West Virginia lawmakers approve funding to support students due to FAFSA delays

West Virginia lawmakers approve funding to support students due to FAFSA delays

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia students struggling to figure out how to pay for college could be getting help from the state under a bill heading to Gov. Jim Justice. State lawmakers approved $83 million for higher education during a special session that ended Tuesday. About $51 million of the money would be allocated for grants to help students pay tuition. Republican Senate Majority Leader Tom Takubo…

West Virginia lawmakers approve funding to support students due to FAFSA delays

CHARLESTON — West Virginia students struggling to figure out how to pay for college in one of the nation’s poorest states after the botched rollout of a new federal student

West Virginia lawmakers approve funding to support students due to FAFSA delays

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia students struggling to figure out how to pay for college could be getting help from the state under a bill heading to Gov. Jim Justice. State lawmakers approved $83 million for higher education during a special session that ended Tuesday. About $51 million of the money would be allocated for grants to help students pay tuition. Republican Senate Majority Leader Tom Takubo…