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Round-Up: Tuition bill moves forward; and, more

By On January 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Andrea Chalfin, AP, Education, Health, Immigration, KRCC News, Martha Perez-Sanz, Round-Up, Student Reporter, Wildlife

A proposal to allow students who are illegal immigrants to receive in-state tuition came down to a party-line vote in committee today, with Democrats in favor and Republicans against…Colorado state health officials want to require flu vaccinations for nearly all hospital and nursing-home employees…and, federal officials are considering using wolves to control the number of elk in the Baca National Wildlife Refuge.

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