The University of Virginia board approved tuition increases on Thursday.
Tuition will go up 3.8 percent for in-state students and 4.8 percent for out-of-state students. This means that tuition and fees will go up $452 to $12,458 for in-state students and up $1,826 to $39,844 for out-of-state students, according to the Associated Press.
These approved increases came the same day that Gov. Bob McDonnell sent a letter calling on Virginia’s colleges and universities to limit tuition increases.
IN OTHER NEWS:
* Records show that Ken Cuccinelli sold most of his Star Scientific stock last summer at a net gain of $4,040. (Associated Press)
* In addition to paying for the catering at McDonnell's daughter’s wedding, Star Scientific CEO also paid for McDonnell to take a lake house vacation in 2011. (Washington Post)
* On Cuccinelli releasing his tax returns and urging opponent Terry McAuliffe to do the same: “And that illustrates another benefit Cuccinelli could get from the tax tactic: a side-by-side comparison of his finances to McAuliffe's as they paint him a wealthy elite and undercut the campaign narrative that his business experience is key qualification for office.” (Virginian-Pilot)
* The latest fundraising totals in the Virginia gubernatorial race reveal that McAuliffe was boosted by labor groups and out-of-state donors, while Cuccinelli received money from energy groups and conservative interests and an unusually large number of smaller donors. (Washington Post)
* The Washington Post once again reminds D.C. residents to vote for Patrick Mara in the at-large special election. (Washington Post)
* See an update on the campaigns in the final stretch before the District’s April 23 special election. (Washington Post)
* O’Malley says his model for a presidential run is Bill Clinton. (USA Today)
* D.C. Council Education Committee Chairman David Catania is proposing legislation to make future cheating by any D.C. school official a crime with civil penalties of up to $10,000 and dismissal. (News4)
* The Washington region collected $286 million in venture capital during the first three months of 2013, in large part due to a $110 million financing for Living Social. (Washington Business Journal)
