Why it’s now easier for children of injured veterans to get into college in California
Plus, a Valley legislator and UC Merced doctoral student played a big role in bringing the new legislation into fruition
In the San Joaquin Valley, the number of veterans with a service-connected disability has increased in the last four years from about 28% to 45%.
Yet, income thresholds allowed by colleges has been a common challenge in accessing college for many children of those same injured veterans.
Read the full story by higher education reporter Rachel Livinal at The Merced FOCUS website.
Merced County election: Just over 13K ballots left to count. See where the races stand
The percentage of registered voters who participated is now 17.64%. That’s substantially lower than the turnout for the 2020 presidential primary, where 43.3% of voters turned out.
Read the full story at The Merced FOCUS website.
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