Here we go again! State budget cuts could lead to more tuition increases for college students. Arizona's three public universities are proposing tuition hikes of approximately 15 percent for next year. The recommendations were made to the Arizona Board of Regents, which plans a hearing on the proposed hikes March 28. Families are wondering if they can afford to send their children to our state colleges. What can you do?

When it comes to policing Arizona charities, the long arm of the law is a paralyzed limb. The state's Private School Tuition Tax Credit program has made the regulatory paralysis especially obvious.

The Maricopa County Community College District's governing board is considering raising tuition by $6 per credit hour. The proposal was presented to the board at a meeting Tuesday night and will be reviewed until a decision is made in late March, officials said.

Arizona school districts will not be allowed to charge tuition while accepting state funding for free full-day kindergarten next school year if the Legislature approves a change proposed by state schools chief Tom Horne.

Are Arizona-bound college students willing to trade upfront cash for tuition predictability? That’s the offer Sen. Dean Martin, R-Phoenix, wants the state’s three universities to make to incoming students.

The decision to raise instate tuition for university undergraduates in Arizona has been delayed. The Arizona Board of Regents agreed at a meeting Thursday in Tucson to hold off amid hope that the Legislature will provide the three institutions with more state support.

For the sixth semester in a row, Grand Canyon University is freezing tuition for all current and incoming students.

The Maricopa County Community College District governing board chose not to raise tuition for next school year during a meeting Tuesday evening.

Arizona's three public universities are hoping proposed tuition and fee increases as high as 31 percent will partially make up for cuts in state funding. Students who are dealing with their own budget problems are hoping the state board that oversees the schools will soften the blow.

Our View: When searching for solutions to the challenges of life, the first step always is to acknowledge there are concerns that must be addressed. So it has been heartening this fall to watch state lawmakers seriously consider the future of private school tuition tax credits.

A legislative panel refused Thursday to recommend changes to Arizona’s Private School Tax Credits program that would require income limits for families receiving tuition scholarships or reduce the amount of money charities can use to administer the program.

Our View: We have always said the tuition tax credit program shouldn't be abolished or weakened, but strengthened with proper reforms to make the program work as originally intended a decade ago. What has been proposed so far likely won't go far enough to accomplish that, but it's definitely is a start in the right direction.

Arizona’s Attorney General’s Office should explore whether or not the state can access millions of unspent tuition tax credit dollars in light of information presented Thursday, one state lawmaker said.