This State Offered Free College Education. Here's What Happened.

Feb. 24, 2016
Good morning from Washington, where key Senate Republicans signal to President Obama that any Supreme Court nominee will go nowhere. Philip Wegmann has the latest. Congressional critics say Obama isn't doing enough to slow child border-crossers. Natalie Johnson reports. Safety standards for abortion clinics are no joke, Sarah Torre tells comic John Oliver. Plus: Norbert Michel outlines why "free" college education isn't a good deal, and Genevieve Wood's video shows family-friendly films rock—though you'd never know it from the Oscars.
Commentary This State Offered Free College Education. Here's What Happened. The extremely popular program uses tax dollars to pay full tuition (and some fees) at any of the state's public universities. Other than residency requirements, all high school students qualify as long as they have a C average (2.5 GPA) and at least an 18 on the ACT. Read More
News Republicans on Judiciary Committee Slam Door on Any Obama Supreme Court Nominee In an open letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the 11 Republican senators of the Judiciary Committee said they plan "to exercise our constitutional authority to withhold consent on any nominee to the Supreme Court submitted by this president." Read More
Commentary What John Oliver Got Wrong About Abortion Laws The chance of serious complications (and hospitalization) for abortion is relatively low. But when complications do occur, they can be serious. Some women have faced serious infections, perforated organs, and the inability to have children later in life after having abortions. Read More
Commentary White House 'Shirks Responsibility' for Renewed Border Crisis, Senator Says Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., hit immigration officials for failing to adequately monitor illegal children, enabling 97 percent of illegal children to avoid deportation. Read More
News NY Farmers Fined $13K for Declining to Host a Same-Sex Marriage End Their Legal Fight The Giffords "still feel very strongly about their religious convictions and their right to be able to exercise their religious liberties through their work," their lawyer told The Daily Signal. "It's just unfortunate that the climate is such that our state and the federal government don't allow us to do that." Read More
Commentary Why Family-Friendly Movies Are Gaining Ground in Hollywood Genevieve Wood spoke with Movieguide founder Ted Baehr about the growing number of faith-based and family-friendly movies coming out of Hollywood and why he believes this entertainment genre is having such success. Watch the Video
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