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Cuomo extends free tuition, room and board, for Gold Star families

Apr 17, 2019 10:01 pm
The Record Online reports that Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced April 17 free state college tuition and room and board for the families of New York military members killed or disabled while on duty. New York already covered tuition for some dependents and spouses of service members killed or disabled in combat or training, but not all military deaths of injuries. Republicans and Democrats in the state legislature had been squabbling over who would take credit for a bill doing the same thing, so Cuomo expanded the existing Military Enhanced Recognition Incentive and Tribute scholarship program. “We owe them everything, because they pay the price for our freedom,” Cuomo said. Read the full story in the Record Online.