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Financial aid deadlines are extended because applications are down.
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Financial aid deadlines are extended because applications are down.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Mar 13, 2025

Financial aid applications had a rough start last year for an application cycle that began on Dec. 1, with a two-month delay to fix glitches i…

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  • Dec 26, 2024

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A hold up in federal financial aid leaves both students and universities in precarious positions.
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A hold up in federal financial aid leaves both students and universities in precarious positions.

  • Pam Marino
  • Feb 22, 2024

It’s a stressful time for Jordana Henry’s seniors at Rancho San Juan High School in Salinas, due to a delay in the Free Application for Federa…

The county makes a final push to spread word of $100K in untouched Covid funeral aid.
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The county makes a final push to spread word of $100K in untouched Covid funeral aid.

  • Rey Mashayekhi
  • Aug 24, 2023

Last November, Monterey County launched a Covid-19 Funeral and Burial Assistance program that offered $350,000 in financial aid to residents w…

Pajaro residents demand financial aid and a plan to prevent flooding now.
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Pajaro residents demand financial aid and a plan to prevent flooding now.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Apr 6, 2023

Dozens of Pajaro residents attended the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, April 4, holding signs in English and Spanish that read “Just…

What does the end to California’s Covid-19 State of Emergency Order mean?
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What does the end to California’s Covid-19 State of Emergency Order mean?

  • Pam Marino
  • Mar 2, 2023

California’s Covid-19 State of Emergency Order officially came to an end on Tuesday, Feb. 28, three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued it on…

Student debt relief challenged, but applications are still being accepted.
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Student debt relief challenged, but applications are still being accepted.

  • Pam Marino
  • Nov 3, 2022

Even before the Federal Student Aid Office launched its official application website on Oct. 17 for the Biden Administration’s one-time federa…

Monterey County stands to gain from the $308 billion state budget for 2022-23.
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Monterey County stands to gain from the $308 billion state budget for 2022-23.

  • Pam Marino
  • Jul 7, 2022

When the dust settled at the end of the annual race to meet the state budget deadline, legislators and Gov. Gavin Newsom produced a $308 billi…

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