Free college is now a reality in close to 20 states

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"There was no way I could have gone to a university after high school," said Emily Buckner, 20.

"My parents were laid off during the recession and it set us back a lot," she said. "When I finished high school, there was nothing."

Instead, Buckner took advantage of the Tennessee Promise — an offer of two years tuition-free at a community or technical college in the state.

In May, she completed her associate degree and is now enrolled as a junior at Tennessee Technological University, or Tennessee Tech, studying human resources.

In addition to the state funding, Buckner has relied solely on academic scholarships to pay for school as well as a job at Waffle House, which covers additional expenses such as books and food. She has no student loan debt.

"I know a lot of people go to college and a lot of people don't," she said, "I just felt like it was for me."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/free-college-is-now-a-reality-in-close-to-20-states/ar-BBQZEWr?li=BBnb7Kz

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1. Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo got it done in NYS.

We're also on track for the state-wide $15 an hour minimum wage.

https://www.ny.gov/new-york-states-minimum-wage/new-york-states-minimum-wage

https://www.suny.edu/suny-news/press-releases/10-2017/10-1-17/tuition-free-suny-cuny-numbers.html

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2. Zeller Miller set up the HOPE Scholarship for GA

As more kids go to college the system is getting strained, but if you graduate with a 3.0 GPA from high school, you'll get 90% of base tuition paid for four years. If you graduate with 3.8 its 100%.

Still there are expenses for books, some fees, some extra tuition, and room/board. So its not free, but still... pretty darn good.