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Tuition Break Could Be Cut Before It Takes Effect

Wisconsin veterans could lose a benefit before it even takes effect.

A law signed by Governor Jim Doyle last year guaranteed free tuition to any Wisconsin veteran who enrolls in a public university. It was supposed to start this fall. Now many men and women seeking graduate or professional degrees say they will not have the chance.

Twenty- seven year-old Patrick Wilcox joined the Army Reserves to fund his education.