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Evasive State Legislators Dodge Questions About Scholarships

December 8, 2009

By Karlie Baker

The phone calls started Sept. 15. The journalist wanted to know how Sen. Mattie Hunter (D-Chicago) selects students in her Bronzeville district to receive free tuition at 12 Illinois universities. A team of Columbia College Chicago reporters, in collaboration with Illinois Statehouse News, contacted the offices of all 177 members of the Illinois General Assembly to...
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Evasive State Legislators Dodge Questions About Scholarships