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Local elections rarely pop up in our newsfeeds, and sometimes they come and go without us even knowing they happened. However, even though they may not be highly publicized, local elections can have huge impacts on community & technical college students.

Right now, students are not well represented in the legislature because historically they don’t vote. This is a major reason that Minnesota Community and Technical College students pay the 3rd highest tuition and fees in the country.

On Sunday, the Minnesota legislature passed a higher education budget that could increase tuition by 1% at Minnesota’s community and technical colleges in the first year and then freezes tuition in the second year. Students can celebrate that tuition will be frozen over the last six years, regardless of whether the Minnesota State Board of Trustees decides to raise tuition.

Congratulations to the below individuals and campuses on receiving the following awards. These awards were presented at our annual Awards Dinner at the Spring General Assembly in Breezy Point, MN on April 22, 2017.

If you’ve ever been stopped on Normandale Community College campus and asked to sign a letter to your legislator requesting them to support a 1% tuition cut, you may have been stopped by Asha Hurreh, and she doesn’t even have to pay tuition yet.