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SAN DIEGO – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared at the University of California Board of Regents meeting at UCSD Wednesday morning to tout his proposed freeze of student fee increases at the state's public colleges and universities. In an appearance on the La Jolla campus, the governor praised the UC system as a "crown jewel" and asked its regents to help him get the Legislature to support his proposed state budget. Schwarzenegger has proposed canceling a hefty fee increase that had been scheduled to take effect this year at University of California and California State University campuses, largely because economic growth...

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - A judge has blocked the University of California from raising fees this fall for some law, medical and other professional school students following a lawsuit claiming the hikes are unfair. San Francisco Superior Court Judge James L. Warren issued the preliminary injunction Thursday saying it appears students who sued UC over the fee hikes have "demonstrated a substantial likelihood of success on the merits of their claims." UC, which maintains it must raise fees due to cuts in state funding, planned to appeal, but the ruling was being hailed by students and their lawyers as a...

<p>SACRAMENTO - Republican resolve to resist new taxes could lead to a budget without sales or income tax increases. But Californians will probably pay more to camp at state parks, fish for striped bass and file for divorce.</p> <p>Senate Democratic budget writers have compiled a patchwork of more than $700 million in new and increased fees on everything from fire protection to phone calls -- a small step toward plugging the state's $38.2 billion shortfall.</p>

Tech plan calls for increase in tuition, fees By SEBASTIAN KITCHEN AVALANCHE-JOURNAL The average Texas Tech student will pay $400 more a semester if the Board of Regents passes tuition and fee increases suggested by the administration. The 19 percent overall increase in tuition and fees is proposed to offset a reduction in funding that stems from the state's $9.9 billion budget shortfall, said Cindy Rugeley, vice chancellor for news and information. Regents will consider the increase Feb. 27. The largest jump would be in fees. Currently, fees are subsidized by state funds. Those state funds would be removed from...

<p>LONG BEACH -- A substantial fee increase was proposed Tuesday by the California State University's chancellor, who said it was the only way to preserve access to the nation's largest university system in the wake of continuing budget cuts.</p> <p>Under the proposal before the CSU's Committee on Finance, undergraduate student fees would increase by $396 to $1,968 a year and graduate fees would increase by $348 to $2,082.</p>