and up to 10 percent for professional students in the upcoming 2007-2008 school year – the fifth fee hike in the past six years. Some regents said they believe the education budget released earlier this year, which cut funding for certain programs in the university, will not be enough to develop necessary programs or support staff salaries to maintain quality and competition within the UC. Some students, however, maintained they have not seen...

LONG BEACH – Some California public university students may be paying higher fees next year. California State University officials are expected to approve a tentative $4.2 billion budget today that includes $65.2 million worth of potential student fee increases – which could translate into as much as 10 percent higher tuition for the 2007-08 academic year. CSU officials declined to call the sum a fee increase yesterday, even in theory. “It's a fund we're hoping the governor's office will support,” said Patrick Lenz, assistant vice chancellor for finance. He said there will likely be many adjustments to the budget before...

/begin my translation China: 4,000 college students rioted in Jiang-su Province 2005/07/01 4,000 students at Jiu-jiang University in Jiang-su Province of Southern China rioted, because the school demanded various fees on them, which they cannot pay. On the night of June 26th in Chinese local time, following the plan they hatched, the students staged the protest, destroying luxury cars parked at their campus, a school cafeteria, and a supermarket, while throwing thermos out of the dorm windows, it is reported. It went on until 5 am in the morning. It settled down a bit after Cai Xiao-ming, the university president, came to...

<p>SACRAMENTO (AP) - The nation's largest pension fund voted today to offset rising health insurance costs by boosting fees for certain medical services -- a move critics say will hurt CalPERS members, especially retirees.</p> <p>The higher fees imposed by the California Public Employees' Retirement System for emergency room visits will curb costs by discouraging members from visiting the emergency room when a regular doctor's visit will do, said board member and insurance consultant Sidney Abrams.</p>

Bill proposed to raise CPL fingerprinting prices Submitted on: April 24, 2002 MCRGO members, a bill is being introduced by Senator Phil Hoffman to raise the state fingerprinting fee by $15.00. The bill is expected in committee tomorrow. People interested in weighing in on this bill are invited to attend the hearing in room 110 in the Farnum Building at 8:30 am or calling Senator Hoffman's office at 517-373-2426. Text of the bill is as follows: SENATE BILL No. 928 December 13, 2001, Introduced by Senator HOFFMAN and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. A bill to amend 1935 PA...