Tuition equality bill fails: Trevecca advocates disappointed
By Manon Lane
Today was an emotional day for advocates of tuition equality in Tennessee, as the House voted 49-47 against a bill that would have allowed immigrant students without legal status to pay in-state tuition rates at public universities.
The bill needed 50 votes to pass.
Members of Trevecca’s student body and staff have participated in advocating for the passage of the bill.
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